Google fellow: AI doesn’t pretend to be intelligent. It is.
Blaise Agüera y Arcas, a Google vice president and chief technology officer of Technology & Society who leads the Paradigms of Intelligence research group, is featured in a Big Think discussion about his 2025 book What Is Intelligence?, in which he argues that modern AI systems aren’t just tools that mimic human thought but ....
Gemini 3 Flash: frontier intelligence built for speed
Google has announced Gemini 3 Flash, a new, faster, and more efficient version of its Gemini AI model that combines advanced reasoning with low latency and lower cost, making powerful AI capabilities widely accessible. The model delivers Pro-grade intelligence at Flash-level speed, outperforming previous versions like Gemini 2.5 Pro on benchmarks and offering strong ....
How Google Got Its Groove Back and Edged Ahead of OpenAI
The article explains that after OpenAI’s ChatGPT initially dominated the AI chatbot scene, Google has staged a comeback and pulled ahead in the artificial-intelligence race by launching a powerful new version of its Gemini AI models and overhauling its search engine with AI-centric features, marking one of the biggest changes to Google Search in ....
Google is unveiling major AI-powered upgrades
Google is unveiling major AI-powered upgrades to Gmail as it “enters the Gemini era,” using its latest Gemini 3 AI model to make your inbox a more proactive, helpful experience for users. The update adds AI Overviews that summarize long email threads and let you ask natural-language questions about your inbox, plus enhanced writing tools ....
Google just changed Gmail—and it could reshape how you use your inbox
Here’s a concise summary of what the Fast Company article says about how Google just changed Gmail and how it might reshape how you use your inbox: Google has begun rolling out a major AI-powered overhaul of Gmail that goes beyond small feature tweaks and could change how the service works for billions of ....
Gemini introduces Personal Intelligence
Google outlines its vision for the Gemini app as a form of personal intelligence that goes beyond answering questions to actively supporting users in their daily lives. The app is designed to understand context, remember preferences, and adapt to individual goals so it can help with planning, organization, and decision making over time. Rather than ....
Google’s New Tech Lets AI Agents Handle Checkout
Google has launched the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) — an open standard designed to let AI agents handle the entire online shopping process, from product discovery to checkout and payment — directly within AI interfaces like Search’s AI Mode and the Gemini app. This means that instead of manually switching between retailer sites to ....
Google removes multiple AI health summaries as experts warn ‘misleading’ results put people at risk
Google has removed some of its AI-generated health summaries (called AI Overviews) from search results after an investigation found that they provided false or misleading medical information that could potentially put people at risk. The issue came to light when AI Overviews for queries like “what is the normal range for liver blood tests” ....
The new era of browsing: Putting Gemini to work in Chrome
Google is rolling out a major update to Chrome that deeply integrates its Gemini 3 AI model right into the browser with a new side panel assistant and an agentic feature called “auto browse.”Auto browse goes beyond traditional autofill by autonomously completing multi-step tasks—like researching flights or hotels, comparing products, filling out forms, planning ....

