DuckDuckGo saw a significant spike in US app installs after Google unveiled a sweeping AI-focused search overhaul at its I/O conference.
By Chris Borden Google is rolling out Personal Intelligence, a new feature that allows the Gemini AI to take personal context into account using data from Gmail, Google Photos, search history, and YouTube activity. The feature is already available in the United States for users on the Google AI Pro and Ultra plans. Activation requires explicit user consent and is disabled by default.
By Chris Borden OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Translate, a standalone translation tool. It supports more than 50 languages and appears to be a direct competitor to Google’s equivalent service.
By Alex Rowland Google has introduced a beta feature called Personal Intelligence for the Gemini app. The tool allows the AI to access data from Gmail, Google Photos, Search history, and YouTube in order to deliver more personalized responses
By Alex Rowland Mark Zuckerberg has announced the launch of Meta Compute, a new initiative aimed at strengthening the company’s AI infrastructure.
By Alex Rowland Google has unveiled a new open standard called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). Its goal is to make online shopping as seamless and “automated” as possible—shifting much of the work from humans to AI assistants.
By Alex Rowland Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI plans to invest more than $20 billion in expanding a data center in Mississippi, marking the largest private investment in the state’s history, according to Governor Tate Reeves.
By Alex Rowland The shortage of memory chips for consumer electronics has been described as the most severe in at least two decades. Prices for smartphones and personal computers are expected to continue rising in 2026 due to a memory chip crunch driven by the artificial intelligence boom, according to key industry players including Arm, Qualcomm, and Samsung, cited by the Financial Times.
By Alex Rowland A major conflict is unfolding in Texas around the construction of what could become one of the world’s largest AI-focused data centers, known as Project Matador. Spanning roughly 2,428 hectares, the project is being promoted by its developers as the future “epicenter of artificial intelligence in the United States” and even framed as a matter of national security. Local residents, however, warn of severe environmental and resource-related consequences.
By Alex Rowland The features have already begun rolling out in Gmail in English in the United States. Google has made several Gemini 3 AI features in Gmail available for free, which were previously limited to users with Google AI Plus or Ultra subscriptions, according to the company’s official blog.
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