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Google Gemini

Gemini is Google's family of AI models and the name of its consumer assistant app, built by Google DeepMind. It is the model line behind AI features across Search, Android and Workspace, and Google's main competitor to OpenAI's GPT models and Anthropic's Claude.

45 stories · updated Oct 13

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Checked Oct 9
Bard renamed Gemini
February 8, 2024

Latest on Google Gemini

Products · ExplainerGemini-powered Siri explained: what shipped in iOS 27, what Google actually does, and what's still comingSiri AI arrived as an English-only beta in iOS 27 on September 14, 2026, built on Apple models developed with Google's Gemini. Where it stands in October: who can use it, how much Gemini is really inside, and what Apple hasn't delivered yet.·7 min readHardware · NewsGoogle Fitbit Edge: $179.99 tracker with a screen, GPS and a replaceable battery ships October 27Google announced the Fitbit Edge on October 12, 2026: a $179.99 tracker with a larger OLED screen, built-in GPS, ECG, up to seven days of battery and a battery you can replace. Its Gemini-powered Health Coach needs a Google Health Premium subscription.·5 min readProducts · NewsMidnight Mimosa: Bitdefender finds malware preinstalled in the firmware of cheap Android phones. How to check yoursBitdefender says Midnight Mimosa ships inside the firmware of some low-cost Android phones built on MediaTek chips, including Doogee and Cubot models, and can't be uninstalled. What it does, which phones are named, and how to check yours.·5 min readIndustry · NewsGoogle's $15 billion Visakhapatnam AI hub faces local opposition over water, power and landActivists in Andhra Pradesh want a moratorium on new data centers while Google builds its largest AI hub outside the US in Visakhapatnam. Google says the site will use air cooling and be operational in 2028. What's planned, what critics say, and what's in court.·5 min readAgents · NewsThe Week in AI #2: Sonnet 5.5, OpenAI DevDay and a gated Gemini 4September 28 – October 4, 2026: two $2/$10 workhorse models, OpenAI's always-on dots, Google's cyber-first Gemini 4 Argon, and Copilot learns to use your desktop.·6 min readProducts · NewsGemini's new skills are replacing Gems. Here's what changes and whenGoogle's reusable instructions can be built from your chats, called with a slash and combined. Gems for personal accounts go away in November.·5 min readModels · NewsGoogle's Gemini 4 Argon is here, but only cyber defenders can use it so farGoogle announced its new frontier model on September 30 with a $2/$10 introductory API price. A week later, access is still limited to vetted security partners.·6 min readIndustry · AnalysisToken pricing isn't the story: what the official price pages actually tell youAnthropic and OpenAI now charge identical sticker prices at two tiers. Your bill is decided by tokenizers, thinking tokens, caching, long-context surcharges and tool fees.·8 min readModels · AnalysisDo AI labs really ship 'mini' models first? What the release record since 2024 showsAcross 32 small-vs-flagship pairings from six labs, the small model came first only five times. Here's what really drives the timing, and the price war at the bottom.·9 min readModels · BenchmarksLong-context recall: what independent benchmarks say "1 million tokens" really buys youEvery frontier API now accepts about a million tokens. Independent evaluations from RULER to ATLAS show how much of that window models actually use.·9 min read

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