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Google brings conversational AI voice tools to Gmail, Docs, and Keep

Google is rolling out new Gemini-powered voice features across Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Keep, allowing users to search, write, and organise information by speaking rather than typing.
7 September 2026

Gemini Spark gains control over Google Photos libraries

Google is expanding its Gemini Spark AI agent to Google Photos, allowing eligible users to organise, edit, and share their photo libraries through natural-language instructions.
6 September 2026

Google launches Lyria 3.5 for AI music generation

Google has released Lyria 3.5, a new version of its artificial intelligence (AI) model for generating music, making it available through the Gemini app and Gemini API.
5 September 2026

Google launches AI-first design tool Google Pics

Google has entered the creative software market with a new prompt-based image creation and editing tool called Google Pics, powered by its Nano Banana image generation model and integrated directly into Google Workspace.
2 September 2026

Google AI Mode can now track flights and book hotels for you

Google is expanding AI Mode in Search with travel features that can track airfares, compare loyalty-point prices and help users book hotels.
30 August 2026

Google expands Gemini AI for legal sector

Google has expanded its Gemini Enterprise artificial intelligence platform with tools designed specifically for lawyers and law firms.
25 August 2026

Gemini app surpasses 1 billion monthly active users, Google says

Google’s Gemini app now has more than 1 billion monthly active users, CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Monday, making it the fastest-growing product in the company’s history and the 14th to reach the billion-user milestone.
12 August 2026

Google Earth pauses AI image generation after users violate policies

Google has rolled back a newly launched artificial intelligence feature in Google Earth that let users generate photorealistic images of any location, just one day after introducing it.
2 August 2026

Google named a leader in foundation AI by IDC MarketScape

Google has been named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for worldwide foundation model software, according to the latest assessment from the global market intelligence firm.
15 July 2026

How to stop Google from using your photos to train AI

Google now defaults to training its AI on your Lens images and voice data. Here is how to change your privacy settings and opt out.
8 July 2026

The “Father of the Internet” is stepping down from Google 

Vinton Cerf, one of the architects of the modern internet and widely known as the "Father of the Internet", is set to retire from Google next week after more than two decades as the company's vice president and chief internet evangelist.
1 July 2026

Google restricts Meta's access to Gemini AI models: report

Google has placed limits on Meta’s use of its Gemini artificial intelligence models after the social media giant sought more computing capacity than Google could supply, the Financial Times recently reported.
28 June 2026

How to disable Gemini prompts in Google Docs

Google has integrated its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant across several Workspace products, including Google Docs. The feature can appear as a “Write with Gemini” prompt within documents, offering AI-assisted writing suggestions.
21 June 2026

All the new features in Android 17

Google has released Android 17, its latest mobile operating system update, with the rollout beginning on June 16, 2026 for a wide range of Pixel devices.
17 June 2026

Google Chrome to end remaining support for legacy ad blockers

Google is set to remove the remaining workarounds that have allowed older ad-blocking extensions to continue functioning in Chrome, according to a recent report by Cybernews.
17 June 2026

Google gives users more control over search data and recommendations

Google is introducing a new system for managing personalisation across its search-related services, giving users more direct control over how their activity is stored and used to shape recommendations.
13 June 2026

Google and FBI warn of hackers posing as IT workers

Cybersecurity researchers and US federal authorities have warned that a ransomware-linked criminal group is increasingly combining digital attacks with physical infiltration, including sending individuals posing as information technology workers to gain access to victims’ offices and computer systems.
6 June 2026

Google to pay SpaceX $920 mln monthly under new deal

Under the terms of the agreement, Google will gain access to approximately 110,000 NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, memory and related components. The arrangement is scheduled to run from October 2026 until June 2029.
6 June 2026

DuckDuckGo 'no-AI' search triples after Google I/O

Visits to DuckDuckGo’s 'No AI' search page have more than tripled since Google unveiled its latest round of AI features for Search, the company has announced.
31 May 2026

Google re-enters smart eyewear market with new “audio glasses”

Google has announced a renewed push into smart eyewear, unveiling a new partnership to develop artificial intelligence-powered glasses more than a decade after the mixed reception to its original Google Glass project.
21 May 2026