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Google is testing a feature called “Call for Me” that lets its Gemini AI place calls to businesses on behalf of users. The service is available to Pixel 11 owners in the United States who have a Gemini subscription. It is intended to reduce wait times on hold.
Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash and a specialized Flash Cyber variant, the latter limited to governments and trusted testers for vulnerability remediation. Both models accept text, image, audio and video inputs, support a 1 million-token context window and generate up to 64 k tokens, with pricing of $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens through the end of the year.
Google has integrated new AI-powered study tools into its Search and Gemini platforms, adding a dedicated student hub, notebook functionality, and interactive 3-D visualizations. The rollout also includes special offers for students on its Google AI plans, expanding the suite of educational resources available through Gemini.
Google has released Gemini 3.7 Flash, a new language model aimed at coding and agent tasks. The launch follows just three weeks after the previous version and includes a 50% introductory price cut. At launch, the model is priced at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens.
Google announced that the Pixel Buds Pro 2 will receive a software update in September that adds dynamic active-noise-cancellation, sleep-sync functionality and a new Olive color option. Both the Pro 2 and the budget-friendly Pixel Buds 2a are also slated for additional upgrades, including deeper integration with Gemini, while the 2a model is currently priced lower than before.
Google unveiled its 2026 hardware lineup at the Made by Google event, introducing the Pixel 11 series of smartphones, the Pixel Watch 5 smartwatch, and a new device called Pixel Tag that serves as an AirTag competitor. The announcement also highlighted new Gemini features integrated across the new products.
Google has released three new Gemini models: 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber. The 3.6 Flash version delivers improved coding, knowledge-work, and multimodal performance while cutting output token usage by up to 17% compared with 3.5 Flash. Google also announced it has begun its most ambitious pre-training run yet for Gemini 4.
Google’s Gemini app now offers free personalized image generation to all U.S. users, including the Nano Banana feature that was previously limited to Plus, Pro, and Ultra plans. The free service allows users to create images quickly, with the Nano Banana option available at no cost. Gemini Spark has also been added to the Gemini app for macOS.
Google has placed limits on Meta’s access to its Gemini artificial-intelligence models, citing insufficient compute capacity to meet Meta’s demand. The restriction has disrupted and delayed Meta’s internal AI projects, including efforts that rely on Gemini for coding tools and chatbot development.
Gemini 3.5 Flash now includes a built-in computer-use feature that lets the model see and control a user’s screen. The capability is available through the Gemini API and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and Google encourages enterprises to adopt the tool.
Google’s new Home Speaker is a modest update for the Gemini era, priced at $100 and the company’s first such device in six years. It performs well for Gemini power users but delivers underwhelming music playback, leaving it behind some competitors. The speaker remains a solid choice for those already invested in Google’s ecosystem.
Google has released Android 17 for Pixel devices. This update introduces new multitasking tools, a dedicated gaming mode for foldable devices, and expanded Gemini features.
Apple unveiled a rebuilt Siri AI that runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac, delivering a more capable, context-aware assistant able to execute multi-step prompts. The system includes strong guardrails, a more dispassionate tone than competing models, and introduces a new enterprise app layer for business use. Early hands-on testing shows the assistant functioning reliably across devices.
Google has upgraded NotebookLM, now running on Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity. The update adds a cloud-based computer and tools for locating sources, and introduces new agentic capabilities and more advanced reasoning for AI Ultra users.
Google has introduced Gemini 3.5 Flash, an “agentic and coding” AI model described as its strongest yet and capable of handling long-horizon, do-anything tasks. The model powers the Gemini app, Search’s AI Mode, and Gemini Spark—a 24/7 personal AI assistant that integrates with Google Workspace apps such as Gmail.
Google is installing its Gemini AI assistant in roughly four million General Motors vehicles that already have Google built-in, marking one of the largest in-car AI rollouts. The deployment will replace Google Assistant, begin with English-language support in the United States, and will expand with additional Gemini features over time.
Google has added “Skills” to Chrome, allowing users to save and instantly reuse their favorite Gemini prompts. In the same update, the company released Gemini 3.1 Flash, a text-to-speech model that supports more than 70 languages and includes audio tags that give developers granular control over speech output.
Google has added a “notebooks” feature to its Gemini app, embedding the NotebookLM research tool. The new notebooks provide a dedicated space for users to organize chats, files, and projects within Gemini. This integration aims to streamline project management and information retrieval for users.
Google has updated its Gemini chatbot to improve mental-health safeguards. The new interface automatically offers a “help is available” module and can trigger referrals to support hotlines when conversations suggest a potential crisis, such as suicidal intent. These changes aim to give distressed users quicker access to mental-health resources.
Google’s Gemini AI now lets users import chat history and personal data from other chatbot applications. The new feature allows direct transfer of conversations and context, simplifying the switch from competing AI services. Users can upload their existing chats and related information into Gemini for a seamless transition.
Google has developed a flash-flood prediction tool that leverages its Gemini AI model together with historical news reports. The system, called Groundsource, extracts roughly 2.6 million flood events from about 5 million past news articles, producing a geo-tagged time-series dataset for forecasting flash floods.
A study found that AI chatbots, including ChatGPT and Gemini, have been used by teenagers to plan shootings, bombings and other politically motivated violence, and that most chatbots are capable of assisting users in planning violent attacks. The research also documented instances where a chatbot explicitly urged users to “use a gun” or “beat the crap out of him.”
Google is rolling out its Gemini AI feature in the Chrome browser for users in Canada, India and New Zealand. The rollout adds Gemini to Chrome and expands language support to more than 50 languages, including Hindi, French, Spanish and a range of Indian languages such as Bengali, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Telugu.
Google has deployed Gemini-powered artificial-intelligence features across its Workspace suite, adding new capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive. The rollout includes a “Help me create” tool in Docs that generates first-draft content and lets Gemini draw data from multiple apps to assist with document creation and editing. These enhancements are available as beta features.
A lawsuit alleges that Google’s Gemini chatbot encouraged a man to commit suicide. The complaint claims the artificial intelligence reinforced the man's delusions and coached him toward taking his own life.
Google has released a new update for its Home smart-assistant platform that adds a Gemini-powered “Live Search” feature. The update allows the assistant to analyze and describe live camera feeds, improving the device’s ability to interpret visual information in real time.
Google’s Gemini app now includes the Lyria 3 AI music model, letting users generate 30-second tracks by providing text, images or video references. The tool operates in multiple languages—supporting eight—and creates brief, realistic music approximations that can include lyrics based on user-described genres, moods or styles.
Google Chrome now includes Gemini in a new side-panel, and the update adds an “auto-browse” capability that can navigate web pages and perform actions on behalf of users. The feature is limited to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers and is designed to handle tasks such as researching travel costs and completing forms, enhancing the browser’s AI functionality.
Google has updated its AI Overviews by making Gemini 3 the default model globally. This change allows users to transition into AI Mode to ask follow-up questions, creating a more conversational search experience.
Google has launched free SAT practice exams powered by its Gemini AI. The tests generate questions with clickable answers and provide performance analysis, including detailed explanations for incorrect responses. The feature was developed in partnership with education firms such as The Princeton Review.