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Founded1998

Key PeopleSundar Pichai

HeadquartersMountain View, USA

ProductsGemini, NotebookLM

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SpaceX rents Colossus 1 after latency issues derail Grok AI training plans

SpaceX has leased its Colossus 1 AI data center to Anthropic and Google after encountering technical problems that prevented using it for Grok AI development. The company faced latency issues connecting three Memphis facilities and hardware mismatches between Nvidia chip generations. What was built as SpaceX's AI training hub now generates $2.17 billion monthly in rental income instead.

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SpaceX rents Colossus 1 after latency issues derail Grok AI training plans

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Android security director René Mayrhofer quits Google over Pentagon AI deals and ethical concerns

René Mayrhofer, a principal software engineer for Android Security, has resigned from Google after eight years, citing ethical concerns over the company's AI contracts with the Department of Defense. In a farewell letter sent to colleagues, Mayrhofer criticized Google management for losing its moral compass and abandoning its founding principles.

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Android security director René Mayrhofer quits Google over Pentagon AI deals and ethical concerns

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Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that weaponized Gemini AI to send millions of scam texts

Google filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a Chinese cybercrime operation that used its Gemini AI to automate massive phishing campaigns. The network deployed 9,000 fake websites and sent 2.5 million fraudulent text messages to Android users in just two weeks, stealing an estimated $1.9 billion through impersonating trusted brands like Google, YouTube, and government agencies.

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Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that weaponized Gemini AI to send millions of scam texts

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Anthropic pursues 1 GW data center expansion with financial backing from Google

AI startup Anthropic is planning to lease and manage its own data centers with over 1 gigawatt of capacity across the US. The company is seeking financial guarantees from Google, its major investor, to support lease payments as it prepares for an initial public offering following a $65 billion fundraising round.

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Anthropic pursues 1 GW data center expansion with financial backing from Google

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Google eyes Samsung partnership for next-gen AI chip as it diversifies beyond TSMC

Google is in talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture a component of its upcoming AI processor, codenamed Icefish. The processor could enter mass production by 2028, marking Google's strategic move to diversify chip manufacturing sources beyond TSMC amid surging AI demand and potential supply bottlenecks.

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Google eyes Samsung partnership for next-gen AI chip as it diversifies beyond TSMC

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Google invests $50M to train 300,000 workers as skilled trades shortage threatens AI expansion

Google.org is committing $50 million to train over 300,000 skilled-trade workers across 20 US states, addressing a critical labor shortage that threatens the AI boom. With 2.1 million trades jobs projected unfilled by 2030, the tech giant joins Meta, Anthropic, and OpenAI in funding electricians, welders, and pipefitters needed to build AI data centers.

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Google invests $50M to train 300,000 workers as skilled trades shortage threatens AI expansion

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Google launches Gemini features for small businesses with Business Profile integration

Google unveiled new Gemini app features tailored for small businesses, rolling out globally this month. The updates include direct Google Business Profile integration, allowing the AI assistant to access customer reviews, performance data, and business metrics. New business Notebooks help entrepreneurs maintain brand voice and organize context for more efficient AI-powered assistance.

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Google launches Gemini features for small businesses with Business Profile integration

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Gemini in Chrome expands to Latin America, Africa, and Middle East with new AI features

Google is bringing its Gemini in Chrome AI assistant to users across Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The regional expansion introduces a personalized browsing assistant that integrates with Gmail, Calendar, and Maps, while adding new Nano Banana 2 image editing capabilities. Europe remains notably absent due to GDPR regulations.

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Gemini in Chrome expands to Latin America, Africa, and Middle East with new AI features

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Google Gemini outage hits thousands with AI errors as users report connection failures

Google Gemini experienced a widespread outage Wednesday morning, leaving thousands unable to access the AI chatbot. Users encountered error messages including "Something went wrong" and specific error codes 1076 and 1099. Google confirmed the incident through its Workspace status page at 3 a.m. PT, though no resolution timeline has been provided.

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Google Gemini outage hits thousands with AI errors as users report connection failures

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German court ruling holds Google liable for false AI Overviews, setting precedent for AI search

A Munich court has ruled that Google is directly liable for false statements made by its AI Overviews, treating AI-generated summaries as Google's own speech rather than ordinary search results. The temporary injunction came after publishers were falsely linked to scams, and Google failed to correct the misleading output. This landmark decision could have global implications for all AI answer engines.

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German court ruling holds Google liable for false AI Overviews, setting precedent for AI search

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Paris Hilton builds productivity app using Google Gemini AI without writing a single line of code

Paris Hilton partnered with Google as Android's first Icon in Residence to showcase AI app building. Using Gemini Canvas, she created Iconic Ideas, a productivity app, with just three natural language prompts. The collaboration highlights how AI-powered tools are making no-code app development accessible to anyone with a clear vision.

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Paris Hilton builds productivity app using Google Gemini AI without writing a single line of code

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Google launches Gemini 3.5 Live Translate with real-time voice translation across 70 languages

Google has launched Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, bringing instant voice-to-voice translation to smartphones without specialized hardware. The AI model supports over 70 languages and preserves speaker tone and pacing for natural multilingual conversations. It's rolling out to Google Translate, Google Meet, and developers via the Gemini Live API.

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Google launches Gemini 3.5 Live Translate with real-time voice translation across 70 languages

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Apple AI powered by Google Gemini models and Nvidia chips, but maintains distinct architecture

Apple confirmed at WWDC that its Apple Intelligence features use Google Gemini foundation models and Nvidia GPUs for cloud processing. The company built five Apple Foundation Models in collaboration with Google, with four running on Apple Silicon and one on Google servers. Despite the partnership, Apple executives emphasized that Siri AI contains none of Google's Assistant code and maintains full control over data security through its Private Cloud Compute architecture.

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Apple AI powered by Google Gemini models and Nvidia chips, but maintains distinct architecture

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Google slashes AI Plus to $5, doubling storage as subscription price war heats up

Google cut its AI Plus plan from $7.99 to $4.99 monthly while doubling storage from 200GB to 400GB. The aggressive price drop brings the AI subscription price war that's been brewing in emerging markets directly to American consumers, potentially reshaping the competitive landscape for OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Google slashes AI Plus to $5, doubling storage as subscription price war heats up

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Google NotebookLM upgrades to Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity with new agentic research capabilities

Google is rolling out major updates to NotebookLM, its AI-powered note-taking app that launched in 2023. The research tool now runs on Gemini 3.5 and the Antigravity platform, gaining agentic capabilities that enable it to write and run code, find sources through Google Search, and generate outputs in multiple file formats including PDF, Excel, and PowerPoint.

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Google NotebookLM upgrades to Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity with new agentic research capabilities

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