Google, the company once known for including “Don’t be evil” in its code of conduct, just changed its corporate rules to allow the development of artificial intelligence for weaponry. The Mountain View tech giant updated its AI Principles webpage between January 30 and Feb.

After Google scrubbed wording that promised not to use AI for weapons, some staffers slammed the decision in the company's internal message board.

Human Rights Watch has criticised the decision, telling the BBC that AI can "complicate accountability" for battlefield decisions that "may have life or death consequences." In a blog post Google defended the change,

With the Gemini family, Google is expanding its lineup of AI models to include an inexpensive option. Google has announced several big updates to Gemini, its family of artificial intelligence models.

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced updates to its Gemini family of large language models, including a new product line with competitive pricing to low-cost artificial intelligence models like that of Chinese rival DeepSeek.

Flash-Lite 2 can generate captions for around 40,000 unique images at a cost of less than a dollar on Google AI Studio’s paid tier.

Google released a new Gemini AI for the Super Bowl game, which sparked a Gouda cheese controversy that Google had to fix.

Google has plans to add ads to Gemini but did not mention a specific date. Its CEO did not mention how they plan to integrate the ads when they do arrive.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

The Super Bowl is one of the most followed sporting events globally and one of the best advertising opportunities. For Google, it’s an opportunity to showcase how its flagship AI, Gemini, can be useful.

Google has quietly deleted its pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance, a promise that had been in place since 2018.

The flood of AI news from Google comes in the wake of the launch of DeepSeek, the breakthrough Chinese AI tool that's been making headlines.

The Google Gemini app now includes a reasoning model that shows its "thought process." On Wednesday, the tech giant announced the availability of Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental on Gemini's desktop and mobile versions.