You can finally have human-like conversations with Google’s smart home Gemini

Google is adding Continued Conversation to Gemini for Home, letting Nest and Google Home users ask follow-up questions without repeating the wake phrase every time.

Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in seven new countries

Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam.

Google is building a four-partner chip supply chain to challenge Nvidia in AI inference
Google is building a four-partner chip supply chain to challenge Nvidia in AI inference

Summary: Google is building the AI industry’s most diversified custom chip supply chain, with four design partners (Broadcom, MediaTek, Marvell, Intel) and a roadmap stretching from the Ironwood TPU now shipping in the millions to TPU v8 chips at TSMC …

Google Photos adds new touch-up tools for ‘quick’ fixes

You can use the new tools to remove blemishes, refine skin texture, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth in photos.

Gemini Live gets a minimalist app redesign that lets you do more

Google has redesigned Gemini Live with a cleaner interface, making AI conversations more seamless and easier to access within the main app.

Google Photos adds subtle touch-up tools for faces
Google Photos adds subtle touch-up tools for faces

Google has announced a new collection of touch-up tools for Google Photos’ image editor designed to apply subtle enhancements, refinements, or fixes to faces in photos. The tools are gradually being rolled out on the Google Photos app globally starting today, but only on devices running Android 9.0 and up with at least 4GB of […]

Google’s next wearable could be the screen-less Fitbit Air and it’s coming for Whoop’s crown

Google’s upcoming screen-less band will be called the Fitbit Air. The company plans to rebrand Fitbit Premium to Google Health, moving wellness features firmly under the Google brand.

Google is in talks with Marvell to build custom AI inference chips as it diversifies beyond Broadcom
Google is in talks with Marvell to build custom AI inference chips as it diversifies beyond Broadcom

Summary: Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two new AI chips – a memory processing unit and an inference-optimised TPU – adding a third design partner alongside Broadcom and MediaTek in its custom silicon supply chain. The discussion…

A Google Pixel laptop might be on its way, but does anyone actually want one?

A new Google Pixel laptop might be in the works, but history, rising hardware costs, and a $599 MacBook Neo suggest it could be dead on arrival.

All Gemini users can now access Notebook projects on the web without paying a dime

Gemini now lets all free users create Notebooks on the web, a shared workspace that syncs with NotebookLM. You can store files, past chats, and sources in one place for smarter AI responses.