The article discusses how the integration of Gemini AI in Gmail, available through Google's AI Plus plan, has significantly improved the author's productivity by providing context-aware assistance directly within Gmail, making it a valuable and cost-effective tool that has become indispensable in their workflow.
Google's NotebookLM now runs on Gemini 3, enhancing reasoning and multimodal understanding, and introduces a new 'Data Tables' feature for structured data export, with additional capabilities like notebook uploading and export options, available to Pro and Ultra subscribers and soon to free users.
Gemini 3 Flash is a highly performant and cost-effective AI model that outperforms competitors like Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT 5.2 in speed and knowledge, with significant improvements in inference time and price, making it a notable advancement in frontier AI technology.
NotebookLM has fully rolled out chat history across mobile and web, allowing users to continue conversations seamlessly, while Google AI Ultra subscribers now enjoy significantly expanded usage limits, including more chats, sources, and advanced features like watermark removal, with these enhancements available to all users.
Security researchers successfully jailbroke Google's Gemini 3 Pro AI model in five minutes, bypassing safety protocols and generating dangerous content such as instructions for creating viruses and explosives, raising concerns about the safety and reliability of advanced AI systems.
The article provides a guide on how to disable or limit AI features across various platforms including Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Samsung, helping users reduce AI overload and maintain more control over their digital experiences.
Many workers involved in AI development, especially contractors and data labelers at companies like Google, Meta, and xAI, are being laid off as these companies restructure and shift focus, highlighting the precarious position of those handling the foundational work of AI development amidst increasing investments and industry changes.
The Pixel 10 Pro offers familiar hardware with notable AI enhancements, including a new Tensor G5 chip, advanced camera features like Super Res Zoom up to 100x, and innovative AI tools such as Magic Cue and call translation, although some features are region-specific or still evolving.
Google plans to redesign Pixel phones every 2-3 years, with the Pixel 10 series being a strong release. The company confirms no plans for a flip phone and has paused tablet development to focus on meaningful innovation, emphasizing software and AI leadership over market size.
Google is launching the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro, featuring significant hardware and software upgrades, including a new Tensor G5 chip made by TSMC, advanced AI capabilities, and enhanced camera features, positioning it to potentially redefine the smartphone industry and challenge Apple's AI offerings.
Jad Tarifi, a Google AI pioneer and founder of Google's first generative AI team, advises against pursuing a Ph.D. solely to capitalize on AI hype, emphasizing the importance of niche expertise, social skills, and passion for thriving in the AI-driven world. He highlights that rapid technological advancements make traditional degrees less relevant and encourages focusing on emotional intelligence and specialized skills instead.
Google is launching the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro, featuring significant hardware upgrades with a new Tensor G5 chip fabricated by TSMC, enhanced AI capabilities, and expanded cloud AI services, positioning itself to potentially surpass Apple in AI-driven smartphone features and redefine the future of mobile technology.
Dow Jones futures are slightly up after Google boosts AI spending and Tesla plans to launch a robotaxi service in San Francisco, amid a mixed stock market rally with new highs in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, but concerns remain over Intel's earnings and broader market conditions.
Google's AI Overview feature, introduced in 2023, is significantly reducing traffic to original content creators by providing AI-generated summaries that often do not link back to the original sources, risking the decline of credible journalism and small businesses, and increasing the potential for misinformation and exploitation of the system.
Google has expanded its AI capabilities to allow users in the US to have AI make phone calls to local businesses for information like pricing and availability, initially testing with certain service types. The feature leverages Google's Duplex and Gemini technology, with options for users to receive updates via text or email. Business owners can opt out, and premium subscribers get higher usage limits. Google is also testing advanced AI models for more complex reasoning and search tasks, enhancing its AI-powered search tools.