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Google DeepMind introduces Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 robotic reasoning model, says it shows significant spatial and physical reasoning improvements over ER 1.5 (Google DeepMind)
https://deepmind.google/blog/gemini-robotics-er-1-6/

Gemini Robotics ER 1.6: Enhanced Embodied Reasoning
Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 upgrades spatial reasoning and multi-view understanding, unlocking new capabilities like instrument reading for autonomous robots.

Learned about GNOME OS from @… and also the concept of “distroless” https://os.gnome.org
Anyone have opinions, pointers, blog posts about GNOME OS and/or distroless?

Mac: Native App für Gemini, Claude Code parallelisiert
Google und Anthropic rüsten auf dem Mac auf: Gemini kommt erstmals als eigene Anwendung, während Claude Code gleichzeitige Sessions beherrscht.
https://www.

Startup Photreon will Wasserstoff mit Sonnenlicht gewinnen
Bisher wird grüner Wasserstoff per Elektrolyse gewonnen. Das Startup Photreon setzt stattdessen auf Photokatalyse.
https://www.

what a mess lol
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/merge_requests/3987

glib/gthread-posix: Block futex_time64 usage on Android API level < 30 (!3987) · Merge requests · GNOME / GLib · GitLab
Hi all, This PR is to fix the usage of futex_time64 causing an instant Seccomp crash on Android < 11. This syscall is...

Google announces a Gemini app integration between Personal Intelligence and Nano Banana 2 to let the AI image generator "automatically reflect" users' tastes (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/04/16/gemini-photos-personal-intelligence/

Gemini app using Personal Intelligence, Photos for tailored Nano Banana generation
With the international expansion underway, Gemini is now bringing together Personal Intelligence, Google Photos, and Nano Banana 2.

Google launches a Gemini Mac app, featuring a keyboard shortcut, screen sharing for better context, image generation with Nano Banana, and more (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/04/15/gemini-app-mac/

Google launches native Gemini app for Mac
Gemini now has a native Mac app in the first expansion beyond Android and iOS. This “native desktop experience” is launched...

Google-Suche unter Windows: Neue Google-App jetzt auch in Deutschland verfügbar
Auch in Deutschland kann man seine Windows-PCs nun mit der neuen Google-App durchstöbern. Die App bringt außerdem KI-Funktionen über Gemini auf den Desktop.

Google updates Gemini 3 Deep Think to better solve modern science, research, and engineering challenges and expands it via the Gemini API to some researchers (The Keyword)
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gem…

Gemini 3 Deep Think: Advancing science, research and engineering
We’re releasing a major upgrade to Gemini 3 Deep Think, our specialized reasoning mode.

Google rolls out Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, a text-to-speech model with support for over 70 languages and audio tags that give developers granular speech control (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)
https://the-decoder.com/google-ships-i