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Google Takes Gemini into Legal and Finance with Industry-Specific AI Agents

Google Gemini logo representing Google’s expansion of Gemini Enterprise into legal and financial services.

Google Cloud on Tuesday launched two industry-specific versions of Gemini Enterprise for legal and financial services. Gemini Enterprise for Legal uses purpose-built skills for tasks including contract review, legal research, regulatory monitoring and data access requests. It also uses secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors to connect AI agents with legal systems while retaining existing… Continue reading Google Takes Gemini into Legal and Finance with Industry-Specific AI Agents

Google Offers Free 1-Year AI Plans to College Students, Adds New Gemini Study Tools

Google has offered free AI tools to college students in US and rest of the world free for a year.

Under the offer, students in the United States can get Google AI Pro free for 12 months. Students in India and other countries can get Google AI Plus free for a year. Google has also launched a dedicated student hub in Gemini with study notebooks, flashcards, quizzes and more.

Google’s New AI Tool Aims to Warn Cities About Flash Floods Before They Strike

Google's Flood Hub now includes AI-powered urban flash flood forecasts up to 24 hours in advance.

Google has launched an AI model that predicts urban flash floods up to 24 hours in advance. Powered by Gemini, the Groundsource methodology mined 2.6 million historical flood events across 150+ countries to train the new forecasting system, now live on Google’s Flood Hub.

Google Maps Gets Biggest Upgrade with Gemini-Powered Ask Maps and 3D Navigation

In its biggest upgrade in the past decade, Google Maps has introduced Ask Maps and 3D Navigation features powered by Gemini AI.

The Ask Maps feature in Google Maps is available for users in US and India while the 3d navigation experience is for US users only.

“Pursue AI Boldly and Responsibly”: Google’s Sundar Pichai at AI Impact Summit

Google CEO Sundar Pichai urged governments and tech companies to pursue AI boldly and responsibly.