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Founded1998

Key PeopleSundar Pichai

HeadquartersMountain View, USA

ProductsGemini, NotebookLM

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Google Engineers Build Offline AI Translator Using Gemma Model on Raspberry Pi for Under $100

Google engineers developed a fully functional offline AI translator powered by the Gemma 4 E2B model running on a Raspberry Pi 5. The device translates speech locally without internet connectivity, featuring a 3D-printed housing with display, microphone, and speaker. All design files and code are open-source on GitHub.

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Google Engineers Build Offline AI Translator Using Gemma Model on Raspberry Pi for Under $100

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Square and Google Partner to Transform Food Ordering with Conversational AI in Maps

Square and Google have expanded their partnership to bring conversational AI ordering to U.S. restaurants through Ask Maps in Google Maps. Food and beverage sellers using Square can now appear in AI-powered search results, with menus, hours, and location details syncing automatically from Square Dashboard—requiring no additional setup, contracts, or fees.

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Square and Google Partner to Transform Food Ordering with Conversational AI in Maps

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Google Gemini Allegedly Leaked Unreleased Game Content From Private Google Doc

Klub Kofta Studio, the solo indie developer behind Operation Octo, claims Google Gemini revealed a character name that existed only in a private Google Doc. The AI disclosed 'Vantage Tripod' when asked about unreleased content, despite the developer never sharing this information publicly.

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Google Gemini Allegedly Leaked Unreleased Game Content From Private Google Doc

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Toast Inc and Google Maps integrate AI-powered food ordering through Ask Maps conversational feature

Toast Inc announced an expanded Google Maps integration enabling direct AI food ordering through Ask Maps. The conversational AI feature lets diners order from Toast restaurants without third-party commission fees. Toast is co-developing the Universal Commerce Protocol for Food to standardize how AI agents handle restaurant transactions across platforms.

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Toast Inc and Google Maps integrate AI-powered food ordering through Ask Maps conversational feature

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Alphabet Raises $25 Billion in Bond Sale to Fund AI Infrastructure Build-Out

Alphabet sold $25 billion in bonds across 10 tranches to finance its AI infrastructure expansion, drawing $115 billion in peak demand. The tech giant's 2026 capital budget reaches $205 billion as it posts its first negative free cash flow since 2004.

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Alphabet Raises $25 Billion in Bond Sale to Fund AI Infrastructure Build-Out

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Google Maps adds AI features to order food, book hotels and personalize trip planning

Google announced major AI upgrades to its Ask Maps feature, introducing agentic capabilities that handle multistep tasks like food ordering and hotel bookings. The AI-powered assistant now integrates with Gmail and Google Calendar to deliver personalized recommendations, marking Google's push to transform Maps from a navigation tool into a comprehensive task-completion platform.

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Google Maps adds AI features to order food, book hotels and personalize trip planning

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Google Pursues $1.5 Billion Deal with 35-Person AI Coding Startup Mechanize to Boost Model Performance

Google is negotiating a $1.5 billion deal with Mechanize, a year-old AI coding startup with just 35 employees. The agreement would license the startup's evaluation technology and bring key talent onboard to enhance Google's AI models' coding abilities. The move comes as Google faces mounting pressure from OpenAI and Anthropic in the AI coding space.

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Google Pursues $1.5 Billion Deal with 35-Person AI Coding Startup Mechanize to Boost Model Performance

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Google Home Update Brings Interactive Storytelling with Gemini, Smarter Alarms & Expanded Camera Support

Google rolled out a significant update for Google Home devices, introducing AI-powered interactive storytelling with Gemini that lets families co-create stories and remix classic tales in real-time. The update also delivers smarter alarms and timers, expanded camera support for brands like Eufy, Wyze, and Reolink, and fixes the persistent Google Speaker ring light bug.

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Google Home Update Brings Interactive Storytelling with Gemini, Smarter Alarms & Expanded Camera Support

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Google AI Faces Major Leadership Shakeup as Jeff Dean Departs and Demis Hassabis Steps Back

Google AI confronts significant leadership changes as Jeff Dean, the company's legendary engineer and 30th employee, exits to launch Discovery Loop alongside three top researchers. Simultaneously, Demis Hassabis transitions from DeepMind CEO to Alphabet chief scientist, signaling deeper challenges within Google's AI organization amid intensifying competition.

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Google AI Faces Major Leadership Shakeup as Jeff Dean Departs and Demis Hassabis Steps Back

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Google Assistant Shutdown Confirmed for September 4 as Gemini Takes Over Despite User Backlash

Google announced that Google Assistant on mobile devices will shut down starting September 4, 2026, with Gemini becoming the mandatory replacement. The transition affects Android phones, Wear OS devices, and Android Auto, though the move has sparked significant user backlash over Gemini's handling of simple tasks.

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Google Assistant Shutdown Confirmed for September 4 as Gemini Takes Over Despite User Backlash

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Google AI Told Users Flock Cameras Contain Gold and Copper—Turning a Meme Into Misinformation

Google's AI Overview mistook an internet meme for fact, telling users that Flock's AI-powered license plate cameras contained up to 5 grams of gold and 23 pounds of copper. The cameras actually weigh just three pounds total. Google has since corrected the misinformation, but the incident highlights serious concerns about AI reliability and the spread of AI hallucinations.

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Google AI Told Users Flock Cameras Contain Gold and Copper—Turning a Meme Into Misinformation

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Google ADK Security Flaw Reveals First-Ever AI Agent-to-Agent Attack in Production Environment

Pillar Security researchers discovered a critical security flaw in Google's Agent Development Kit for Python that enabled the first documented agent-to-agent exploitation. The vulnerability allowed low-privilege AI agents to manipulate privileged agents through prompt injection, potentially compromising CI/CD workflows and exposing credentials. Google has since removed three vulnerable workflows.

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Google ADK Security Flaw Reveals First-Ever AI Agent-to-Agent Attack in Production Environment

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Asus Chromebook CX15 Launches in India at ₹47,990 with Google AI Pro Membership

Asus expands its Chromebook portfolio with the CX15, targeting students and young professionals with AI-powered computing. The device features Intel Processor N50, ChromeOS integration, and a three-month Google AI Pro membership. This marks Asus's first offline retail expansion for Chromebooks in India.

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Asus Chromebook CX15 Launches in India at ₹47,990 with Google AI Pro Membership

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Google Builds $200bn AI Chips Infrastructure With Broadcom, Apollo & Blackstone to Power Anthropic

Google has assembled one of the largest infrastructure financing programmes in history—worth roughly $200 billion—to sell Tensor Processing Units to Anthropic. The effort brings together Broadcom, Apollo, Blackstone, and Morgan Stanley in a web of transactions spanning chip manufacturing to data centre development, potentially unlocking $252 billion in TPU revenue by 2028.

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Google Builds $200bn AI Chips Infrastructure With Broadcom, Apollo & Blackstone to Power Anthropic

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Lenovo Googlebook 15 Leaked Images Show Google's AI-Powered Laptop Design Ahead of Fall 2026 Launch

Leaked press images of Lenovo's Googlebook 15 reveal Google's new AI-driven laptop combining Android and ChromeOS into Aluminium OS. The 15.6-inch device features a dedicated Gemini G key, 14 function keys, and native Adobe Premiere Pro support, signaling a departure from budget Chromebooks toward premium AI-integrated computing.

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Lenovo Googlebook 15 Leaked Images Show Google's AI-Powered Laptop Design Ahead of Fall 2026 Launch

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