Amid growing concerns about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, Google says it has calculated the energy required for its Gemini AI service: Sending a single text prompt consumes as much energy as watching television for nine seconds.

Google says current methods of measuring AI's impact aren't telling the full story -- and has offered a new method it hopes to standardize.

Google announced Friday that it’s enhancing the editing experience for Drive videos with a new shortcut button for Vids, the tech giant’s AI-powered video creation tool.

Google says a Gemini AI prompt consumes minimal energy and water, but experts argue the company is leaving out key environmental costs.

For a while now, the tech industry has been shifting into the “agentic AI’ era. Simply put, it’s where an AI performs a multi-step task for you, like acting on a request such as “reserve a table for six at the nearest ramen shop with at least a 4-start rating on Wednesday.

Google has announced the key details of its new Pixel hardware, including the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold phones and the Pixel Watch 4, Pixel Buds 2a and Pixel Buds 2 Pro earbuds, alongside a slew of new Gemini AI features. Follow our Pixel 10 liveblog at 1PM ET for additional news and analysis.

Google is introducing the latest features for Gemini Live, its real-time AI assistant. Gemini Live will be able to underscore objects directly on your screen while you share the camera, simplifying it for users to detect items.

Google has released a report sharing the environmental footprint from Gemini estimating that a single text prompt uses about five drops of water or 0.26 millimetres.