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Google’s Veo 2, the AI video generator unveiled in December, has a price tag that’s turning heads: 50 cents per second. That’s $30 a minute, $1,800 an hour. It sounds steep—until you stack it up against the cost of actual video production. Continue Reading →

It’s Valentine’s Day—did you forget the chocolates? Fear not, because if you’re a Google Gemini Advanced user, forgetting is yesterday's problem. The AI platform will now remember every discussion you've ever had and summarize them for you. The update, initially available to English-speaking subscribers of the Google One AI Premium Plan, hopes to streamline interactions by removing the need to revisit old conversations. Continue Reading →

Google is doubling down on AI-powered search. During yesterday's earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai outlined Google’s plans to transform Search into an AI-driven assistant, expanding beyond traditional query-based results. Continue Reading →

Google’s recent deal with the Associated Press (AP) and OpenAI’s funding of Axios highlight the critical challenge facing journalism in the generative era: how to remain a sustainable business while embracing disruptive technology. Continue Reading →

Google has rolled out a new experimental reasoning AI model: Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental – the name kind of rolls off the tip of your tongue, doesn't it? – which is now available on its AI prototyping platform, AI Studio. Continue Reading →

As part of its 12 days of "shipmas," OpenAI has announced that its AI-powered search engine, SearchGPT, is now available to all users, both free and paid, starting today. This expansion follows the initial release in October, which was limited to paid subscribers. The search function is well-integrated into ChatGPT, and it's pretty useful. Continue Reading →

To give you a sense of just how fast AI is evolving, here's a small list of announcements from this past week. Remember, today you are experiencing the slowest rate of technological change you’ll ever experience for the rest of your life. Continue Reading →

Google has introduced Gemini 2.0, its latest AI model designed to redefine the artificial intelligence landscape. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, describes the release as a milestone in the company’s effort to organize the world’s information and make it more actionable through advanced AI systems. The company posted a blog ushering in the "Agentic Era." Continue Reading →

We are one step closer to practical quantum computing. This is a very big deal, and it's worth a minute or two to understand what Google has accomplished and how (and when) it may exert an influence on how we spend our days. Continue Reading →

OpenAI is taking AI to the next level with its plans to release autonomous AI agents, which could redefine how we interact with technology and manage daily tasks. Unlike traditional AI assistants, these agents act independently, executing multi-step tasks to accomplish goals. Continue Reading →