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Google's AI Takeover: Pixel 10, Gemini Home, and a $9B Oklahoma Bet

Google's AI Takeover: Pixel 10, Gemini Home, and a $9B Oklahoma Bet

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It has been a blockbuster week for Google and the company has barely caught its breath after the Made by Google 2025 event held on August 20. The headlines have been dominated by the reveal of the Pixel 10 lineup, including the Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and the eye-catching Pixel 10 Pro Fold, alongside the launch of the Pixel Watch 4 and the latest A-Series earbuds. TechCrunch and the official Google blog both highlighted how much Gemini, Google’s generative AI, has become the underlying star of the show, powering new experiences across devices from personalized photo coaching with Camera Coach to Gemini Live, which can now guide users in real time by analyzing your environment through your phone camera. On stage, Google didn’t miss a chance to poke fun at Apple’s delays with its own AI offering.

This saturation of on-device AI is not just about cool tricks – Google is pitching its vision of devices that proactively anticipate your needs, from the top-tier Pixel phones all the way to earbuds and watches. There’s an AI health coach on Pixel, new magic-cue features that integrate data from apps like Gmail and Calendar, and conversational photo editing that can remake your snapshots with simple prompts. Even more significant is Google’s announcement that Gemini for Home will soon begin replacing Google Assistant across Nest and other smart devices, a step that has the potential to reshape daily digital routines once it’s fully rolled out, with public testing starting in October according to TechCrunch.

Meanwhile, in the business arena, Google dropped major news with the launch of its Merchant API, now generally available as of August 2025. PPC Land reports this signals a major technical and operational change for e-commerce businesses, as the long-standing Content API for Shopping will sunset in August 2026. This transition promises faster rollouts, more features, and greater efficiency for thousands of online retailers—certain to have lasting impact on how products populate Google Shopping and other services.

As if that weren’t enough, Google’s social and economic footprint made local front pages via a $9 billion investment in Oklahoma to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure. Business Facilities detailed how Google announced a new Stillwater data center, an expansion in Pryor, and workforce and education partnerships with Oklahoma’s big universities—a hefty stake in America’s digital and AI-powered future.

For the first time, Google is allowing regulated cannabis business ads on search in Canada, as reported by Marijuana Moment. The limited pilot, which runs for up to 20 weeks, might open the doors for a much broader policy shift long-term and is a sign of Google’s evolving approach to controversial industry verticals.

Google has been peppering its own social feeds and YouTube channel with slick teaser videos for Pixel hardware and AI features, stirring plenty of conversation and the occasional meme, especially after a playful dig at Apple’s slow AI rollout. Across tech press and user forums, there’s a noticeable buzz—much of it focused on whether Google’s deep AI push will finally give it a consumer hardware edge and what these new APIs and policies signal for the rest of the tech and retail world. No speculative M and A rumors or leadership shakeups in the past week—this was all about product power moves, massive infrastructure bets, and the relentless march of Gemini into every corner of Google’s digital universe.

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