Google’s Gemini AI app passed 1 billion monthly active users, becoming the 14th Google product to hit that threshold. It had 750 million monthly users by February, after reaching 650 million in October and exceeding 950 million in July quarter results. Google says the app’s growth is tied to voice and automations and is continuing with updates such as support for more regional dialects, broader app actions, and new study tools.
Google’s Gemini reached 1 billion monthly active users, with CEO Sundar Pichai saying it became the fastest-growing Google product to hit that milestone. The milestone is 1B monthly active users. Google ties this growth metric specifically to people using the Gemini app or Gemini web interface, even as Gemini is embedded across Gmail, Drive, and Search.
Arm and Google explained that AI infrastructure is shifting from chatbot responses to agentic tool use, making CPUs more central for orchestration and secure code execution. They said their GKE Agent Sandbox can spin up 300 sandboxes per second per cluster. As agents scale, customers rely more on CPU-based isolation/orchestration alongside small models and coordinated CPU/GPU/TPU compute.
Google Pixel Buds 2a earbuds are being sold for less at multiple retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, and Google directly. The price is $99 instead of the usual $129. The discount makes the Android-friendly, ANC-and-transparency earbuds cheaper to buy right now.
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