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Isomorphic Labs Secures $600M to Accelerate AI-Powered Drug Discovery

Chris McKay• March 31, 2025 • 2 min read

AI-first drug design company Isomorphic Labs has raised $600 million in its first external funding round, led by Thrive Capital, to advance its AI drug design engine and therapeutic programs.

Google Gemini

Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro Claims AI Benchmark Crown

Chris McKay• March 25, 2025 • 2 min read

Google's new Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental model leads AI benchmarks with enhanced reasoning capabilities, positioning it ahead of competing models from OpenAI and others.

Google Startups

Google Acquires Wiz for $32B in Record-Breaking Cloud Security Deal

Chris McKay• March 19, 2025 • 1 min read

Google has agreed to acquire the cloud security firm Wiz for $32 billion, aiming to enhance its cloud security capabilities and expand multicloud protection.

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Google Adds Interactive Mind Maps to NotebookLM

Chris McKay• March 18, 2025 • 2 min read

Google’s NotebookLM now offers interactive mind maps that help users quickly visualize and navigate complex information from their uploaded sources.

Google Gemini

Gemini App Gets a Major Upgrade: Canvas Mode, Audio Overviews, and More

Chris McKay• March 18, 2025 • 2 min read

Google has added powerful new features to the Gemini app, including AI-driven Audio Overviews, an interactive Canvas for coding and document creation, and more Deep Research queries—all designed to enhance productivity and creativity.

Google Healthcare

At The Check Up, Google Showcases AI’s Role in Drug Discovery and Health Data

Chris McKay• March 18, 2025 • 4 min read

At its annual The Check Up event, Google announced a suite of AI-driven healthcare advancements, including TxGemma—a new open AI model for drug discovery—an AI co-scientist for biomedical research, expanded medical record APIs, and new AI-powered search features for health information.

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Google to Replace Google Assistant with Gemini on Android Phones

Chris McKay• March 14, 2025 • 2 min read

Google will replace its long-standing Google Assistant with Gemini on mobile devices later this year, marking the end of an era for the company's original voice assistant. Key Points * Classic Google Assistant will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices later this year * Google will upgrade tablets,

Google AI Policy

Google Pushes for Pro-Innovation AI Policy in Response to Trump Administration's Action Plan

Chris McKay• March 13, 2025 • 3 min read

Google has responded to the U.S. government’s call for an AI Action Plan, urging investment in AI infrastructure, streamlined regulations, and leadership in global AI standards to maintain America’s competitive edge.

Google Gemini Robotics

Google DeepMind Unveils Gemini Robotics Models to Bridge AI and Physical World

Chris McKay• March 12, 2025 • 3 min read

Google DeepMind has launched Gemini Robotics, a suite of AI models built on Gemini 2.0, designed to enable robots to interact with the physical world more intelligently, perform dexterous tasks, and generalize across environments.

Google Open Source

Google DeepMind’s Gemma 3 Brings Multimodal AI, 128K Context Window, and More

Chris McKay• March 12, 2025 • 2 min read

Google DeepMind has launched Gemma 3, the latest iteration of its open AI model family, introducing multimodal capabilities, a 128K-token context window, and a range of model sizes optimized for various computing environments.

Google Gemini

Gmail’s New AI-Powered ‘Add to Calendar’ Button Saves You Time

Chris McKay• March 10, 2025 • 2 min read

Google’s Gemini AI now detects event details in emails and lets users add them to Google Calendar with a single click, simplifying scheduling for Gmail users.

Google Gemini Enterprise AI

Google Adds Gemini AI Assistant to Calendar for Workspace Users

Chris McKay• March 7, 2025 • 1 min read

Google is testing Gemini AI in Google Calendar, allowing users to manage their schedules through conversational prompts, making it easier to check events, create meetings, and find key details.

Google Gemini

Google Introduces Gemini Embedding, Its Most Advanced Text Embedding Model Yet

Chris McKay• March 7, 2025 • 2 min read

Google has launched an experimental Gemini-based text embedding model, offering state-of-the-art performance, increased language support, and improved efficiency for AI-powered search, classification, and retrieval tasks.

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Google Introduces “AI Mode” in Search, Expanding AI Overviews with Gemini 2.0

Chris McKay• March 5, 2025 • 2 min read

Googleis rolling out “AI Mode,” an experimental search experience powered by Gemini 2.0, enabling users to ask more nuanced, multi-step questions and receive AI-driven answers with enhanced reasoning, comparison, and multimodal capabilities.

Google Ecommerce

Google Shopping Adds AI-Powered Fashion Search and Virtual Try-On

Chris McKay• March 5, 2025 • 2 min read

Google has launched a new AI-powered fashion search tool, Vision Match, allowing users to describe clothing they want and see AI-generated images of similar items, alongside updates to its AR beauty and virtual try-on tools.

Google Gemini

Google’s Gemini Code Assist Is Now Free—With the Most Generous Usage Limits Yet

Chris McKay• February 25, 2025 • 3 min read

Google is launching a free version of Gemini Code Assist, offering the most generous AI-powered coding assistance yet, with up to 180,000 code completions per month and AI-powered code reviews for GitHub repositories.

Google Research

Google Unveils AI Co-Scientist to Accelerate Scientific Discovery

Chris McKay• February 19, 2025 • 2 min read

Google has introduced an AI co-scientist built on Gemini 2.0, designed to assist researchers in generating novel hypotheses, synthesizing literature, and formulating experimental plans, with early access available through the Trusted Tester Program.

Google Video AI

Google DeepMind’s Veo 2 Brings AI Video Generation to YouTube Shorts

Chris McKay• February 13, 2025 • 1 min read

The feature is now available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, with plans for a broader rollout.

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Google, OpenAI, Roblox, and Discord Form Child Safety Group to Combat Online Child Exploitation in the AI Era

Chris McKay• February 10, 2025 • 2 min read

The initiative seeks to create a more accessible and transparent safety infrastructure in response to growing concerns over AI’s role in online harm.

Google Gemini

Google Launches New Gemini 2.0 Pro and Flash-Lite AI Models

Chris McKay• February 5, 2025 • 3 min read

With these new releases, Google is positioning Gemini as a core AI platform for developers, emphasizing flexibility, affordability, and cutting-edge performance.

Google Military & Defense

Google Shifts AI Policy, Removes Weapons and Surveillance Restrictions

Chris McKay• February 4, 2025 • 1 min read

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and Senior VP James Manyika framed the update as an alignment with democratic values and national security.

Google Startups

Google X Spins Off Heritable Agriculture to Transform Crop Development Using AI

Chris McKay• February 3, 2025 • 2 min read

The company combines AI and advanced plant breeding techniques to develop more resilient and productive crops.

Google Anthropic Startups

Google Invests Another $1 Billion in Anthropic

Chris McKay• January 22, 2025 • 2 min read

The investment builds on its existing 10% ownership stake in the frontier AI research lab.

Google Gemini Media & Entertainment

Google Partners with AP to Bring Real-time News to Gemini

Chris McKay• January 15, 2025 • 2 min read

The partnership arrives at a crucial moment when AI companies are actively seeking reliable news sources to improve their products' accuracy and credibility.

Google Enterprise AI

Google Makes AI Features Free for Workspace Users

Chris McKay• January 15, 2025 • 2 min read

By shifting its AI features from premium add-ons to standard offerings, Google is aiming to accelerate enterprise AI adoption while simplifying its pricing structure.