Google is souping up Gmail with features from its Gemini 3 AI app. Here's what to know — including how to opt out.

Creatives have been pushing back against the use of generative artificial intelligence in their work, going so far as to include disclosures indicating AI wasn’t used during a production. So Google is bypassing Hollywood entirely and bringing slop directly to consumers.

Generative AI can become a substitute for rigorous research and thinking, but it can also be a tool that helps people think more critically by freeing them from mundane tasks.

Google’s “Help me write” feature in Gmail makes emailing easier. Built on generative AI, it can draft new messages from a simple prompt or finish what.

The new features include an AI Inbox that prioritizes time-sensitive emails, AI Overviews in Search, and Contextual Suggested Replies.

Google Classroom now offers a Gemini-powered tool that generates podcast-style audio lessons for teachers to deepen engagement with students.

Google Cloud’s lead engineer for databases discusses the challenges of integrating databases and LLMs, the tools needed to overcome these challenges, and how AI-native databases will help bridge the gap.