Google's Gemini 3 AI model surpasses 750 million monthly active users while Alphabet announces up to $185 billion in capital expenditures for 2026 to expand AI capabilities.

Google Photos now uses Veo 3, the most advanced AI video model, to transform still images into dynamic videos with subtle movement and realistic effects.

Alphabet plans to more than double its capex to $175-185B in 2026, surpassing all hyperscaler peers in AI infrastructure investment.

Google's Gemini app reaches 750M MAUs, up 100M since Q3, as Gemini 3 model drives fastest adoption in company history.

Google announces Personal Intelligence in Gemini, AI Mode in Search, Chrome with Gemini 3 auto-browse, and free SAT prep powered by AI.

Apple announces groundbreaking partnership with Google to integrate Gemini AI into Siri, bringing advanced AI capabilities to billions of devices.

Google launches first-of-its-kind nationwide randomized study with Included Health to evaluate conversational AI in real-world virtual care workflows.

Analysts press Google for answers on the strategic Siri-Gemini integration deal with Apple during earnings discussions amid AI competition intensification.

Google employees begin testing AI Mode for Search, a supercharged AI-powered feature designed for exploratory questions and complex reasoning tasks.

Google launches beta feature prompting users to grant Gemini AI access to emails, photos, calendar, and search history, raising privacy concerns among users.

Google introduces breakthrough feature combining visual reasoning with code execution, enabling AI to inspect, zoom, and manipulate images through Think-Act-Observe cycle.

Major AI breakthroughs emerge from Chinese developers alongside announcements from Google and OpenAI, marking a significant leap from simple conversational AI to sophisticated world-building capabilities.

Google announces AI tools DeepPolisher, DeepVariant, and DeepConsensus successfully sequenced genomes of 13 endangered species. Google.org commits funding to expand project to 150 additional species, releasing all data openly for conservation research.

The unveiling of Google's Project Genie, an AI tool that can generate interactive virtual worlds from text prompts, has caused a significant drop in the stock prices of major gaming companies like Take-Two, CD Projekt, and Roblox. The market's reaction highlights both the potential and the perceived threat of AI in game development.

Google introduces Private AI Compute, a new system allowing Gemini models to leverage cloud power while keeping user data encrypted and private, similar to Apple's approach.

Amazon's Trainium and Google's TPUs are gaining traction, generating billions in revenue and providing a viable alternative to Nvidia's chips for major AI players like Anthropic.

Linwei Ding, a former Google engineer, has been convicted of stealing AI trade secrets for a Chinese startup, marking the first conviction for AI-related economic espionage.

Apple's AI talent exodus continues as four researchers and senior Siri executive Stuart Bowers depart for competitors amid major reorganization.

Google introduces auto browse feature in Chrome, enabling Gemini AI to perform multi-step tasks autonomously for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US.

Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3, Google's advanced generative AI video model, allowing users to transform static photos into videos.