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DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being β€˜force-fed’ Google’s AI Search

27 May 2026 at 06:32
Google overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash has been swift. DuckDuckGo app installs spiked 30% as users seek a way out.

Google Expands SynthID Adoption for AI Watermarking, Previews Content Detection API

26 May 2026 at 17:00

Google's SynthID, designed to embed imperceptible signals into AI-generated content, is adding a new Content Detection API on Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, after gaining adoption by several industry players including Nvidia and OpenAI.

By Sergio De Simone

Gemma 4 Multi-Token Prediction Delivers up to ~3x Faster Token Generation

25 May 2026 at 17:00

Gemma 4 can be paired with multi-token prediction (MTP) drafters that use speculative decoding to generate multiple tokens in parallel, allowing the model to verify them in a single pass and achieve up to ~3Γƒβ€” faster inference without quality loss.

By Sergio De Simone
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  • Google Introduces Middleware Architecture for Genkit Applications Robert KrzaczyΕ„ski
    Google has introduced Middleware for Genkit, its open-source framework for building AI-powered and agentic applications. The update adds a programmable interception layer around model calls, tool execution, and generation loops, giving developers more control over reliability, safety, and orchestration inside production AI systems. By Robert KrzaczyΕ„ski
     

Google Introduces Middleware Architecture for Genkit Applications

25 May 2026 at 01:55

Google has introduced Middleware for Genkit, its open-source framework for building AI-powered and agentic applications. The update adds a programmable interception layer around model calls, tool execution, and generation loops, giving developers more control over reliability, safety, and orchestration inside production AI systems.

By Robert KrzaczyΕ„ski
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