Waymo announces AI simulation model based on Google's Genie 3, creating photorealistic 3D environments including rare scenarios like elephants and tornadoes.

Gmail enters the Gemini era with free AI Overviews, email summarization, and the ability to change primary email addresses without losing data.

Google parent company Alphabet announced plans to invest between $175-$185 billion in capital expenditures during 2026, nearly doubling last year's spending. This massive investment in AI infrastructure represents one of the largest technology buildouts in history as the company races to maintain its competitive edge in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro achieves top ranking on LMArena leaderboard, outperforming OpenAI, Claude, and DeepSeek in reasoning, math, science, and coding benchmarks.

Apple is experiencing a significant brain drain from its AI division, with at least four researchers and a senior Siri executive leaving for competitors like Meta and Google.

Linwei Ding, a former Google engineer, has been convicted of stealing AI trade secrets for a Chinese startup, marking the first conviction for AI-related economic espionage.

Amazon's Trainium and Google's TPUs are gaining traction, generating billions in revenue and providing a viable alternative to Nvidia's chips for major AI players like Anthropic.

Google has rolled out new Gemini AI capabilities within Gmail, offering users AI-powered search summaries and advanced writing assistance as part of its Google AI Pro subscription.