The Technology

Create your best tracks yet with Lyria 3.5 in Gemini.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Lyria_social.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Lyria 3.5, our best-sounding music generation model, is now available in the Gemini app and the Gemini API. Lyria 3.5 brings more expressive vocals and richer musical ar…

Amazon expands Career Choice employee benefit with new programs in high-demand industries

Eligible employees will be able to use Amazon’s tuition assistance benefit to earn credentials and move into new, in-demand industries.

Book insights in Google Play Books is now available in more than a million ebooks and in the iOS app.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Book_insights_social_share_imag.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Book insights in Google Play Books is now in over a million ebooks, including top bestsellers, and available on the iOS app.

Proactive cyber defense for governments and enterprises

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/gemini-3-8__fairwind-program__b.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">The Fairwind Program is a limited access program for governments and trusted partners to use our cyber defense tools.

Introducing Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/gemini-3-8_flash__blog__header_.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber deliver next-generation intelligence for agentic workflows and cybersecurity.

Is that message really from Amazon? Just ask Alexa for Shopping.

Amazon’s first-of-its-kind Alexa for Shopping feature helps protect consumers from scams.

MrBeast partners with Gemini to turn impossibly big ideas into reality

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/MR.BEAST_Resize_16x9.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Google is kicking off a multi-year partnership with Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, across Gemini and Google Health.

Portable Computer demo | Short Sessions

When the task requires current market data or frontier reasoning, Portable Computer automatically escalates only that step to a cloud model with Perplexity Search, then brings the sourced results back into the local workflow.You’ll see how Portable Computer can:• Work across sensitive files stored on your machine• Plan and execute multi-step tasks locally• Analyze and reconcile financial documents• Use local models without consuming Computer credits• Escalate individual steps when cloud capabili

The latest AI news we announced in August 2026

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/August_AI_Recap_social.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Here are Google’s latest AI updates from August 2026

Meet Claude Fable 5.1

Claude Fable 5.1 is the latest upgrade to our most capable class of models. It excels at complex, long-running tasks, and its research capabilities offer an early glimpse of how AI will contribute to scientific progress.It excels at complex, multi-step work, like a long mathematical proof or a contract with hundreds of cross-references. It avoids shortcuts and is smart enough to fix the root causes of software issues.Across our benchmarks, Fable 5.1 sets a new standard, and at lower effort levels it can achieve similar or better results than Fable 5 at a much lower cost.Claude Fable 5.1 is available everywhere today.Read more: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-fable-and-mythos-5-1

Introducing Claude Fable 5.1

Claude Fable 5.1 is the latest upgrade to our most capable class of models. It excels at complex, long-running tasks, and its research capabilities offer an early glimpse of how AI will contribute to scientific progress.It excels at complex, multi-step work, like a long mathematical proof or a contract with hundreds of cross-references. It avoids shortcuts and is smart enough to fix the root causes of software issues.Across our benchmarks, Fable 5.1 sets a new standard, and at lower effort levels it can achieve similar or better results than Fable 5 at a much lower cost.Claude Fable 5.1 is available everywhere today.Read more: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-fable-and-mythos-5-1

September Android Drop: Remember where you put things, ease motion sickness, and more

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Android_Drop_Header_Still.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Keep track of important items, reduce motion sickness during your ride, create and edit notes right from your chat, and more.

Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/agentic-video___keyword__blog-h.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">We’re launching agentic video understanding across our latest Gemini models for improved accuracy and lower costs and token usage.

What’s new on Prime Video in September 2026, including ‘Neagley,’ ‘Drawn Together,’ and ‘Thursday Night Football’

Prime Video’s September lineup also features several new films based on best-selling books.

Amazon’s response to the FTC’s lawsuit regarding Sponsored Ads

The FTC today filed a misguided lawsuit claiming Amazon misled advertisers about its Sponsored Ads pricing and auction. Amazon strongly disagrees.

AWS to launch first cloud infrastructure region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by December 2026

AWS and HUMAIN deepen partnership with a commitment to deliver up to 50MW of capacity in Saudi’s first AI Zone by 2028.

How Amazon is helping communities impacted by the Nepal flash floods

Amazon is working with aid organizations to help communities recover following flooding and landslides along the Nepal border.

Amazon's Second Chance Deal Days returns to Europe, with deals also available in the US, Mexico, and Brazil

Shoppers in Europe, Brazil, and Mexico can save up to 50% on high-quality returned and refurbished items, while U.S. customers can enjoy second-hand deals as part of the Labor Day Deals event.

Model Hardware Standard: AI operating physical equipment

The Model Hardware Standard (MHS) is a new standard for AI agents to safely operate physical equipment in scientific research and advanced manufacturing. MHS started as part of a beneficial deployments project between Anthropic and HHMI Janelia Research Campus and is evolving into a wider industry effort.This video shows what MHS is, how it works, and early examples of AI agents operating lab and manufacturing equipment.MHS is now in research preview with select partners. Read more about how we'

We're building a way for AI models to connect to any device and run real experiments.

Scientists spend a significant amount of their time just getting their devices to communicate with one another. Each device tends to have its own programming interface, and so far there has been no standardized way to integrate them, or to allow them to connect to AI. The Model Hardware Standard (MHS) gives AI models one common way to connect to lab and manufacturing equipment and operate it safely, with limits built into each device.MHS started as a collaboration between Anthropic and HHMI Janelia Research Campus, and is beginning as a research preview with partners across science, robotics and manufacturing.