Google reportedly worked directly with Israel’s military on AI tools
Google worked with the Israeli military in the immediate aftermath of its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, racing to beat out Amazon to provide AI services, according to company documents obtained by the Washington Post.
Samsung Unpacked S25: Galaxy S25 Phone Goes All-In On Google AI
At Samsung Unpacked S25, Samsung showed off an AI-curated “Now Brief” that transforms the lock screen into a daily report.
Google Steps Up AI Race With Fresh $1 Billion Investment in OpenAI Rival Anthropic
Google is investing another billion dollars in Anthropic
Google invests $1 bln in OpenAI rival Anthropic, FT reports
Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1 billion into OpenAI rival Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Samsung's AI alliance with Google could spell trouble for the iPhone - here's why
Samsung's partnership with Google imbues its new Galaxy S25 phones with powerful AI and deep integration across its ecosystem. That's a major, major win.
Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars
One of the most important changes in Samsung’s new phones is a simple one: when you long-press the side button on your phone, instead of activating Samsung’s own Bixby assistant by default, you’ll get Google Gemini .
Google’s Titans Give AI Human-Like Memory
At the heart of Titans' design is a concerted effort to more closely emulate the functioning of the human brain.
Google releases free Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model, pressuring OpenAI’s premium strategy
Google challenges OpenAI with free Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model, offering million-token processing, native code execution, and breakthrough performance in math and science benchmarks.
3 exciting AI features coming to Google Pixel and other Android phones
Google today has announced that several features introduced at Samsung Unpacked will also be heading to other Android phones soon. Some of these are specific to the Pixel 9 lineup, but most are coming to all recent Android phones. Here's a look at what's on the way.
The Prompt: Inside Google's AI Innovation Engine
The order, signed in October 2023, required companies building powerful AI systems to share their safety test results with the federal government and come up with ways to limit their models’ biases and discrimination.
Google rushed to sell AI tools to Israel’s military after Hamas attack
The company fulfilled requests from Israel’s military for more access to AI tools as it sought to compete with Amazon, documents obtained by The Post show.
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Google Adds AI Shortcuts, Lock-Screen Updates, More to Galaxy S25 Series
Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s.
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Galaxy S25 Phones First to Feature Google's Project Astra AI Tech
The Samsung Galaxy S25 will be the first family of phones to include Google's Project Astra, the companies announced Wednesday at Samsung's Unpacked 2025 event. This gives the phone the ability to analyze the world around it through its camera and provide personalized answers to questions that chatbots can't replicate.