Jul 7, 2026
Search Console Adds 'Platform Properties' for Creators
Google is rolling out a new Search Console feature called 'platform properties,' giving creators visibility into how their Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube content surfaces in Search. The update is part of Google's broader push to position Search as a central hub for creator and publisher analytics.
Search Console
Creator Tools
Jul 6, 2026
Google Trains Its AI on Your Data — Here's the Opt-Out
A quiet update to Google's privacy settings now allows the company to use more of your personal data to train its AI models. If you haven't reviewed your settings recently, you're likely opted in by default. Here's what changed and how to take back control.
Privacy
AI Training
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
Jul 1, 2026
Google Warns EU Search Data Rules Could Enable Hacks
Google's senior security staff are sounding alarms over European Commission proposals that would force it to share search data and open Android to competitors. They argue the plans contain anonymization flaws that could expose millions of users' queries — and invite cybercriminals within weeks of implementation.
Android
Big Tech
Cybersecurity
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 25, 2026
Google's AI Brain Drain Continues to Favor Anthropic
Two more senior AI researchers, Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel, are leaving Google for Anthropic, continuing a troubling exodus of top talent from the tech giant. The departures follow high-profile exits by Noam Shazeer and Nobel laureate John Jumper, raising questions about Google's ability to retain its best minds.
Anthropic
AI Research