Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

Users will be able to use natural language prompts to direct avatars to “act” in a scene. This can include the avatar ...
Engadget

Google is reportedly testing a Gemini app for Mac

Google is testing a version of its Gemini app for macOS, Bloomberg reports. The app would bring the AI assistant to uncharted territory, and in more direct competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT and ...
TechCrunch

The Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using

Google has been steadily integrating Gemini across Google Workspace, embedding AI into Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Meet. With so many updates rolling out, the real question isn’t what ...
The Verge

Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead

Everything we know about the huge Google app store changes. Everything we know about the huge Google app store changes. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, ...
Search Engine Land

Google removes accessibility section from JavaScript SEO section

Google has removed the “design for accessibility” section from within the Understand the JavaScript SEO basics documentation. Google said this was removed because the information was “out of date and ...
Android Police

I stopped using this Google app years ago until a surprise update changed everything

I am an author and features writer at Android Police. I primarily writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest smartphone apps and features for Android Police since joining the team in early ...
9to5google

Google details MCP-like ‘AppFunctions’ that let Gemini use Android apps

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android. Google is “introducing early stage developer capabilities that bridge the gap ...
Android Authority

Gemini Labs arrives, giving a clear home for experimental features

Google has introduced Gemini Labs, giving experimental features a clearly labeled home inside the Tools menu. A new Personal Intelligence toggle lets you stop Gemini from using connected app data in ...
Engadget

Google's Project Genie lets you create your own 3D interactive worlds

Project Genie allows people outside of Google to try the company's Genie 3 world model. (Google) This past summer, Google DeepMind debuted Genie 3. It’s what’s known as a world world, an AI system ...
Ars Technica

Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt

Last year, Google showed off Genie 3, an updated version of its AI world model with impressive long-term memory that allowed it to create interactive worlds from a simple text prompt. At the time, ...
The Verge

Dozens of nudify apps found on Google and Apple’s app stores

The Tech Transparency Project identified dozens of apps that can create nonconsensual sexualized deepfakes beyond xAI’s Grok. The Tech Transparency Project identified dozens of apps that can create ...