Google Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Beats ElevenLabs in Quality Benchmarks
Google released Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS on April 15, 2026, a text-to-speech model that outperforms ElevenLabs v3 in quality benchmarks while offering a generous free tier.
Google Vids Adds AI Avatars With Veo 3.1 and Free Video
Google Vids now lets Workspace users create AI-directed avatars using Veo 3.1, generate custom soundtracks with Lyria 3, and produce up to 10 free video clips per month.
Gemma 4 Rewrites the Open Source AI Playbook
Google released Gemma 4, a family of four open multimodal models under Apache 2.0. The 31B dense model scores 89.2% on AIME 2026, quadrupling Gemma 3. For creators and developers building on open models, this changes everything.
Google Veo 3.1 Lite Cuts AI Video Costs in Half
Google launches Veo 3.1 Lite, a cost-effective video generation model available now via the Gemini API and Google AI Studio.
Google Lyria 3 Pro Generates 3-Minute AI Music Tracks
Google launched Lyria 3 Pro, an AI music generation model that creates tracks up to three minutes long with full song structure including intros, verses, and choruses.
Google Maps Adds Gemini AI and 3D Navigation
Google launched Ask Maps and Immersive Navigation on March 12, 2026, bringing Gemini AI to Google Maps for the first time. Ask Maps lets users ask complex conversational questions, and Immersive Navigation replaces flat 2D directions with photorealistic 3D views of the road ahead
Indie Artists Sue Google Over Lyria 3 AI Music Training
Independent musicians filed a class action lawsuit against Google, alleging Lyria 3 was trained on 44 million YouTube clips without permission.
Google Flow Merges Whisk, ImageFX, and Video into One AI Studio
Google merged three separate AI creative tools into one platform in March 2026. Flow now combines Whisk (mood boards and collages), ImageFX (text-to-image generation), and Flow's original video capabilities into a single workspace powered by Veo 3.1 and Nano Banana
Google Flow Merges Whisk, ImageFX, and Video Into One AI Creative Platform
Google just killed three products and replaced them with one. On February 25, 2026, the company merged Flow, Whisk, and ImageFX into a single creative workspace powered by Veo 3.1, Nano Banana, and Gemini
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Doubles Reasoning Performance
Google released Gemini 3.1 Pro on February 19, 2026, reporting more than double the reasoning performance of its predecessor on key benchmarks. The model scored 77.1% on ARC-AGI-2, a test designed to measure general intelligence capabilities
Apple Confirms Gemini-Powered Siri Overhaul for iOS 26.4
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