Google says its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini will now deliver up-to-date news from The Associated Press in the tech giant's first such deal with a news publisher. Google announced the deal in a blog post Wednesday,

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) said on Wednesday that it has signed a deal with the Associated Press to boost results in its Gemini app. As part of the deal, the AP will deliver a feed of "real-time" information to enhance what users look for in the Gemini app,

Alongside the Nest updates, the Google Home app is also getting expanded support for smart locks connected via Matter, adding the ability to set passcodes, among other features. The lock updates are rolling out through the app’s “Public Preview” feature on Android, with iOS support coming in early 2025.

If you've got a Nest Protect smoke and CO detector, now's your chance to fully integrate it with your Google Home setup.

There is a catch, though: as it makes this change, Google is increasing the price of all Workspace plans. Jerry Dischler, Google’s president of cloud applications, tells me companies will pay roughly $2 more per month per user for the AI-enabled Workspace than they were paying before.

Google is extending Gemini features to all Workspace subscribers and increasing the price of all Business and Enterprise plans.

YouTube and Google, together with Google.org, are contributing $15 million toward relief efforts aiding those impacted by the Los Angeles-area wildfires. The contribution will go to organizations including Emergency Network Los Angeles,

YouTube, Google and Meta are pitching in to help L.A. recover from the wildfires that have caused devastation across the region and forced thousands to evacuate in the past week. Google and YouTube are contributing $15 million to L.

YouTube and parent Google said Wednesday they are contributing $15 million to organizations providing relief efforts during the ongoing L.A. wildfires. Along with charitable arm Google.org, the tech giants are giving funds to Emergency Network Los Angeles,