News & Reviews:   Artificial Intelligence

At this week's Google I/O 2026, the company announced some changes to its subscription AI service. For instance, Google AI Pro subscribers now have access to YouTube Premium Lite as a bonus. The Google AI Ultra plan now also has a more affordable version. However, users have spotted a new problem.

Google has recently revealed the Google Pics for Google Workspace landing page just a few hours ago. From the description of the features, it seems that it will be a new AI image generation and editing app built into Google Workspace like Slides. 

The rampant use of AI these days means celebrities and even content creators have to be extra mindful. You never know when you could be misrepresented by deepfake videos made using your likeness. Fortunately, content platforms like YouTube are actively looking for ways to detect deepfakes.

The Gemini roll-out continues as Google recently and officially announced Gemini in Chrome for Malaysia. Located in the top right corner under “Ask Gemini”, this opens up the Gemini Prompt window on the right of the currently opened tab. This allows it to read the information on Chrome and works across tabs. Check out all the details here.

It’s no secret that many jobs may be replaced by AI, with one of the most likely jobs being CEO or Chief Executive Officer. Rather than fear it, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Meta is looking to be embracing it as news indicates that he may be working on an AI CEO assistant. 

According to Google, they've found that most of their users have gotten used to the new additions of AI and Gemini to Google Search and are now asking longer and more complex questions. They say that 5 trillion searches annually are now complemented enough by AI Overviews and AI Mode that the rate of irrelevant ads has been reduced by 40%.

Although the official start of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 is tomorrow, companies have already begun sharing new tech at the annual tech conference. This year, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be the focus, and Honor has some cool stuff to show this time.

In a continuous effort to battle online scams, Maxis has rolled out an integrated artificial intelligence-powered network firewall, designed to combat digital fraud across both voice and SMS traffic. The system has been operational since January 2026 and forms part of the company’s broader multi-layered security framework aimed at delivering safer connectivity for customers.

Google has introduced Gemini 3.1 Pro, the newest evolution in its Gemini series of artificial intelligence models aimed at helping developers, enterprises and everyday users solve the hardest problems in AI. The model builds on the reasoning and multimodal capabilities first seen in Gemini 3, and is now rolling out across key Google platforms and interfaces.

While it sounds hard to believe, it is apparently consistent across multiple industry sources familiar with the matter. OpenAI has grown increasingly dissatisfied with the performance of certain NVIDIA artificial intelligence chips used for inference, the stage where models generate responses. This unease has pushed the San Francisco–based AI leader to quietly explore alternative hardware options since 2025, potentially reshaping its long-term computing roadmap and impacting its relationship with NVIDIA.