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Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to US Gemini subscribers for real-time AI world generation

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to its first users. The prototype creates interactive worlds from text or images in real time.The article Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to US Gemini subscribers for real-time AI world generation appeared first on …


Creative Experiments & User Innovations

Google Brings Genie 3 'World Building' Experiment to AI Ultra Subscribers

5 wks / cnet / Blake Stimac

This week, a new generative AI tool from Google let us create knockoffs of 3D Nintendo worlds

5 wks / reddit / /u/theverge

Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt

5 wks / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google's Project Genie lets you generate your own interactive worlds

5 wks / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

I built marshmallow castles in Google’s new AI world generator

5 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan


Industry Impact & AGI Implications

Google's Project Genie could put even more game developers out of work

5 wks / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Meet Project Genie from Google, a world model it calls a stepping stone to AGI

5 wks / mashable


Rollout & Launch Announcements

Google’s Project Genie Announced, Allowing Users to Create Interactive Virtual Worlds

5 wks / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Playable AI World Models: Google Rolls Out Project Genie to AI Ultra Subscribers

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google’s Genie AI will let you create a whole visual world of your imaginations

5 wks / digitaltrends

Google’s Project Genie Lets Users Explore AI-Generated Worlds

5 wks / eweek / Kezia Jungco

Google launches Project Genie: Create interactive worlds with AI

5 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Google DeepMind Introduces Project Genie for Interactive AI World Building

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google introduces Project Genie virtual world generator

5 wks / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Google's Project Genie Lets You Generate Your Own Interactive Worlds

5 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to US Gemini subscribers for real-time AI world generation

5 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Project Genie: Interactive worlds generated in real-time

5 wks / ycombinator

Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds

5 wks / ycombinator

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If you hate AI clutter in browsers, Vivaldi’s new tab controls are for you

digitaltrends - Vivaldi 7.8 skips AI flash and focuses on faster tab tiling, letting you drag tabs into split views and open links straight into a tile, so your main page stays anchored while you compare.The post If you hate AI clutter in browsers, Vivaldi’s new tab cont…

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If you hate AI clutter in browsers, Vivaldi’s new tab controls are for you

5 wks / digitaltrends

Latest Vivaldi release surfs a wave of anti-AI sentiment

5 wks / theregister / Richard Speed

Vivaldi 7.8 “Extends the Middle Finger” to AI

5 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

If you hate AI clutter, Vivaldi’s new tab tiling is for you

5 wks / digitaltrends

Back to Top / Thursday, January 29, 2026, 7:20 am / permalink 18528 / 4 stories in 5 wks


Google rolls out Gemini sidebar and Nano Banana in Chrome

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Google has begun rolling out Gemini-powered tools to the Chrome browser starting today, including a sidebar for multitasking chats, an image generator, and previews of task automation, following its recent AI updates to Gmail. The initial feature introduc…


Chrome Gemini AI Tools

Google Chrome unveils Gemini-powered auto-browsing feature

5 wks / mashable

Google Brings Agentic Browsing to Chrome—And It's Not Playing Nice With Competitors

5 wks / decrypt / Jose Antonio Lanz

Google releases Chrome auto browse for AI Pro and Ultra users

5 wks / testingcatalog / Erin

Google introduces agentic AI browsing to Chrome with "Auto Browse"

5 wks / techspot

Gemini, Nano Banana Are Coming to Chrome as Google Reinvents the Browser

5 wks / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

What changes when Gemini moves inside Chrome

5 wks / medianama / Nikhil Pahwa

Google Chrome Gets Gemini Side Panel and Agentic Browsing Features

5 wks / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Chrome Updated With 3 AI Features Including Nano Banana via @sejournal, @martinibuster

5 wks / searchenginejournal / Roger Montti

Google's new Chrome AI agent is supposed to book trips, fill out forms, and manage appointments

5 wks / the-decoder / Jonathan Kemper

Google rolls out Gemini sidebar and Nano Banana in Chrome

5 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Google’s Chrome Gets An AI Agent That Can Browse The Web For You: What This Means

5 wks / medianama / Aakriti Bansal


Gemini Navigation on Maps

Google Maps Brings Gemini Navigation to Walking and Cycling

5 wks / cnet / Macy Meyer

Google Maps now lets you access Gemini while walking and cycling

5 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik


All Other Stories

Sério…

5 wks / bsky / @felipecalvi.com / felipecalvi.com

Back to Top / Thursday, January 29, 2026, 4:20 am / permalink 18526 / 14 stories in 5 wks


OpenAI is about to raise $60 billion

Berry Zwets / techzine - Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft are in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI. Nvidia is negotiating for up to $30 billion, Microsoft for less than $10 billion, and newcomer Amazon for possibly more than $20 billion. This is according to The Informatio…


Infrastructure Expansion

Nvidia wins approval for Taiwan headquarters to secure AI chip supply

5 wks / scmp


Massive Funding Rounds

OpenAI’s too-big-to-fail fundraising

5 wks / ft

Tech Giants Circle OpenAI in Funding Round That Could Top $100 Billion

5 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Amazon in Talks to Invest Up to $50 Billion in OpenAI

5 wks / reddit / /u/i-drake

Amazon Eyes $50 Billion OpenAI Stake

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Amazon (AMZN) Stock: Eyes Massive $50B Bet on ChatGPT Maker OpenAI

5 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50B in OpenAI

5 wks / techcrunch / Lucas Ropek

Amazon could invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI in coming weeks, source says

5 wks / cnbc

WSJ: Amazon considering $50 billion investment in OpenAI

5 wks / sherwood / Rani Molla

OpenAI in Talks to Raise as Much as $100 Billion

5 wks / nytimes / Cade Metz and Karen Weise

Amazon in Talks to Invest Up to $50 Billion in OpenAI

5 wks / wsj / Jessica Toonkel

Tech Titans Circle OpenAI in Potential $100 Billion Funding Mega-Deal

5 wks / techstrong / Jon Swartz

OpenAI Eyes $60 Billion Investment from Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon

5 wks / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

OpenAI Courts Tech Giants for $100 Billion Funding Round

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

SoftBank Eyes New $30B OpenAI Investment After Last $41B Commitment

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon reportedly in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI

5 wks / sherwood / Claire Yubin Oh

Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft could invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI

5 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Microsoft reports $7.6 billion net income gain from OpenAI investment

5 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

OpenAI is about to raise $60 billion

5 wks / techzine / Berry Zwets

OpenAI’s $100B raise: SoftBank in talks for $30B follow-on

5 wks / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in Talks to Invest Up to $60 Billion in OpenAI

5 wks / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

OpenAI in talks to raise $40bn in investments from Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft

5 wks / ft


Other Perspectives

The Anyone-But-Google AI Alliance

5 wks / spyglass / M.G. Siegler

AI’s innocence lost: How capital will force us to get real about value

5 wks / sifted

ChatGPT Leads Consumer AI Use as OpenAI Pushes New Paid Tiers

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS


Political Oversight

Sen. Warren pushes Altman for guarantee OpenAI isn’t seeking government bailout

5 wks / theverge / Robert Hart


All Other Stories

OpenAI Wants Your Money. All of It.

5 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

OpenAI Preps Fourth-Quarter IPO and Builds Out Finance Team

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Amazon in talks to invest $50 billion in OpenAI, expand ties

5 wks / techxplore

Amazon in talks to invest $50 billion in OpenAI’s new funding round

5 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the race for AI supremacy.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

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5 wks / bsky / @lopatto.bsky.social / lopatto.bsky.social

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