Gemini
Jul 22, 2026
Google Drops Three Gemini Models, But Not the Big One
Google has released Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Flash Cyber, expanding its model lineup with faster and lighter options. But the conspicuous absence of Gemini 3.5 Pro is fueling fresh questions about where Google's flagship AI strategy is actually headed.
AI
Gemini
Jul 21, 2026
Google Builds a New Chip to Make Gemini Cheaper to Run
Alphabet is developing a new AI chip aimed at improving the inference efficiency of its Gemini models. The move signals Google's push to reduce the cost of serving AI at scale — a growing priority across the industry.
AI
Hardware
Jul 2, 2026
Fable 5 Returns, Claude Sonnet 5 Lands, Gemini Updates
Anthropic's Fable 5 is back for paid subscribers with a July 7 deadline and benchmarks claiming double the remote work capability of Opus 4.8. Claude Sonnet 5 also quietly launched as the new default model, while Google released two new Gemini media models targeting fast, cheap image and video generation.
Anthropic
Claude
Fable
Jul 1, 2026
Gemini Spark Lands on Mac With Real-Time Tracking
Google's always-on agentic assistant, Gemini Spark, is now available on Mac. The release brings real-time task tracking and broader app compatibility to Google's most autonomous AI product yet.
Gemini
Agentic AI
Jun 30, 2026
Google's Gemini Omni Flash API Adds Video Editing
Google has opened its Gemini Omni Flash model to developers and enterprise customers via API, enabling multi-turn conversational video editing for the first time. With aggressive pricing at $0.10 per second and built-in SynthID watermarking, it collapses a five-tool AI video pipeline into one. The 720p ceiling and 10-second clip limit are real constraints — but the shift from one-shot rendering to iterative editing is significant.
Gemini
Generative Video
Jun 26, 2026
Claude Code Comes to Slack, Gemini Gets Computer Use
Anthropic's Claude Tag brings shared AI agent access directly into Slack workflows, while Google adds computer use to Gemini 3.5 Flash and Figma drops a wave of AI-powered design tools at Config. Here's what's shipping this week.
AI agents
Anthropic
Claude Code
Jun 26, 2026
Google DeepMind Adds Computer Use to Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google DeepMind has integrated computer use directly into Gemini 3.5 Flash, enabling developers to build agents that can see, reason, and act across browser, mobile, and desktop environments. Previously a standalone capability in Gemini 2.5, the feature now ships with enterprise safeguards to mitigate prompt injection risks.
Google DeepMind
Gemini
Computer Use