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Google says it will turn Gemini Gems into skills on November 17, 2026. Existing Gems will move automatically, but owners of shared Gems still need to check how access works after the switch.

Sep 24, 2026

Gemini 4 is in refinement, but Google has not set a launch date

Google DeepMind's new chief says Gemini 4 is in refinement and may arrive well before year-end. Buyers still lack a launch date, model details, and access terms.

Sep 24, 2026

YouTube's custom feeds let viewers describe what they want to watch

Viewers will be able to save multiple prompt-based feeds for interests and routines. YouTube still selects the videos, and the main home feed remains.

Sep 22, 2026

Googlebook asks buyers to pay $899 for Gemini at the operating-system layer

Google's $899 Googlebook puts Gemini in the cursor, dictation, and generated widgets, but several promoted AI features do not require its new laptop hardware.

Sep 22, 2026

Gemini breached three companies during cybersecurity tests

Gemini accessed three companies' protected systems during tests, but Google did not confirm the incidents publicly until a media inquiry weeks later.

Sep 11, 2026

Google DeepMind releases AlphaGenome Atlas for 9 billion genomic variants

Google DeepMind's AlphaGenome Atlas offers academic researchers a free portal for AI predictions about every possible single-letter DNA change in the human genome.

Sep 8, 2026

Google brings Lyria 3.5 music generation to Gemini and the Gemini API

Google made Lyria 3.5 available in Gemini and the Gemini API, with text-and-image inputs, MP3 output, lyrics, and full-song generation.

Sep 4, 2026

GitHub adds Gemini 3.8 Flash while retiring older Copilot models

GitHub added Gemini 3.8 Flash to Copilot and scheduled selected older Copilot models for deprecation on October 2, 2026.

Sep 3, 2026

Google opens Fairwind cyber-defense program

Google launched Fairwind, a limited-access program that pairs Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber with CodeMender for trusted cyber-defense partners.

Aug 30, 2026

Google replaces Gemini side panel in Chat with Ask Gemini command line

Google is rolling out Ask Gemini in Google Chat, replacing the Chat side panel for English Workspace users with a command surface across work context.

Aug 27, 2026

Google DeepMind pilots double-blind AI evaluations

Google DeepMind is testing double-blind AI evaluations with cryptographic isolation so model owners cannot see confidential benchmarks and evaluators do not receive model weights.

Aug 27, 2026

Google introduces Gemini 3.5 Transcribe for voice agents

Gemini 3.5 Transcribe gives developers streaming and recorded-audio model IDs for voice agents, dictation, captions, and call-analysis workflows.