Google has released the first software update for its Pixel line of smartphones this year. The update includes several new features based on artificial intelligence technologies.

Google has ended its partnership with Australian firm Appen, which was involved in training data for artificial intelligence language models, including the Bard chatbot and Google's search engine.

Google has announced enhanced visual search capabilities in the Google Lens app, which now includes generating answers using artificial intelligence technology.

An artificial intelligence system called AlphaGeometry, developed by Google DeepMind, a UK-based company, has demonstrated an ability to solve geometry problems comparable to the level of gold medallists at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), a prestigious competition for high school students.

The robotics development team at Google-owned DeepMind has unveiled three new technologies that should help robots make faster, more efficient and safer decisions about tasks. One of them is AutoRT, which uses a "robot constitution" based on Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics.

Google seems to be actively working on an improved version of Bard called "Bard Advanced" that will be available via Google One subscription.

Google is considering automating some advertising functions using artificial intelligence.

According to a study conducted by experts from Carnegie Mellon University and BerriAI, Google's Gemini Pro language model is inferior to OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo model in most respects.

Google is developing a new personalised virtual assistant with artificial intelligence elements called Pixie, which will be unveiled alongside the new Pixel 9 smartphone.

DeepMind has used Large Language Model (LLM) technology to find a new solution to the so-called 'multiple cover puzzle', one of the most difficult unsolved mathematical problems.

Waymo has launched a new robotaxi service at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Google has announced the release of a new suite of MedLM artificial intelligence models for health and medical applications.

Google has unveiled an updated version of its Imagen neural network for image generation. Imagen 2 received enhanced capabilities to create texts and logos based on textual cues.

Google has made its large language-based note-taking app NotebookLM openly available in the US.

McDonald's chain announced a partnership with Google to implement generative artificial intelligence technology. The update will affect thousands of restaurants starting in 2024.