Google has unveiled a massive selection of new and upgraded AI tools at its Gemini-focused I/O keynote, from powerful new generative-video software Veo, to its super-smart new virtual assistant Astra. We also saw improvements to Gemini's music-generation abilities, a new family of AI models geared towards education, an AI upgrade to the Google Photos app, and a whole lot more.
Ahead of Google I/O, OpenAI wowed us with its latest GPT-4 Omni (or GPT-4o) update for ChatGPT, which offers next-level abilities in terms of vision, speech, and understanding – and the upgrade is rolling out to all users of the AI chatbot right now.
Google has only just revealed the Pixel 8a, but the Pixel 9 shouldn't be too far away – and freshly leaked photos show off what we think are the Pixel 9, the Pixel 9 Pro, and the Pixel 9 Pro XL. We also have some clues about the key specs that they'll offer.
The debut season of Prime Video's The Rings of Power had enough about it to keep us interested in a second batch of episodes, and a trailer for season 2 has now landed. What's more, it looks like this time it'll be sticking more closely to the source material.
