Google has confirmed that Assistant will begin shutting down on Android phones from September 4. Gemini will replace it as the default AI assistant across phones, smartwatches, Android Auto and other devices as Google accelerates its AI-first strategy.

Google to shut down Assistant on Android from September 4 as Gemini takes over

Google has started rolling out Gemini Spark in India for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. The new always-on AI agent can continue working in the background on long-running tasks, marking Google's latest push into autonomous AI assistants.

Claude Code killer? Gemini Spark is now available in India, and AI can now work without your laptop

Google DeepMind has launched Gemini Robotics 2, an AI model designed to give humanoid robots advanced reasoning, full-body movement and task-planning abilities. 

Google unveils Gemini Robotics 2: New AI brain lets humanoid robots walk, think and complete complex tasks

YouTube, the world's biggest video-sharing platform, is cracking down on AI-generated slop, a monster of its own creation, at least in part. The irony is that Google and Alphabet, YouTube's parent companies, are creating and promoting AI tools for content generation, with products and models including Gemini AI, Veo, Nano Banana, and Dream Screen. Now, millions of videos and thousands of YT channels face the risk of demonetisation or even removal. The guidance from YouTube is confusing at best, making it difficult for creators to navigate AI-assisted content. If you are a creator hoping to monetise your YouTube channel using AI, here's what you should know.


YouTube's new guidelines define inauthentic videos; clarify monetisation rules

Google has sued a Chinese cybercrime network accused of using Gemini AI to create thousands of fake websites and send millions of scam messages. The company is working with the FBI and telecom providers as concerns grow over the rise of AI-powered fraud.


'2.5 million messages, 9,000 fake websites': Google says Chinese cybercrime group used Gemini AI to target hundreds of thousands in scam campaign

Google AI Overview is getting spellings wrong, a problem Google has acknowledged. Even when you ask the tool the reason, it tells you it is because of how it processes information. It is adding letters to words, and even inventing entirely new spellings.

After 'Disregard', Google AI Overview has a spelling problem - 'P' in Google and 2 'M' in Gemini

Google has entered the AI smart glasses market with a new product powered by Gemini, marking a direct challenge to Meta, which currently leads the segment.


Google unveils AI smart glasses with Gemini, targets Meta’s dominance

Google has accidentally revealed its upcoming AI assistant COSMO after a test app briefly appeared on the Play Store ahead of Google I/O 2026. The leak suggests a major shift from traditional AI to proactive, context-aware AI that can understand user activity and act automatically. 

Google accidentally reveals COSMO, an AI assistant that can think and act for users without commands: Here’s what it can do

As artificial intelligence become part of daily life, researchers are raising an question are we relying too much on AI to think for us? A growing number of studies suggest that overuse of tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude may affect how people think, remember and solve problems. 

Are AI tools reducing people’s critical thinking skills?

Anthropic Claude and other LLMs were used by US military in Iran strikes for intelligence, targeting and simulations. But Pentagon has already expanded AI use before Iran strikes. And most big AI companies are involved.


AI in warfare is here: Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude AI in Iran strikes but it has many LLMs and tools from other firms. What we know

Google is adding Gemini AI to Chrome, introducing an AI side panel that can browse, summarise pages, manage emails, post online and shop on users’ behalf. The update turns Chrome into an AI assistant, with agentic auto-browse features coming first to paid users.

Google is bringing agentic AI to Chrome that will let Gemini AI browse, post, and shop for you

Google’s Gemini AI now offers Personal Intelligence, letting it pull info from Gmail, Google Photos, and other apps to give personalised answers. Currently in beta for Pro and Ultra users in the U.S., it improves AI reasoning while keeping privacy safe.

Google rolls out ‘Personal Intelligence’: Can pull info from your Gmail and photos - Here’s how it works

Google started rolling out Gemini AI inside the Chrome browser on iPhone and iPad, letting users ask questions and get quick summaries without leaving a webpage. The feature is arriving gradually, and many users may not see it yet.

Google rolling out Gemini AI features to Chrome on iPhone and iPad

Google is testing a new way to blend AI Overviews with AI Mode so users can move from search to conversation without switching tabs. The update aims to simplify search 

Gemini and AI search overviews merge in Google’s latest search experiment

Zero-click searches are growing on Google as AI Overviews overtake traditional search results. When users get answers on Google without visiting websites, the resulting traffic apocalypse is bleeding web publishers both big and small.


Google TRAFFIC APOCALYPSE: Zero click nightmare for websites as 'AI Answers' slowly kill an entire industry

Viral reports claim Gmail reads emails and attachments to train Google’s AI. Google denies the allegations. Here’s what the company and researchers say.

Google denies viral claim that Gmail uses your emails to train its Gemini AI model

Turn any photo into stunning Indian retro visuals with these 20+ easy Nano Banana prompts on Google AI Studio. Create trending and eye-catching, nostalgic images that are made for sharing and going viral.

20+ Easy nano banana prompts to turn any photo into a stunning Indian retro photo with ‘Google AI Studio’

Can AI chatbots solve the complex Russia-Ukraine war? After asking five chatbots the same question, I found their answers largely similar and biased towards Western perspectives. Some arguments and perspectives are absent or lacking. Deliberately so?


Can AI solve Ukraine war? I asked five chatbots the same question and here's what they said. But there's a problem...

Google has launched a new foldable phone, while China has rolled out an ultra-fast charging EV battery. The past week was full of interesting tech developments, and we have highlighted the most important ones in our Tech Wrap.

Google's new Pixel 9 smartphone series

Google this week unveiled its latest innovation for android users, bringing a new wave of artificial intelligence to your fingertips. The tech giant announced the launch of its first AI-powered android update and the new pixel 9 Smartphone series, all featuring the cutting-edge Gemini AI assistant.

Google Pixel 9: New Android update features Gemini AI

Google, the Alphabet-owned tech giant, has implemented restrictions on its AI chatbot Gemini, preventing it from answering question regarding global elections slated to occur this year, including the presidential elections in the US and general elections in India.

Google restricts Gemini AI from responding to election queries including in US, India

Google has issued an apology to the Indian government in the aftermath of controversial remarks it made for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said a Times of India report published on Monday (Mar 4) quoting Minister of State for IT & Electronics Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

Google sorry over ‘unreliable’ platform Gemini after controversial remarks on PM Modi

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has strongly criticised the significant errors made by the Gemini AI, deeming them "completely unacceptable." These errors, which included generating historically inaccurate images such as ethnically diverse World War II Nazi troops, led to the suspension of users' ability to create people's pictures.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai slams ‘completely unacceptable’ errors made by Gemini AI

Google's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Gemini is facing calls for shutdown after it refused to answer who was worse: Elon Musk posting memes on X or Adolf Hitler.

'Who is worse? Musk or Hitler?' Google's AI model Gemini faces shutdown calls for refusing to answer question

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Google to shut down Assistant on Android from September 4 as Gemini takes over

Google launches Gemini Spark in India with always-on AI agent capabilities

Google's Gemini Robotics 2 gives humanoid robots a smarter AI brain

YouTube's new guidelines define inauthentic videos; clarify monetisation rules

Google sues Chinese network accused of using Gemini AI for mass scams

Google AI Overview has a spelling problem - 'P' in Google and 2 'M' in Gemini

Google unveils AI smart glasses with Gemini, targets Meta’s dominance

Google accidentally reveals COSMO AI assistant: Here’s what it can do

Are AI tools reducing people’s critical thinking skills?

US used Anthropic's Claude AI in Iran strikes but it has many other AI tools

Google Chrome to get Gemini AI that can browse, post and shop for users

Google’s new AI can read Gmail and Photos to give personal answers

Google rolling out Gemini AI features to Chrome on iPhone and iPad

Gemini and AI search overviews merge in Google’s latest search experiment

Zero click traffic apocalypse: How Google 'AI Answers' kill websites

Google denies viral claim that Gmail uses your emails to train its Gemini AI

20+ Easy nano banana prompts to turn any photo Into stunning Indian retro image