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Google says the longer context helps Gemini 4 Argon handle complex, multi-step tasks by retaining information and decisions across a single workflow instead of splitting the work into separate session

A Google employee familiar with model development said there is "large consensus" internally at the company that Gemini 4 is at the frontier

The voluntary White House accord signed by Trump and major tech executives sets out four layers of AI safeguards, from internal controls to independent audits and board oversight

The company routed 47% of its sales to customers last year through cloud partners Amazon and Alphabet's Google, according to a copy of its confidential IPO filing

Google's Project Suncatcher will test AI chips in orbit as the company explores solar-powered satellite clusters as a potential new way to scale AI computing infrastructure

Building AI platforms that can interact in local languages is key to growing the technology in India and bridging the digital divide

Google has been fined 403 million euros (USD 463 million) for breaching the European Union's strict privacy rules because it mishandled users' location data, the bloc's data privacy watchdog said Monday. Ireland's Data Protection Commission said its investigation found Google did not lawfully or fairly process location data in users' Web & App Activity, a Google setting that tracks browsing and search history, and in their Location History, a service that maps places they've been with their mobile phones. Regulators also found the company failed to be lawful, fair and transparent when it processed personal data in its Location Accuracy feature in the Android mobile operating system. Ireland is the lead regulator for Google in the 27-nation EU because the US tech giant's European headquarters is based in Dublin. The investigation, which opened six years ago, examined how Google applied the EU privacy rule book, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, from the time it took .

A spokesperson for Google confirmed the development and said that it had "proposed to operationalise the provision of relevant information to the I4C in cases related to CSAM"

Google has been fined 403 million euros (USD 463 million) for breaching the European Union's strict privacy rules because it mishandled users' location data, the bloc's data privacy watchdog said Monday. Ireland's Data Protection Commission said its investigation found Google did not lawfully or fairly process location data in users' Web & App Activity, a Google setting that tracks browsing and search history, and in their Location History, a service that maps places they've been with their mobile phones. Regulators also found the company failed to be lawful, fair and transparent when it processed personal data in its Location Accuracy feature in the Android mobile operating system. Ireland is the lead regulator for Google in the 27-nation EU because the US tech giant's European headquarters is based in Dublin. The investigation, which opened six years ago, examined how Google applied the EU privacy rule book, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, from the time it took .

Four paid subscribers file class action in California, alleging Sherman Act violations following public calls for safety-driven deceleration

Gemini found public information online and guessed credentials to access three websites during a May cybersecurity evaluation, Google said, prompting changes to testing processes

Gujarat police will question Google over safeguards after uncovering 513,847 fake Gmail accounts used in a network sending hoax bomb threats

Josh Engels said he left Google DeepMind three weeks ago despite enjoying his work there and turned down offers from Anthropic and OpenAI 'because of how high the stakes are right now'

Bilal is the latest AI researcher to voice grave concerns in recent days about the new technology's evolving but misaligned capabilities that could eventually destroy humankind

Google selects four Indian startups for its first DeepMind climate accelerator, backing AI-led solutions in agriculture, carbon removal and biodiversity

The Finland deal also includes a 22-year purchase agreement for up to 50% of the energy output ​of one of the country's two nuclear plants

A DeepMind study of 100 AI agents found that an exploit could spread rapidly through a multi-agent system, while other agents independently detected cheating, raised alarms and proposed fixes

Videotex, an original design manufacturer of televisions and display products, has been certified to build and supply Google TV-powered smart televisions, which would significantly expand its business to Rs 800 crore over the next 2-3 years, its Director Arjun Bajaj said. The company, which has an installed capacity to produce 2.2 million TV units annually, also plans to enter into large appliances, with the first category expected to enter mass production by the end of this year, he said without disclosing the category. On receiving Google TV original design manufacturer (ODM) certification, Bajaj termed it a "very big deal", saying the approval would enable local and regional television brands to source Google TV-powered smart televisions from an Indian manufacturing partner instead of relying on Chinese suppliers. "It will reduce brands' dependence on sourcing from China or working with Chinese ODMs, while strengthening India as a sourcing and manufacturing base for televisions,"

Google's September Android Drop adds new Gemini features, Motion Assist, Guided vision, Google Keep integration in Messages and new chat customisation options

Google Maps now shows Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' for users in the US after the US Geographic Names Information System formally changed the lake's name