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Wear OS 7 Makes Pixel Watch More Useful at a Glance
Google is rolling out Wear OS 7 to Pixel Watch 2, 3, and 4 with Live Updates, battery-life gains, remote media controls, emergency-sharing changes, and Gemini Intelligence features coming later this year. Here is what Pixel Watch owners should know before updating.
Google’s Vertex AI Media Endpoint Shutdown Gives Developers a June 30 Migration Deadline
Google is retiring older Vertex AI, Imagen, and Veo media-generation endpoints on June 30. Developers using Google’s AI image or video APIs should check model IDs, migrate to the recommended Gemini and Veo replacements, and test output changes before production jobs start failing.
Google Home Speaker Makes Gemini a Smart Home Product
Google’s $99.99 Home Speaker is available for preorder and ships June 25, bringing Gemini for Home, Matter and Thread support, Google TV Streamer pairing, and subscription-gated Gemini Live features into the smart home.
XREAL Aura Turns Android XR Into a Real Smart Glasses Test
XREAL has opened reservations for Aura, its Android XR glasses built with Google and Qualcomm. The device pairs optical see-through eyewear with a Snapdragon Reality Elite compute puck, Gemini support, Play Store apps, and a fall 2026 launch window, making it an early test of whether Android XR can move from headsets into practical smart glasses.
Android 17 Starts Rolling Out With Bubbles, Tighter Permissions and Delayed Gemini Tools
Google has started rolling out Android 17 to Pixel devices, with floating app Bubbles, Screen Reactions, stronger permission controls, anti-theft protections, and gaming updates. The more ambitious Gemini Intelligence features are still due later this summer on select advanced devices.
ChatGPT’s Share Falls Below 50% as AI Assistants Become a Multi-App Market
Sensor Tower’s State of AI 2026 report says ChatGPT’s cross-platform audience share fell below 50% for the first time as Gemini and Claude gained ground. The shift does not mean ChatGPT is fading. It means consumer AI is becoming a multi-app market, with discovery, subscriptions, shopping, and web traffic all starting to move through assistants.
Google and Kaggle’s Free AI Agents Course Starts Today
Google and Kaggle’s free five-day AI Agents Intensive starts June 15, 2026. Here’s what the vibe-coding course covers, who should join, and how to get the most from it.