How We’re Helping You Avoid Scams This Tax Season
Google is rolling out five security features to shield consumers from a 67% surge in tax‑season scams, including fraudulent calls, texts, and fake websites. Pixel phones now offer Call Screen and on‑device AI scam detection, cutting spam calls by 70%. Android’s Messages, Lens, and Safe Browsing provide instant AI‑driven verification of suspicious messages and sites. Gmail adds high‑visibility alerts and encourages Passkeys, while ad transparency tools let users verify advertisers behind tax‑related ads.
Our New Study Explores How AI Can Reduce the Climate Impact of Air Travel.
Google and American Airlines integrated AI contrail forecasts into the airline’s flight‑planning system. In a trial of 2,400 scheduled transatlantic flights, routes that followed the AI‑generated avoidance plans saw a 62% drop in contrail formation compared with a control group....
Five Strategies for Deeper AI Adoption at Work
Stanford researchers observed Google employees over 18 months to understand AI adoption patterns. They found most workers performed “simple substitution,” swapping tasks for AI without redesigning workflows, while deep adopters applied a product‑management mindset. The study identified five strategies—starting with...
Now Anyone Can Host a Global AI Challenge
Kaggle has unveiled Community Hackathons, a free, self‑service platform that lets anyone—from schools to enterprises—create professional‑grade AI competitions. The offering bundles data hosting, interactive notebooks, discussion forums and multi‑track judging, with prize pools up to $10,000. Early adopters such as...
AI Shopping Gets Simpler with Universal Commerce Protocol Updates
Google announced updates to the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) that add optional Cart, Catalog, and Identity Linking capabilities, enabling AI shopping agents to add multiple items, fetch real‑time product data, and apply loyalty benefits. Retailers can customize which features to...
A New Milestone for Smart, Affordable Electricity Growth
Google announced that it has integrated a total of 1 GW of demand‑response capacity into its long‑term energy contracts with multiple U.S. utilities. The program lets data‑center workloads, especially machine‑learning tasks, be shifted or curtailed to help balance grid supply and...
A More Personal Digital Health Experience for People in Europe
Google is teaming up with DocMorris, one of Europe’s largest online pharmacies, to build an AI‑driven digital health companion. The collaboration leverages Google’s Gemini large‑language models and Google Cloud’s EU‑based infrastructure to offer a personal health guide and conversational pharmacy...
Introducing “Vibe Design” With Stitch
Google Labs unveiled the next evolution of Stitch, an AI‑native design canvas that turns natural‑language prompts into high‑fidelity user interfaces. The platform introduces "vibe design," voice‑driven interactions, and a new design agent that can manage multiple concepts in parallel. A...
Measuring Progress Toward AGI: A Cognitive Framework
DeepMind has published a new paper, “Measuring Progress Toward AGI: A Cognitive Taxonomy,” which outlines a ten‑point cognitive taxonomy for evaluating artificial general intelligence. The framework draws on psychology, neuroscience and cognitive science to define abilities ranging from perception to...
Bringing the Power of Personal Intelligence to More People
Google is rolling out its Personal Intelligence feature across AI Mode in Search, the Gemini app, and Gemini in Chrome for U.S. users. The service securely links data from Gmail, Google Photos and other apps to deliver hyper‑personalized answers, from...
Our Latest Investment in Open Source Security for the AI Era
Google announced a $12.5 million pledge, alongside Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft/GitHub and OpenAI, to the Linux Foundation’s Alpha‑Omega Project aimed at bolstering open‑source security in the AI era. The funding, managed by Alpha‑Omega and OpenSSF, will equip maintainers with AI‑driven tools to...
Get a Fuller Picture with Fitbit's Personal Health Coach
Fitbit unveiled the next phase of its AI‑driven personal health coach, boosting sleep‑stage accuracy by 15% and introducing a more granular Sleep Score that tracks latency and interruptions. The company highlighted new research published in *Nature* that predicts insulin resistance...
How Google Is Using AI to Improve Health for Everyone
Google announced a suite of AI‑driven health initiatives, beginning with a partnership in Arkansas to pilot a rural‑health transformation model. The company is allocating $10 million through Google.org to reimagine clinician education alongside leading medical societies. AI enhancements are also rolling...
We’re Working with AMP to Transform Waste From Landfills and Remove 200,000 Tons of CO2 by 2030.
A partnership between the unnamed company and AMP targets the removal of 200,000 tons of CO₂ by 2030 by converting municipal solid waste into biochar. AMP’s AI‑powered sortation technology isolates organic material, preventing methane—a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than CO₂—from...
Broadening Advanced AI Education Across Africa
Google DeepMind is expanding its free AI Research Foundations curriculum across Africa, offering advanced, hands‑on courses that let learners build and fine‑tune generative language models. Developed with University College London and localized with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, the...
How AI Is Helping Improve Heart Health in Rural Australia
Google Australia, together with Wesfarmers Health, SISU Health, the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and Latrobe Health Services, is launching a $1 million AI‑driven program to tackle heart disease in remote communities. The initiative uses Google for Health’s Population Health AI,...
How We’re Reimagining Maps with Gemini
Google Maps unveiled two major upgrades powered by its Gemini AI models: Ask Maps, a conversational tool that answers complex, real‑world place queries, and Immersive Navigation, a visual overhaul that adds 3D scenery, lane‑level detail, and smarter route guidance. Ask...
Platform 37 and The AI Exchange: New Spaces for AI Innovation and Discovery
Google announced Platform 37, a new King’s Cross headquarters slated to open later this year, alongside The AI Exchange, a public space for AI education. The building’s name references DeepMind’s iconic Move 37 from AlphaGo, symbolizing Google’s AI heritage. Platform 37 will host...
New Ways to Try, Buy and Master Paid Games with Google Play
Google Play announced a suite of 2026 updates aimed at unifying paid gaming across mobile and PC. New indie titles will launch with "buy once, play anywhere" pricing, letting a single purchase unlock both platforms. The rollout also introduces Game...
A Roadmap for Safer Generative AI for Young People
Google outlined a comprehensive roadmap to make generative AI safer for younger users, centering on three pillars: online youth protection, family‑centric technology relationships, and empowered learning. The company embedded strict content policies—blocking child sexual abuse, extremist, self‑harm, and age‑inappropriate material—throughout...
Ads Decoded Episode 4 Explores How to Fuel Your Bidding and Budgeting for Better Campaign Performance.
Google’s Ads Decoded episode 4 tackles bidding and budgeting, showing advertisers they can deploy Smart Bidding without weeks of historical data. Product managers Kristina Park and Carlo Buchmann debunk common myths around learning periods and outline tactics for new campaigns. The...
Google Completes Acquisition of Wiz
Google announced the closing of its acquisition of Wiz, the New York‑based cloud and AI security platform, after a year‑long process. Wiz will operate under its own brand within Google Cloud, extending Google’s security portfolio across all major cloud providers. The...
Expanding Chrome’s AI Experiences to India, New Zealand and Canada
Google announced that its Gemini‑powered AI features are rolling out in Chrome for India, New Zealand and Canada. The launch adds a side‑panel chat assistant, deep integrations with Gmail, Maps, Calendar and YouTube, and the Nano Banana 2 image‑editing tool. Over 50 languages,...
Gemini Embedding 2: Our First Natively Multimodal Embedding Model
Google DeepMind announced Gemini Embedding 2, its first natively multimodal embedding model, now in public preview via the Gemini API and Vertex AI. The model maps text, images, video, audio, and PDF documents into a unified 3,072‑dimensional space, handling up to 8,192...
Gemini in Google Sheets Just Achieved State-of-the-Art Performance.
Google announced beta features for Gemini in Sheets, enabling users to create, organize, and edit spreadsheets through natural language prompts. The model achieved a 70.48% success rate on the public SpreadsheetBench benchmark, surpassing competing AI tools and nearing human expert...
How AI Can Improve Breast Cancer Detection in the UK
New research by Google, Imperial College London and the NHS, published in Nature Cancer, demonstrates that an AI‑based mammography system can identify 25% of interval cancers previously missed by radiologists. In a study of 125,000 women, the AI also detected...
Enabling Gemini for Education Across All Malaysian Public Universities
All 20 Malaysian public universities have integrated Google Gemini for Education, extending AI‑powered tools to roughly 600,000 students and 75,000 faculty members. The Ministry of Higher Education also provisioned Google AI Pro for 40,000 lecturers and NotebookLM Enterprise for 128,000...
Honoring the Art of the Possible This International Women’s Day
Google released "The Art of Possible," a documentary chronicling Dr. Marian Rogers Croak’s journey from pioneering Voice over IP patents to leading Google’s Human‑Centered AI and Machine Learning efforts. The film leverages Google’s AI tools Veo3 and Nano Banana through...
Generate Your Own Cinematic Video Overviews in NotebookLM.
Google’s NotebookLM has rolled out Cinematic Video Overviews, a new AI‑driven video creation tool that replaces the previous slide‑based format with fully animated, story‑focused clips. The feature leverages Gemini 3 as a creative director alongside Nano Banana Pro and Veo 3 to craft visuals,...
Use Canvas in AI Mode to Get Things Done and Bring Your Ideas to Life, Right in Search.
Google has rolled out Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users in English, turning Search into a dynamic workspace for planning, writing, coding, and building interactive tools. The feature pulls real‑time data from the web and Google’s Knowledge Graph...
Help Find Your Lost Luggage with Google’s Find Hub
Google’s Find Hub app now lets users share a secure, time‑limited link to a lost bag’s location directly with participating airlines. The feature generates an encrypted URL that updates in real time and can be revoked at any moment. Over ten...
VRC Non-Skip Ads Are Now Generally Available, Allowing Brands to Reach TV Audiences with Google AI.
Google has made its VRC Non‑Skip ad format generally available worldwide through Google Ads and Display & Video 360. The offering targets connected‑TV inventory, delivering 6‑second bumpers, 15‑second standard and 30‑second non‑skippable spots that play in full. Google’s AI dynamically selects...
This March 23, We’ll Be Introducing the Gemini Advantage in Google Marketing Platform.
Google Marketing Platform announced the "Gemini advantage" at NewFront on March 23, showcasing AI‑powered Gemini models across its entire suite. The rollout promises deeper visibility into the consumer journey, real‑time data activation, and reduced fragmentation for advertisers. Leading brands will demonstrate...
We’re Expanding Beta Access to Text Guidelines for All Advertisers Globally in AI Max.
Google is rolling out beta access to text guidelines for all advertisers worldwide within its AI Max platform, covering both Search and Performance Max campaigns. The feature now supports every language and industry vertical, letting marketers define prohibited terms or...
A More Intelligent Android on Samsung Galaxy S26
Google is embedding its Gemini AI into Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 series, debuting new features that automate everyday tasks, enhance visual search, and protect against phone scams. A beta version lets users delegate rides, meals and grocery orders by long‑pressing...
Let Gemini Handle Your Multi-Step Daily Tasks on Android.
Google is previewing Gemini’s new beta feature that lets Android users delegate multi-step daily tasks to the AI. The functionality, rolling out on Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 devices, will initially support food, grocery and rideshare apps in the United...
New Ways to Create and Refine Content in Flow
Google Flow has rolled out a major upgrade that folds its image‑generation experiments Whisk and ImageFX directly into the platform, while embedding the Nano Banana model for instant high‑fidelity image‑to‑video conversion. The redesign adds a flexible asset grid with Collections, drag‑and‑drop...
Ads Decoded Episode 3 Explores How Google Is Reimagining Search Ads Experiences in a Way that Delivers Value for Both...
Google’s Ads Decoded episode 3 reveals how the company redesigns Search ad experiences to benefit both users and advertisers. The discussion, led by Ginny Marvin, Ads UI Product Manager Abby Butler, and Search Ads UX Lead Adam Bullock, details the...
Celebrating 250 Years of America, From Its History to Its Future
Google and YouTube are marking the United States' 250th independence anniversary in 2026 with a year‑long campaign that blends historical storytelling and cutting‑edge technology. The companies will use their platforms to showcase iconic landmarks and cultural moments, while also promoting...
Create Studio-Quality Marketing Assets with Photoshoot in Pomelli
Google Labs launched Photoshoot, a new feature in its free Pomelli platform that transforms basic product photos into studio‑grade marketing images. The tool leverages Business DNA and the Nano Banana image‑generation model to apply brand‑specific aesthetics automatically. Users select a...
New Meridian Tool Puts MMM Insights Directly in Marketers' Hands.
A recent Harvard Business Review Analytic Services survey found that nearly 40% of marketers struggle to translate Marketing Mix Model (MMM) outputs into concrete business decisions. Meridian, an open‑source MMM platform, has responded by launching Scenario Planner, a no‑code interface...