Blink and you missed it: Google has a new pair of prototype AR glasses

I thought Google killed its augmented reality glasses after they couldn’t live up to the promise of real-time translation. I thought Project Iris was vaporware after the company shed its AR leaders and downsized the division that was reportedly facing internal turmoil.

But we may have written off Google’s Glasses too soon — because Google just revealed a new prototype pair in a blink-and-you-missed-it moment at Google I/O.

In the heat of the moment, I thought the Googler...

Google’s Gemini video search makes factual error in demo

Google made a lot of noise about its Gemini AI taking over search at its I/O conference today, but one of its flashiest demos was once again marked by the ever-present fatal flaw of every large language model to date: confidently making up the wrong answer.

During a sizzle reel for “Search in the Gemini era,” Google demoed video search, which allows you to search by speaking over a video clip. The example is a video of a stuck film advance lever on a film camera with the query...

Bumble apologizes for its anti-celibacy ad fumble

The billboard ads contained messages that seemingly mocked celibate women. | Image: The Verge

Dating app company Bumble has issued an apology for running an ad campaign that seemingly shamed women for not being sexually active and mocked people for choosing celibacy instead of dating.

After updating its app and brand design in April to try to attract new users who are “exhausted from the dating scene,” Bumble ran a series of billboard ads containing messages like “You know full...

Google’s new LearnLM AI model focuses on education

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Google says its new AI model, LearnLM, will help students with their homework.

LearnLM, a family of AI models based on Google’s other large language mode, Gemini, was built to be an expert in subjects, find and present examples in different ways like a photo or video, coach students while studying, and, in Google’s words, “inspire engagement.”

Google has already integrated LearnLM into its products, bundling it with other services like Google Search,...

'AI Teammate' announced at Google I/O 2024 — your new AI-powered co-worker friend

If you've ever used an AI chatbot, you'd know it's a very singular experience. Your chatbot interacts with what an individual says or asks.

At Google I/O, as part of its Gemini for Workspace platform, the search giant shared a new feature: AI Teammate. AI Teammate basically takes that solo chatbot experience and puts the AI bot in a multi-user space, turning the AI chatbot into sort of a mock fellow co-worker.

Gemini Nano can detect scam calls for you

Google I/O is underway, and the company is firing on all cylinders, introducing feature after feature that leverages AI to make your life easier.

Some of the features that caught our eye have to do with Gemini Nano, the company's smallest Gemini-based model. It's still pretty capable, but it's small enough to run entirely on device, meaning it can perform tasks faster than other versions of Gemini.

As Google demoed on I/O stage on Tuesday, Gemini Nano can help a person with poor eyesight get...

Gemini can now make generative memes in Google Messages

Now the unfunniest guy you know can be even less funny in the group chat.

At Google I/O on Tuesday, Google showed off what felt like dozens of new things you can do with its in-house Gemini AI, but one of them stood out more than the others. In Google Messages on Android devices, users will be able to bring up the Gemini overlay and create AI-generated meme response images to drag and drop into conversations.

Google I/O: New Gemini App wants to be the AI assistant to top all AI assistants

Google's self-proclaimed "most intelligent AI experience" yet is redefining how humans interact with AI via a new app. The latest Gemini offering was announced at Google I/O on Tuesday.

"Our vision for the Gemini app is to be the most helpful, personal AI assistant by giving you direct access to Google's latest AI models," said Sissie Hsao, general manager for Gemini experiences and Google Assistant. The multimodal app —which integrates text, video, and newly-announced voice technology for...

Veo, Google's Sora competitor, is hyped by Donald Glover

Google, with the help of creative renaissance man Donald Glover, has demoed an AI video generator to compete with OpenAI's Sora. The model is called Veo, and while no clear launch date or rollout plan has been announced, the demo does appear to show a Sora-like product, apparently capable of generating high-quality, convincing video.

What's "cool" about VEO? "You can make a...

Everything announced at Google I/O, including AI Agents, Ask Photos, and more

Google held its I/O event aimed at developers on Tuesday. The event was expected to provide lots of news and announcements, and it did not disappoint.

Nothing is ever certain, but coming into Tuesday's event, it was expected that Google would announce significant updates to its chatbot Gemini. In actuality, we got a mess of AI announcements, most centered on Gemini and its new capabilities.

Here is everything announced during I/O, as well as some of Mashable's corresponding coverage so that...

Google I/O: Google announces new safety framework for responsible AI

As Google positions its upgraded generative AI as teacher, assistant, and recommendation guru, the company is also trying to turn its models into a bad actor's worst enemy.

"It's clear that AI is already helping people," said James Manyika, Google's senior vice president of research, technology, and society, to the crowd at the company's Google I/O 2024 conference. "Yet, as with any emerging technology, there are still risks, and new questions will arise as AI advances and its uses...

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Google I/O 2024: everything announced

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Google I/O just ended — and it was packed with AI announcements. As expected, the event focused heavily on Google’s Gemini AI models, along with the ways they’re being integrated into apps like Workspace and Chrome.

If you didn’t get to tune in to the event live, you can catch up with all the latest from Google in the roundup below.

And you’ll also be able to ask questions with video, right in Search....

The US moves to stop buying uranium from Russia and start producing it at home

Barrels stored at the Energy Fuels White Mesa Mill uranium production facility in Blanding, Utah, on June 12th, 2023.  | Photo: Getty Images

President Joe Biden signed a new law that bars the US from importing uranium from Russia in the hopes of jumpstarting domestic mining to fuel nuclear reactors. The law also unlocks $2.7 billion in federal funding to shore up that domestic supply chain, which Congress previously approved pending limits on imports from Russia.

Russia has...

Watch this screaming, rainbow-clad musician demo Google’s AI DJ

Well, that’s one way to kick off a developer-focused tech event. | Image: Google

Developer conferences aren’t exactly known for having an energetic, party-like atmosphere, but thankfully, that didn’t stop Google’s latest hype man. The company’s I/O event this year was kicked off by Marc Rebillet — an artist known in online spaces for pairing improvised electronic tracks with amusing (and typically loud) vocals. He also wears a lot of robes.

“If you have no idea who I...

Google I/O 2024: AI Overviews in Search are rolling out to users this week

It's been teased and tested for over a year, but it's finally here: AI Overviews in Search.

The first major announcement of Google's I/O 2024 event, the tech giant started off with the reveal that its Search Generative Experience (SGE) labs feature will be rolling out to US users within the week. This new feature allows Google to provide AI-generated overviews or summaries...

Ask Photos is Google's new AI feature for Google Photos

At Google's annual I/O conference, the tech giant announced a more powerful AI-based search experience within Google Photos.

People upload 6 billion photos and videos to the platform every day, and now they'll be able to search for those elements more efficiently using not just keywords but phrases.

CEO Sundar Pichai gave one example: "Say you're at a parking station...

Google I/O 2024: 'AI Agents' are AI personal assistants that can return your shoes

Google will be sharing lots of products ready to utilize at today's big Google I/O event.

However, one announcement from CEO Sundar Pichai was more of an idea that's in the works: AI Agents. According to Pichai, AI Agents are still in "early days," but their description shows what Google envisions what AI can do for users. 

Pichai described AI agents as "intelligent systems that show reasoning, planning, and memory" and can "think multiple steps ahead" to complete more...