Google introduced its newest AI model, Gemini 3, challenging ChatGPT builder OpenAI. Google stock rose, bucking another sell-off in AI plays.

The launch of Gemini 3 has been hotly anticipated for several months, and Google is doing everything it can to ensure that users won’t be disappointed. As the company’s smartest model yet, Google says,

SINGAPORE--Alphabet's Google DeepMind is opening a new artificial-intelligence research lab in Singapore, focusing on collaboration with governments, academic institutions and businesses across the Asia-Pacific.

Google boss Sundar Pichai has cautioned users not to "blindly trust" everything artificial intelligence tells them, even as he struck a warning note for companies to watch out for an

“The investment will boost cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, with the development of data center facilities, programs to strengthen energy capacity and affordability, and workforce training in the state,” the Texas governor’s office said. Gov. Greg Abbott joined Google leaders and state officials to announce the investment.

Google is integrating its Gemini AI assistant into the Maps application. This will allow drivers to use AI to improve their navigation experiences.

Announced today, SIMA 2 builds on the release of DeepMind’s original video game-playing agent SIMA, which stands for “scalable instructable multiworld agent”. SIMA debuted around 18 months ago and displayed an impressive level of autonomy, but it was far from complete, failing to perform many kinds of tasks.

Global tech companies are pouring billions into artificial intelligence infrastructure. Google will invest $40 billion in Texas data centers. Major deals involve NVIDIA, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta. These investments signal a massive scaling up of computing power for future AI services.