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35 posts about Google from Simon Carter.
From 4 August 2026, gemini-3.5-flash is no longer available in the global-region endpoint of the Gemini Enterprise app. Here's what to check.
Google's new Gemini 3.6 Flash uses 17% fewer output tokens, scores 83% on computer use, and costs $1.50/$7.50 per million tokens.
Imagen 4 model endpoints hard-shut-down 17 August 2026. Migration means switching method, model name, and response parsing.
As of June 9, 2026, Gemini 3.5 Flash is the permanent, non-disableable default in Gemini Enterprise. The admin toggle is gone for good.
Gemini Spark is now in beta on macOS for US Google AI Ultra subscribers, bringing desktop file automation, remote task control, and new third-party integrations.
Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 is a three-model suite giving humanoid robots whole-body control, multi-step planning, and rapid adaptation to new hardware.
Gemini's preview image generation models are deprecated with a hard shutdown on June 25, 2026. Here's what to change and when.
Google adds voice-first features to Gmail, Docs and Keep, launches image editor Google Pics, and expands AI Inbox at Google I/O 2026.
CVE-2026-1727 let attackers intercept Gemini Enterprise data via predictable Cloud Storage bucket names. Google patched it automatically in December 2025.
Google's June 29 update lets Gemini generate complete, multi-slide presentations grounded in Drive files, with style-matching and higher limits until August 1.
Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has graduated from preview to GA, locking in pricing at $0.25/1M input and $1.50/1M output tokens.
Bloomberg reports Google's flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro is significantly delayed due to coding performance shortfalls, raising competitive alarms vs. OpenAI and Anthropic.
Google's AI vulnerability-finding agent CodeMender hits public preview on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, while its Cyber variant stays restricted.
Anthropic's Mythos-class Claude Fable 5 model is now available in Vertex AI's Model Garden, billed through Google Cloud with no separate Anthropic API subscription needed.
Google rebranded NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook on July 16, 2026, adding Search AI Mode integration and expanding Gemini 3.5 + Antigravity to AI Pro users.
Veo 2 and Veo 3 model IDs on the Gemini API are being shut down on June 30, 2026. Migrate to Veo 3.1 Preview or the Enterprise GA models now.
Google restricted Meta's Gemini API usage due to compute constraints, forcing staff to ration AI tokens and highlighting the supply crunch hitting enterprise AI.
Google has opened Lyria 3 Pro and Lyria 3 Clip to enterprise developers via Vertex AI, marking the first public API access to the Lyria 3 model family.
The Gemini Enterprise iOS and Android app is now GA for Google Identity orgs, with QR-code provisioning making rollout simple for field workers.
Google is retiring Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions and Gemini CLI for free, Pro, and Ultra users on June 18, 2026. Migration to Antigravity CLI is required.
Google has pushed the Vertex AI retirement date for Gemini 2.5 Pro, Flash, and Flash-Lite to October 16, 2026, giving developers more time to migrate to Gemini 3.x.
Google's Asana data store connector for Gemini Enterprise is now in Public Preview, letting users search, read, and create Asana projects and tasks via natural language.
Google's FIFA World Cup 2026 Gemini features reveal how far the app's live-data and agentic capabilities have actually come.
The legacy Gemini Interactions API outputs schema was permanently removed on June 8, 2026. Here's what changed, what's broken, and how to migrate.
Google's gemini-3.1-flash-image and gemini-3-pro-image are now generally available, with video-to-image generation added and preview models shutting down June 25.
Google's Gemini API now pushes notifications when batch jobs and long-running operations finish, eliminating the need to poll for status.
Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026 — a model that outperforms the previous Pro tier at 4x the speed, now the default across Search and the Gemini app.
Google's Gemini Omni launches at I/O 2026, replacing Veo in the Gemini app with multimodal video generation and conversational editing from any input type.
Google's Antigravity 2.0 ships as a standalone desktop app with multi-agent orchestration, subagent teamwork preview, and direct Google Cloud enterprise integration.
Google I/O 2026 marked a decisive shift from AI assistants to autonomous agents, with new models, platforms, and consumer tools built around the agentic Gemini era.
Google I/O 2026 brought a redesigned Gemini app with a new UI, a personalised daily summary, and an agentic assistant that works while you sleep.
Google's new Managed Agents API provisions a Gemini-powered agent inside an isolated Linux sandbox in a single API call — no infrastructure required.
Google Search now runs Gemini 3.5 Flash by default in AI Mode, and gains information agents that monitor the web for you continuously.
Google's Universal Cart lets you shop across its entire ecosystem from one persistent, AI-powered cart with smart price tracking and seamless checkout.
Google's Gemini API File Search gains multimodal support, metadata filtering, and page-level citations, making verifiable RAG practical for real-world mixed content.