Google has repositioned itself as an AI-focused company, with everything from Search and Android, to YouTube and its internal structure, shifting to accommodate for that pivot — and TechCrunch is here to cover every step of its evolution. Its Gemini model is being rolled out in more countries and across more use cases than ever, though its revenue remains tied to its existing advertising offerings.
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Google to build first subsea fiber-optic cable connecting Africa with Australia
Google is preparing to build what will be the first subsea fiber-optic cable connecting the continents of Africa and Australia. The news comes as the major cloud hyperscalers battle it…
Google is launching a new Android feature to drive users back into their installed apps
Google says the new SDK would help Google expand on its core mission of connecting the right audience to the right content at the right time.
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As part of 2024’s Accessibility Awareness Day, Google is showing off some updates to Android that should be useful to folks with mobility or vision impairments. Project Gameface allows gamers…
Google is launching a Gemini add-on for educational institutes through Google Workspace.
Here are quick hits of the biggest news from the keynote as they are announced.
Back in February, Google paused its AI-powered chatbot Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after users complained of historical inaccuracies. Told to depict “a Roman legion,” for example, Gemini would show…
Google’s going all in on AI — and it wants you to know it. During the company’s keynote at its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google mentioned “AI” more than…
This latest release, one of many announcements from the Google I/O 2024 developer conference, focuses on improved battery life and other performance improvements, like more efficient workout tracking.
Google adds live threat detection and screen-sharing protection to Android
The company said it is increasing the on-device capability of its Google Play Protect system to detect fraudulent apps trying to breach sensitive permissions.
Android’s new Theft Detection Lock helps deter smartphone snatch and grabs
When triggered, the AI-powered feature will automatically lock the device down.
Google TV to launch AI-generated movie descriptions
Gemini, the company’s family of generative AI models, will enhance the smart TV operating system so it can generate descriptions for movies and TV shows.
Google’s new Private Space feature is like Incognito Mode for Android
The space is available from the launcher and can be locked as a second layer of authentication.
Users will be able to access the AR content by first searching for a location in Google Maps.
Google kicked off its annual Google I/O developer conference with a big dose of AI. The company’s core AI model Gemini is getting multiple upgrades,…
Google adds ‘Web’ search filter for showing old-school text links as AI rolls out
As Google revamps itself for the AI era, offering AI overviews within its search results, the company is introducing a new way to filter for just text-based links. With the…
Google is building its Gemini Nano AI model into Chrome on the desktop
This will enable developers to use the on-device model to power their own AI features.
It ran 110 minutes, but Google managed to reference AI a whopping 121 times during Google I/O 2024 (by its own count). CEO Sundar Pichai referenced the figure to wrap…
Google launches Firebase Genkit, a new open source framework for building AI-powered apps
Firebase Genkit is an open source framework that enables developers to quickly build AI into new and existing applications.
Patreon and Grammarly are already experimenting with Gemini Nano, says Google
In the coming months, Google says it will open up the Gemini Nano model to more developers.
LearnLM is already powering features across Google products, including in YouTube, Google’s Gemini apps, Google Search and Google Classroom.
Google is bringing AI-generated quizzes to academic videos on YouTube
The official launch comes almost a year after YouTube began experimenting with AI-generated quizzes on its mobile app.
The keynote kicks off at 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday and will offer glimpses into the latest versions of Android, Wear OS and Android TV.
Gemini on Android becomes more capable and works with Gmail, Messages, YouTube and more
Soon, Android users will be able to drag and drop AI-generated images directly into their Gmail, Google Messages and other apps.
Google Play preps a new full-screen app discovery feature and adds more developer tools
Google Play has a new discovery feature for apps, new ways to acquire users, updates to Play Points, and other enhancements to developer-facing tools.
Google Veo, a serious swing at AI-generated video, debuts at Google I/O 2024
Veo can capture different visual and cinematic styles, including shots of landscapes and timelapses, and make edits and adjustments to already-generated footage.
In addition to the body of the emails themselves, the feature will also be able to analyze attachments, like PDFs.
The summaries are created based on Gemini’s analysis of insights from Google Maps’ community of more than 300 million contributors.
