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Google's AI Mode becomes a travel agent: flight tracking, hotel booking, and points searches now built in
Google has added real booking and price-tracking tools to AI Mode, its conversational search feature, moving it closer to a full trip-planning assistant.

Google is forcing Android apps to use less memory, and AI chip shortages are why
A global shortage of memory chips, driven by AI data centres gobbling up supply, is about to change the rules for every app on your Android phone.

Google Launches Three New Gemini Audio Models That Handle Jargon, Interruptions and 85 Languages
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, 3.5 Live and 3.5 Live Experimental are rolling out now, and the transcription model is a first for the Gemini family.

Australia Forces Tech Giants to Pay for News, and Nine's CEO Thinks AI Makes That Bet Bigger
New Australian laws could make Google and Meta pay levies if they don't cut deals with local newsrooms. Nine Entertainment's boss says it opens a 'world of growth' even as the company trims $160 million in costs.

Google Search now leads with AI answers. Is that better or worse for you?
The familiar list of blue links hasn't disappeared, but it's no longer the first thing you see. Here's what the change actually means for how you find information.

La mayoría de los principales laboratorios de IA no tienen un plan público para detener un modelo rebelde
Un estudio independiente evaluó a cinco empresas líderes de IA en sus planes de contención de emergencia. Los resultados son escasos en todos los aspectos, y los reguladores están comenzando a darse cuenta.

A £5 Million AI Trial Wants to Stop Planes Drawing Heat-Trapping Lines Across the Sky
Google, the UK government and air traffic controllers are teaming up to test whether artificial intelligence can predict where contrails form, then quietly steer planes around them.

Google Discover Is Getting an AI Chat Box So You Can Just Tell It What You Want
A new chatbot-style panel in the Google app will let you describe your ideal feed in plain English, and Google's AI will adjust it on the spot.

Google Lets Publishers Add a 'Favourite Source' Button to Fight AI Search Traffic Losses
A new embeddable button lets readers tell Google which news sites they trust, nudging the algorithm to show those sites more often in Search, Discover and Google News.

Google bought Spirit Airlines' employee records. Workers are alarmed.
A bankruptcy auction last Friday handed Google a vast trove of Spirit Airlines' workplace data. No passenger details are included, but thousands of current and former employees want to know: how safe is their information?

Google Adds a Student Hub to Gemini Just in Time for Back-to-School
Flashcards, practice quizzes, deep research reports, and a free year of Google's top AI plan for eligible US students. Here is what is actually on offer.

Google Loads Search and Gemini With AI Study Tools, From 3D DNA Models to Custom Quizzes
New features let students generate interactive simulations, practice tests, and research reports directly inside Google Search and the Gemini app, as Google pushes to become the go-to study assistant for learners.

Perplexity gave away a year of free AI to 360 million Indians. Here is what happened next.
A deal with telecom giant Airtel flooded India with free premium subscriptions. Now that free year is ending, the revenue data offers the first real clue about whether giveaways can build paying AI customers.

Relay cierra y su CEO se va a Google Chrome
La startup de flujos de trabajo con IA cierra sus puertas en septiembre. Su fundador se une a Google como VP de Producto para Chrome, donde dice que tiene "planes ambiciosos" para la IA.

Google firma con cinco de los mayores clubes de fútbol para poner Gemini y Pixel en el bolsillo de cada aficionado
Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern, Liverpool y PSG han firmado acuerdos multianual que hacen de Gemini su asistente oficial de IA y de Pixel su teléfono oficial, con igual protagonismo para los equipos femeninos.