- Google Gemini AI Hits Over 400 Million Monthly Users.
Google's Gemini app: 400M+ monthly users announced around I/O '25. AI Overviews are also huge, hitting 1.5B as Google infuses Search with more conversational AI. - New iPhone Feature: Set Google Translate as Default Easily.
iOS 18.4, due March 2025, will let you change your default translation app. Google Translate jumps in as the first third-party app to support this. Change it via Settings > Apps. More choice worldwide. - Google Flow: DeepMind AI Makes Amazing Video Making Easy.
Google's I/O just supercharged AI video with Flow. It merges top models like Imagen, Veo & Gemini for impressive scene consistency and fine-tuned camera control. Veo 3 even adds audio. The future of filmmaking? - China's Starlink Challenger: Slow Start for New Satellite Network.
China's pushing for its own Starlink: 100+ satellites launched for two new mega-constellations. Big goal of 28k, but launch snags and failure rates are slowing progress. - AI's Power Hunger Traps Us With Gas For Decades.
Louisiana's huge Meta AI hub, touted as a game changer, means new gas plants for its massive power needs. AI's boom is fueling fossil reliance, challenging green pledges & locking in emissions.
Google's Gemini hits 400M users, Demis Hassabis unveils Flow video AI, Apple enables Google Translate, Meta's AI hub fuels gas reliance in Louisiana.
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