Google and Gemini

Gemini, Google DeepMind and Google services: new models, robotics, account security and privacy.

6 published articles

Siri AI finally works, because Apple pays Google a billion dollars a year

The iOS 27 public beta gave everyone access to the rebuilt Siri. We look at why the assistant runs on a rented Google Gemini model at the moments that matter most, what that costs Apple, and what it means for the privacy pitch Apple has been selling for years.

Flavi7/16/20266 min

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Gemini 4 Argon: Google Announces a Model Almost Nobody Can Use Yet. Price, Results and Access

Google announced Gemini 4 Argon, but only trusted defenders in the Fairwind program have access for now. The $2 and $10 introductory price doubles after launch, and every result comes from the producer.

TwenZy10/3/20266 min

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Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and the Fairwind Program: Google Joins OpenAI and Anthropic in the Same Ten-Day Window

Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash, the third update to the line in six weeks, alongside a locked-down Cyber variant available through the Fairwind Program. It's the exact same architecture as OpenAI's Daybreak Access and Anthropic's Cyber Verification Program, built independently in the same ten-day window by three competing companies.

TwenZy9/12/20265 min

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Google Unveils HEIR: AI That Computes on Encrypted Data, Without Decrypting It

HEIR is Google's open-source compiler that converts existing AI models to run directly on encrypted data. We look at how it works and why homomorphic encryption is only now becoming practical.

Flavi8/16/20263 min

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Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2 Gives Robots Whole-Body Control, but Success Rates Still Swing From 32% to 92%

Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, an AI model giving robots control over their entire body, from feet to fingertips. The Apollo 2 robot cleans up, screws in lightbulbs, and ties trash bags on its own, but the numbers Google itself published show how uneven that skill still is.

Flavi7/31/20265 min

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Google is testing selfie sign-in: your face instead of a password and an SMS code

Google is starting to test signing into your account with a short selfie video, as an alternative to a password and SMS codes. Here is how it is supposed to work, where the data is processed, and how it differs from Face ID on your phone.

Flavi7/24/20264 min