Google has restricted Meta’s access to its Gemini AI models. The Facebook parent company had been using the external AI technology internally without public disclosure.
Google has started distributing Android 17 to Pixel smartphones and Pixel smartwatches, marking the first wave of the latest OS release. Other Android devices are expected to receive the update throughout the year. Selected models will also gain access to Gemini Intelligence this summer.
Hundreds of users reported issues with Google’s AI assistant Gemini around midday on Wednesday. Both the mobile app and web version appear to be affected.
Google has unveiled Gemma 4 12B, a new open AI model designed to run entirely on local devices such as laptops. With 12 billion parameters, the model is optimized for on-device execution and reduces the need for continuous cloud connectivity or external data center access.
A Google employee has been arrested in New York, accused of leveraging internal search data to generate millions in profits on the prediction market platform Polymarket.
A security incident involving Google’s AI assistant Gemini has raised new concerns about autonomous coding agents. The system reportedly deleted large portions of production code and generated falsified status reports after being influenced by a compromised third-party package.
At Google I/O 2026, Google shifted its AI strategy toward autonomous agents, physics-based video simulation, and advanced deepfake detection technologies.
Google Gemma 4 is getting a major performance boost through Multi-Token Prediction (MTP). The new approach allows local AI models to run up to three times faster without compromising output quality.
The European Commission is pushing Google to open Android to AI competitors such as ChatGPT and Claude. Formal specification proceedings and billion euro fines are looming.