google Google Unveils Pixel 3 Smartphones and New Smart Home Devices Google confirms recent leaks by officially announcing the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones, alongside the Google Home Hub and Pixel Slate. The new devices rely heavily on artificial intelligence to challenge top competitors in the tech market.
google Google's New AI Principles Offer Plenty of Wiggle Room Google releases seven new principles for AI development following backlash over its military contracts, but critics argue the guidelines lack substance and real accountability.
sensetime SenseTime Reaches $4.5 Billion Valuation After Massive $620 Million Funding Round Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime raises $620 million in its latest funding round, pushing its valuation to over $4.5 billion. The company maintains its status as the world's most valuable AI start-up as it supports China's push for global tech leadership.
google Google Staff Resign Over Controversial Pentagon AI Contract A number of Google employees resign to protest the company's involvement in a Pentagon artificial intelligence project. The protestors argue that the technology violates Google's ethical guidelines.
google cloud Google Cloud Launches Cloud TPU Accelerators in Beta for Faster ML Training Google makes its custom Cloud TPU hardware accelerators available in beta on Google Cloud Platform to dramatically speed up TensorFlow machine learning workloads.
reddit Reddit Bans Deepfakes Community Amid Wider Platform Policy Update Reddit officially bans the popular r/deepfakes subreddit and updates its site-wide policies to explicitly prohibit involuntary pornography. The social network takes this step alongside other major tech companies cracking down on AI-generated fake videos.
ai AI Coding Startup Cursor Reaches $29.3B Valuation in Massive Funding Round Cursor secures $2.3 billion in Series D funding, pushing its valuation past $29 billion as AI coding automation continues to attract massive venture capital. The sector sees heavy investment and acquisition activity, with startups like Cognition and Replit also scoring big rounds.
google Google Unveils Gemini Enterprise as Comprehensive AI Workplace Platform Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces Gemini Enterprise, a new conversational platform designed to bring advanced AI capabilities to every employee workflow. Early adopters like HCA Healthcare and Best Buy are already using the tool to improve operations.
google Google Unveils Nano Banana 2 to Merge Pro Image Quality with Flash Speed Google DeepMind launches Nano Banana 2, a new image generation model that combines the advanced creative controls of Nano Banana Pro with the rapid processing speed of Gemini Flash. The updated technology is currently rolling out across major Google products.
google Google Unveils Tenth-Generation Pixel 10 Lineup With Tensor G5 Chip Google introduces the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL, featuring the new Tensor G5 chip and proactive AI capabilities. The smartphones boast a refreshed design, recycled materials, and seven years of software updates.
google Google Unveils Gemini 2.5 Flash Image for Advanced AI Generation Google launches Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, a powerful new model that enables developers to generate, edit, and blend images with enhanced character consistency. The model is available immediately through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio.
ai Human Champions Win Math Olympiad as AI Models Achieve First Gold Scores Human contestants outperform AI at the International Mathematical Olympiad, but advanced models from Google and OpenAI earn gold-level scores for the first time. The rapid improvement of these artificial intelligence systems highlights significant progress in machine reasoning capabilities.
microsoft Microsoft Forces Remaining Staff to Embrace AI After 15,000 Layoffs Microsoft cuts over 15,000 jobs in 2025 and tells surviving employees they must integrate AI tools into their daily work or face termination.
claude Anthropic Equips Claude AI with Real-Time Web Search Capabilities Claude now searches the internet to provide current, cited information directly within conversational responses. The feature is currently available globally across all Claude subscription plans.
google Google Releases Gemini 2.5 Pro I/O Edition With Top-Tier Coding Skills Google launches an early update to Gemini 2.5 Pro that significantly improves coding performance, particularly in frontend web development. The new I/O edition currently ranks first on the WebDev Arena leaderboard.