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Google Connects Street View to Genie World Model, Enabling Interactive Street Simulations

May 20, 2026 / TechCrunch

Google DeepMind announced in May 2026 that it is integrating Street View data into Project Genie, its general-purpose world model, allowing users to simulate and interact with real-world streets. The…

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Google Launches Gemini 3.5 Flash, a Speed-Focused AI Model Built for Autonomous Agents

May 20, 2026 / TechCrunch

Google unveiled Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O on May 20, 2026, targeting coding and autonomous agents. DeepMind’s Koray Kavukcuoglu says it outperforms 3.1 Pro on nearly all benchmarks and is 4× faster (12× optimized), and Antigravity 2.0 can run for hours before pausing for user judgment.