AISep 16, 2026The Verge
Claude comes for Gemini with its own take on Docs and Slides
The Verge casts Anthropic’s new Docs and Slides as a straight shot at Gemini’s workspace lane—create, edit, export, and share docs and decks from Claude chats.
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Google/Gemini
Google, DeepMind, and Gemini developments.
AISep 16, 2026NVIDIA Blog
Emerald AI, Google and NVIDIA Launch Alliance to Advance Flexible AI Data Centers
Emerald AI, Google, and NVIDIA launched the AI Energy Management Alliance to push data centers that flex electricity use with the grid—not just demand flat megawatts.
AISep 16, 2026The Verge
A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation
The Verge’s Sean Hollister catalogs years of AI CEOs asking for guardrails—and how little binding law followed—while today’s panic finally tests whether the rhetoric was ever serious.
AISep 15, 2026Google DeepMind
Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking
DeepMind launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Live Extended Thinking—voice models that keep talking while running parallel reasoning, tools, and real-time visual context in the background.
AISep 15, 2026Google AI Blog
AI for Societal Impact
Google’s hub post gathers AI-for-good threads—science, language, economy ATLAS, wildfire spotting—framing a decade of research as measurable societal deployment, not demos.
AISep 15, 2026Google AI Blog
Building AI to accelerate science and improve lives
James Manyika says Google tech now supports 300+ languages covering ~86% of people, pairs that with AI & Economy ATLAS insights, and surveys health, disaster, learning, and work applications.
AISep 15, 2026Google AI Blog
AI for everyone in every language
Manyika’s language essay: Google moves past plain translation toward models that catch tone, slang, and living speech—with community partnerships and offline-aware design for the long tail.
AISep 15, 2026TechCrunch
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google have been in talks on AI safety for weeks
OpenAI’s Chris Lehane told reporters the company has been working with Anthropic and Google DeepMind on AI safety for weeks—amid antitrust worries and Amodei’s call for a narrow coordination waiver.
AISep 15, 2026Google AI Blog
New insights from Google’s AI & Economy ATLAS
Google’s ATLAS update shows India’s creatives and U.S. technical roles leading work AI use — while scientists save ~7 hours a week and still bottleneck on validation.
AISep 15, 2026Ars Technica
Volvo increases the batteries for 2028 XC60 and XC90 plug-in refresh
Volvo’s refreshed XC60 and XC90 plug-ins jump to a 37.9 kWh usable pack — and both get Gemini on a new 11.2-inch Android Automotive stack.
AISep 14, 2026The Verge
Is Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?
Amodei’s three-step “pace the frontier” pitch won rival CEOs’ nods — and immediately drew cartel and safety-washing accusations that only measurable teeth can settle.
AISep 14, 2026Google AI Blog
DevFest is back
Google’s community DevFest season returns Oct 1–Dec 31, 2026 — nearly a million developers expected across 800+ events, themed for the “agentic era.”