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Product Launch

Google Vids Adds AI Avatars Based on Selfies and Voice Recordings

Google announced an update to Google Vids that lets users create custom digital avatars from a selfie and voice recording. The company also brought its multi-modal AI model Gemini Omni to the platform, enabling video creation from text prompts and reference images, along with step-by-step editing. The updates position Vids as a broader video creation tool within Google Workspace, competing with startups like HeyGen and Synthesia.

Jul 162 minNeura News

AI Tools

Google Renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, Opens Search to Apps

Google has rebranded its AI note-taking tool NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook, integrating it more deeply into its ecosystem. The company also announced that Google Search will now allow third-party app integrations, starting with Instacart, Canva, and YouTube Music in the US. The updates aim to expand the reach of Google's AI tools.

Jul 163 minNeura News

Industry

EU orders Google to open Android and Search to rivals

The European Union has ordered Google to give rival AI assistants and search engines greater access to Android and Google Search data under the Digital Markets Act. The two decisions, announced Thursday, require Google to provide comparable system features and data access to competitors, potentially reshaping how users interact with Android devices and search services in Europe.

Jul 163 minNeura News

AI Models

Anthropic reportedly exploring custom AI chip with Samsung

Anthropic is in early talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture a custom AI chip, according to The Information. The company has not finalized the chip's design or specifications, and it insists that Nvidia, AWS, and Google remain central to its strategy. The move follows a broader industry trend of AI companies building custom silicon to cut infrastructure costs.

Jul 23 minNeura News

Industry

German court rules Google liable for false AI overview claims

A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for false claims in its AI-generated search overviews. The court treated the AI overviews as Google's own content, rejecting the argument that users should fact-check the results. The landmark decision could have international implications for AI providers.

Jun 107 minNeura News

AI Models

NVIDIA Confidential Computing Powers Apple Private Cloud Compute Expansion

NVIDIA announced that its GPUs with Confidential Computing are now used for confidential inference in Apple's Private Cloud Compute (PCC) as Apple expands PCC beyond its own data centers to Google Cloud. The integration, unveiled at Apple's WWDC 2026, uses NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to support server-side inference for Apple Foundation Models, built by Apple and Google using technologies behind the Gemini family of models. The hardware-based security layer ensures that no one, including system builders, can access user data during processing.

Jun 93 minNeura News

Product Launch

Google's Gemini 3.5 Live Translate delivers real-time voice translation

Google has released Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, a real-time audio translation model that supports over 70 languages. The model automatically detects languages, preserves the speaker's tone and pace, and translates continuously without waiting for sentence breaks. It is now available for developers, in Google Meet as a preview, and in the Google Translate app on Android and iOS.

Jun 93 minNeura News

Industry

Google and Nvidia eye Intel as backup chipmaker amid TSMC capacity crunch

Google has placed an order with Intel to manufacture over three million AI chips for 2028, while Nvidia is testing Intel's manufacturing process for its next-generation Feynman GPU architecture. The moves come as TSMC struggles to keep pace with surging demand for AI chips, giving Intel's foundry business a rare second chance after years of losses. Memory maker SK Hynix is also evaluating Intel's packaging technology.

Jun 84 minNeura News

Industry

SpaceX Strikes $30 Billion AI Computing Deal With Google

SpaceX revealed in a regulatory filing that Google will pay $920 million per month for AI computing power, totaling about $30 billion over the contract's duration. The deal grants Google access to 110,000 Nvidia AI chips and comes as SpaceX prepares for a blockbuster initial public offering next week, with a potential valuation exceeding $1.7 trillion.

Jun 63 minNeura News

Industry

Google to Pay SpaceX $920M Monthly for GPU Compute

SpaceX has secured another major compute deal ahead of its IPO, this time with Google. The agreement, revealed in a regulatory filing, sees Google paying $920 million per month from October 2026 through June 2029 for access to approximately 110,000 NVIDIA GPUs and other components. The deal mirrors a similar arrangement between SpaceX and Anthropic announced in May.

Jun 53 minNeura News

Industry

AI Leaders Push for Synthetic DNA Screening Laws to Block Bioweapons

The CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and Microsoft AI have signed a public letter urging Congress to require mandatory screening of synthetic DNA and RNA orders. They warn that advances in AI could lower the knowledge barriers for developing biological weapons, making new regulations essential to prevent misuse of gene synthesis technology.

Jun 44 minNeura News

AI Tools

ChatGPT for Google Sheets Vulnerability Enables Data Theft and Phishing

A prompt injection attack in ChatGPT for Google Sheets can exfiltrate all workbooks across a victim's account and display phishing overlays, bypassing user-approved edit settings. The vulnerability was disclosed to OpenAI but received only an automated reply. The extension has over 185,000 downloads since its launch less than a month ago.

May 314 minNeura News