Google's new 'end-to-end encrypted' Gmail feature isn't true E2EE as commonly understood, as the keys are managed by the organization deploying it, allowing potential administrative access. It aims to simplify compliance with security regulations by replacing complex systems like S/MIME.
Google releases Gemma 3, a new iteration of their Gemma family of models. It ranges from 1B to 27B parameters, supports up to 128k tokens, accepts images and text, and supports 140+ languages. This article details its technical enhancements (longer context, multimodality, multilinguality) and provides information on inference with Hugging Face transformers, on-device deployment, and evaluation.
AlexNet, a groundbreaking neural network developed in 2012 by Alex Krizhevsky, Ilya Sutskever, and Geoffrey Hinton, has been released in source code form by the Computer History Museum in collaboration with Google. This model significantly advanced the field of AI by demonstrating a massive leap in image recognition capabilities.
The Gemini API documentation provides comprehensive information about Google's Gemini models and their capabilities. It includes guides on generating content with Gemini models, native image generation, long context exploration, and generating structured outputs. The documentation offers examples in Python, Node.js, and REST for using the Gemini API, covering various applications like text and image generation, and integrating Gemini in Google AI Studio.
The Android Linux Terminal app is now widely available for Pixel users running the March 2025 update, allowing them to carry a Debian-based Linux instance with them.
With Developer mode enabled on your Pixel 8 Pro, you can proceed as follows:
- Navigate to Settings: Go to your device's Settings app.
- System Settings: Scroll down and tap on "System."
- Developer Options: Tap on "Developer options."
- Linux Development Environment: Look for the option to toggle on the "Linux development environment." Tap the switch to enable it.
- Linux Terminal App: Once the environment is enabled, you should see the Linux Terminal app icon appear on your home screen or in your app list.
- Allow Download: Tap the Linux Terminal app icon. You will be prompted to allow a 567MB download. Confirm the download.
After the download is complete, you should be able to open the terminal and start running basic commands.
The GSMA has announced that RCS Universal Profile 3.0 will add end-to-end encryption via the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, with both Google and Apple confirming support. Apple and Google will release updates to their respective platforms to implement this new standard.
Google's John Mueller discusses the issue of low-effort content that may look good but lacks genuine expertise, particularly noting the use of AI-generated images as a potential signal of low-quality content.
Google is renaming 'Gemini Extensions' to 'apps' in the latest beta version of the Google app on Android. The change includes updates to the account menu and the full page for enabling and disabling each tool.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has called for the company to 'turbocharge' its efforts in the race to achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), citing increased competition and the need for more efficient use of AI in coding and productivity.
"The other ingredient is a call for employees to double down on their work. This includes a recommendation of “being in the office at least every weekday” and that “60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity,” while warning that more might result in burnout. "
Google has released Gemini Code Assist for free, offering up to 180,000 code completions per month, significantly more than its competitors like GitHub Copilot.
