AI News Archive: May 19, 2026 — Part 19
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- Google just launched Gemini 3.5 Flash — here's all the upgrades
Google just launched Gemini 3.5 Flash — here's all the upgrades Tom's Guide
- Google Makes It Easy to Deepfake Yourself
Google’s overhaul of its AI creation software, Flow, includes a new video model and a tool for generating selfie videos called avatars.
- Google just gave Workspace a 24/7 AI agent that sends emails and books meetings while you sleep
Gmail Live answers inbox questions by voice, Docs Live turns rambling speech into structured documents, and Google Pics lets you edit one element of an image without touching the rest.
- Elon Musk sued OpenAI and lost. But the core question of the case remains unanswered
OpenAI now has a clear path to take its next big step in the AI race.
- OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed
Elon Musk lost his case against OpenAI and its top executives in a high-stakes trial that pitted billionaire against billionaires
- Musk’s Failed OpenAI Lawsuit Underscores xAI’s Struggles
Musk’s Failed OpenAI Lawsuit Underscores xAI’s Struggles Time Magazine
- Musk loses $150B lawsuit against OpenAI, Altman
Musk had previously helped start the artificial intelligence company
- OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed
OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed The Mercury News
- Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI
Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI Dallas News
- OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed
OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed AP News
- Google Search is getting AI agents that will monitor the web for you
Google used I/O 2026 to announce a major overhaul of Search, adding background AI agents that monitor the web for you, a redesigned search box, and agentic coding that can build custom apps and dashboards on demand.
- Google is transforming your online shopping cart into something much smarter
Google's 'Universal Cart' hunts deals, tracks availability, and flags bad buys before you check out.
- Google’s Gemini Omni is an all-purpose content generator that wants to replace your entire studio
Gemini Omni doesn't just create AI video, it remembers your edits, understands physics, and lets you direct the whole thing through plain conversation. Here's what it actually does and who can use it today.
- Literary prize winner accused of using AI
Literary prize winner accused of using AI The Telegraph
- Google Search will now tell you if an image is AI-generated and talk about it in detail
Google is expanding its SynthID technology into Search, Chrome, and Android to help users identify AI-generated or AI-edited images more easily.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash is Google’s new default AI model, and it’s built to act, not just answer
Google today announced Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most capable Flash-series model to date. The company says it outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding and agentic benchmarks and runs at four times the speed of comparable frontier models.
- Google’s new Gemini Spark AI agent can run your errands while you run your life
Google's Gemini Spark is a new AI agent that handles multi-step tasks in the background, works across Google's apps, and keeps going even after you close your laptop.
- Google I/O 2026: What to expect from Gemini, Android 17, and more
Google I/O 2026 is expected to focus heavily on Gemini AI, Android 17, smart devices, and Google’s broader push toward an AI-first ecosystem.
- Gemini’s new Canva integration turns AI creations into fully editable designs
You can now send Gemini images straight into Canva with a simple command.
- Google Search on Android now lets you ask AI about any link you open
So you never have to read through a link again.
- Google turns Gemini into a proactive AI agent with Spark, Daily Brief, and a major redesign
Google announced major design and feature upgrades to the Gemini app at I/O 2026. Here's what's new.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash is here: Google’s smartest speed model promises better coding and agents
Gemini 3.5 Flash beats older Pro models on challenging agentic and coding benchmarks.
- Google announces Gemini Spark to quietly run your digital life for you
Google wants Spark to be the digital equivalent of a very proficient real-life personal assistant.
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Find law firm revenue leaks, then fix them
- Google is giving Gemini far more control over your Mac than before
These new Gemini features for Mac are trying to automate the annoying stuff for you.
- Google’s AI subscriptions get a new $100 tier, a price cut, and new features across all plans
Google has announced an overhaul of its AI subscriptions at I/O 2026, adding a new $100/month AI Ultra tier and cutting the price of its top plan from $250 to $200. The update brings fresh models, a smarter Gmail inbox, YouTube Premium perks, and more across all paid plans.
- Google’s newest Gemini Omni model can turn real videos into surreal fever dreams
Gemini Omni gives a whole new meaning to AI hallucinations.
- Google drops its most expensive AI Ultra pricing and adds new, lower tier
Plus Google AI Pro picks up bundled YouTube Premium Lite access.
- Gemini gets two new voices just in time for Google I/O 2026
Google is on a roll with Gemini features and changes leading up to the I/O 2026 keynote.
- Gemini Omni, the ‘create anything’ model, starts today with lifelike video
Google has unveiled Gemini Omni, a new family of generative models designed to “create anything,” and you can use it today to create surprisingly realistic videos. more…
- Google says Gemini 3.5 Flash can slash enterprise AI costs by more than $1 billion a year
Google unveiled Gemini 3.5 Flash at its annual I/O developer conference on Tuesday, a new artificial intelligence model that the company says shatters what had become a seemingly iron law of the AI industry: that the smartest models must also be the slowest and most expensive to run. The model sits at the center of a sweeping set of announcements — from a video-generating "world model" called Gemini Omni to a 24/7 personal AI agent called Gemini Spark — but 3.5 Flash carries perhaps the most immediate consequence for the enterprises pouring billions of dollars into AI infrastructure. Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive, told reporters during a press briefing Monday that companies running roughly one trillion tokens per day on Google Cloud could save more than $1 billion annually by shifting 80 percent of their workloads to a mix of Flash and other frontier models. "You've probably heard anecdotes from other CIOs that companies are already blowing through their annual token budgets,
- Google targets AI agents and video generation with Gemini 3.5 Flash and Omni
Google LLC today introduced two new generative artificial intelligence models that push its Gemini family further into AI agents and multimodal creation: Gemini 3.5 Flash, a fast reasoning model designed to power agentic workflows, and Gemini Omni, a creative model that can generate and edit video from nearly any input. Gemini 3.5 is the newest generation […] The post Google targets AI agents and video generation with Gemini 3.5 Flash and Omni appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
- Everything announced at the Google I/O 2026
Table of contents 1. AI and Gemini 2. Google Search 3. Google Workspace and Productivity 4. Shopping 5. YouTube 6. Android and Hardware 7. Developer Tools 8. Google Play 9. Google AI Subscription Plan Changes Release Dates at a Glance Google held its annual developer conference, Google I/O 2026, on May 19 and 20 at […]
- Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon
Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon Chicago Tribune
- Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon
Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon San Francisco Chronicle
- OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed
OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed East Bay Times
- Google unveils Gemini Omni 'any-to-any' AI model: what enterprises should know
Although it was already discovered by intrepid AI power users weeks ago, Google's new Gemini Omni model officially debuted today at the company's annual I/O developer conference in Mountain View, California, and it marks a significantly new paradigm in the wider AI and tech marketplace. That's because as its "omni" (from the Latin omne — meaning "all") prefix would suggest, this is Google's first truly native, multimodal model, that is "a model that can create anything from any input — starting with video." The model marks Google's bid to collapse the multimodal generative stack — text-to-image, image-to-video, video-to-video, audio generation — into a single foundation model with a single editing surface. The big question for business leaders is: should you switch any of your own AI stack over to Gemini Omni now? Unfortunately, the truth is, you may not be able to just yet — the model is only available to individual users through Google's AI subscription plans starting with the $20 pe
- Google debuts new AI models, personal AI agents in effort to keep pace with OpenAI and Anthropic
Google made a number of AI announcements at its annual developer conference, rolling out more-advanced models and agentic tools for its expansive user base.
- Google Unveils New Gemini AI Agent for Personal Tasks
The tech firm highlights both Spark and Omni, a video-creation tool, at its annual developer conference.
- Powered by A.I., Google Changes Its Search Box for the First Time in 25 Years
Using a new Gemini A.I. model, the tech giant is overhauling its search box dimensions to answer longer queries, adding a video-generation tool and simplifying online shopping.
- Google Search is getting its biggest-ever AI makeover
Google Search is getting its biggest-ever AI makeover Business Insider
- Google's new AI agent can plan parties while you sleep — and you can keep your laptop shut
Google's new AI agent can plan parties while you sleep — and you can keep your laptop shut Business Insider
- Google Unveils New Video Model, Search Upgrades
Google Unveils New Video Model, Search Upgrades The Information
- Google is launching a personal AI agent that works around the clock on your behalf
Gemini Spark works 24/7 on behalf of users across Gmail, Google Docs, and other Workspace apps, with a broader rollout coming next week
- Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon
Google is introducing a range of new AI tools, including an AI assistant called Gemini Spark, which proactively performs tasks for users.
- Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon
Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon The Denver Post
- Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon
Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon AP News
- Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon
Google is introducing a range of new AI tools, including an AI assistant called Gemini Spark, which proactively performs tasks for users
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- Google Introduces New Gemini Model, Updated Search, And More With Major AI Updates
Google Introduces New Gemini Model, Updated Search, And More With Major AI Updates Barron's