KDDI and Google AI Futures Fund have launched a joint program for Japanese startups, signaling deeper AI ecosystem competition in Japan.

Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, its most natural-sounding real-time AI voice model yet, powering the global rollout of Search Live—a feature that turns smartphone cameras into real-time AI search tools.

Guardian investigation reveals Google fails to display safety warnings when users first see AI-generated medical advice in search results.

Google introduces a new experimental feature allowing users to import conversation history from ChatGPT and other AI chatbots into Gemini, aiming to reduce switching friction and capture market share in the competitive AI assistant landscape.

Google unveils Flow, powered by Veo 3 and Imagen 4, offering AI-driven video generation with integrated audio, editing, and Gemini support for creative professionals.

Futurism reports Google's AI Overview feature continues to hallucinate, incorrectly stating that 2027 is not next year, highlighting persistent accuracy issues in AI systems.

Demis Hassabis reveals daily strategic conversations with Google CEO Sundar Pichai as DeepMind intensifies competition with OpenAI.