Topic: #google
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Google pledges €13B for Finland data centers as regulator halts two sites
Google announced at least €13 billion for AI infrastructure and data centers in Finland, but Finland's LVV ordered work stopped at the Muhos and Kajaani sites on October 6, according to Crypto Briefing.
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Google launches Playground, a web tool that turns typed descriptions into playable games
Google launched Playground on Wednesday, an experimental web platform that turns a plain-language description into a playable, shareable game with no coding, live for U.S. adults with tiered creation access.
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Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, an AI model aimed at finding and patching software bugs
Google launched Gemini 4 Argon on September 30, 2026. Google says the model can autonomously discover, validate and patch software vulnerabilities, and for now access is limited to its Fairwind Program.
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Google Vids Launches Free AI Video Generation with Gemini Omni
Google announced free AI video generation for all account holders via Google Vids, powered by Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash. Early testing by Decrypt found 720p output, though Google advertises 1080p capability. The tool includes scene extension, timing controls, and SynthID watermarking.
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Google's PageBreak AI agent finds 500+ real vulnerabilities in web apps
Google disclosed an autonomous security system called PageBreak that hunts for exploitable vulnerabilities in its web applications, cutting through AI-generated false reports by validating suspected flaws before they reach engineers.
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UK tribunal certifies £5bn class action against Google over search abuse
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal certified a class action lawsuit against Google on behalf of approximately 880,000 British businesses, alleging the tech giant abused dominant positions in search, mobile operating systems, and advertising to overcharge for search services.
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Google Launches Gemini 3.6 Flash as Pro Version Stalls in Testing
Google shipped three new AI models—Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and a restricted cybersecurity variant—while its promised Pro version remains stuck in internal testing over coding performance gaps.
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Google developing Frozen v2 chip for Gemini AI
According to reports, Google is developing a custom server chip codenamed Frozen v2 that bakes Gemini's architecture directly into hardware, projecting a 6–10x efficiency gain. The project remains exploratory with no official confirmation from Google, and deployment isn't targeted until 2028.
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Microsoft unveils seven AI models, claims wins over Claude and Google
Microsoft unveiled seven new AI models at its Build event, claiming its flagship reasoning and image systems outperform Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Google's Nano Banana 2 on independent benchmarks and image-editing tasks.