Google used Cloud Next ‘26 to unveil Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and new eighth-generation TPUs, saying customers are pushing AI deeper into enterprise workflows as token usage climbs sharply.
Google is rolling out a new AI Mode feature that can check whether a product is in stock at nearby stores and, separately, let users track prices for individual hotels in Search. The update pushes the company’s AI search product further into real-world shopping and travel planning.
Google.org is expanding its Digital Futures Fund with $15 million in new support for think tanks and academic groups studying how artificial intelligence is reshaping the economy, innovation, security and energy use. The funding arrives as companies and governments face mounting pressure to measure AI’s practical effects beyond model releases and product launches.
Google has launched Veo 3.1 Lite, its most cost-effective video generation model, into the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, while also saying it will lower pricing for Veo 3.1 Fast on April 7. The move is aimed at developers building higher-volume video applications and marks a clear bid to widen adoption by reducing cost pressure in one of AI’s most compute-intensive formats.
Anthropic said on April 6, 2026, that it expanded its partnership with Google and Broadcom for multiple gigawatts of next-generation TPU capacity. The deal underscores how major AI developers continue to compete for
Google has launched a $30 million global open call for projects using artificial intelligence in scientific research. The initiative is aimed at health, life sciences, crisis resilience and environmental science.
Anthropic has expanded its partnership with Google and Broadcom in a move that will add multiple gigawatts of TPU capacity beginning in 2027. The deal underscores how the AI industry’s infrastructure race is shifting
Anthropic said on April 6, 2026, that it is expanding its partnerships with Google and Broadcom to secure multiple gigawatts of next-generation TPU capacity for future Claude models. The move highlights how access to
Anthropic said on April 7, 2026, that it has expanded its compute agreement with Google and Broadcom, giving the Claude maker access to more TPU capacity starting in 2027. The deal adds to a wave of infrastructure
Anthropic has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Google to secure more AI computing power for Claude, the company said on April 3, 2026. The agreement gives Anthropic access to up to 1 million Google chips and is
