Demis Hassabis. Ludovic Marin/Reuters Google has announced a leadership overhaul of its AI division, with AI chief Demis Hassabis leaving his main managerial role and several leaders of its Gemini model, including veteran engineer Jeff Dean, departing the company. The shake-up comes during a pivotal juncture for Google DeepMind: the flagship version of its latest Gemini…
Alongside a comprehensive suite of AI milestones at Google I/O 2026, Google officially unveiled Wear OS 7, the next major iteration of its smartwatch operating system. The software overhaul translates the design language of the upcoming Android 17 release to the wrist, introduces advanced interface elements for real-time tracking, and establishes the architectural groundwork for…
Amid the broader industry push to integrate artificial intelligence into consumer software, Google has introduced a suite of AI-powered tools designed to assist with the rigorous demands of academic and scientific research. Debuting at Google I/O 2026, Gemini for Science is a collection of experimental frameworks engineered to help researchers formulate hypotheses, conduct virtual testing,…
Google is expanding its desktop ecosystem by bringing Gemini in Chrome directly to Android devices. Announcing the rollout during The Android Show: I/O Edition livestream, the tech giant confirmed that the chatbot integration will launch next month, embedding a dedicated AI interface directly into the mobile browser. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday:…
South African hotels are moving to Google Workspace to reduce overheads, improve internal communications and reduce admin time so staff can focus on improving customer experience. This is according to Wilhelm Dubber, director of Rand Data Systems, an IT infrastructure specialist focusing on the hospitality industry. Rand Data Systems, which has served as a trusted…
Google has launched Personal Intelligence in the Gemini app for South African users, a feature that lets the chatbot draw on a user’s Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube and Search history to produce personalised responses. The feature, which rolled out in the US earlier this year, is being made available first to paying subscribers on Google’s…
Digicloud Africa partner Synthesis is taking the lead in terms of local Google Gemini Enterprise implementations, becoming the first of its partners to deploy the latest Google Cloud AI-powered agentic platform in the whole of Africa, and implementing it for a second customer in the space of a month. Gemini Enterprise, launched last October, has…
Google says its flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Gemini, has been inundated by “commercially motivated” actors who are trying to clone it by repeatedly prompting it, sometimes with thousands of different queries — including one campaign that prompted Gemini more than 100,000 times. In a report published Thursday, Google said it has increasingly come under “distillation…
Apple and Google have officially confirmed a multi-year collaboration that will see Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology power the next generation of Apple Foundation Models. According to a joint statement released by both companies, this partnership is designed to enhance Apple Intelligence features, with a specific focus on launching a more personalized version of…
Apple is joining forces with Google to power its artificial intelligence features, including a major Siri upgrade later this year, the tech giants said on Monday. The multi-year partnership will lean on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology for future Apple foundational models, according to a statement obtained by CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “After careful evaluation,…
