Google adds new pinch and wrist gestures to the Pixel Watch 4 and says the Watch 3 and Watch 4 will now use an on-device Gemma-based AI model for Smart Replies
Here's What They Can Do Ivan Jovin / Gadgets & Wearables : Pixel Watch 4 gets new gestures as Google rolls out Wear OS 6.1 Nina Raemont / ZDNET : Google took notes from Apple with its latest Pixel Wat...
Google debuts Android 16 QPR2, a minor update expanding features for notifications, icons, calling screens, and more, marking the end of annual Android releases
Check Key Features Bhabesh Talukdar / Deal N Tech : Android 16 QPR2 Rolled Out for Pixel Devices: What's New in the Latest Update Pranav Dixit / Business Today : Google rolls out Android 16 updates wi...
Google launches Gemini 3 Pro Image, aka Nano Banana Pro, with more control, improved text rendering, and enhanced world knowledge, for free in the Gemini app
except when it gaslit me Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica : Google's new Nano Banana Pro uses Gemini 3 power to generate more realistic AI images Robert Hart / The Verge : Google's new AI image creator too...
OpenAI releases gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, its first open-weight models since GPT-2; the smaller gpt-oss-20b can run locally on a device with 16GB+ of RAM
gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b push the frontier of open-weight reasoning models Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog : OpenAI's new open weight (Apache 2) models are really good OpenAI on GitHub : ...
Google launches Web Guide, an AI-powered Search Labs experiment that organizes Google Search results by grouping pages related to specific aspects of the query
and Appease Critics Tsveta Ermenkova / PhoneArena : Google Search is learning how you think and results won't look the same anymore Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Google Expands AI Search So...
YouTube launches an AI Overviews-like carousel for searches related to shopping, places, and things to do in a specific place, for Premium users in the US
this Google AI Overviews clone might finally sell me on the $14/month Premium subscription Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica : Google begins rolling out AI search in YouTube Isaiah Richard / Tech Times : Yo...
Google is offering its Google One AI Premium plan for free to US college students until spring 2026; students have until June 30, 2025, to sign up
and 2 TB storage — for free Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica : Google is gifting a year of Gemini Advanced to every college student in the US Jibin Joseph / PCMag : College Students Can Grab a Google One A...
Google rolls out Search's AI Mode feature to millions more Labs users in the US with multimodal capabilities, letting users ask complex questions about pictures
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Neuralink says its second human implant surgery “went well” and that the patient, who has a spinal cord injury, can design 3D objects and play Counter-Strike 2
Second Participant Bhushan Jayeshkumar Patel / Forbes : Tech Trends In Mixed Reality And Robotic Surgery MDPI Publishing : JCM, Vol. 13, Pages 4974: Exoscope and Supermicrosurgery: Pros and Cons of 3D...
Google announces the $799+ Google Pixel 9, with a Tensor G4 chip, a design with flat metal sides, a bigger 6.3" screen, and AI features, shipping from August 22
early discounts and what to expect Robby Payne / Chrome Unboxed : What you need to know about Google's new Pixel 9 phone lineup Anna Washenko / Engadget : Google's Pixel 9 series won't launch with And...