Drivers navigating traffic on their morning commutes will be able to do much more than just find directions and the nearest gas station on Google Maps.

A new Penn State study shows you don’t need hacking skills or prompt-engineering tricks to break past AI safety rules. Ordinary users armed with nothing more than natural conversation were able to trigger biased and stereotype-driven responses across major chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini.

Google may soon replace Google Assistant with Gemini as the main AI helper on Android phones. Gemini is being built deeper into Android, handling searches, apps, and daily tasks.

Google says it has discovered at least five malware families that use AI to reinvent themselves and hide from defenders.

Meanwhile, others tried to social-engineer the chatbot itself Nation-state goons and cybercrime rings are experimenting with Gemini to develop a "Thinking Robot" malware module that can rewrite its own code to avoid detection,

Google added an AI Mode shortcut to the Chrome app for iPhone and Android that will make it even easier to use the Gemini-like Google Search feature.

Nest's latest wired indoor camera adopts Gemini AI and a new compact design for a big leap in Nest technology.

Google is giving Maps a healthy does of Gemini AI upgrades. In addition to its natural conversation skills, Gemini will improve Maps with more contextual navigation and Lens integration. Gemini can even proactively warn you about traffic problems before you’ve even told it your route.