Americas News
Google wants to compete with Anthropic’s Mythos
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- May 19, 2026
Google is making a big push into cybersecurity. At I/O, the company announced that it was inviting select groups of experts to test the API for CodeMender, an "AI agent for code security" it debuted l...
Gemini Omni is a new family of AI models meant to ‘create anything’
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 19, 2026
Google is announcing a major new family of generative AI models that it calls Gemini Omni. The first Omni Model, Omni Flash, can generate AI videos using an assortment of different inputs: text, photo...
OpenAI says it’s getting serious about AI detection and labeling
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 19, 2026
OpenAI is announcing updates today that aim to make it easier for people to identify when online content has been generated using its AI models. Alongside strengthening its commitment to embedding gen...
Google Search is getting its biggest changes ever
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- May 19, 2026
Google Search is entering the next phase of its AI evolution. During Google I/O 2026, the company showed off a reimagined search box that makes it easier to flow between AI Overviews, the AI-generated...
Google is trying to make deepfake detection more accessible for everyone
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 19, 2026
Google is expanding AI detection capabilities to Chrome and Search, with the aim of making it easier for people to identify deepfakes. The updates, announced at Google I/O today, cover not only SynthI...
Inside Google’s Beam Lab, an AI face appears
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- May 19, 2026
They tell me no one outside Google has seen what we're about to see. No journalist has ever been in this building. Here in Google's Mountain View labs, the company's creating lifesize AI agents that c...
A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- May 19, 2026
I first put on a pair of prototype Android XR glasses nearly a year and a half ago. We still have months to go before any Android-powered smart glasses are available, but Google is finally ready to sh...
Google Pics is a new app that tries to fix AI image editing
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 19, 2026
Google is launching a new AI image generation app to Workspace that it's calling Pics, and it has a new feature to try and reduce the hassle of iterating on AI images: Instead of having to write an en...
Google is launching its own version of OpenClaw
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- May 19, 2026
Google is launching its own take on OpenClaw, the buzzy AI agent platform that caused a stir in the tech industry earlier this year. Announced during Google I/O 2026, Gemini Spark is an always-on AI a...
Gmail is going to start talking to you
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 19, 2026
Google is launching a big new feature for Gmail called Gmail Live, a new AI-powered voice mode that's basically the Gemini Live experience but built specifically for your inbox. To use Gmail Live, tap...
Would you let robots spend your money? Google is betting on it
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- May 19, 2026
Google is going all in on AI-driven shopping even as some competitors back off. At Google I/O, the company unveiled the latest iteration of its AI commerce tools: a "Universal Cart" that works across...
Google can now vibe-code you an Android app
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 19, 2026
Google is announcing a major upgrade to one of its vibe coding platforms: Beginning today, you can now use AI Studio to build native Android apps. With Google AI Studio, you can prompt your idea for a...