Create personal illustrated storybooks in the Gemini app.
Simply describe any story, and Gemini instantly generates a unique 10-page book with custom art and audio.
Go behind the browser with Chrome’s new AI features
Google is baking Gemini directly into Chrome for all U.S. desktop users, adding multi-tab reasoning, conversational search in the address bar, upcoming agentic task completion, and new safety/password tools to turn the browser into an AI helper.
Hey Help
Use an AI executive assistant in Gmail to complete all of your daily tasks such as draft replies, and organize your email.
Google Clarified How Much Energy AI Requests Require
We're a step closer to understanding AI's environmental impact
Adobe Photoshop integrates Google's image AI "Nano Banana"
Adobe is bringing Google's new image AI, known as "Nano Banana" (officially Gemini 2.5 Flash Image), to Photoshop as an optional tool.
Gemini app finally expands to audio files
Also, Search can now accept five new languages and NotebookLM can create reports in various tones or styles.
Google Says It Dropped the Energy Cost of AI Queries By 33x In One Year - Slashdot
Google has released (PDF) a new analysis of its AI's environmental impact, showing that it has cut the energy use of AI text queries by a factor of 33 over the past year. Each prompt now consumes about 0.24 watt-hours -- the equivalent of watching nine seconds of TV. An anonymous reader shares an ex…
Gemini adds Temporary Chats and new personalization features
Today, we are updating the Gemini app so that it learns about your preferences the more you use it.
Google DeepMind on X: "For researchers, scientists, and academics tackling hard problems: Gemini 2.5 Deep Think is here. 🤯 It doesn't just answer, it brainstorms using parallel thinking and reinforcement learning techniques. We put it into the hands of mathematicians who explored what it can do ↓ https://t.co/lsBq3ICvuM" / X
For researchers, scientists, and academics tackling hard problems: Gemini 2.5 Deep Think is here. 🤯
It doesn't just answer, it brainstorms using parallel thinking and reinforcement learning techniques.
For researchers, scientists, and academics tackling hard problems: Gemini 2.5 Deep Think is here.
It doesn't just answer, it brainstorms using parallel thinking and reinforcement learning techniques.
Dell Pro Max Desktop with Nvidia Blackwell
Unlock new possibilities in AI development with Dell Pro Max desktop. Purpose-built for AI & data science with next-generation GPU architecture.
Dell Pro Max Desktop with Nvidia Blackwell
Dell Pro Max with GB10's 128GB lets you run AI models up to 200B parameters—including ones that beat GPT-4o! Run NVIDIA Nemotron 70B (currently outranking GPT-4o on benchmarks), fine-tune Llama 3.3 on your own data, or chain two units together for 405B models.
Former Meta employees launch Stream, a smart ring that takes voice notes and controls music | TechCrunch
Sandbar’s “Stream” ring is a push-to-talk, AI-assisted voice interface that quietly captures ideas and controls music, aiming to be a discreet “mouse for voice.”
Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers | TechCrunch
Amazon is trialing AI-powered smart glasses that give delivery drivers hands-free scanning, navigation, safety cues, and proof-of-delivery to speed up last-mile routes.
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Glasses overlay hazards and tasks; scan packages, guide turn-by-turn on foot, and capture delivery proof.
Auto-activate when the van parks; help find the right parcel in-vehicle and navigate complex apartments/businesses.
Paired vest controller adds physical controls, a swappable battery, and an emergency button.
Works with prescription and light-adapting lenses; pilots underway in North America ahead of broader rollout.
Roadmap: wrong-address “defect” alerts, pet detection, and low-light adjustments; launched alongside “Blue Jay” warehouse arm and Eluna AI ops tool.
Why it matters: If AR meaningfully cuts seconds per stop and reduces errors, it could reshape the economics—and safety—of last-mile logistics, signaling a future where AI quietly augments every movement of frontline work.
Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet | TechCrunch
Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside.
Acer’s new Chromebook Plus Spin 514 is here with powerful AI features
The new Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 is here, with powerful new generative AI features.
Circular Ring 2
The most luxurious smart ring in the world, powered with an onboard ECG. Discover Circular Ring 2: FDA-cleared ECG & AFib detection, 24/7 health tracking, no subscriptions. Monitor sleep, stress, and more in a sleek titanium design.
W4 Pro AI Interpreter Earbuds
The W4 Pro AI Interpreter Earbuds are more than just a device – they are your personal global business assistant, help to communicate in onsite or online communications, and summarize post-meeting notes, the W4 Pro earbuds are by your side every step of the way, empowering efficient business collaborate communication,
Flowtica Scribe - The First AI Pen that Understands You
World's first AI Pen that combines a premium writing instrument, recording device, and AI-assisted note-taking functionality.
The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most
Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water. A Bloomberg investigation in May found that data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places
Days Gone By
What a terrible year. Good riddance to today being the very last of it.
Way back when I used to publish things on Hack Education, I was always proud of my end-of-year stories -- the series of articles I posted annually that tried to chronicle all the incredibly awfulness that
AI Slop Report: The Global Rise of Low-Quality AI Videos
Video editing company Kapwing just published research on AI-generated YouTube content, finding that over 20% of videos shown to fresh users are “AI slop” — with top channels pulling billions of views and millions in ad revenue. The details: The study defined 'AI slop' as low-quality, auto-generated content made to farm views, distinct from quality AI-assisted videos. Researchers created a new YouTube account and found 21% of the first 500 recommended videos pushed by the platform’s algorithm were ‘AI slop’. The top ‘slop’ channel was India's Bandar Apna Dost, an anthropomorphic monkey that totaled over 2B views and an estimated $4.25M in yearly earnings.
Teens are having disturbing interactions with chatbots. Here's how to lower the risks
Teen use of AI chat bots is growing, and psychologists worry it's affecting their social development and mental health. Here's what parents should know to help kids use the technology safely.
6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026
Could the AI industry be on the verge of its first major layoffs? Will China spread propaganda to slow the US data-center building boom? Where are AI agents headed?
The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying
A large number of very young users are engaging with violent — and often sexually violent — interactions with unregulated companion chatbots.
AI's Water and Electricity Use Soars In 2025 - Slashdot
A new study estimates that AI systems in 2025 consumed as much electricity as New York City emits in carbon pollution and used hundreds of billions of liters of water, driven largely by power-hungry data centers and cooling needs. Researchers say the real impact is likely higher due to poor transpar...
Texas universities deploy AI for course audits
Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender Records obtained by The Texas Tribune show how universities are using the technology to reshape curriculum under political pressure, raising concerns about academic freedom.
Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender
Records obtained by The Texas Tribune show how universities are using the technology to reshape curriculum under political pressure, raising concerns about academic freedom.
When AI Goes Wrong: A Case Schools Cannot Ignore
How one system's collapse revealed the risks students already face.
AI griefbots create a computerized afterlife
Bereaved users are paying AI “griefbots” to recreate a deceased relative’s voice and personality for real-time conversations. The bots rely on the same large language model technology behind ChatGPT, customized with personal data of the departed. One user told The New York Times he wept with relief when the bot spoke in his father’s comforting voice. Providers bill by subscription or minute, prompting criticism that they monetize emotional vulnerability. University of York philosopher Louise Richardson warns the bots can stall healthy mourning by making loss feel reversible. Human-rights scholar Natasha Fernandez says labeling paid griefbots exploitative would force a broader ethical reckoning for profit-driven death industries.
Data Center Growth Draining Global Water Supplies
A new report says the race to build data centers amid booming AI demand is a serious threat to the world’s water supply.
President Trump signs AI executive order; aims to help US win global dominance
President Trump has banned states from regulating artificial intelligence. Trump signed an executive order this week that aims to create a single national framework for AI.