#gemini

#gemini

Google has spent much of this year porting its Gemini chatbot to other platforms outside of Android. It arrived on Wear OS smartwatches this summer, it's coming to Android Auto this fall, but now it's Google Home's turn. Say goodbye to Google Assistant, which has powered many of Google's smart home products since its 2016 debut. The command word remains, "Hey Google," but now it'll activate Gemini. Nearly 10 years ago, Google Assistant was the company's answer to Amazon's Alexa. It kickstarted a voice assistant war, but after a period of stagnation, these chatbots have been revived with the advent of large language models.

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Google might have found a way Gemini could be useful while you're playing games on your phone. The company is introducing a new software overlay today it calls the Play Games Sidekick that gives you access to Gemini Live while you play, alongside a host of other gaming-focused updates to Google Play that could make the app platform a better home for gamers.

Google is adding multiple new AI features to Chrome, the most popular browser in the world. The most visible change is a new button in Chrome that launches the Gemini chatbot, but there are also new tools for searching, researching, and answering questions with AI. Google has additional cursor-controlling "agentic" tools in the pipeline for Chrome as well.

AI Mode for search, which essentially allows Gemini to serve as the sifter of SERPs instead of the old-fashioned Google algorithm, became an opt-in preview feature in March before rolling out as an option to general Google users in May. For those who haven't deigned to use it, AI Mode basically turns the Google search page into a chat window where users can ask typical queries and get results delivered from a Gemini-powered chatbot that one has to assume isn't bullshitting them,

The moon is void-of-course until noon ET today, making this morning perfect for a late snooze, a lazy breakfast, or a chill sunrise meditation.

Jim Lovell was a pivotal figure in the race to the Moon, achieving historic milestones during the Gemini and Apollo missions that advanced NASA's space exploration goals.

Gemini is being integrated into Wear OS watches, allowing users to summon the AI assistant by voice, button press, or app icon for hands-free queries.

In the near future, AI agents will handle most computer-based tasks for us, such as browsing websites, filling out forms, booking tickets, and more.

Since its launch back in 2023, Gemini has always felt a little estranged from the Google brand due to its contemporary design, but thanks to a little revamp, it finally feels like part of the family.

Google has rolled out its Veo 3 video generation model for Gemini users in over 159 countries. This is available exclusively to subscribers of Google's AI Pro plan.

“Gemini 2.5 models are thinking models, capable of reasoning through thoughts before responding, resulting in enhanced performance and improved accuracy.”