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Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS: the next generation of expressive AI speech

Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS is now available across Google products.

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The Register15h ago

Waymo's self-driving cars face their toughest test yet: London

Google sibling takes on the Big Smoke – with a human hand on the wheel Waymo has started letting its software take the wheel on London streets, with trained specialists on standby as it gradually accelerates toward a fully driverless ride-hailing launch.…

The Register15h ago

Agents hooked into GitHub can steal creds – but Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft haven't warned users

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Researchers who found the flaws scored beer money bounties and warn the problem is probably pervasive Exclusive Security researchers hijacked three popular AI agents that integrate with GitHub Actions by using a new type of prompt injection attack to steal API keys and access tokens, and the...

Simon Willison9h ago

Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS

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Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Google released Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS today, a new text-to-speech model that can be directed using prompts. It's presented via the standard Gemini API using gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview as the model ID, but can only output audio files. The prompting guide is surprising, to say...

The Verge3h ago

Google launches a Gemini AI app on Mac

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Google is launching a new Gemini app on Mac that allows you to interact with the AI assistant without switching windows on your desktop. With the app, you can use the Option + Space shortcut to pull up a floating chat bubble, where you can ask Gemini questions and share your window. Before sharing...

TechCrunch3h ago

Google rolls out a native Gemini app for Mac

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You can share anything on their screen with Gemini to get help with what they're looking at in the moment, including local files.