Gemini 3.5 Pro Slips From June to July
Google moved Gemini 3.5 Pro from a June release into July, leaving the flagship model limited to a small Vertex AI preview.
Gemini News and Analysis
17 verified stories covering Gemini, product updates and industry developments.
Google pushes cheaper image and video models
Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite for fast low-cost image generation and previewed Gemini Omni Flash for short video generation and conversational editing.
Gemini Spark moves onto the Mac
Google updated Gemini Spark with a macOS beta, more connected apps and proactive monitoring for topics such as sports, stocks, weather and email.
Gemini 3.5 Pro slips past June as prediction markets price July
Gemini 3.5 Pro slips past June as prediction markets price July
Google’s compute crunch reportedly cuts Meta’s Gemini access
Google’s compute crunch reportedly cuts Meta’s Gemini access
Google Home Speaker replaces Assistant with Gemini
Google’s $99.99 speaker is the first audio device built for Gemini for Home, with on-device inference, multi-step commands and premium subscription features.
Gemini-SQL2 tops 80 on the BIRD text-to-SQL benchmark
Google Research says a Gemini 3.1 Pro based system crossed 80 execution accuracy on BIRD without dedicated fine-tuning.
Google and the FBI sue alleged Gemini scam operators
Google has joined the FBI in a lawsuit over alleged scams built around Gemini, turning AI abuse into a legal test case.
Gemini suffers a global outage lasting more than six hours
The interruption showed how dependent users have become on hosted AI assistants and why AI infrastructure now faces cloud-service reliability expectations.
Google pushes Gemini onto the World Cup screen
Google is using the 2026 World Cup to place Gemini across Search, lock-screen scores, Maps, Waze and fan image tools.
ChatGPT’s web share falls as Gemini surges
Similarweb data compiled by Momentic shows ChatGPT still leads AI chatbot web visits, but Gemini has grown from 5.6% to 27.4% in a year.
Google turns Street View into a Genie world model
DeepMind connects 280 billion Street View images to Genie, making real places walkable as stylized 720p worlds for Ultra users.
Google Antigravity 2.0 lets 93 AI agents build an OS in 12 hours
Google launched Antigravity 2.0 at I/O 2026, a standalone agent platform that can orchestrate 93 sub-agents to build an operating system in 12 hours.
Google’s Gemini Spark costs $100/month, connects 11 SaaS platforms
Google I/O 2026 introduces Gemini Spark, a 24/7 AI agent with its own Gmail address, priced at $100/month and integrated with 11 SaaS services via MCP.
Gemini 3.5 Flash beats GPT-5.5 in agentic benchmarks, costs just $1.5
Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash outperforms GPT-5.5 on agentic benchmarks while being dramatically cheaper, and becomes the default model across Gemini app and Search.
Google I/O 2026: Gemini 4.0 Isn't the Headline Anymore
Google I/O 2026 kicks off tomorrow, but Gemini's big update is no longer the main event as the company shifts focus to AI agents and hardware.
Google I/O 2026 kicks off tomorrow, Gemini Omni leaks ahead of time
Google's I/O 2026 keynote begins May 19, with leaked details on Gemini Omni, Gemini 3.5, Spark, and Android XR glasses.