Google is a multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products, including search engines, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is renowned for its advancements in artificial intelligence and its mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.

GPT-6-Astra Scores 98% on Theoretical Physics Benchmark

October 25, 2026

GPT-6-Astra solved 49 of 50 research level theoretical physics problems in the TheoPhysEval benchmark, with an average cost below $3 per problem.

Google Cleared 250,000 Trees for Finnish Data Center Before Environmental Review

October 24, 2026

Google cleared an estimated 250,000 trees near Muhos before completing environmental assessments. Finnish authorities halted work at two sites earlier this month.

Google Says Gmail and Photos Data Shared With Its AI Features Can Shape Ads

October 24, 2026

Google's updated privacy policy says Search may use Gmail, Drive and Photos data that users share with its AI features to personalize ads.

Google Tests Gemini in Software Engineering Interviews

October 23, 2026

Google is testing software engineering interviews that assess AI fluency and let candidates use Gemini during coding tasks.

Google and Voltus Plan 1,070 MW Virtual Power Plant

October 22, 2026

Google is working with Voltus to reduce electricity use across homes and businesses when demand is high, freeing capacity for data centers on the PJM grid.

Goldman Sachs Launches Small Business AI Institute

October 22, 2026

Goldman Sachs launched an institute that will provide AI training and tools to small businesses through partnerships with Google, Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta.

Google Maps Adds Gemini to Apple CarPlay

October 22, 2026

Google Maps now offers Gemini during CarPlay navigation, supporting conversational requests, route changes and voice reports of traffic disruptions.

Google Cloud Adds NVIDIA Vera Rubin A5X Instances

October 22, 2026

Google Cloud will make A5X bare metal instances based on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 platform generally available in November. The company also introduced expanded networking, sovereign AI and confidential computing options.

Chrome Adds Gemini Scam Detection and ClickFix Warnings

October 22, 2026

Chrome is adding Gemini based scam detection, suspicious site alerts, and warnings for copied commands linked to ClickFix attacks.

SpaceX Q3 revenue doubles to $14.58 billion as AI compute rental brings in $7.6 billion

October 21, 2026

SpaceX's third-quarter revenue more than doubled to $14.58 billion, with AI revenue up more than ninefold to $7.6 billion, mostly from renting compute to Anthropic, Google and others.

Google Adds Personal Intelligence to Gemini in Cars

October 21, 2026

Google is adding Personal Intelligence to Gemini in vehicles, allowing the assistant to use information from connected Google services. The feature is rolling out through Android Auto before reaching cars with Google Built-in.

Senators Blumenthal and Hawley press Google on AI in schools

October 21, 2026

Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai what the company knows about how its AI products in schools affect children, setting a Nov. 2 deadline.

Google DeepMind Staff Quit Over Military AI Contracts

October 21, 2026

Several Google DeepMind employees have resigned or plan to leave over concerns about the company's military AI contracts and oversight of classified uses.

Government websites go offline across Europe after AI-found PHP flaws

October 21, 2026

Government sites in the Netherlands, Finland, France and Denmark went offline as operators raced to patch critical PHP vulnerabilities found with AI.

Google.org Awards $36 Million to 17 AI Science Projects

October 21, 2026

Google.org selected 17 organizations to share $36 million for research using AI in climate, energy and health.

Generative AI reaches 243 million users across Southeast Asia

October 21, 2026

Google, Temasek and Bain's e-Conomy SEA 2026 report says 243 million Southeast Asians, 58% of workers, have adopted generative AI in under three years.

Pichai Says Google Sacrifices Cloud Revenue for Frontier AI

October 20, 2026

Google is prioritizing computing capacity for frontier AI research even when that limits the cloud resources it can sell, CEO Sundar Pichai said.

Google adds small business tools to Gemini

October 20, 2026

Gemini is getting a small business hub with tools for branding, marketing, financial analysis and connections to business apps.

Google to Fund Grid Upgrades for Expanded Arkansas Data Center

October 20, 2026

Google will cover new power resources and grid upgrades for its expanded West Memphis data center campus. Entergy Arkansas projects at least $500 million in additional customer savings over 20 years.

US sanctions five Chinese entities tied to Google AI trade secret theft

October 20, 2026

The US imposed sanctions on Shanghai Zhisuan Technology, MiraclePlus and three related entities following the conviction of former Google engineer Ding Linwei for stealing AI trade secrets.

Free newsletter

Daily AI Brief

Daily report covering major AI developments and industry news, with both top stories and complete market updates