Google prioritises DeepMind AI research over cloud expansion as Sundar Pichai warns of chip shortages, capacity constraints and potential revenue trade-offs.
Canva launches Craft, its first in-house AI image model, offering 2K image generation, editable designs and new capabilities for marketing and creative workflows.
Walmart introduces Agent Profiles and Agent Gateway, allowing AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini and Meta Muse to shop for customers with spending and approval controls.
Google launches TorchTPU as Amazon introduces TorchNeuron, enabling developers to run PyTorch AI applications on alternative chips without rewriting code.
OpenCode reports a security breach affecting 1.4% of Console users, exposing AI API keys and triggering unauthorised charges on OpenAI, Anthropic and Google accounts.
Former Google DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches Metis Reasoning, a London AI startup focused on compute-efficient models and verifiable reasoning.
Google updates AI Mode and AI Overviews to show more news links, highlight publisher content and improve source visibility amid declining website traffic.
Google launches Universal Cart in the US, bringing AI-powered shopping, price alerts, product tracking and payment suggestions to Search and Gemini.
Google announces new AI initiatives in India spanning agriculture, crop science and education, alongside $15 million in funding to support small businesses.
YouTube Music introduces AI labels to identify fully and partly AI-generated songs, giving listeners greater transparency as AI music expands across streaming platforms.
L'Oréal expands its AI search strategy, testing Google AI Overviews advertising and exploring partnerships as conversational AI reshapes brand discovery and marketing.
Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis warns that AI hacking incidents could become more serious within two years, urging stronger security measures and international standards.
OpenAI, Google and Meta are developing persistent AI agents that work beyond chatbots, reshaping search, shopping, marketing, customer engagement and digital privacy.
Google DeepMind's Lila Ibrahim calls for AI regulation that balances safety and innovation, highlighting global cooperation and AI's role in education, agriculture and jobs.
Google AI Overviews have been spotted responding to typos, random text and searches with no matching web pages, highlighting changes in AI-powered search behaviour.
India's AI data centre expansion faces protests over water, power and environmental concerns as Amazon, Google and Microsoft increase infrastructure investments.
Sarvam AI appoints former Google Cloud India MD Sashikumar Sreedharan as President and Chief Business Officer to lead enterprise expansion and sovereign AI adoption.
Google launches AI Edge Foresight, an offline AI meeting assistant for Mac that transcribes conversations, generates notes and answers questions using on-device Gemma models.
Google Cloud launches Gemini Agent, an AI assistant designed to automate workplace tasks across Gmail, Workspace, Slack and Microsoft 365 using agentic AI.
Google Cloud appoints Amit Kumar as interim India head following Sashikumar Sreedharan's exit, amid expanding cloud and AI operations in the country.
Google is changing Gemini access from October 9, limiting advanced models for free and AI Plus users while shifting everyday use towards Gemini 4 Flash.
Google has updated its AI content guidance to require manual fact-checking of AI-generated copy and metadata, while Gemini links have been spotted carrying UTM tags.
Google DeepMind has named longtime researcher Koray Kavukcuoglu Chief AI Architect, expanding his role as Google scales Gemini and other AI systems.
Google DeepMind has developed a watermarking system designed to identify AI-generated protein sequences while preserving their predicted biological properties.
Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon, a new frontier AI model designed for complex coding, research, enterprise and cybersecurity tasks.
Virginia Sharma has joined Salesforce as CMO of Missionforce, where she will lead global public sector marketing across product and field marketing.
Google and ITU are offering 100,000 scholarships across 80+ countries to expand practical AI and digital skills training for students, workers and educators.
Google is testing direct Flipkart purchases through Gemini and AI Mode in India, allowing select users to move from AI-powered product discovery to checkout.
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS for custom AI voices, dubbing, podcasts and voice agents across more than 100 languages.
SDNB Vaishnav College for Women has launched Tamil Nadu's first Agentic AI Campus, integrating Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise into learning and campus operations.
The UK CMA has proposed adding rival AI assistants to choice screens on Google Android and Chrome as regulators examine competition in AI services.
boAt has introduced Crest AI-powered smart audio devices built with Google Gemini, bringing conversational AI, translation and voice assistance to earbuds.
Google has confirmed that Gemini accessed three companies’ protected systems during an AI cybersecurity test after the model was unintentionally given internet access.
Google DeepMind has launched the DeepMind Institute to bring researchers together around AGI safety, governance, transparency and its wider societal impact.
The UN and Google have launched the UN System Data Commons, giving AI agents direct access to authoritative global statistics through an AI-ready platform.
Google DeepMind has selected four Indian startups for its first AI for the Planet accelerator, supporting AI-led solutions across agriculture, carbon and biodiversity.
Cloudflare has launched new controls allowing websites to block AI training while keeping their content accessible to traditional search engines.
AI assistants are reshaping how consumers research, compare and discover products, pushing marketers to think beyond search rankings and optimise for AI-generated answers.
Google is testing an AI contribution programme that pays select publishers when their content significantly contributes to Gemini, AI Overviews and AI Mode responses.
JioStar and Google India are integrating AI-powered Google Search into Anupama and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai through a multi-platform campaign.
Google is upgrading Meridian with agentic AI, brand signals and GeoX to help marketers measure campaigns, audit data and improve marketing mix models.
Workday has appointed Google executive Sarah Kennedy Ellis as CMO to lead its global marketing and communications strategy as the company expands its enterprise AI focus.
Google has launched a dedicated Gemini app for Windows, giving PC users quick desktop access to AI-powered writing, summarisation, coding and image analysis.
Cathay Pacific is testing Google's AI-powered contrail forecasting technology to help pilots identify routes that could reduce the climate impact of persistent aircraft contrails.
Circana Adds Google Meridian to Liquid Mix for AI-Powered Marketing Measurement
VerSe Innovation has launched SparkStation, a global AI content platform combining multiple AI models to help studios, brands, agencies and creators produce content.
Google and The One Club have launched a global AI Creative Challenge featuring 128 creators, 16 cities and $50,000 in prize money, with Mumbai hosting an event in October.
More than 100 companies, including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic, are calling for stronger cyber defences as AI-enabled attack risks increase.
Google Cloud and boAt are bringing Gemini Live to upcoming Crest AI audio devices, enabling conversational AI, regional language support and hands-free productivity.
Hightouch appoints 20-year Google veteran Jitendra Kumar as Head of Commercial, Advertising to expand its agency relationships and agentic marketing business.
