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Hunting Bargains in the first week of June with offers on Xiaomi and Google mobile phones, discounts on Sony headphones and more

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June has begun with the official announcement of the exact date of the Prime Day 2026and also with the launch of a huge assortment of offers by this and other stores. In it first Bargain Hunting of the month We are going to review the best bargains that we have seen these days. Do you need a cell phone? Well, be careful because there are several to choose from. Xiaomi 17T by 499 euros with coupon, the brand’s new mobile phone that stands out in (almost) everything. Sony WH-1000XM5 by 202.99 eurosone of Sony’s best headphones with one of the best prices we’ve seen to date. Google Pixel 10 by 699 eurosa very reasonable price (and one of the best) for the 256 GB storage version. Xiaomi Ultra Slim Magnetic Power Bank by 29.95 eurosa very thin and very light portable battery that can help you if your phone runs out of battery. iPhone 16e by 504 eurosthe lowest price we have seen to date on Apple’s mobile. Xiaomi Ultra Slim Magnetic Power Bank The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi 17T Xiaomi has already launched the new generation of one of its star mobile phones, especially in terms of quality-price ratio. He Xiaomi 17T It has arrived strongly due to the changes it has undergone with respect to the previous model (Xiaomi 15T), as well as the many offers that we are seeing in the different stores. MediaMarkt, for example, has it 499 euros. Of course, to buy it at this price, you have to follow these steps: If you log in to MediaMarkt, the price drops from 749 euros to 549 euros. If you enter the coupon 50XIAOMI17TMMthe price drops from 549 euros to 499 euros. If you are a student, you can get an additional discount of 50 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Sony WH-1000XM5 The Sony WH-1000XM5 They were launched quite some time ago, so it is logical that we have been seeing very varied offers for some time. However, it is now that we are seeing more and more historical minimum prices, especially in the version that includes a soft case. After a few weeks of varying the price a little, it has finally dropped a lot at PcComponentes. You can now buy them for 202.99 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel 10 He Google Pixel 10 The one that is most often on sale is the 128 GB one, but right now there is an exception: MediaMarkt (and other stores) has lowered the price of the 256 GB configuration to 699 euros instead of the usual 999 euros. It is a mobile excellent both for its screen and for its photographic section. Plus, your operating system will be up to date for many years. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi Ultra Slim Magnetic Power Bank Now that the heat is approaching, if you plan to take the odd trip, a portable battery or power bank can come in handy so that we don’t end up without a mobile phone battery. If you are looking for something light, the Xiaomi Ultra Slim Magnetic Power Bank It is on sale at Powerplanet for 29.95 euros. It stands out mainly for its thickness of 8.7 mm, its weight of 122 grams and for having wireless or wired charging. The bad thing is that its nominal capacity is 3,000 mAh; It won’t give you enough to charge your phone, but it will give you a little extra autonomy. Xiaomi Ultra Slim Magnetic Power Bank The price could vary. We earn commission from these links iPhone 16e He iPhone 16e It continues to be sold in many stores, and from time to time we see such attractive prices that they make us reconsider making the leap to the current generation or staying with the previous one. Right now, for example, it is on Amazon for 504 eurosthe tightest price we have seen to date. It is an ideal mobile phone to make the leap to the Apple ecosystem, Its screen is 6.1 inches and is compatible with Apple Intelligence. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Xiaomi, Sony, Google, Apple In Xataka | After testing them, Xataka experts agree: these are the best mobile phones of 2026 In Xataka | Best power banks in quality price. Which one to buy based on use and seven recommended models

“It’s probably not your mother.” Google has set out to end deepfakes in calls once and for all

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Google has just given a twist to its system for detecting possible fraudulent calls, focusing on one of the most current problems related to them: identity theft using deepfakes. Through an update to the Phone app, all devices with Android 12 and above will be safer than ever starting this month. The problem. Despite the efforts of both operators and the Government itself, in Spain More than 135 million calls were blocked and five million SMS with fraudulent intentions. Globally, about 30% of these calls have fraudulent intent They were deepfakes. According to data from the March 2026 Global Financial Fraud Threat Assessment According to Interpol, the impersonation fraud led to more than 400 billion losses. How they achieve it. The scammers, as Google explains on its blogare able to spoof the phone number by routing calls through software. In other words, it is relatively easy to impersonate another person’s phone number and, when they call us, it appears as a sender that we have saved. If they manage to clone the voice using artificial intelligence, the result can be disastrous, since it is practically indistinguishable from reality. The new. Starting this month, the Google Phone app will be updated with automatic spoofing detection. It is an addition to the detection of SPAM which we already had, capable of detecting deepfakes in an advanced way. When a contact calls us and the Phone app is being used, the sending mobile phone sends a signal to our phone via RCS. So that? To verify that the call is coming from that contact’s legitimate device, and not from a scammer who has spoofed the phone number. That is to say: even if someone manages to copy a number and impersonate it, the additional authentication that Google requires when making the call cannot be replicated. How will we know. The feature will arrive globally in the Google Phone app and, in the event that a fraudulent call is detected, we will see a “it may not be X person” notice. If we decide to take it, it will be our responsibility. The curious thing is that, on the call screen, the impersonated contact will continue to appear. The main limitation of this function is that it depends on whether we use, yes or no, the Google Phone app. In other words, if they call us from iOS or using another application, this additional verification system is not required. In Xataka | Record spam calls to report: what the Spanish Data Protection Agency allows and how to do it

exit Google search

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Europe has proposed let depend on the US in technology and now is taking real action to get the desired digital sovereignty. According to Politicalone of these measures will come into force tomorrow and consists of something very specific: saying goodbye to the Google search engine. what’s happening. According to an internal email to which Politico has had access, as of Thursday, June 4, “Qwant will replace Google as the default search engine on the European Parliament’s computers.” The reason for this change is to continue “Parliament’s commitment to digital sovereignty and the protection of users’ personal data.” Why is it important. The European Union has realized (too late) that The US is not the reliable partner I thoughtand that depending on their technology is a problem. Changing the search engine on parliament’s computers is a symbolic measure, in the sense that it is one of the easiest to execute and will not have a real impact on technological independence, but it is important to send a message: it is possible. Qwant. It is a search engine that focuses on privacy protection, in fact its slogan is “the browser that knows nothing about you.” Qwant does not store search history or resell browsing data, has an extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari and comes with built-in AI to summarize web pages. And most importantly, it is European, specifically French. Yes, but. When an MEP searches from the address bar in the browser of one of the parliament’s computers, Qwant will be the default search engine. However, they will be able to both access Google to search and change the settings to make it the default search engine. That is, there is no prohibition or block to use Google or any other search engine. More measurements. A few days ago we learned that the European Union is preparing a “technological sovereignty package” with four key measures to reduce its dependence on the United States. These measures focus on four critical areas: Cloud: audits and stress tests for suppliers. Chips: the European Commission will review the Chips Act to be able to cancel contracts and centralize emergency purchases. Software: creation of a strategy to promote European free software. Data centers: 200 billion for the construction of data centers and 20 billion for digitalization and AI in energy. It’s going to be complicated. The EU’s dependence on US technology is enormous. According to Synergy data70% of the European cloud market is owned by just three American companies (AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud) and only 15% is controlled by European companies. In the field of chips, although there is ASML, the external dependency is enormous as evidenced with the case of Nexperia and China. Not only is Europe late, its ability to compete in these critical sectors is negligible compared to that of the United States or China. Image | Guillaume Perigois and Alex Dudar on Unsplash In Xataka | The CEO of Mistral sends a message to Europe: the end of being the technological vassal of the United States

Google search engine is killing blue links. So more and more users are finding refuge in DuckDuckGo

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Search things on Google it’s not the same anymore. The technology giant is turning its traditional search engine into something very different in which AI is taking control whether we like it or not. The good news is that if we don’t like it, we have alternativesand precisely in DuckDuckGo They are taking advantage of this opportunity very well. Times change. For nearly three decades, Google has been the gateway to that traditional list of blue links that the search engine presented as results. In recent years, the search engine is becoming an AI engine that tries to anticipate the user’s intentions and autocomplete queries with long answers. AI Overviews. The arrival of AI Overviews (AI Summaries) has made the search engine answer questions directly at the top of the page, but that move is being heavily criticized. The reason is simple: Google is killing those blue links it defended for more than 25 years. The new AI Mode goes in that same direction and points to a future in which we will not ask the Google search engine things, but simply talk to it. DuckDuckGo takes advantage of its opportunity. DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg recently stated that “Google is imposing AI with no way to disable it.” This has not pleased a certain sector of users who are beginning to use alternatives that give them back control. That’s good news for DuckDuckGo, which has seen more and more users start using its services: Downloads of the DuckDuckGo app in the US grew by an average of 18.1% weekly, and peaks of 30.5% were reached on May 25 The adoption rate on Apple devices was even higher, with an average rise of 33% and a peak of 69.9%. Visits to specific page free of AI, noai.duckduckgo.comincreased on average by 22.7% from week to week. Searches like before, and private. The advantages of DuckDuckGo are striking for those looking for alternatives to the Google search engine. To begin with, DuckDuckGo has that aforementioned page that avoids any trace of AI. If you want to use AI canbut in that case you will have access to somewhat more modest models (Claude 4.5 Haiku, GPT-5 mini, Llama 4 Scout, you can pay to access better models) but with which your conversations will remain private. In addition, DuckDuckGo deletes IPs and prohibits the use of those conversations to train models. It is an extension towards AI that iron defense of privacy that since its inception has differentiated this search engine… although there have been some controversy about it. Google doesn’t even flinch. Despite this growth in downloads and visits to its search services, DuckDuckGo remains an alternative with an anecdotal market share in the search segment. Worldwide it has a 0.71% share compared to Google’s 90.02% and Bing’s 5.14%. Anti-AI shelter. Google’s dominance here is absolute and it seems almost impossible for that to change, but even so DuckDuckGo is clearly positioning itself as the refuge for those who see AI as an unnecessary—or unwanted—complication when performing searches. Kamyl Bazbaz, head of company policy, explained it with a simple statement: “people simply want to be able to choose.” Business model at play. The shift towards AI seems to be beneficial for Google, whose search revenue grew by 19% in the first quarter of 2026. It is a striking fact considering that theoretically AI results make it difficult for advertising to enter the search engine, but Google seems to be solving it with native advertising from AI Overviews or Keyword auctions in AI Mode. This is added to the recommendations of affiliate products that also seem to be working and promoting a business model that is being renewed in parallel to what the search engine is doing. In Xataka | Google already knows how to make its AI Overviews more human: use Reddit content ruthlessly

This European alternative to Google Drive is a three-in-one that is now discounted

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There are few things I hate more than wanting to take a photo. and the cell phone tells me that I have no free space. I admit that it is my fault, because I have photos on my phone from more years ago than I would like to admit. I don’t know if the same thing will happen to you, but the alternative that is presented to me is to go to cloud storage and there, as a general rule, we usually go to the clouds of companies like Google, Apple or Microsoft. But we have quality European alternatives. What’s happening? That we may not want a subscription anymore if it has a high price. One of these European alternatives is Internxt, which right now has a promo active that could be great for just that: we can try a month from 1.57 euros if we use the code ‘XATAKA’. Internxt – One month trial The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Cloud storage that includes VPN It is a good alternative if we are looking for that extra storage in a European cloud (in fact, Internxt is a company of Spanish origin). This promo gives us the first month of your annual subscription at a super attractive price, then costs the full price, which is 9.99 euros per month. We also have another alternative, which is to choose your ‘lifetime’ subscription, in which we will pay only once and that’s it. The price of this one, with the code ‘XATAKA’, is 298.87 euros. But what does Internxt stand out for? The prices that we highlight a little above correspond to the cheapest subscription that this company has (we will talk about the other two a little further down). The first thing, of course, is your cloud storage: offers 1TB. Their service also has end-to-end encryption. That means, in short, that not even Internxt itself can access them. It also has two-factor authentication. Another point of Internxt that is worth highlighting and that not all clouds comply with is that It is open source and transparent. This is made public through GitHub and can be reviewed and verified by anyone interested. It is a way to ensure that you do not have any type of back door through which our files or data end up in the hands of third parties. But, beyond cloud storage, it also stands out because it includes an encrypted VPN and an antivirus within the subscription. If at any time we have thought about getting one of these two tools (or both), Internxt is a good option that would save us from having more subscriptions. Finally, as we mentioned before, there are two more Internxt plans. Both include more cloud storageas well as other tools. As with the one above, using the code ‘XATAKA’ we can benefit from a month with a fairly large discount. We leave you, as an outline, what both include and their price: Premium Plan: 3 TB of storage, VPN, antivirus, cleaner and other additional features per 3.15 euros the first month and 19.99 euros per month for the rest of the year (or 456.17 euros if we choose the ‘lifetime’ plan). Ultimate Plan: 5 TB of storage, VPN, antivirus, cleaner, meet and other additional features per 4.72 euros the first month and 29.99 euros per month for the rest of the year (or 613.47 euros if we choose the ‘lifetime’ plan). Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Internxt In Xataka | 61 European alternatives to Google, X, Gmail, Chrome, Maps, DropBox, Google Drive, WhatsApp and other popular services In Xataka | Google Drive alternatives: the best cloud storage services for your files

Google mobile phones drop in price, Sony’s (almost) top headphones on sale, discounts on consoles and more. Hunting Bargains

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If you had been waiting for Friday like May water, today in Xataka we return with a new Hunting Bargains Loaded with offers, especially because El Corte Inglés is currently celebrating its Save the VAT. Do you want to buy a mobile phone or a console? Well, stay, there are very good prices. Google Pixel 9a by 348 eurosa small mobile phone with a good photography section. Sony WH-1000XM5 by 198.99 eurosexcellent headphones from Sony with one of the best noise cancellations we have tested. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL by 928 eurosGoogle’s top mobile phone with one of its best prices to date. nintendo switch 2 by 489 eurosa pack with the console, a video game and a keychain. Panasonic SC-HTB250EGK by 82.63 eurosa compact sound bar with wireless subwoofer. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel 9a It is not one of the most recent mobile phones that the brand has launched, but the Google Pixel 9a It is still available in many stores and… what prices. El Corte Inglés has it right now for 348 euros during its Save the VAT campaign, a fairly reasonable price for a smartphone of its size. It is quite small as it has a 6.3-inch screen, its refresh rate reaches 120 Hz, the software will be updated until 2032 and Its photographic section offers very good results. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Sony WH-1000XM5 The same happens with the Sony WH-1000XM5. It will not be the most recent generation, but it is the one that usually has the best discounts in campaigns like the one at El Corte Inglés, since the store has them right now for 198.99 euros. These headphones stand out mainly because they have one of the best noise cancellations we’ve testedthey are quite comfortable even if we use them for hours and their autonomy is quite good. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel 10 Pro XL If the previous mobile phone falls short and you are looking for a much more complete and current model, The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL It has also dropped in price to 928 euros. It is Google’s most complete and largest mobile with a screen 6.8 inches and LTPO panel from 1 to 120 Hz. It incorporates the Google Tensor G5 processor along with 16 GB of RAM and its photographic section offers very good results both due to its sensors and the software. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL (256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links nintendo switch 2 One more week we return with a new pack of the nintendo switch 2. MediaMarkt usually releases unofficial packs every week or two weeks and this time it has brought together the Nintendo console along with the video game ‘Pokémon Pokopia‘and a keychain’Mario Kart World‘. All this for 489 euros. That is, taking into account that the console costs 469 euros, the video game and the keychain would cost us 20 euros. It is a good pack, especially considering that the console will soon increase in price. Nintendo Switch 2 + Pokémon Pokopia + keychain The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Panasonic SC-HTB250EGK Having a sound bar at home as a companion for your TV doesn’t have to cost a fortune. El Corte Inglés, for example, right now has the Panasonic SC-HTB250EGK for a price of 82.63 euros. It includes its own wireless subwoofer, offers a total power of 120W at 2.1 channels and is compatible with Dolby Digital. In addition, it allows you to connect external devices via Bluetooth or HDMI. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Google, Sony, Nintendo, Panasonic In Xataka | Best sound bars in quality price (2026). Which one to buy and seven recommended models from 99 euros In Xataka | The best mobile phones (2026), we have tested them and here are their analyzes

more than ever, it must be the Chinese Google

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For more than two decades, Baidu did very well with a very clear strategy: to be “the Chinese Google.” He was born alone a year after Google and, while the American company ate up the world market, Baidu did the same in its giant domestic market. However, just as Google no longer cares By being just a search engine, Baidu has had to adapt to a market in which giants like TikTok have eaten its toast. AI is that wave that Baidu needed and with their latest financial results they have realized something important. Now yes they have to be like Google. Desperately, too. Green shoots of AI. Last Monday, the Beijing-based company presented first quarter results. It is something that we are seeing in all listed companies and it is interesting not to see the amount of money they move but to try to intuit how the business is going and where it can go depending on what they present. For example, with SMIC (the large foundry in China) we see that things are going well due to the component crisis and the need for chips for AI, and with Baidu this boost in artificial intelligence is also being noticed. According to the results, revenue driven by Baidu Core AI (the company’s AI arm) rose 49% year-on-year. It is a real outrage that is also reflected in the robotics branch such as Apollo Go and its ‘robotaxis’, whose activity increased by 120% year-on-year. The most interesting thing about this growth in the AI ​​segment is that this branch is now responsible for 52% of Baidu’s total business. And this is good… and bad at the same time. BUT. These good results for the AI ​​segment come at a delicate time for the company. Baidu is realizing that search advertising revenue is no longer sufficient due to a traditional business that is running out of steam. Because, overall, the company has seen a 2% decrease in its total revenue. They have eaten the market. The reason is that the company has been falling behind. It’s curious, but Baidu was one of the first in the world to launch its own chatbot. Ernie He was born in March 2023 and in September he was already available to all audiences. It was a strange approach (a closed and paid chatbot) while the industry trend was beginning to be different (free use and open source licenses), but it was not the only thing. Baidu as a search engine also did not have the monopoly it once enjoyed. At an alarming rate (for them), its relevance as a search engine was fading because young Chinese were no longer using traditional search engines. In fact, they didn’t know how to use it well and They went to other apps as TikTok or Instagram to find what they were looking for. Transformation. This painted a not very encouraging picture for a Baidu that seemed like a dinosaur immobile before the meteorite not only of AI, but of new applications that, as we say, were eating its toast on its own ground. There were two options: continue as before, and things were not going well, or find a remedy. In the middle of last year, and after 2025 in which Chinese language models appeared even under the stones With a rock-bottom price and plenty of power for day-to-day consultations, Baidu presented Ernie X1.1, its new IAG model that was still closed, but seemed compete head to head against the main rivals. It also has another open source model and it is evident that they have seen the wolf’s ears. Monetize AI. Because these quarterly results show that things have changed, that there is fierce competition in China and that Baidu has to play its cards to remain relevant. He doesn’t have a TikTok or a WeChatbut it has something fundamental: infrastructure. And, precisely, there is support to monetize artificial intelligence not through software, but through hardware. At a global level we are seeing that, due to the component crisis and what it costs to set up a data centerthere are companies that rent their GPUs and AI platforms for others to use in the cloud. These companies are raising the price of their rents (a lot) and have reported that Baidu is doing precisely that. The company is increasing the price of its cloud computing services for AI by between 5% and 30% and the cloud file storage service by up to 30%. This increase is attributed, in part, to the company’s investment in infrastructure, something that also puts pressure on margins. Because, again, the competitors were running over it and the Chinese Google has the technical and server muscle to do the same transformation as Google itself in the era of AI and savage capitalism: putting its infrastructure at the service of those who need it and cannot pay for their own equipment. In short, less search engine and more AI infrastructure In Xataka | China has banned another AI startup from exporting talent and research: little by little, it is “nationalizing” AI

OpenClaw led the way for AI agents. Gemini Spark is Google putting a toll on it

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In January of this year the technological world was amazed by OpenClaw (at that time Clawdbot), the most powerful AI agent that we had seen to date, capable of taking total control of the computer and everything open source. Technology companies took good note of this and some like Pereplexity or NVIDIA They have set out to copy it. Google just joined the party. Gemini Spark. This is how they have named this personal agent based on Gemini Flash 3.5 that, in the words of Google itself, “helps you manage your digital life.” With Gemini Spark you can assign it a task and it will start working on it autonomously, even with your phone and computer turned off. Google emphasizes the issue of security, which was a major concern with OpenClaw, and says that Spark is designed to “consult you before taking important actions.” What Spark can do. Because it’s integrated with all Google Workspace tools, Spark can perform complex tasks like making a document with a party’s attendee list from the information you receive in email. You can also schedule recurring tasks, like reviewing your bank statement at the end of the month for strange charges, organizing your drive files, or creating workflows from meeting notes. Who can use it. Here comes the main difference with OpenClaw and that is that Gemini Spark is obviously not free. Google has confirmed that its new agent will be part of the Google AI Ultra subscription. In Spain that means paying a minimum of 100 euros per month (there is a 220 euro plan with more features and storage), but even if you want, you won’t be able to try it because at the moment it will be launched in beta version only for US users. At the moment there is no confirmation of when it will reach other languages ​​and countries. When available, Gemini Spark can be used on Android, iOS and in the web app, but they have also talked about integrating it directly into Chrome. Why is it important. The viral success of OpenClaw earlier this year showed us how far a single person can go with a good AI idea, and how short-lived that sweet moment was. Not even three months had passed when OpenAI signed its creator and shortly after we began to see large companies copying the idea. Perplexity with Personal ComputerNVIDIA with NemoClaw and now Google with Gemini Spark. A single open-source project has set the agenda of an industry that has swallowed it in the blink of an eye and returned it to us in the form of a monthly subscription. Image | Google In Xataka | An AI set up a cafeteria from scratch: obtained permits, hired staff and negotiated with suppliers. Then he ordered 3,000 rubber gloves

What it is, what Google Video Creation AI offers and how to use it

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Let’s explain to you What is Gemini Omni and how does it work?the new artificial intelligence model created by Google. It is a model capable of generating videos from any type of input, which will give free rein to your creativity. Let’s start this article by explaining to you What Gemini Omni is and what it can doso that you understand why it is so revolutionary and all the options it offers Gemini with the. Then, we will explain how it works. What is Gemini Omni and what does it offer? Gemini Omni is Google’s model for create videos using artificial intelligence. With it, the search engine company aims to revolutionize video creation by AI Just like you revolutionized imaging with Nano Banana. The first version of this model is the Gemini Omni Flash, and it is expected that new versions will arrive in the future. This is a model that allows you to create content from any type of input. This means that you are going to be able to combine images, audio, video and text in your prompts when asking the AI ​​to generate the video. Gemini will use its real-world knowledge to make the videos coherent and realistic. In fact, Google not only proposes Omni as a tool to generate videos from scratch. It also says that it is a system capable of working on a scene through chained instructions. Come on, you’re going to be able to change only specific elements of a video or transform everything completely. Omni is the substitute for I SeeGoogle’s previous video creation model. It will allow you to create clips of up to 10 seconds, with native audio generation. You can also convert photos to video with a maximum of 5, and edit various interactions. When creating or editing videos, Omni will allow you adjust aesthetics, actions, environment, angle or style of a video, as well as specific details. It also allows maintain character consistency and preserve the continuity of the scene, also offering coherent physics. With all this, Omni will allow you to do things like change the style of a video, making it into cartoons, for example. You can create videos from an image, add audio, change specific elements of the video such as a person for a creature, etc. Who can use Gemini Omni At the moment, Gemini Omni is available only for paying users with any Gemini subscription. It integrates directly into both the Gemini and Flow app and website. You will have an option to use Omni for freeand will be using YouTube Shorts and YouTube Create App. However, to use it natively within the Gemini app you will have to pay. How Gemini Omni works To use Gemini Omni, you have to enter Gemini and display the writing box options menu. In the menu that opens, Click on the option Create video. When you do so, below the field where you can write your prompt you will see that the video option has been permanently marked. You will go to a screen where you have various styles and ideas from which you can choose just by clicking on them. But at the bottom you can also write your prompt by hand adding elements such as videos, images or audios. For example, you can add a video and explain to the AI ​​the changes you want to make in it. Remember that you can change elements within, replace them with others, use the video as a basis for a creation or whatever you want. You can also upload images and audio and generate videos from them, or even just make a video from scratch. And that’s it. In a few minutes Gemini will create the video based on the elements you have added and the request you have made. When it’s done, you can watch the video, redo it, share it, or download it to your device. In Xataka Basics | 64 free courses for AI with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot created by your own companies

Gemini Omni wants to do with video what Nano Banana did with images: Google is aiming very high

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Creating an image with AI is no longer as surprising as before. What begins to make a difference is the ability to modify it, give it continuity and turn an initial idea into something more elaborate without losing the thread along the way. In video, that challenge is much greater: there is movement, time, physics, and characters that must continue to appear coherent. Gemini Omni comes with the promise of addressing this problem and making editing a much easier task. Google DeepMind itself asks to think of Gemini Omni as in Nano Bananabut for video. The reference makes sense because Nano Banana was Google’s image generator that took visual creation with AI to a very striking scale. The first version, released in August 2025, added 13 million users in four days and had generated more than 5 billion images by mid-October. Google now introduces Gemini Omni Flash as the first model in the Gemini Omni family. According to the company, it is designed to create content from any entry. The idea is that the user can combine images, audio, video and text as a starting point to generate high-quality videos supported by Gemini’s real-world knowledge. A video generation model that is committed to coherence The most interesting part is how Google describes the editing process. It is not only proposed as a tool to generate a clip from scratch, but as a system capable of working on a scene using chained instructions. The company talks about changing specific elements or completely transforming a starting video, adjusting aesthetics, action, environment, angle, style or specific details. It also promises to maintain character consistency, preserve scene continuity, and offer more coherent physics. In his note, he shows how Gemini Omni can start from a scene and modify it with direct instruction, whether to change the material of an object, alter an action, or turn a complex idea into a visual explanation. Let’s look at some examples of prompts. “Make the sculpture out of bubbles” “When the person touches the mirror, make the mirror ripple beautifully like liquid, and the person’s arm turns into reflective mirror material” “Claymation explainer of protein folding, everything is made out of clay, no hands, stop motion, accurate” At Xataka we have done orna first test with a recognizable image: Puerta de Alcalá, in Madrid. The starting point was a static photograph and the prompt we used was the following: “Create a video from this image. Cars are moving forward and people are walking.” (Create a video from this image. Cars move forward and people walk.) The idea was to see to what extent Gemini Omni could turn a real scene into a small moving clip. In the video above you can see precisely that attempt to animate the original imagewith cars moving forward, pedestrians walking, and ambient sound that fits the scene. It also appears to retain some visible branding elements on the vehicles, especially the Mercedes-Benz logo, although in other cases, such as Fiat, the result is less clear. Let’s talk about availability. Google ensures that Gemini Omni Flash begins to reach Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers through Gemini and Google Flow, while its deployment at no cost in YouTube Shorts and YouTube Create App launches this week. In our test with a corporate account, however, we found ourselves with a fairly tight limit: after generating three videos, the system warned us that “we had reached our video generation limit until May 20 at 7:59 p.m.” It is not too surprising if we think about what is happening below: creating video with AI requires a lot of resources, so everything indicates that Google would be dosing access, at least in this first phase. When we talk about video generation with artificial intelligence, it is likely that one of the first names that comes to mind is sora. It arrived like one of the great promises of OpenAI for this terrain. The route, however, ended up being much shorter than that initial ambition suggested. Its website and app were no longer available at the end of April 2026.although the API will continue to work until September 24. Images | Google | Xataka In Xataka | There is a battle to have the AI ​​model that programs best. And a good, pretty and very cheap rival has appeared in it: Cursor

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