At I/O 2025, Google One AI Premium (and Gemini Advanced) became Google AI Pro, while a more expensive tier was introduced with AI Ultra.

Also: Big companies keep spending on AI despite lukewarm results, a new app connects contractors to customers, Meta up its ad charges and Zoom has new features.

The company is trying to weave new AI capabilities into its Workspace productivity software suite. So it ran a competition for employees.

Easygo Group Holdings, the comapny behind the Stake crypto bookie and casino, declared profit of AU$257m (£127.3m) this year.

Google's Nano Banana Pro earned a near-perfect score. ChatGPT image ranked second; others often mangled text and faces. Nine tough prompts reveal which AIs are worth subscribing to. When generative AI ...