Google Features

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  News Media Alliance Issues Statement on Google’s AI Mode, Calls It ‘Definition of Theft’

  Google’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search experience, AI Mode, has received a critical statement from the News/Media Alliance. On Wednesday, the US-based non-profit trade association issued an official statement criticising AI Mode, and called it “the definition of theft.” This came just a day after the Mountain View-based tech gia...

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  Honor 400 Series to Get Six Years of Android Updates, AI Features Powered by Google’s Veo 2

  Honor 400 series is scheduled to be launched in the European markets today (May 22) comprising Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro models. Ahead of its anticipated debut, Honor has announced that both smartphones will be introduced with six years of Android updates. As part of its long-standing collaboration with Google, the company will offer artificial i...

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  Google Outlines Vision for Universal AI Assistant, Expands Project Astra and Project Mariner

  Google announced a multitude of artificial intelligence (AI) updates and new features at I/O 2025 on Tuesday. Alongside, the company also shared its long-term vision with AI, and the way it wants to evolve its current line of AI products. Demis Hassabis, the Co-Founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, highlighted the new developments with Project Astra ...

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  Google Rolling Out Wear OS 6 Developer Preview With Material 3 Expressive Design

  Google previewed Wear OS 6 at the Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday, introducing a significant visual overhaul with the new Material 3 Expressive design language. The update will bring new colours, animations and buttons to smartwatches. The tech giant has also released the first developer preview of Wear OS 6, based on Android 16.

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  Sony Bravia 2 II Series With X1 Picture Processor and Google TV OS Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  Sony Bravia 2 II series was launched in India on Tuesday. The new TV lineup is powered by Google TV OS and sports 4K Ultra HD screens, powered by the proprietary 4K X-Reality Pro picture engine. As per the company, they are offered in multiple display size options with narrow bezels. The Sony Bravia 2 II series TVs come with support for HDR and HLG...

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  Google Unveils Video-Generation Model Veo 3 and Image Generation Model Imagen 4 at Google I/O 2025

  Google unveiled the next generation of its image and video generation artificial intelligence (AI) models on Tuesday at the I/O 2025 event. Dubbed Imagen 4 and Veo 3, these multimodal AI models arrive with new capabilities and upgrades over their predecessors. While Imagen 4 features faster generation times and improved text rendering, Veo 3 gets n...

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  Oppo Reno 14 Series Confirmed to Launch Globally With Integrated Google Gemini Features

  Oppo Reno 14 series was unveiled in China last week and they're expected to be available in select global markets soon. The Reno 14 global versions will come with integrated Google Gemini features, the company has confirmed. The Chinese variants of the phones run on Android 15-based ColorOS 15 out-of-the-box, sport 1.5K flat OLED screens and are c...

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  Google I/O 2025: Everything Announced From Gemini 2.5, AI Mode to Project Astra

  Google hosted the keynote session of its I/O 2025 developer conference on Tuesday. During the session, company CEO Sundar Pichai and other executives announced a plethora of new artificial intelligence (AI) updates and features. Some of these include new capabilities in the Gemini 2.5 series of AI models, updates to AI Mode in Search, and expansion...

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  Google I/O 2025: Google Unveils New Workspace Features for Meet, Docs, Vids; Gmail Gets Personalised Smart Replies

  Google announced significant upgrades to Gmail, Google Workspace, Google Docs, and even Google Vids during the annual Google I/O Developers Conference on Tuesday. One of the biggest highlights was the rollout of new Gemini features for Gmail. Google has added new personalised replies in Gmail with help from Gemini. This allows users to draft their ...

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  Google I/O 2025: Google Previews Gemini-Powered Android XR Glasses With Live Language Translation Feature

  Google showed off its Android XR Glasses at Tuesday's annual Google I/O Developers Conference in California. Developed through an expanded partnership with Samsung, these AI-powered glasses add Gemini to smart glasses. Google is also working with eyewear brands like Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to design the new smart glasses. They feature a liv...

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  Google Ramps Up AI Features In Search Engine

  Google said it was beefing up online searches with even more generative artificial intelligence, as it presses on with embracing AI despite fears for its ad-based business model.

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  Google I/O 2025: AI Mode in Search Gets Agentic Capabilities and a Shopping Experience

  Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) feature in Search, AI Mode, is now getting multiple new capabilities. Announced at Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday, the Mountain View-based tech giant is now making the AI-powered end-to-end search experience more capable and useful. The mode is getting new features such as a reasoning mode, Live Search, ag...

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  Google I/O 2025: Gemini 2.5 AI Models Upgraded With Deep Think Mode, Native Audio Output

  Google showcased several new features for the Gemini 2.5 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models at the Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday. The Mountain View-based tech giant introduced an enhanced reasoning mode dubbed Deep Think, which is powered by the Gemini 2.5 Pro model. It also unveiled a new, natural and human-like speech called Native Audio ...

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  Google Expands AI Overviews to Over 200 Countries in More Than 40 Languages

  Google is expanding its AI Overviews feature to over 200 countries along with broadening support for more languages, the company announced during the keynote of its I/O 2025 developer conference held in California on Tuesday. With this update, the AI-powered search tool will now be available in Arabic, Chinese, Malay, Urdu, and more languages, enab...

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  Google NotebookLM App for Android and iOS Launched, Comes With Audio Overviews Feature

  Google launched the standalone app for NotebookLM on both Android and iOS on Monday. Earlier this month, the Mountain View-based tech giant listed the app on both Google Play and the App Store and allowed users to pre-register for it. Nearly three weeks later, the app is now available on both operating systems and carries several of the core featur...