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| April 2025 | Google announced Veo 2 is now available in Gemini App for Advanced Users and Gemini Artificial Intelligence Studio, free for all users. |
| April 2025 | Google introduced DolphinGemma, a research AI model designed to potentially decode dolphin communication by learning the structure of dolphin vocalizations and generating novel dolphin-like sound sequences. |
| April 2025 | Google DeepMind announced Lyria, a text-to-music model, and Chirp 3, a voice-cloning feature capable of synthesizing speech in approximately 35 languages, at the Google Cloud Next Conference. |
| March 2025 | Google introduced TxGemma, an open-source model designed to improve efficiency in therapeutics development. |
| March 30 2025 | Google URL Shortener is scheduled to completely stop working, marking the end of its URL shortening service after being phased out since 2018. |
| March 2025 | Google agreed to acquire Wiz, a New York-based cybersecurity startup focusing on cloud computing, for $32 billion USD, marking its largest ever acquisition. |
| March 25 2025 | Google released Gemini 2.5, a reasoning model that pauses to 'think' before responding. Google announced that all future models will incorporate reasoning capabilities. |
| March 19 2025 | Google announced the Pixel 9a mid-range smartphone through a blog post, featuring a 6.3" OLED display, Google Tensor G4 processor, and options for 128 GB or 256 GB storage with 8 GB RAM. |
| March 19 2025 | Pixel 9a scheduled for announcement, continuing Google's mid-range smartphone strategy. |
| March 2025 | Google released Gemma 3, described as the most capable model that can run on a single GPU, available in four sizes: 1B, 4B, 12B, and 27B parameters. |
| March 14 2025 | Google announces that Assistant will stop working on Android devices using Android 10 and higher, iOS, and other devices like Google Nest, with Gemini mostly replacing it. Assistant will remain functional on low-range phones or devices running Android 9 'Pie' and lower. |
| March 2025 | DeepMind launched two AI robotics models: Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER, designed to enhance robotic interaction with the physical world. |
| March 13 2025 | Google initiated the March 2025 Core Update, estimated to take up to two weeks to complete. |
| February 2025 | Google announced the end of its minority recruitment targets and a reevaluation of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. |
| February 2025 | DeepMind launched PaliGemma 2 Mix, a multi-task fine-tuned vision-language model available in 3B, 10B, and 28B parameter versions with 224px and 448px resolutions. |
| February 2025 | Google Maps renamed the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for US users, following Donald Trump's Executive Order 14172. The change sparked controversy, with Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum criticizing the decision and requesting Google to reconsider. |
| January 2025 | Chrome Apps were shut down on ChromeOS. |
| January 2025 | A U.S. federal judge rejected Google's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging unauthorized user data collection from individuals who had opted out of tracking. The lawsuit is set to proceed to trial in August 2025. |
| 2024 | The Kremlin imposed an unprecedented fine on Google for removal of news sources, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov highlighting the massive scale of the fine, which was so large that he admitted he could not even pronounce the total amount of two undecillion roubles. |
| 2024 | A Google accelerator program was reported to have provided support to a Chinese company supplying surveillance equipment to police in China. |
| 2024 | Small website owners criticized Google for prioritizing Google Shopping results over their content-rich websites in search rankings. |
| 2024 | Google Ads introduced AI-powered tools, including the 'Ads Power Pair' of Search and Performance Max, designed to improve campaign efficiency using first-party data, machine learning, and automated asset creation. |
| 2024 | Google reverted device branding back to the Google Cast name from the previous 'Chromecast built-in' branding. |
| 2024 | Google DeepMind published results of an experiment using large language models to identify areas of overlap among online group members, named the 'Habermas machine' project. In this experiment, AI-generated summaries were rated higher than human moderator summaries 56% of the time. |
| 2024 | At the International Mathematical Olympiad, AlphaProof and an adapted version of AlphaGeometry achieved performance equivalent to a silver medalist in problem-solving across combined categories, marking a significant milestone in AI mathematical problem-solving capabilities. |
| 2024 | Google is set to introduce the Google Tensor G4 chip with the upcoming Pixel 9 smartphone, expected to further advance AI and computational technologies. |
| 2024 | Three men from Uttar Pradesh died after their car fell into the Ramganga river due to misdirection by Google Maps while driving on an under-construction bridge. |
| 2024 | Google began showing only public holidays and national observances as default Calendar events, removing observances like Pride Month and Black History Month. |
| December 2024 | DeepMind released Genie 2, an advanced version of their generative AI model that expanded capabilities to create diverse and interactive 3D environments. |
| December 2024 | Google introduced PaliGemma 2, an upgraded vision-language model expanding the Gemma model capabilities. |
| December 2024 | Google released Veo2 through VideoFX, featuring 4K resolution video generation and improved physics understanding. |
| December 31 2024 | Jamboard was discontinued by Google. |
| December 31 2024 | Extended deadline for converting Stadia controllers from WiFi to Bluetooth before the second extension. |
| December 26 2024 | Release of Squid Game Season 2, commemorated with an interactive 'Green Light, Red Light' game Easter egg on Google Search |
| December 12 2024 | Google released the December 2024 Core Update, which was completed within 6 days. |
| December 12 2024 | Google released Gemini 2.0 Flash, the first model in the Gemini 2.0 series. This version expanded multimodal capabilities to include image and audio generation, as part of Google's strategy to integrate advanced AI into autonomous agents. |
| November 2024 | The U.S. Department of Justice proposed significant changes to Google's business, including potential forced sale of Chrome browser, Android OS, and restrictions on search engine deals, with a trial set for April 2025. |
| November 2024 | Google announced the establishment of a new AI hub in Saudi Arabia, aiming to support the Kingdom's economic growth and technological development as part of Vision 2030. |
| November 11 2024 | Google implemented the November 2024 Core Update, which was rolled out over 23 days. |
| October 2024 | Demis Hassabis and John Jumper received half of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for protein structure prediction, specifically citing the AlphaFold2 achievement. |
| October 1 2024 | Google Japan created the Gboard Double-Sided Version, a keyboard uniquely shaped like a Möbius Strip, featuring a two-sided design. |
| September 2024 | Google and Alphabet Inc. were fined 2.42 billion euros by the European Commission for an antitrust case involving Google's shopping service. |
| September 2024 | Google is legally held to have an illegal monopoly in Europe with its shopping search. |
| September 2024 | NotebookLM gained attention for its new 'Audio Overview' feature that generates podcast-like document summaries. |
| September 2024 | Several schools in Taiwan and Hong Kong were mislabeled as 'psychiatric hospitals' or 'prisons' by local students. Google quickly corrected the entries, prompting concern from education officials. |
| September 23 2024 | Stack, a mobile app for scanning and organizing documents and receipts, was shut down by Google. |
| September 12 2024 | Ireland's Data Protection Commission opened an investigation into Google's AI system (PaLM 2 model) for potential GDPR violations related to data collection. |
| September 10 2024 | The EU Court of Justice found Google held an illegal monopoly in shopping search, ordering the company to pay €2.4 billion and citing discriminatory practices in violation of the Digital Markets Act. |
| September 9 2024 | Trial begins for the DOJ's digital advertising monopoly lawsuit against Google. |
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