Google I/O Announcements: The Latest AI Upgrades Coming to Gemini, XR and More

As you'd expect, this year's Google I/O developer's conference focused almost exclusively on AI -- where the company's Gemini AI platform stands, where it's going and how much it's going to cost you now for its new AI Ultra subscription plan (spoiler: $250 per month). Meanwhile, a new Flow app expands the company's video-generation toolset, and its Android XR glasses make their debut. Plus, all AI usage and performance numbers are up! (Given that a new 42.5-exaflop Ironwood Tensor processing unit is coming to Google Cloud later this year, they'll continue to rise.) Google's Project Aura, a developer kit for Android XR that includes new AR glasses from Xreal, is the company's next step in the company's roadmap toward glasses-based, AI-driven extended reality. CNET's Scott Stein goes in-depth in an exclusive interview with Shahram Izadi, Google's VP and GM for Android XR, about that future. And headset-based Project Moohan, developed in conjunction with Samsung, is now available, and G ... Read full article.