Lots of great Gemini API updates shipping today 1. Built-in tools (search, maps, file search) now work with function calling
2. We now do context circulation with built-in tools for better model performance
3. Grounding with Google Maps now works with Gemini 3!!
BIG TECH
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Gemini API Updates: Built-in Tools, Maps Grounding, Function Calling
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LangChain at GTC: Open Models Panel with Industry Leaders
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We're at GTC all week! Come say hello to the LangChain team at the NVIDIA booth Today at 12:30 PM at GTC, Harrison will join the panel “Open Models: Where We Are and Where We’re Headed,” alongside Jensen and the CEOs of Cursor, Thinking Machines Lab, Perplexity, and others.
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Google’s Nano Banana 2 Creates Panoramic Images From Coordinates
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Nano Banana 2 can create a panoramic image of the location at the coordinates you provided. x.com/googleturkiye/…
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NVIDIA CUDA: 20 Years Empowering 6 Million Developers
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In 2006, NVIDIA made a bold bet on a parallel computing platform that would eventually redefine the limits of science and industry. 20 years later, CUDA serves as the foundation for 6 million developers worldwide—and we are only just beginning. Join the next wave of architects
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Xiaomi Launches Reasoning Model with Efficient Parameter Activation
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Xiaomi entering the reasoning model space is interesting. 15B active out of 309B is a nice efficiency ratio, curious how it performs on real-world coding tasks.
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Europe’s Innovation Crisis: Regulation Over Talent Deficit
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Europe isn’t lagging in innovation because of a talent deficit. It’s lagging because of over regulation, bureaucratic inertia, and deep structural inefficiencies. You see it clearly in AI infrastructure — and just as starkly in defense capabilities.
— Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) 18 mars 2026
This came through powerfully… pic.twitter.com/hEp86Ze314Europe isn’t lagging in innovation because of a talent deficit. It’s lagging because of over regulation, bureaucratic inertia, and deep structural inefficiencies. You see it clearly in AI infrastructure — and just as starkly in defense capabilities. This came through powerfully
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Anthropic AI Products Receive Positive Customer Feedback
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Good taste. Impressed with the products shipped by @AnthropicAI https://t.co/82BBCcko8v
— Jiquan Ngiam (@JiquanNgiam) 18 mars 2026Good taste. Impressed with the products shipped by @AnthropicAI
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Google Search AI Mode Launches Personal Intelligence Feature
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‼️Google is turning Search into something way more personal.
— Futurepedia – Learn to Leverage AI (@futurepedia_io) 18 mars 2026
“Personal Intelligence” is now rolling out in AI Mode—connecting data from apps like Gmail, Photos, and more to deliver context-aware answers.
→ Smarter shopping recommendations based on your real purchases
→ Travel… pic.twitter.com/5VLbySfvqSGoogle is turning Search into something way more personal. “Personal Intelligence” is now rolling out in AI Mode—connecting data from apps like Gmail, Photos, and more to deliver context-aware answers. → Smarter shopping recommendations based on your real purchases
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Google Search AI Mode Launches Personal Intelligence Feature
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🚨Google is turning Search into something way more personal.
— Futurepedia – Learn to Leverage AI (@futurepedia_io) 18 mars 2026
“Personal Intelligence” is now rolling out in AI Mode—connecting data from apps like Gmail, Photos, and more to deliver context-aware answers.
▪️ Smarter shopping recommendations based on your real purchases
▪️ Travel… pic.twitter.com/VAoqSUX4rlGoogle is turning Search into something way more personal. “Personal Intelligence” is now rolling out in AI Mode—connecting data from apps like Gmail, Photos, and more to deliver context-aware answers. Smarter shopping recommendations based on your real purchases Travel
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NVIDIA Disney Bring Frozen Character to Life with Physics
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Olaf made a special appearance on stage with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at #NVIDIAGTC.☃️
— Amitav Bhattacharjee (@bamitav) 18 mars 2026
NVIDIA and #Disney Research are working together to bring this beloved character into the real world using Newton, the open-source physics engine
pic.twitter.com/yLb1bQ7Vb9#humanoidtech…Olaf made a special appearance on stage with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at #NVIDIAGTC. NVIDIA and #Disney Research are working together to bring this beloved character into the real world using Newton, the open-source physics engine #humanoidtech