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Chris Kerr, Senior Editor, News, GameDeveloper.com February 4, 2026 3 Min Read Last week, Google unleashed Project Genie upon the world . The generative AI tool is described a "general-purpose world model" capable otherwise of creating interactive environments.  The prototype web application is powered by Genie 3, Nano Banana Pro…

In a major step toward digital inclusivity, Google has unveiled a massive new speech dataset named WAXAL, designed to ensure that technology can finally understand millions of speakers of African languages. In Kenya, Dholuo, Kikuyu and Swahili are among the first indigenous languages to have a voice in Artificial Intelligence…

The deadline is now May 19, 2026 Google has required Fitbit users to migrate their Fitbit account data to a Google account for a while, but now the company has pushed back the deadline once again. According to an update on the support page, the new migration deadline is May…

Google has collaborated with African universities and research institutions to launch WAXAL, an open-source speech database designed to support the development of voice-based artificial intelligence for African languages.  African institutions, including Makerere University in Uganda, the University of Ghana, Digital Umuganda in Rwanda, and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences…

A short clip from a 2023 interview featuring Sundar Pichai has resurfaced online, reigniting debate about how modern artificial intelligence systems develop unexpected capabilities. In the clip, the Google chief executive describes a language model that was able to translate Bengali accurately after minimal prompting, despite not being explicitly trained…

Happy Saturday, folks! After a few weeks of middling deals, we’re starting see things pick up. Some of our favorite deals of the holiday season have returned in some fashion, making now a great time to pick up deal stalwarts like the AirPods 4 with ANC or Google’s TV Streamer…

Google announced the rollout of Gemini for Android Auto in November 2025 and, a couple of months later, it still doesn’t seem to be available for the majority of drivers. As Google Assistant crumbles in the car, drivers are eagerly awaiting access to Gemini on Android Auto. The feature was…

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(Image credit: Time) Darren Aronofsky and Google DeepMind have launched an AI‑driven Revolutionary War series on Time’s YouTube channel On This Day… 1776 uses AI‑generated visuals to recreate key moments from American history The series also incorporates human voice actors and traditional techniques Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's latest project melds history…

Auto browse can schedule appointments, shop, collect tax documents and more Google is bringing some major updates to Chrome for macOS, Windows and Chromebook Plus devices. This new Gemini in Chrome is built on Gemini 3, which will let users multitask across the web with a new side panel. The…