Google released Android 17 and Wear OS 7 with new multitasking features and expanded Gemini AI integration across phones and smartwatches.

A court found Google liable for misleading AI Overview results in its search engine, raising accountability questions for AI-generated content.

A Google AI infrastructure project delay contributed to a semiconductor sell-off, though analysts say the broader AI data center expansion remains on schedule.

Google filed a lawsuit to dismantle a Chinese cybercrime ring that used AI to send scam texts impersonating Google and other brands to steal passwords and credit card data.

OpenAI is leaning into enterprise AI while Apple and Google target consumer adoption across their ecosystems.

Google released Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, a speech-to-speech AI model for near real-time translation in over 70 languages.

Google says Gemma 4 has passed 150 million downloads and showcased builders using the open models for on-device AI apps.

Google will pay SpaceX $920 million monthly for AI compute capacity as demand for Gemini Enterprise infrastructure surges.

Google introduced Gemma 4 12B, an encoder-free multimodal open model built to run locally on laptops with 16GB of memory.

Google announced water stewardship commitments as scrutiny rises over AI data centers' water use and local impact.

UK regulators say publishers can opt out of Google AI search features while keeping regular search visibility.

Google began building its first Swedish data center, adding jobs and sustainable infrastructure for Search, Cloud, YouTube, and developers.

Business Insider reports that commencement speakers drew cheers, jeers, and laughs while discussing AI with 2026 graduates.

A TechCrunch hands-on review found Google's Gemini Spark useful for everyday tasks, though still limited in some integrations.

Google introduced Gemini for Science experiments for hypothesis generation, computational discovery, literature insights, and science skills.

Mashable reports Google Shopping is adding Universal Cart, agent commerce tools and AP2 limits for AI-driven purchases.

The Verge reports Google AI Overviews can respond like chatbots to search terms such as disregard or skip.

Google reported new Gemini education studies and expanded AI literacy initiatives for teachers and university faculty.

Google previewed AI-enabled smart glasses and Android XR hardware partnerships as it re-enters wearable computing.

Singapore announced AI partnerships with Google and OpenAI, including OpenAI commitments to the local AI ecosystem.