Tag: google
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Google launches Operation Blue Skies contrail avoidance trial
601BGoogle, working with UK partners including NATS, Imperial College London, and the Met Office, announced Operation Blue Skies, the world's first state-backed trial to reduce contrails at scale. The 30-month program will operate in the Shanwick airspace of the eastern North Atlantic corridor, which accounts for approximately 5% of global contrail warming. AI-powered forecasts will enable slight flight deviations to avoid contrail-sensitive regions, with around 10,000 flights per year passing through the trial area. The program is co-funded by industry partners and the UK Department for Transport.
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Google partners with five major football clubs for Gemini and Pixel
497BGoogle announced partnerships with Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, FC Bayern München, Liverpool FC, and Paris Saint-Germain as Official Consumer AI and Official Smartphone Partner. Gemini will serve as a personal assistant to help fans access match insights and club information, while Pixel will capture behind-the-scenes content through the "Shot on Pixel" series. The partnerships include a commitment to increase visibility of women's football through equal coverage across men's and women's teams.
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Google introduces Gemini 3.7 Flash model with improved coding and agent capabilities
571BGoogle released Gemini 3.7 Flash, an upgraded version of its Flash series designed for coding and agent workflows, three weeks after the 3.6 Flash release. The model shows performance improvements across software engineering, knowledge work, and web development, with introductory pricing of $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens through the end of the year. Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available via the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Android Studio, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and will power Spark for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
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Google introduces Magic Capture feature for Pixel 11
408BGoogle announced Magic Capture, a new Pixel 11 feature that automatically captures photos and video from a single tap by analyzing approximately 400 frames to select well-timed shots. The feature can identify smiles, laughs, and action moments, and can optionally apply light edits including cropping, straightening, and unblurring. Pixel 11 phones are available for preorder and will be in stores August 20.
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Pixel 11 Pro introduces HiLight color-coded notification feature
561BGoogle's Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold include HiLight, a feature that uses color-coded lights to notify users of certain information without requiring them to look at their screen. The feature displays different light patterns to signal when Gemini is listening, thinking, or responding, and allows users to assign custom colors for incoming calls from specific contacts. The three phones are available for preorder starting at $1,099 for the standard model, with availability beginning August 20 at the Google Store and retail partners.
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Google releases Pixel 11 Pro Fold foldable phone
627BGoogle announced the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which is nearly 10% lighter and about 1mm thinner than the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The device features a new camera visor called HiLight with LED lights for notifications, improved durability with a glass fiber composite back cover and ceramic display glass, and 20% brighter displays at 3600 nits. It includes a Tensor G6 chip, 16GB RAM, 48MP main camera with 30x Super Zoom, supports a new sign-to-text feature developed with the Deaf community, and offers 30W wired charging reaching 50% in 30 minutes or 25W wireless charging. Pre-orders are available with the device launching August 20.
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Google introduces Pixel Tag finder device with year-long battery
587BGoogle announced Pixel Tag, its first finder tag for locating items like keys and wallets. The device is made of durable stainless steel with IP67 water and dust resistance, features a speaker to help locate items, and has a button to ring your phone. It offers up to one year of battery life with user-replaceable batteries. Pixel Tag pairs via Fast Pair with Android 9 or newer devices, uses the Find Hub app for location tracking with Ultra-Wideband precision finding, and can be shared with up to 10 people. The tag will be available for $29 or $99 for a 4-pack starting November 11.
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NVIDIA, Google, Microsoft develop 800 VDC power architecture for AI factories
659BNVIDIA, Google, and Microsoft have developed 800 VDC architecture through the Open Compute Project to improve power distribution for AI compute. The architecture distributes power at higher voltage through direct current, reducing conversion stages and inefficiencies compared to traditional AC distribution. An NVIDIA MGX-compatible 800 VDC power rack arriving in the second half of 2026 enables hybrid deployment in existing AC infrastructure without building modifications. Over 80 equipment manufacturers are building products to this specification, with row power centers expected in 2027 and facility-scale DC power blocks planned for new installations.