Google Launches Canvas in AI Mode for All U.S. Users
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google has expanded Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users in English, adding coding, writing, and app generation powered by Gemini 3 directly inside Search.The post Google Launches Canvas in AI Mode for All U.S. Users appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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Google responds to lawsuit alleging Gemini coached a man to kill himself
James Farrell / siliconangle - The father of a man who committed suicide after interactions with Google LLC’s Gemini chatbot launched a lawsuit today alleging that Gemini fueled his son’s delusions. Thirty-six-year-old Florida resident Jonathan Gavalas started using Gemini last year fo…
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Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more.
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Gemini encouraged a man commit suicide to be with his 'AI wife' in the afterlife, lawsuit alleges
Andre Revilla / engadget - The family of 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas is suing Google after he died by suicide following months of conversations with its Gemini chatbot, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The lawsuit alleges that Gemini encouraged Gavalas to take h…
- Chatbot allegedly sent subject on violent missions, urged mass attack (4)
- Family sues: Gemini allegedly nurtured delusion, urged suicide (9)
- Lawsuit tests AI liability, sparks regulatory, market and safety debate (3)
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Chatbot allegedly sent subject on violent missions, urged mass attack
Family sues: Gemini allegedly nurtured delusion, urged suicide
Lawsuit tests AI liability, sparks regulatory, market and safety debate
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March Pixel Drop and Android updates pack in smarter tools
digitaltrends - Google’s March 2026 Pixel Drop enhances Circle to Search and introduces smarter restaurant recommendations through Magic Cue and Gemini, alongside broader Android ecosystem updates like Find Hub improvements. The post March Pixel Drop and Android updates …
- Enterprise Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: fast model, rising costs (6)
- Gemini handles errands: groceries, rides, outfit try-ons (6)
- On-the-ground: Android's Find Hub reunites travelers with lost luggage (7)
- Pixels get desktop mode, Satellite SOS, watch safety alerts (6)
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Enterprise Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: fast model, rising costs
Gemini handles errands: groceries, rides, outfit try-ons
On-the-ground: Android's Find Hub reunites travelers with lost luggage
Pixels get desktop mode, Satellite SOS, watch safety alerts
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Back to Top / Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 20077 / 28 stories in 3 days
Big Google Home update lets Gemini describe live camera feeds
Thomas Ricker / theverge - Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran announced several updates to the smart home platform that fix a long list of annoyances and idiosyncrasies. There's also one noteworthy new addition: the introduction of "Live Search" for your cameras. So, instead of Gem…
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Report: Apple Asks Google to Run Siri on Its Servers
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple has asked Google to investigate setting up servers in its data centers to run a future version of Siri powered by Gemini, The Information reports.Currently, Apple sends its more complex AI queries to Private Cloud Compute, a system that runs on Appl…
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Google Launches Nano Banana 2 Model With Faster Image Generation
BeauHD / slashdot - Google has launched Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), a faster, more realistic image generation model that becomes the default across Gemini, Search, Lens, and Flow. TechCrunch reports: The new Nano Banana 2 retains some of the high-fidelity charact…
- On-site: Nano Banana 2 — faster, higher-fidelity, 4K-capable model (6)
- Reaction: hands-on takes and market moves after launch (3)
- Rolled out: integration across Gemini, Search, Lens, and regions (2)
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On-site: Nano Banana 2 — faster, higher-fidelity, 4K-capable model
Reaction: hands-on takes and market moves after launch
Rolled out: integration across Gemini, Search, Lens, and regions
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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:22 pm / permalink 19848 / 14 stories in 8 days
Google launches Nano Banana 2 AI image model in 141 countries
Erin / testingcatalog - What's new? Google released Nano Banana 2, a model using real-time web data to generate images with text; it is in Gemini, Google Search, Vertex AI and 141 countries with 8 languages;
- On the ground: Nano Banana 2 rolls out across Google (7)
- OTHER: Guides, comparisons, and how-to coverage (1)
- Reporter: API price cuts, competition shake up market (4)
- Reporter: Speed and Pro-level image-quality improvements (6)
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On the ground: Nano Banana 2 rolls out across Google
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Reporter: API price cuts, competition shake up market
Reporter: Speed and Pro-level image-quality improvements
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Google brings robotics software company Intrinsic in-house to accelerate physical AI
Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Google LLC announced today that it’s bringing robotics software company Intrinsic Innovation LLC into its core operations to accelerate development of physical artificial intelligence as part of its push to extend AI beyond digital applications and into r…
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Samsung Launches Galaxy S26 Ultra With Built-In Privacy Display and New AI Features
Juli Clover / macrumors - Samsung today announced its newest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra. Samsung's latest devices are focused on AI, and Samsung says they have the most "intuitive, proactive, and adaptive Galaxy AI features" to date.Subscribe to the …
- Agentic Android AI: Gemini automates bookings and searches (9)
- On-site: Galaxy S26 launch leans into AI and privacy (10)
- Other: Buds, pricing, reviews and device comparisons (11)
- Privacy Display: pixel-level screen shields side glances (6)
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Agentic Android AI: Gemini automates bookings and searches
On-site: Galaxy S26 launch leans into AI and privacy
Other: Buds, pricing, reviews and device comparisons
Privacy Display: pixel-level screen shields side glances
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Back to Top / Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19738 / 44 stories in 9 days
Google Bans AI Subscribers Over OpenClaw, Skips Refunds
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google has permanently banned paid AI Pro and Ultra subscribers for routing Gemini through OpenClaw via Antigravity OAuth, offering no appeals and no refunds.The post Google Bans AI Subscribers Over OpenClaw, Skips Refunds appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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Google launches Gemini 3.1 Pro, an LLM for complex reasoning
Erik van Klinken / techzine - This month, Anthropic already unveiled the Opus and Sonnet versions of Claude 4.6. It beat Google’s Gemini 3 Pro on several fronts. A response was not long in coming, with the new, more powerful Gemini 3.1 Pro. Google is rolling out 3.1 Pro starting today…
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: Google Unveils Gemini 3.1 Pro With Double the Reasoning Power
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Google launched Gemini 3.1 Pro, an upgrade to its flagship AI model focused on complex reasoning tasks. The model scored 77.1% on the ARC-AGI-2 benchmark, more than double the score of Gemini 3 Pro. Gemini 3.1 Pro is available across Google AI Studio…
- Live: Gemini pressures rivals, boosts Google stock, rattles Apple (5)
- On site: Gemini 3.1 Pro doubles reasoning, tops benchmarks (11)
- Other: previews, hands-on reports, and odd hardware tie-ins (3)
- Reporter: Gemini spreads across apps, TV, API, enterprise (5)
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Live: Gemini pressures rivals, boosts Google stock, rattles Apple
On site: Gemini 3.1 Pro doubles reasoning, tops benchmarks
Other: previews, hands-on reports, and odd hardware tie-ins
Reporter: Gemini spreads across apps, TV, API, enterprise
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Google launches Lyria 3 music generation model
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Google LLC today introduced an artificial intelligence model called Lyria 3 that consumers can use to generate short tracks. The algorithm is rolling out to the company’s Gemini app and Dream Track, a music generation feature in YouTube’s creator toolkit.…
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iOS 26.4 Beta Adds CarPlay Support for Voice AI Apps Like ChatGPT and Gemini
iclarified - Apple has introduced a new "voice-based conversational apps" category for CarPlay in the first beta of iOS 26.4, adding a dedicated entitlement that allows developers to bring voice-first conversational services to the car. The change paves the way for ap…
- Anthropic policy changes and Claude model updates (2)
- CarPlay gains video streaming and Apple TV interface (2)
- CarPlay opens to third‑party voice AIs like ChatGPT (8)
- OTHER: Carrier VoNR and other iOS 26.4 changes (2)
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Anthropic policy changes and Claude model updates
CarPlay gains video streaming and Apple TV interface
CarPlay opens to third‑party voice AIs like ChatGPT
OTHER: Carrier VoNR and other iOS 26.4 changes
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Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19376 / 16 stories in 16 days
Google Gemini adds Lyria 3, an AI model that can create music with words and photos
digitaltrends - Lyria 3 can take your words, photos, and videos, and turn them into a custom 30-second track with lyrics in tow. It's free to use and available within the Gemini. tool picker. The post Google Gemini adds Lyria 3, an AI model that can create music with wor…
- Google launches Lyria 3 in Gemini, generates 30-second songs instantly (8)
- Hands-on: how Lyria 3 crafts tracks, limits, and watermarks (2)
- Record labels and stocks wobble as AI music arrives (2)
- Skeptics label it 'musical slop'; debate over creativity (2)
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Google launches Lyria 3 in Gemini, generates 30-second songs instantly
Hands-on: how Lyria 3 crafts tracks, limits, and watermarks
Record labels and stocks wobble as AI music arrives
Skeptics label it 'musical slop'; debate over creativity
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Google I/O 2026 leans into AI, here’s what it means for you
digitaltrends - Google locked in I/O 2026 for May 19 to 20 and it’s already framing the event around Gemini and AI tooling. Here’s what’s confirmed, what’s missing, and how to plan what to watch.The post Google I/O 2026 leans into AI, here’s what it means for you appeare…
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Google I/O 2026 Dates Announced for May: Gemini to Android and More
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google has officially locked in the dates for its annual developer conference, with Google I/O 2026 returning to the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View from May 19-20, 2026. While some developers will be there in person, the rest of us can catch the …
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Three Gemini top executives leave in “big shakeup,” shares plummet
Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy / sherwood - COO Marshall Beard, CFO Dan Chen, and CLO Tyler Meade are all out as of today.
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