Google plans up to $40B investment in Anthropic as AI rivals race to secure massive compute capacity, following the limited release of its powerful, cybersecurity-focused Mythos model.

After telling the video game industry that they should "embrace AI like Iron Man's suit" in one interview, in another, this time with MobileGamer.Biz, the head of Google Cloud's games division, Jack Buser is claiming that the industry has actually already embraced AI-powered tools. Buser claims that "roughly nine out of ten game developers" told Google "yeah, we're using it," in a survey Google conducted during Gamescom 2026, asking developers if they are using AI-powered tools. Buser even went as far as to claim that players just don't realize that the games they are enjoying and love to play "right […]

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Google TurboQuant was seen as a savior to the memory crisis; unfortunately, things will remain the same or get even worse from here. Google TurboQuant Isn't Going To Fix or Solve The Memory Crisis Back in March, Google launched a new algorithm called TurboQuant, which significantly compressed the KV Cache. The result was a drastic savings, up to 6x, in memory requirements for AI workloads. As soon as the algorithm was announced, reports emerged that memory prices were seeing a drastic price reduction. It was easy to link Google's TurboQuant to the price drop, and some went into panic mode, […]

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Google has introduced a host of new automated functions into Workspace, all of which are driven by Workspace Intelligence, its new AI system.

Google's newest TPUs are faster and cheaper than the previous versions. But the company is still embracing Nvidia in its cloud — for now.

Google brings Gemini-powered "auto browse" capabilities to Chrome for enterprise users, letting workers automate tasks like research, data entry, and more.

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform takes an interesting approach: It is geared for IT and technical users.

The AI Overviews will offer instant summaries pulled from across multiple emails.

Apple and Google are seemingly entering into a symbiotic relationship, where the former has used its unparalleled financial heft to gain access to the latter's very capable Gemini AI models. And these mutual synergies were apparently hefty enough to merit a dedicated shout-out and prime airtime for Apple at Google's Cloud Next 2026 event. Apple has just become one of Google Cloud's most important customers Google used Apple as a very important and lucrative prop to showcase the strength of its Gemini AI models at the just-concluded Google Cloud Next 2026 event. This comes as the Cupertino-based tech giant recently […]

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Today we got a glimpse of Google TPU 8i and TPU 8t designed specifically for the company's AI inference and training compute

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Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company is rolling this feature out to both desktop and iOS in all of these countries except Japan.

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

Google’s Pixel 10 family wouldn’t be the first choice for the majority of U.S. consumers looking to snag themselves a flagship smartphone, but when Amazon brings forth a discount of epic proportions, there will be some considerations. The Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL are the company’s top-end offerings, which have received some salivating price cuts of up to $300, making them viable alternatives if you don’t plan on gravitating to devices belonging to Apple, Samsung, or Motorola. The Tensor G5 isn’t the fastest smartphone chipset out there, powering the Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL, […]

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Google is reportedly working with Marvell on the development of two chips, one of which optimizes existing TPUs, & the other one is a next-gen TPU design. Google Might Join Forces With Marvell To Further Enhance the TPU Ecosystem For Next-Gen AI Models Talks between Google & Marvell have commenced on the development of two brand new chips for AI inference, reports The Information. Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two new chips aimed at running AI models more efficiently, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions. One is a memory processing unit designed […]

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New data from Appfigures shows a swell of new app launches in 2026, suggesting AI tools could be fueling a mobile software boom.

Intel's Foundry business will soon house some big names by the end of this year as its 14A technology gains huge momentum. Intel 14A Technology Will Be A Game Changer For Chipzilla As It Hopes To Get Some Big Names Onboard By The End of This Year Intel's Foundry success relies a lot of it's upcoming 14A process technology. The 14A node is designed to attract external customers more so than it is designed for internal use. That's something that 18A is built for. So far, Intel hasn't publicly named any big customers for its 14A technology, but it makes […]

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Although you can already track hotel prices at the city level, the new update lets you do so for a specific hotel that you're interested in.

Now, when you're using AI Mode on Chrome desktop, clicking a link will open the web page side-by-side with AI Mode.

That means its AI images can be created using Gemini's understanding of your likes and interests, without those having to be explicitly noted in the prompt.