The updated Build tab serves as the entry point to vibe coding. It introduces a new layout and workflow where users can select from Google’s suite of AI models and features to power their applications. The default is Gemini 2.5 Pro, which is great for most cases.

Subscribers will be able to send hi-res photos without their phones as RCS support comes to Google Messages for web.

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Meta has poached a key Google DeepMind researcher, in a sign that competition for talent in an emerging area of AI development is heating up.

NotebookLM is a Google AI-powered research and writing tool that functions as a virtual research assistant. It allows users to help users summarize, extra and understand complex information from their own uploaded documents or from the internet or other sources.

Google Fi is introducing AI-enhanced audio, which should improve sound quality. The feature launches in November.

Liz Reid says AI isn’t driving the change in Google Search — users are. Younger audiences are shifting to video, forums, and creator content.

On top of the basic Veo 3.1 model, there's also a new Veo 3.1 Fast model, which is basically a lighter weight version of Veo 3.1. They're both now available in Gemini, the Vertex AI platform, and Google Flow, the AI video editing tool that's designed around AI-generated videos and editing them together.

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is urging regulators to rein in Google’s AI practices, arguing the tech giant’s dominance in search gives it an unfair edge in the AI race.