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Indian Express
12 hours ago
- Business
- Indian Express
5 Google I/O 2025 features you can try right now in India
At Google's yearly developer event, I/O 2025, the focus was clearly on artificial intelligence. The company unveiled a long list of updates across many of Google's products. From a $250/month Ultra subscription to a new AI-powered version of Search, Google shared a wide range of updates, some exciting, others likely to stretch your monthly budget. Whether you're a developer, a business, or just someone who uses Gmail, there's something here for you. Here's a breakdown of the biggest announcements. Google's flagship AI model, Gemini, got some serious upgrades. The new Gemini 2.5 Pro introduces a 'Deep Think' mode designed to tackle complex mathematics and coding problems by weighing multiple possibilities before answering. Meanwhile, Gemini 2.5 Flash, a faster, more affordable version, has been fine-tuned to handle long texts, images, code, and logic-heavy tasks more efficiently. It's nearly as capable as Pro but uses 20–30 per cent fewer tokens, making it a budget-friendly option for developers who want high performance. Remember Project Starline, Google's 3D video chat booth that made it feel like the other person was right in front of you? It's now a real product called Google Beam. It uses six cameras and AI to create a lifelike 3D video on a special display, with smooth real-time tracking at 60 frames per second. HP will launch Beam devices for businesses later this year, and companies like Deloitte, Duolingo, and Salesforce are already on board. It may not replace Zoom right away, but it could make virtual meetings feel more real and less tiring. In a surprise move, Google announced a new premium plan called AI Ultra, costing $250 per month. For this high price, users get early access to Google's newest AI tools, unlimited use of features like Deep Research, and 30TB of storage across Google Photos, Drive, and Gmail. It also includes YouTube Premium and access to test features like Project Mariner. Video calls with people who speak different languages will be easier. Google Meet now has AI that translates what you say into the other person's language almost instantly. It even tries to copy your tone and way of speaking. Right now, it works between English and Spanish, but more languages will come soon. The feature is first available in beta for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. Google's AI is coming to your inbox to help you. Soon, Gmail will suggest smart replies that sound like you by learning how you write and your past emails. It pays attention to your usual greetings, tone, and favorite words to make better suggestions. With your permission, Gemini can use info from your Gmail and Google Drive to write these replies. For example, if a friend asks about a trip, it can use your saved plans to help you reply. This feature will start in July for English users on the web, iOS, and Android. It's either very helpful or a little strange, depending on how you feel about AI copying your writing.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
What the Tech: New Google features
If you are firmly in the world of Google (Gmail, Google Calendar, Chrome, Search, Google Keep, etc), you're going to love what the tech company unveiled at its recent Google I/O event. Google announced some 100 new features coming to its products that incorporate advanced AI. Never mind the things you can do now with Gemini, it's about to get much bigger and better. 'AI is going to make things easier to give people the information they need,' said Google's Christina Basillo over a video chat. 'Hopefully, it'll just be that personal assistant to make everyday life that much easier.' So what's new? A lot. And at the moment, the new version of Google Gemini looks as though to be more powerful and helpful than both Siri and Amazon Alexa. And if you're entrenched in the Google echosystem, you may find it even better than Chat GPT and Perplexity. First, the old way of searching on Google, with pages upon pages of results, is changing. Google is integrating AI to transform search into a more personal and efficient experience. 'It helps you go deeper,' said Basillo. 'Let's say you're going on vacation soon and trying to figure out where you're going to eat, where you're going to stay, and where you should visit. AL Mode is going to be that personal assistant that can take one query and do a bunch of queries behind the scenes and then curate a full list of information you can click through.' Gemini is set to function more like a personal assistant than a simple search engine. Imagine asking for restaurants in a city and Gemini not only providing a list but actually calling the restaurant, booking a reservation, and adding it to your calendar. That's the level of convenience Google is aiming for. Shopping online is also set for a major overhaul. You'll soon be able to share a photo with Gemini and search for a specific item, like a sweater or a dress. Even better, Gemini can overlay that item onto a photo of you, in your size, giving you a better idea of how it will look and fit. This feature aims to eliminate the guesswork from online shopping and reduce returns. Communication is another area where Gemini shines. In Google Meet, real-time language translation will be available, allowing seamless conversations with people speaking different languages. The translation will sound natural, avoiding the robotic tone often associated with translation tools. And Gemini's live voice feature can describe what you're seeing in real-time. Point your phone at an object, like a volleyball, and Gemini can identify the brand and direct you to a website to purchase it. Google also teased smart glasses with similar capabilities, including taking photos and videos, though these are not yet available. Many of the new Gemini features are already live on Android and iPhones. If you haven't seen them yet, make sure to update your Gemini app. It's clear Google wants AI to play a central role in our lives, making everyday tasks easier and more intuitive. The future of tech is here, and it's powered by Gemini. You can try it out now. Many of the features are free for all Google users, but some of the more advanced features require a Google One subscription. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
ABC News
4 days ago
- General
- ABC News
Search for missing teenager Pheobe Bishop in Good Night Scrub National Park suspended
Police have suspended a bushland search for missing Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop but say they will continue to investigate her disappearance. The 17-year-old went missing on May 15 from the coastal city of Bundaberg, 350 kilometres north of Brisbane. She was last seen on Airport Drive at about 8:30am, police said, based on information provided by her housemates. CCTV footage showed Pheobe never made it into the airport terminal and missed her flight to Brisbane. It was eight days before police began scouring Good Night Scrub National Park, more than an hour away from Bundaberg. Cadaver dogs, water police, drones and State Emergency Service personnel combed through the thick scrub for five days and items of interest were collected for forensic examination. Police said there were indications evidence may have been moved before the search of the national park began on Friday, May 23. The bushland search has been suspended but Detective Acting Inspector Ryan Thompson said the investigation was continuing. "We're not just specifically focused on that area — there are other areas that are forming part of this investigation that we are interested in as well," he said. Police are appealing for information about the movements of a grey Hyundai ix35 in the greater Gin Gin area between May 15 and 18. Pheobe is described as being about 180 centimetres tall with a pale complexion, long, dyed red hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a green tank top and grey sweatpants and was carrying luggage.
The Star
24-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Google launches AI-powered search engine in 'reimagining' of web tool
LONDON: Google is to begin offering a fully artificial intelligence-powered version of its search engine in what it calls a "total reimagining" of one of the web's foundational features. The US tech giant will begin the public roll-out of AI Mode in Search in the United States on Tuesday, the company confirmed at its annual I/O developer conference. The new feature, which will appear as a tab at the top of the search engine, will allow users to ask longer, more complex queries as well as follow-up questions to dive deeper into a topic, Google said. It builds on the AI Overviews the company already places at the top of many search results, which are AI-generated summaries in response to a query, alongside links to sources. The firm's chief executive Sundar Pichai said the update was a "total reimagining of search" that would use "advanced reasoning" to think before it answered a user's query. Pichai said early testers had been asking queries "two to three times, sometimes as long as five time the length of traditional searches." "It's been a pretty exciting moment for Search," he said. "People are excited. It's made the web itself more exciting. I think people are engaging a lot more across the board and so it feels like a very positive moment for us." The announcement came amid a flurry of updates from the company during its I/O conference, with tools utilising the firm's Gemini AI dominating the new products and services unveiled. This is despite Google and others in the tech sector having a number of high-profile issues with previous AI products over the last year, with generative tools returning inaccurate or misleading results on a number of occasions. Concerns also remain about the impact of the technology on the jobs market because of its potential to replace human workers, the data privacy implications of AI being trained on data scrapped from the public web and safety concerns around AI's ability to supercharge misinformation, help cybercriminals become more sophisticated or being used to create more dangerous weapons. Google's latest product revelations also come as the company faces growing questions about the future of its online search business, with some reports suggesting search engines are now being used less as more users turn to AI chatbots – such as OpenAI's ChatGPT – instead. Other notable updates at Google's event included real-time translation between English and Spanish being introduced to Google Meet video calls, with AI dubbing the translation over the top of the speaker so the other person can understand what is being said instantly. In addition, Google announced Project Mariner, an AI agent which can be instructed to carry out tasks on the web, such as online shopping or restaurant booking, on behalf of the user. AI agents, tools which can are capable of carrying out specific tasks autonomously, have been earmarked by many in the industry as the next step in AI tool evolution. During its I/O keynote, Google also announced it was launching new personal context tools, which use AI to lift relevant data from other Google apps – such as Docs or Calendar – and apply it to its existing Smart Replies tool in Gmail to create personalised automated replies that sound like the user's style of writing. "What all this progress tells me is that we are now entering a new phase of the AI platform shift," Pichai said. "We are starting to bring agent capabilities to Chrome, Search and the Gemini app." "It's a new and emerging area, but we want to get it in the hands of people so that we can explore how to bring the benefits of agents to as many users as possible and get feedback from the broader ecosystem." "We want to make it as useful as possible, to fit your reality. That's why we are working on something called personal context with your permission." "Gemini models can use relevant context from across your Google apps in a way that's private, transparent and fully under your control. You can choose to connect what you want and turn off what you don't want," Pichai said. "One example we are introducing is personalised smart replies in Gmail. It takes Smart Reply a step further, pulling relevant information from Google Docs and past emails, it matches your tone and style, and generated the email as you would have written it, personalised." The array of announcements also included a video AI-generated video and audio tool, as well as a new product to help filmmakers called Flow. These new products come despite ongoing concern from the creative industries about the potential impact of AI-generated content on the the film, TV and music sectors. Elsewhere, the company also unveiled a new video conferencing device called Google Beam, which uses AI and six cameras to create a 3D video experience which Google said feels closer to natural, in-person conversations. – dpa/Tribune News Service
Business Insider
24-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
‘Value Hunters — Jump In,' Says Investor About Alphabet Stock
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock has struggled to gain momentum over the past year, even as the company continues to deliver earnings beats and showcase strong fundamentals – a reminder that the weight of expectations can be a burden, especially when you're one of the biggest. Confident Investing Starts Here: A mix of macro and internal headwinds has kept investors cautious. Concerns over a potential U.S.-China trade war have cast a shadow over tech as a whole, while Alphabet's heavy AI investment has drawn scrutiny. Some worry that its multibillion-dollar spending spree signals more ambition than efficiency. Momentum has started to shift in recent weeks, but GOOGL shares are still down by double digits year-to-date. Could this be an opportunity to buy the technology giant at a bargain? As the name suggests, one investor, known by the pseudonym the Wise Bull, is quite bullish about Alphabet's potential. He believes the company 'is a strong long-term investment for growth portfolios, especially during market corrections, due to its track record and technological prowess.' Wise Bull also highlights Alphabet's multi-pronged growth engine – Search, YouTube, and Cloud – as pillars of its dominance. With one of the largest global user bases and an unmatched grip on digital attention, he argues Alphabet is raking in revenue at a pace few can rival. 'I view GOOGL as one of the very rare cases where we see three major growth sectors covered by one company,' adds Wise Bull. The investor is also bullish on Alphabet's AI prospects. With Google AI gaining traction as a front-runner in the space, and its AI Overviews in Search reportedly serving over 1.5 billion users each month, Wise Bull sees Alphabet carving out an enormous competitive moat in the race for AI supremacy. When it comes to its valuation, Wise Bull asserts that GOOGL appears to be a 'cheap 'value' stock' that should deliver sustainable growth for years to come. Looking at its Forward PEG ratio, the investor calculates that GOOGL's share price is trading at nice discount to its sector median. 'I rate it as a BUY due to its unique position in the AI growth megacycle and its strong track record of consistent growth in revenue and profits,' the investor summed up. (To watch the Wise Bull's track record, click here) Wall Street is also clambering to get ahold of this one. With 28 Buy and 9 Hold ratings, GOOGL enjoys a Strong Buy consensus rating. Its 12-month average price target of $197.69 implies ~17% upside from current levels. (See GOOGL stock forecast) To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks' Best Stocks to Buy, a tool that unites all of TipRanks' equity insights.
