If you've been enjoying the powerful new capabilities of Gemini 3 Pro and the viral Nano Banana Pro image generator, you might have noticed things getting a little tighter lately. Just a week after their launch, Google has quietly updated its access limits for free users, citing "high demand" as the … [Read more...] about Google throttles free access to Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro due to ‘overwhelming demand’
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Meet Ironwood: Google’s new 7th-gen TPU is 4x faster and designed by AI
While we usually focus on the gadgets in our hands, the real magic of the AI era happens in the massive data centers powering them. This week, Google officially launched Ironwood, its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), and the specs are absolutely staggering. Google calls Ironwood … [Read more...] about Meet Ironwood: Google’s new 7th-gen TPU is 4x faster and designed by AI
If you hate making calls, Google Search can now call local stores for you to check stock and prices
We have all been there: you are hunting for a specific item—maybe a hot holiday toy or a specific beauty product—and you aren't sure which local store actually has it in stock. The only solution used to be spending an hour calling around, sitting on hold, and asking the same question over and … [Read more...] about If you hate making calls, Google Search can now call local stores for you to check stock and prices
Exploring the wild progress and future of AI at Google with Sundar Pichai
It has been a whirlwind few weeks for Google. From the launch of Gemini 3 to the viral success of Nano Banana Pro, the company's AI division seems to be firing on all cylinders. To give us a peek behind the curtain, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sat down with Logan Kilpatrick for a special episode of the … [Read more...] about Exploring the wild progress and future of AI at Google with Sundar Pichai
No, Google isn’t secretly using your Gmail to train Gemini
If you've been on social media lately, you might have seen a viral warning claiming that Google quietly updated its settings to start harvesting your personal emails to train its Gemini AI models. It sounded troubling, plausible, and—according to Google—it is completely false. Google has … [Read more...] about No, Google isn’t secretly using your Gmail to train Gemini
Gemini in Google Classroom is finally expanding Higher Education students
Earlier this year, Google brought Gemini to Google Classroom, but it was almost entirely focused on the educators. Teachers got tools to help draft lesson plans, create rubrics, and manage their workload. It was great, but it left out the most important people in the room: the students. That changes … [Read more...] about Gemini in Google Classroom is finally expanding Higher Education students
Google Slides and NotebookLM just got a massive design upgrade with Nano Banana Pro
We recently covered the launch of Nano Banana Pro, and Google isn't just dropping this into a standalone app and calling it a day. Right away, they are injecting this new model directly into Google Workspace, and it brings some genuinely useful features to the tools many use every day—specifically … [Read more...] about Google Slides and NotebookLM just got a massive design upgrade with Nano Banana Pro
You can now use the Gemini app to spot AI-generated images
As AI images get more realistic—we’re looking at you, Nano Banana Pro—it is becoming increasingly difficult to trust your eyes. Especially when it comes to news, politics, or even product reviews, knowing if an image is synthetic is a big deal. Today, Google announced a new feature that puts a … [Read more...] about You can now use the Gemini app to spot AI-generated images
Nano Banana Pro is here, and it finally fixes AI text and consistency
Nano Banana Pro (officially "Gemini 3 Pro Image") has officially launched, and it brings some massive upgrades that turn this from a fun experiment into a genuine design tool. The biggest headache with AI images has always been text. You ask for a sign that says "Coffee," and you get "Cffoee." … [Read more...] about Nano Banana Pro is here, and it finally fixes AI text and consistency
Google launches Antigravity, a new AI-powered IDE for autonomous agentic coding
Every few months, it feels like the bar for AI coding tools gets raised. And now, as part of the Gemini 3 update, Google is attempting to raise it yet again with the launch of Antigravity, a new "agentic development platform" designed to change how developers interact with AI. While today's tools … [Read more...] about Google launches Antigravity, a new AI-powered IDE for autonomous agentic coding
I tried to let Gemini 3 be my son’s temporary golf swing coach. It didn’t go very well.
We think a lot about the future of AI here at Chrome Unboxed. We talk about how it will write our emails, organize our calendars, and maybe even code our apps. But as a golf nut and the owner of a golf simulator facility (Proof Golf), I’ve been dreaming of a different use case: The AI Swing … [Read more...] about I tried to let Gemini 3 be my son’s temporary golf swing coach. It didn’t go very well.
Google Vids just unlocked its best AI features for everyone: even personal accounts
When Google Vids first launched, it promised to be the "Docs, Sheets, and Slides" of video creation—a collaborative, easy-to-use tool that lived right in your browser. But for a while, the coolest magic tricks—specifically the powerful Gemini AI features—were locked behind paid Workspace … [Read more...] about Google Vids just unlocked its best AI features for everyone: even personal accounts
