Google's July AI Updates Expand Access and Capabilities

Google announced multiple AI advancements and initiatives in July, focusing on expanding access, enhancing creativity, and applying AI to diverse fields.

• $3 billion deal with Brookfield to modernize Pennsylvania hydropower facilities, plus over $25 billion investment in data centers and AI infrastructure in the PJM region, alongside new AI skills training programs.
• Launch of AI tools like AlphaEarth Foundations for detailed Earth mapping, Aeneas for interpreting ancient texts, and AI applications in shopping, education, video generation, and cybersecurity, including the first use of an AI agent to stop a live cybersecurity vulnerability.