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Google Reshuffles AI Leadership as Demis Hassabis Steps Aside

Demis Hassabis is becoming Alphabet chief scientist as Koray Kavukcuoglu takes operational control of DeepMind and four Google veterans launch Discovery Loop.

Aug 5, 2026 by Olivia Grant • 5 mins read

Google Launches Lyria 3.5 with Better Vocals and More Song Control

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Google has released Lyria 3.5 in Flow Music, promising more natural vocals, stronger lyrics, richer musical structure, and direct control over song tempo and duration.

Jul 30, 2026 by Samantha Reed • 4 mins read

More Than 1,200 AI Workers Ask U.S. to Prepare Emergency Brake for Frontier AI

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More than 1,200 employees from leading AI companies are asking the U.S. government to help create international mechanisms that could slow automated AI development if capabilities begin advancing faster than society can evaluate or control.

Jul 30, 2026 by Ethan Caldwell • 7 mins read

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Explained: a Beginner’s Guide

By Daniel Mercer Jul 21, 2026 • 7 mins read

A beginner’s guide to Model Context Protocol (MCP) – an open standard that connects AI models to external tools and data sources, forming the backbone of modern AI agents.

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DeepMind’s Hassabis Calls for a Frontier AI Testing Body

By Samantha Reed Jul 14, 2026 • 4 mins read

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposed a US-led standards body to test the most powerful AI models before release and coordinate an industry slowdown if risks mount.

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Google Trains Health AI on a Trillion Minutes of Wearable Data

By Laura Bennett Jul 14, 2026 • 4 mins read

Google unveiled SensorFM, a health AI trained on over a trillion minutes of smartwatch data from 5 million people, that predicts 35 health measures from cardiovascular risk to depression.

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Google Loses Two Top AI Leaders to OpenAI and Anthropic

By Samantha Reed Jun 23, 2026 • 3 mins read

The back-to-back exits of Noam Shazeer and AlphaFold’s John Jumper expose Google’s retention struggles as funded rivals lure away frontier AI researchers.

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Google Invests $75 Million in A24 for DeepMind Filmmaking Partnership

By Samantha Reed Jun 23, 2026 • 3 mins read

Google is investing about $75 million in indie studio A24, pairing it with DeepMind to build AI filmmaking tools in its first stake in a studio.

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OpenAI, Google, Anthropic Chiefs Expected at G7 in France

By Samantha Reed Jun 12, 2026 • 2 mins read

Executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Mistral AI, and several other technology companies are expected to attend the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, from June 15 to 17. World leaders will meet with the group at a working lunch to discuss AI regulation, infrastructure, and broader technology policy.

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Google Releases DiffusionGemma, an Open Model for Faster Text Generation

By Daniel Mercer Jun 11, 2026 • 3 mins read

Google released DiffusionGemma, an open model that generates text in parallel blocks for up to four times faster output on local GPUs.

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By AIstify Team Jun 6, 2026 • 1 min read

Google DeepMind is Alphabet’s frontier AI research and product organization behind Gemini, AlphaFold, and major scientific and generative AI systems.

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Google Reinvents Search Around AI Agents and Interactive Results

By Samantha Reed May 20, 2026 • 3 mins read

Google has unveiled a major redesign of Search powered by Gemini and AI agents, replacing traditional link-based results with interactive experiences, persistent AI assistants, and customizable mini apps.

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Nvidia Teams Up with DeepMind Veteran for AI Superintelligence Research

By Laura Bennett May 13, 2026 • 3 mins read

Nvidia has partnered with AI startup Ineffable Intelligence to develop large-scale reinforcement learning systems aimed at superintelligence research. The company was founded in late 2025 by former Google DeepMind researcher David Silver.

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Google Introduces Googlebook Laptops Built Around Gemini AI

By Daniel Mercer May 13, 2026 • 3 mins read

Google has unveiled Googlebook, a new laptop category combining Android and ChromeOS technologies with Gemini AI integrated throughout the system. The devices introduce features such as Magic Pointer contextual actions and AI-generated desktop widgets.