Quit chasing your tail. With Gmail’s new AI Overviews you can find exactly what you’re looking for without endlessly scrolling 🐾 https://t.co/bZYEkqh72I
Nano Banana 2 is here.
Our latest image model gives you the power of Pro at the speed of Flash. You can create images with real-world accuracy, add text in many languages, and bring your wildest ideas to life faster with vibrant lighting, richer textures and sharper details. 🧵
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite delivers better performance at a fraction of the cost of larger models.
It outperforms 2.5 Flash with 2.5x faster (Time to First Answer Token) response times and a 45% increase in output speed.
Priced at just $0.25/1M input and $1.50/1M output tokens, it gives you the speed you need for real-time workflows that scale.
Developers can now preview Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, our fastest and most cost-efficient Gemini 3 series model yet.
With a 45% increase in output speed, it outperforms 2.5 Flash and features dynamic thinking levels to match task complexity.
Rolling out in preview today in @GoogleAIStudio and Vertex AI.
This March, we’re making Pixel devices more intuitive and helpful. Here’s a preview of what you can look forward to:
🤝 Offload your to-do list to Gemini to help you complete everyday tasks — like booking a rideshare service or ordering groceries.
📱Generate custom icons that suit your home screen aesthetic.
🔍 Shop entire looks from images with Circle to Search.
🍝 Get restaurant recommendations with Magic Cue and Gemini.
🎧 Keep track of your music and see your playing history with the Now Playing app.
🔐 Access more security features and safety tools on Pixel Watch.
@Android We’ve also got new Emoji Kitchen combos for more customized emoji stickers, kid-friendly Teacher Approved games on Android Auto and more. Learn more ↓ (Terms apply) https://t.co/m4PInrOMI3
It’s time for some @Android updates. Here are some key new features you can try:
1️⃣ Recover lost luggage with help from Find Hub. If you’ve added a tracker tag to your luggage, you’ll be able to share its location link with your participating airline so they can help locate it.
2️⃣ Find your friends without leaving your chat. You’ll be able to share locations directly in Google Messages so you can see your friends on a real-time map view — entirely within your conversation.
3️⃣ Design custom Calling Cards. That way your selected contacts can see your chosen photo, font and color as your caller ID when you call.
Introducing Nano Banana 2: Our best image generation and editing model yet. 🍌
Pro-level quality, at Flash speed. Rolling out today across @GeminiApp, Search, and our developer and creativity tools.
In recent days, the broader derivatives industry is starting to converge on one unsolved problem:
Onchain transparency ≠ trader privacy & safety.
A high profile trader experienced significant losses on a perp DEX totaling nearly $100 million recently. While transparency can aid market makers in absorbing large orders, the lack of privacy can lead to coordinated attacks on visible liquidation points. Public orderbooks expose position data, allow liquidation sniping, and open the door to predatory behavior.
Recently, industry leaders have debated over the pros and cons of the transparent nature of current DEX infra, where real-time visibility of orders can expose large traders to predatory practices. The debate highlighted that in traditional finance, dark pools are utilized to conceal large orders until execution, thereby preventing such manipulation.
There is a growing need for privacy-focused solutions in the perp DEX trading space. We can both protect traders from manipulation while maintaining the integrity of the market.
Here is our proposed solution in response to that need: Aster Chain.
Our vision for Aster Chain is to be a privacy-preserving blockchain featuring:
⚙️ Multi-node, built-in orderbook
⚙️ Brevis’ ZK proof-of-proof architecture
⚙️ Onchain verifiability without exposing positions or PnL
⚙️ Trustless clearinghouse & weighted oracle pricing
⚙️ Millisecond execution & cross-chain support
Aster Chain focuses on transparency & performance without compromising privacy.
The proposed Aster Chain is a high-performance, privacy-preserving blockchain focused on derivatives trading, with a first-of-its-kind multi-node orderbook coupled with Brevis' ZK Proof-of-Proof Architecture.
This enables the Aster Pro decentralized exchange to maintain the millisecond-level, seamless experience characteristic of centralized exchanges, whilst guaranteeing self-custody of funds and trader privacy.
Trader activity is proactively separated from the Aster Chain’s programmatic matching. All trader activity such as order placements and cancellations are publicly recorded and verifiable onchain. Programmatic order matching, execution and asset changes are executed and reflected in ZK proofs, ensuring trustless execution without exposing final positions or transaction data onchain.
What other features can you expect from Aster Chain?
⚙️ 50ms block time, 10ms execution, 150k+ TPS
⚙️ 0 gas fee
⚙️ Advanced interoperability: Connect BNB, ETH, or Solana and deposit any asset to trade any asset
⚙️ Proof of Stake Authority (PoSA) consensus
⚙️ Censorship Resistance: Permissionless withdrawals via Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP), even when the L1 is unavailable
Aster Chain presents a concept and vision for rethinking perp trading on crypto-native infrastructure.
.@BNBChain just had its most active week in a year!
✅ Over 123 million transactions in 7 days!
And with the Maxwell hard fork coming soon bringing faster finality and major efficiency, that number could 2x very soon.
Bullish on #BNBChain@cz_binance 🔥