Google is bringing Gemini intelligence to its Home APIs, allowing smart home developers and manufacturers to tap into Gemini’s AI-powered features and potentially making your smart home a lot, well, smarter. The company announced the news in a blog post during the Google I/O developers conference this week.

Google’s Gemini Diffusion demo didn’t get much airtime at I/O, but its blazing speed—and potential for coding—has AI insiders speculating about a shift in the model wars.

Google on Tuesday revealed new Android development tools, a new mobile AI architecture, and an expanded developer community. The announcements accompanied the unveiling of an AI Mode for Google Search at the Google I/O keynote in Mountain View, California.

Google says the release version of 2.5 Flash is better at reasoning, coding, and multimodality, but it uses 20–30 percent fewer tokens than the preview version. This edition is now live in Vertex AI, AI Studio, and the Gemini app. It will be made the default model in early June.

Gemini is better at understanding natural conversations and can answer questions from the manual. Later this year, Volvo models with Android Automotive will be updated to Android 15. Other vehicles running Google’s infotainment system will likely get Gemini in the future.

Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is here. I/O will showcase product announcements from across Google’s portfolio. We're looking forward to plenty of news relating to Android,

The Swedish carmaker said on Wednesday that it is now the lead development partner for Android automotive software.

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That itchy, uncomfortable rash from poison ivy can ruin a perfectly good outdoor adventure. The biggest challenge is this toxic plant is notoriously tricky to identify, even for experienced hikers. Fortunately, AI has evolved to the point where your smartphone can become a reliable poison ivy detector.

This lunar event is happening on May 26, 2025, at 11:01 p.m. ET, and while this air sign's energy is fast-moving and mentally stimulating, it's not always thorough.