On top of the basic Veo 3.1 model, there's also a new Veo 3.1 Fast model, which is basically a lighter weight version of Veo 3.1. They're both now available in Gemini, the Vertex AI platform, and Google Flow, the AI video editing tool that's designed around AI-generated videos and editing them together.

Samsung Electronics released its Galaxy XR extended reality headset on Tuesday, counting on AI features from Google to propel it into the nascent and uncertain market of computing-on-your-face that is dominated by Meta and Apple.

NotebookLM is a Google AI-powered research and writing tool that functions as a virtual research assistant. It allows users to help users summarize, extra and understand complex information from their own uploaded documents or from the internet or other sources.

First up, Samsung’s new Galaxy XR mixed reality headset. Available starting today for $1,799, the Galaxy XR is similar to Apple’s ( AAPL) Vision Pro and Meta’s Quest 3 in that it fully covers your field of view, but provides passthrough vision via its built-in external cameras.

Google has warned Gmail users to secure their accounts, adding passkeys and changing weak passwords. It has also warned that hackers are gaining access to those accounts using stolen credentials. The alarming increase in two-factor authentication bypasses makes this worse. No users should still rely on SMS for security.

The updated Build tab serves as the entry point to vibe coding. It introduces a new layout and workflow where users can select from Google’s suite of AI models and features to power their applications. The default is Gemini 2.5 Pro, which is great for most cases.

Employees at Google’s Chelsea office were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.

Google has decided to retire Privacy Sandbox, which was meant to eventually replace third-party cookies in Chrome, due to "low levels of adoption."