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Google Photos Updates Add Redaction Tool, Virtual Wardrobe, and AI Editing
technology14 days ago

Google Photos Updates Add Redaction Tool, Virtual Wardrobe, and AI Editing

Google has expanded its Photos app with five major updates, including a new 'Redact' tool for blurring sensitive data, a global rollout of the 'Wardrobe' virtual closet feature, and new 'Moods' filters. These updates, announced on September 24, 2026, integrate with Gemini Spark for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US, while other features like 15 new Remix templates are available in select regions.

Google Photos Expands AI Wardrobe to iOS in US, India, and Brazil
technology14 days ago

Google Photos Expands AI Wardrobe to iOS in US, India, and Brazil

Google has officially launched its AI-powered Wardrobe feature for iOS users in the US, India, and Brazil, following its initial Android release in April. The tool scans photo libraries to catalog clothing items, allowing users to virtually try on outfits and create digital closets. This rollout coincides with the expansion of Gemini Spark integration for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, along with new Moods filters and 15 Remix templates.

Google Photos Expands AI Wardrobe and Spark Integration to iOS and Global Markets
technology15 days ago

Google Photos Expands AI Wardrobe and Spark Integration to iOS and Global Markets

Google has finalized the rollout of five major updates to Google Photos, moving several features from 'coming soon' to active availability. The most significant change is the expansion of the AI-driven 'Wardrobe' feature to iOS users in the US, India, and Brazil, following its earlier Android launch. Additionally, Gemini Spark integration is now live for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US, allowing complex photo automation via prompts. New 'Moods' filters, 15 Remix templates, and an upgraded markup tool with a redaction pen are also rolling out globally or in select regions.

Gemini 3.7 Flash: Google's AI Workhorse Proves It Can Organize Your Life
technology1 month ago

Gemini 3.7 Flash: Google's AI Workhorse Proves It Can Organize Your Life

Google released Gemini 3.7 Flash, pitched as its most capable 'workhorse' AI. In a hands‑on test, Tom's Guide’s Amanda Caswell used Gemini Spark, now powered by 3.7 Flash, to organize life across Gmail and Drive by running a 30‑day life‑admin prompt, showing it can consolidate files, draft emails, update documents and link back to original sources while outlining a broader plan. The demonstration highlighted strong multi‑step planning and tool usage but noted gaps (e.g., unnamed docs, missed emails) and that it isn’t flawless yet. Overall, 3.7 Flash elevates Gemini’s Workspace automation, with caveats about access and accuracy.

Gemini Spark Broadens Access for Google Pro and Ultra Plans
technology2 months ago

Gemini Spark Broadens Access for Google Pro and Ultra Plans

Google is expanding access to its Gemini Spark agentic AI assistant to more users: in the US for Google AI Pro at $20/month and globally for Google AI Ultra at $100–$200/month (excluding the EEA, UK, Switzerland and Nigeria). Spark, powered by Gemini 3.5, is tightly integrated with Google Workspace and can perform tasks like monitoring emails and calendars, drafting replies, summarizing threads, and generating detailed reports in Docs; availability and local language support may vary by region.

Google Gemini Spark Brings Local File Automation to macOS
technology3 months ago

Google Gemini Spark Brings Local File Automation to macOS

Google announced Gemini Spark for the macOS Gemini desktop app, adding a Spark tab that lets the AI agent act on locally stored files to automate desktop workflows. Users can grant Spark access to specific folders (which can be revoked), enabling tasks like sorting PDFs from Downloads into labeled subfolders or pulling data from invoices to populate a Google Workspace budget sheet on a schedule. A future update will allow starting Mac tasks from a phone. New web/mobile integrations with Google Tasks, Keep, Canva, Dropbox, Instacart, OpenTable, and Zillow Rentals are rolling out, along with MCP server support for additional services. Spark for macOS is in beta for Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US, starting with app version 1.80.15.516; AI Ultra starts at $99/month.

Gemini Spark Arrives on macOS for Google AI Ultra Users
technology3 months ago

Gemini Spark Arrives on macOS for Google AI Ultra Users

Google is rolling out Gemini Spark, its agentic AI assistant, to the Gemini macOS app for US-based Google AI Ultra subscribers. Spark can perform local tasks like sorting PDFs and creating spreadsheets from invoices, and can operate with files in Google Workspace apps. Future updates will allow Spark to run tasks from your phone, and it will email you files if needed. It requires permission to access files and will only access what you authorize. It can link with Google Tasks and Keep, and upcoming integrations include Canva, Dropbox, Instacart, OpenTable, and Zillow Rental. The feature is in beta, US-only, for 18+ users paying $100/month.)

Gemini Spark’s ultra-personalized travel planner—amazing, but alarmingly invasive
technology4 months ago

Gemini Spark’s ultra-personalized travel planner—amazing, but alarmingly invasive

A Verge reviewer tests Google’s Gemini Spark AI agent, which can scour Gmail and Docs to craft a comprehensive, highly personalized weekend itinerary and even draft a Google Doc shareable with loved ones. It demonstrates astonishing usefulness but also raises a strong sense of intrusion, highlighting the privacy trade-off of AI that mines broad personal data to operate across apps and services.

Google’s AI future hinges on your trust—and your data
tech4 months ago

Google’s AI future hinges on your trust—and your data

Google showcased Gemini Spark at I/O 2026, an always-on AI agent that can organize events, draft tasks, and pull sources from Gmail, Drive, Photos, YouTube, and more, with plans to connect to third‑party services; while this personalization could be highly useful, it requires broad access to your personal data, raising privacy and trust concerns about how much Google will know and how boundaries will be set.