Google DeepMind launches robot AI that can figure out how to ‘slam dunk’ Gemini integration allows humanoid bots to be home assistants without any training The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
Project Astra joins Gemini arm as Google gears up for a public launch Google is planning to release Project Astra, and it's becoming part of Gemini ahead of that crucial move. Android Central · Mar 6, 2025
U.K. startup CuspAI adds AI 'godfathers' to advisory board as it hoovers up top researchers from Google DeepMind Geoff Hinton and Yann LeCun both join advisory board of CuspAI, which aims to find novel materials that can help in the fight against climate change. Fortune · Mar 5, 2025
DeepMind CEO claims Google has the "ingredients" to maintain AI lead over DeepSeek's "exaggerated" success — after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Google already missed the opportunity to be the "default winner" Demis Hassabis, DeepMind CEO urged employees not to worry about DeepSeek's exaggerated success, citing Google's superiority in the AI landscape. Windows Central · Feb 18, 2025
Microsoft’s AI boss just raided Google — he poached two scientists who built a tool that can transform text into a riveting conversational podcast Microsoft AI boss and Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman recruited new tech talent to work for Microsoft in Zurich. Fortune · Feb 6, 2025
Google Gemini 2.0 is now free for users — here’s how to access it now Google DeepMind announced today updates to its Gemini 2.0 models, including dropping Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, which is faster than its predecessor — and free. Tom’s Guide · Feb 5, 2025
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons The tech giant has unveiled an update to its AI principles, which removes references to not pursuing work on weapons and surveillance. Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025
Mistral boss calls CEOs’ obsession with AI outsmarting humans ‘very religious’ Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch thinks the clamor from people like Elon Musk to declare AI as smarter than humans is driven by an apparent God complex. Fortune · Feb 4, 2025
Google DeepMind's new Veo 2 AI video generator trounces OpenAI's Sora with 4K resolution Google claims Veo 2 has a "better understanding of real-world physics"—an issue that often trips up such tools. Fortune · Dec 16, 2024
Samsung Galaxy S25 rumors: Everything we know so far Here’s everything that we know so far about the Samsung Galaxy S25, from its expected release date and price to its specs, features, and more. Laptop · Dec 13, 2024
Microsoft AI CEO poaches former DeepMind colleagues to form the company's new AI health division — A recent study claims 48% of people rely on ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Claude for health-related queries Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman recently hired Dominic King, a former colleague from his Google DeepMind days to help lead the company's new AI health unit as Vice President. Windows Central · Dec 11, 2024
AI weather models can now beat the best traditional forecasts A new machine-learning weather prediction model called GenCast can outperform the best traditional forecasting systems in at least some situations, according to a paper by Google DeepMind researchers published today in Nature. The Conversation · Dec 5, 2024
Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system AI program GenCast performed better than ENS forecast at predicting day-to-day weather and paths of hurricanes and cyclones The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2024
‘An AI Fukushima is inevitable’: scientists discuss technology’s immense potential and dangers Experts are optimistic about energy and drug production breakthroughs but also fear its potential misuse The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024
Fortune · Nov 18, 2024 Demis Hassabis-James Manyika: AI will help us understand the very fabric of reality AI could be the ultimate tool to help accelerate scientific discovery. We’ve been working toward this goal for more than 20 years.
AAP · Oct 23, 2024 Future AI chatbots may secretly dob on their users Subtle changes in the words used by generative AI tools could act as a virtual watermark for the text they produce to tip off readers, research has found.
TechRadar · Oct 22, 2024 Will LLMs become the ultimate mediators for better and for worse? DeepMind researchers and Reddit users seem to agree on that Researchers at Google DeepMind have explored the use of AI to mediate political disputes - and the results were surprising.
Laptop · Oct 19, 2024 Samsung Galaxy S25 rumors: Specs, release date, price, and more Here’s everything that we know so far about the Samsung Galaxy S25, from its expected release date and price to its specs, features, and more.
Fortune · Oct 18, 2024 Google DeepMind director calls for clarity and consistency in AI regulations AI leaders tackled the much discussed California bill that would have required developers of large-scale AI models to meet safety requirements.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024 AI mediation tool may help reduce culture war rifts, say researchers System built by Google DeepMind team takes individual views and generates a set of group statements
Inverse · Oct 12, 2024 An AI Startup Acquired By Google Just Won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry The 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry recognized Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and David Baker for using machine learning to tackle one of biology’s biggest challenges.
The Conversation · Oct 11, 2024 I was a beta tester for the Nobel prize-winning AlphaFold AI – it’s going to revolutionise health research The deep learning machine AlphaFold, which was created by Google’s AI research lab DeepMind, is already transforming our understanding of the molecular biology that underpins health and disease.
Fortune · Oct 10, 2024 Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis' Nobel Prize win shows the promise of AI in science Demis Hassabis has long-championed the idea of AI as a tool for advancing scientific discovery.
The Conversation · Oct 10, 2024 AI was central to two of 2024’s Nobel prize categories. It’s a sign of things to come The 2024 Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry have given us a glimpse of the future of science. Artificial intelligence (AI) was central to the discoveries honoured by both awards. You have to wonder what Alfred Nobel, who founded the prizes, would think of it all.
The Conversation · Oct 9, 2024 Machine learning cracked the protein-folding problem and won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry The 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry recognized Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and David Baker for using machine learning to tackle one of biology’s biggest challenges: predicting the 3D shape of proteins and designing them from scratch.