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Google launches Gemini Mac app with screen sharing, image generation
Bay Area Times
April 16, 2026
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Top stories today:
- Google launches Gemini Mac app with screen sharing, image generation
- Allbirds, former shoe brand, pivots to AI compute after $39M sale
- Accel raises $5B to back more AI startups, boosting AUM to $36B
- Live Nation, Ticketmaster found to have illegally maintained monopoly
- S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 hit records as ceasefire hopes drive rally
- FDA to weigh easing limits on RFK Jr.-promoted peptides at July review
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1. Google launches Gemini Mac app with screen sharing, image generation
The native Mac app offers a âdesktop-first experienceâ with an Option + Space keyboard shortcut.
Googleâs Gemini spark is also available in the menu bar.
Users can upload files, Drive, Photos, and NotebookLM via the âAdd files and toolsâ button.
Appleâs Liquid Glass design language is integrated into the app.
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3. Allbirds, former shoe brand, pivots to AI compute after $39M sale
Allbirds stock closed +582% Wed. on the news:
Allbirds plans to change its name to âNewBird AIâ under the pivot.
The company plans to raise $50M via convertible notes from an unidentified institutional investor.
May 18: Allbirds will hold a shareholder vote.
Once valued at $4B+, Allbirdsâ stock has fallen 99%+ since its 2021 Nasdaq IPO
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5. Accel raises $5B to back more AI startups, boosting AUM to $36B
