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Google Makes AI Watermarks Optional: You Can Now Turn Off That Sparkle Icon
Tech

Google Makes AI Watermarks Optional: You Can Now Turn Off That Sparkle Icon

Google VP Josh Woodward has announced that Nano Banana, Omni, Lyria, and other models will allow users to remove visible AI watermarks, leaving only the invisible SynthID and C2PA metadata mandatory. Regulated regions like the EU and South Korea remain unaffected.

Simulated Profit Screens Spark Backlash: NYC Council Sends Letters Demanding Polymarket, Kalshi Answer 60+ Marketing Questions
Blockchain

Simulated Profit Screens Spark Backlash: NYC Council Sends Letters Demanding Polymarket, Kalshi Answer 60+ Marketing Questions

The New York City Council has sent investigative letters to four prediction market platforms—Polymarket, Kalshi, Coinbase, and Gemini—over advertising practices, risks of exposure to minors, and consumer protection, focusing on whether simulated trading videos mislead users.

Three-Week Iteration Cycle: Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Playing the Price War
Blockchain

Three-Week Iteration Cycle: Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Playing the Price War

Just three weeks after 3.6 Flash launched, Google rolled out 3.7 Flash, focused on software engineering and agentic tasks, priced well below Sonnet 5 and GPT-5.6 Terra. Meanwhile, OpenAI is fighting a different battle with Sol Ultrafast, hitting 750 tokens per second.

Gemini 3.7 Flash Goes Live Everywhere, While OpenAI's Speed Demon Stays on the Waitlist
Blockchain

Gemini 3.7 Flash Goes Live Everywhere, While OpenAI's Speed Demon Stays on the Waitlist

Google and OpenAI both played the "speed" card on the same day—but one is already downloadable in 160+ countries, while the other remains locked behind an invite-only preview. Beyond the benchmark numbers, the real gap is who's actually putting it in developers' hands.

Gemini Posts $108M Loss, Shares Slide as Winklevoss Admits "Work to Do"
Blockchain

Gemini Posts $108M Loss, Shares Slide as Winklevoss Admits "Work to Do"

Gemini reported a $108 million loss and shares dropped on the news—but prediction market volume nearly doubled. One earnings report, two very different signals.