400 goodbye messages, yoga and late-night soccer: Jeff Dean’s final 48 hours after 27 years at Google, co-leading Gemini and becoming ‘unemployed’ for one minuteAfter 27 years at Google and helping oversee and co-lead the development of Gemini, Jeff Dean’s final 48 hours were filled with emotional g...
12 Aug, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Google's Gemini AI assistant reaches one billion usersGoogle's artificial intelligence assistant Gemini has surpassed one billion monthly users, CEO Sundar Pichai announced Tuesday, a week afte...
12 Aug, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
Himachal rain fury: Over 200 roads closed, landslides hit Shimla; wet spell likely till Aug 17Himachal Pradesh faces widespread disruption as over 200 roads are closed due to heavy rains. The state emergency center reported significa...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Meta's stop-start strategy for its open source AI modelsGlimmer, a 30-billion-parameter model, is much smaller than leading AI models from rivals and is designed for agentic tasks. It can run on ...
10 Aug, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
Himachal: 106 roads closed; 'orange alert' for heavy rain on TuesdayHeavy rains have led to the closure of over 100 roads across Himachal Pradesh, disrupting traffic and impacting essential services. Officia...
10 Aug, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
Retailers tap AI shopping traffic but fight to keep customer dataRetailers are adapting websites for AI product discovery and recommendations. They aim to keep customer transactions on their own platforms...
07 Aug, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Vivo S2 launched at Rs 39,999: Check price, camera, battery, specs, sale date and offersVivo has launched its S2 smartphone in India with advanced cameras. The device features a 50MP Sony main camera and a 32MP selfie camera. I...
07 Aug, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
Google seeks to step up AI push with DeepMind shakeup: ExpertsGoogle DeepMind chief executive Demis Hassabis stepped down from that role on Wednesday to become its chairman. DeepMind chief technology o...
07 Aug, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
US stocks: Alphabet shares fall 4% as DeepMind chief shifts role in Google’s AI shakeupAlphabet's Class C shares declined significantly after a major AI leadership restructuring. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is moving to a new ...
06 Aug, 2026, 01.02 AM IST
Google shakes up AI leadership as DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis shifts roleGoogle's AI division sees a significant leadership overhaul and key departures. Demis Hassabis moves to chief scientist while Koray Kavukcu...
05 Aug, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
Google Pixel 11 launches on August 12. Will India finally get more storage options?Google has officially announced its Made by Google event set for later this month, which will highlight the unveiling of the Pixel 11 serie...
05 Aug, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
DeepSeek's new AI model is by far the cheapest of well-known models to run, research firm saysA version of Chinese startup DeepSeek's flagship AI model is by far the least expensive to run on benchmark tests among well-known models g...
03 Aug, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Google unveils Gemini Robotics 2 family, expands AI models for humanoid robotsGoogle DeepMind unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, a new AI model family for robots. These models enable robots to move their entire bodies and ha...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
Google Gemini app now has 950 million monthly active users: Sundar PichaiIn a blog post, Pichai said new features such as Daily Brief and the personalised Gemini Spark assistant have fuelled the company's rapid g...
23 Jul, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
Pichai pushes back on claims Google is losing ground in AI raceThe latest setback has fueled worries that Google was losing momentum just as OpenAI and Anthropic and a host of Chinese rivals have acce...
23 Jul, 2026, 07.20 AM IST
Meta's Muse Spark edges past Google's Gemini on AI benchmarkMeta's new AI model has edged past Google's Gemini on a key benchmark. This development has sparked discussions among AI industry observers...
22 Jul, 2026, 08.47 PM IST
Google updates lightweight Gemini models, but flagship still delayedGoogle launched three new Gemini AI models, offering cost-effective solutions. The company has not provided a release date for its flagship...
21 Jul, 2026, 08.54 PM IST