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Google Advances WeatherNext AI From General Weather Forecasting to Specialized Cyclone Predictions

Google’s WeatherNext Cyclones visualization shows possible tropical cyclone paths and intensity forecasts generated by the AI model.

Google DeepMind and Google Research have expanded their WeatherNext family of AI weather models with WeatherNext Cyclones, a system designed specifically for tropical cyclone forecasting. The model predicts a cyclone’s track, intensity and wind structure. Google says its three-day forecasts are as accurate as what prior models could provide for the next two days, giving… Continue reading Google Advances WeatherNext AI From General Weather Forecasting to Specialized Cyclone Predictions

Google DeepMind Leadership Shake-Up: Demis Hassabis Shifts to AGI Strategy as Kavukcuoglu Takes Operational Helm

Demis Hassabis steps back from day-to-day Google DeepMind leadership to become Chair and Alphabet chief scientist, focusing on AGI. Koray Kavukcuoglu takes SVP role; Jeff Dean departs.

Hassabis said he has worked toward AGI throughout his career and believes it is now “close at hand.” Stepping away from operational responsibilities will allow him to focus on the broader strategic direction of AGI and help ensure the technology benefits humanity. He becomes Chair of Google DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet while continuing to lead Isomorphic Labs; Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over as SVP of Google DeepMind.

Gemini Robotics 2 can Control Full Humanoids, from Feet to Fingertips: Google DeepMind

Google DeepMind showcases Gemini Robotics 2 controlling humanoid and robotic systems across a range of tasks, including object manipulation, multi-robot collaboration and human-computer interaction.

The launch comes two days after the US FCC announced restrictions on new foreign-made humanoid robots, citing “unacceptable risks” to US national security. Google DeepMind said Gemini Robotics 2 includes new safety features for real-world operation and human collaboration.

DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs Pitch “Bioresilience” Plan to Keep AI Out of Bioweapon Hands

DeepMind's AlphaFold protein-structure prediction anchors the "response" pillar of the bioresilience plan, which the companies say can speed up vaccine and treatment development.

Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs have set out a joint “bioresilience” approach aimed at stopping threat actors from misusing their AI models to develop biological weapons.

Google DeepMind Says Their AI System Helped Solve Nine ‘Open Erdős Problems’

Google DeepMind said its AI agent autonomously solved nine open problems associated with Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős. (Image: DeepMind / Wikimedia Commons)

Google DeepMind’s AlphaProof Nexus agent autonomously solved nine open problems associated with Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős — two of them open for 56 years. The announcement, days after OpenAI claimed to have disproved an Erdős conjecture from 1946, signals a shift in how AI labs are testing mathematical reasoning.

Google DeepMind Launches AI Powered Mouse Pointer

Google DeepMind launched an AI enabled pointer in Chrome that understands what a user points at, even as Meta employees protest their company's mouse-tracking surveillance program, on the same day.

Google DeepMind launched an AI enabled pointer in Chrome that understands what a user points at, even as Meta employees protest their company’s mouse-tracking surveillance program, on the same day.

AI Meets Big Pharma: Isomorphic Labs Raises $2.1 Billion for AI Drug Discovery

Isomorphic Labs, founded in 2021 by DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis, has raised $2.1 billion in Series B funding to scale its AI-driven drug discovery platform.

Demis Hassabis’s AI drug discovery startup Isomorphic Labs has raised $2.1 billion in a Thrive Capital-led Series B, joined by Alphabet, GV, MGX, Temasek, CapitalG and the UK Sovereign AI Fund.

“We are just 5-8 years away from AGI”: Deepmind’s Hassabis at AI Impact Summit

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google Deepmind, claimed that humans are just 5-8 years away from artificial general intelligence (AGI), at India AI Impact Summit 2026, New Delhi.

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google Deepmind, claimed that humans are just 5-8 years away from artificial general intelligence (AGI), at India AI Impact Summit 2026, New Delhi.