Ryan Whitwam is a senior technology reporter who covers Google, AI, and mobile technology.
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“Author of "Google's TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x" in Ars Technica”
Google is rolling out Auto Browse, an autonomous AI agent for Chrome that can handle tedious tasks, alongside expanded Gemini integration with Gmail, Calendar, YouTube, Maps, and other Google services.
“Author of "Google begins rolling out Chrome's Auto Browse AI agent today" in Ars Technica”
Google is rolling out conversational shopping features powered by Gemini in AI Mode Search, allowing users to ask complex shopping questions and receive personalized suggestions, while also introducing agentic checkout for automated purchases at select retailers.
“Author of "Google Is Rolling Out Conversational Shopping—And Ads—In AI Mode Search" in Ars Technica”
Google is launching 'Help Me Schedule' in Gmail, a Gemini AI feature that automatically recognizes meeting requests and suggests available times for recipients to select.
“Author of "Google Will Let Gemini Schedule Meetings for You in Gmail" in Ars Technica”
Google is revamping its Play Store with enhanced personalization, cross-platform gaming integration, and AI-powered recommendations following its antitrust loss.
“Author of "Google Revamping Play Store With More Personalization and AI"”
DeepMind's updated Frontier Safety Framework version 3.0 identifies critical capability levels where AI systems pose dangers including model weight exfiltration, malware creation, biological weapons design, and manipulative belief-change campaigns.
“Author of "DeepMind AI safety report explores the perils of "misaligned" AI" in Ars Technica”
Referenced in coverage
“Tech reporter analyzing Gemini reliability concerns compared to Google Assistant.”
“Wrote the article about Gemini hitting 1 billion monthly users and Google's AI progress challenges.”