Let skills in Gemini tackle your most repetitive tasks
Now you can automate your most repetitive tasks more easily with reusable custom instructions through skills, which will be replacing gems.
Google AI Blog3 min read
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We’re introducing SynthID Bio, bringing our watermarking technology to synthetic biology.
Google DeepMind introduces SynthID Bio to watermark AI-designed proteins while maintaining biological function. Read the full research report here.
Google AI Blog1 min read
Trump plan to combat AI risks hinges on Big Tech pals policing themselves
Trump gets dozens of AI firms to agree to voluntary safety tests.
Ars Technica AI1 min read
Google Gemini 4 Argon closes the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic but doesn't take a clear lead
Gemini 4 Argon is Google's first frontier model in over seven months. It matches GPT-6 Astra in independent testing but can't keep up with Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5. The per-token price is low, but Argon burns through more than twice as many tokens per task as Astra.
The Decoder6 min read
Google drops Gems for Skills, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in the shift to agent-ready prompt formats
Google is replacing Gems with "Skills" in Gemini chat. Skills are detailed, reusable prompts that users invoke by typing "/" or that Gemini runs automatically. The format is based on an open standard from Anthropic.
The Decoder1 min read
Google is paying almost no publishers almost nothing for content used in AI answers
Google pays about 100 digital publishers for content used in AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Gemini, according to The Information. Payments range from under $1,000 over several months to more than $1 million a year.
The Decoder3 min read
Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet
Google has released its latest Gemini model, marketing it as a workhorse for coding and cybersecurity work.
TechCrunch AI3 min read
Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now
Google today revealed its next AI frontier model, which it's calling Gemini 4 Argon. The new model delivers "frontier performance in complex workflows across real-world software engineering, enterprise knowledge work like legal and finance, and cybersecurity defense," according to chief AI…
The Verge - AI2 min read
Google announces Gemini 4 Argon AI model, but you can't use it yet
Google promised Gemini 3.5 Pro in June, but it spent the summer trotting out smaller Flash models. Now, Google is ready to take on the frontier again with Gemini 4 Argon.
Ars Technica1 min read
Google launches Gemini 4 Argon to reclaim the AI frontier
Google said its new Gemini 4 matches OpenAI's frontier Astra model in cyber defense, and outpaces rivals in some areas.
Business Insider - AI3 min read
Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan
After hosting a meal with Big Tech leaders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump responded to journalist questions about his artificial intelligence announcements in typical fashion.
The Verge - AI5 min read
Google reportedly tests paying publishers for AI search results
Google has launched a pilot program that pays publishers for their contributions to its AI-powered search features, according to a report from The Information.
The Verge - AI2 min read
Google launches Fitbit Air in India, though its high price might deter the masses
Fitbit Air costs around $146 in India, roughly $47 more than its U.S. pricing.
TechCrunch3 min read
Prominent tech CEOs sign voluntary White House AI safety accord
The chief executives of five tech giants have signed a voluntary artificial intelligence safety accord backed by the White House. U.S. President Donald Trump posted the document on Truth Social late Tuesday.
SiliconANGLE3 min read
Gemini 4 Argon
See also: Gemini 4 Argon (High): Intelligence, Performance and Price Analysis - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49914236 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49913571 Points: 976 # Comments: 665
Hacker News8 min readGoogle unveils Gemini 4 Argon, and cyber defenders get it first
Google has unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, the first new generation of its flagship AI model since Gemini 3 last November. A small group of cybersecurity defenders gets it first. Paid API customers and Google AI Ultra subscribers are next, Google said on Wednesday.
The Next Web AI2 min readGoogle is paying 100 publishers for AI answers, The Information reports
Google is paying about 100 digital publishers when their content feeds its AI answers. For several small and mid-sized sites in the pilot, the payments come to less than a tenth of 1% of their advertising revenue, The Information reported on Tuesday.
The Next Web AI2 min read
America.gov, the US government’s AI chatbot, contradicted Trump on day one
The White House launched America.gov on Tuesday, an AI chatbot meant to be a single front door to federal services. On its first day, it contradicted President Donald Trump. Within hours, some of its answers had changed.
The Next Web AI2 min read
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