Google Maps has over 2 billion monthly users, making over 100 million map updates daily using AI and data from local partners. It's now transforming Maps with Gemini models to provide answers to complex questions.

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The company is investing in AI innovation, infrastructure, and clean energy, including a corporate agreement to purchase nuclear energy from small modular reactors, and has reduced machine costs per query by 90% through hardware and technical breakthroughs.

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Google launches a Certified Refurbished Phone program in the US, offering refurbished Pixel phones from the Pixel 6 series onward at up to 40% off the original retail price, with a focus on sustainability and affordability.

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Google launches course to teach anyone how to write effective AI prompts, addressing the skills gap in AI adoption.

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Google is expanding AI Overviews in Search to over 100 countries and making them accessible in more languages, following positive user feedback.

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Google collaborated with Jacob Collier, a six-time Grammy award-winning artist, to develop MusicFX DJ, a generative music creation tool. Collier spent a year working with Google DeepMind and Google Labs to shape the tool.

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Women's football is gaining immense popularity, but there's unequal representation in sports media. A study shows that many young women in the UK are passionate about sports media careers but lack confidence to pursue them. Google's Pixel FC Academy aims to empower this next generation of women in the field.

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Google Search and Maps will provide official voting information, sourced from the nonpartisan Voting Information Project, as in previous years. Users can find information on voting locations and early voting options by searching relevant queries on Google Search.

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A team of researchers used AI to improve an Open Buildings project, focusing on capturing how areas evolve over time with high-resolution coverage, particularly in the Global South.

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Google Research is using AI to help cities reduce surface temperatures through tools like the Heat Resilience tool, which helps cities understand how to plant trees or use cool roofs.

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