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Today's tech and entertainment roundup brings new AI tools, hardware shifts, robotics progress, and a big movie tease: Google rolled out a new Windows desktop app that puts its Gemini AI front and center, letting users search the web, local files and Google Drive from an Alt Space shortcut, with built-in screen sharing and Lens-powered searches; the app is launching globally in English and supports Windows 10 and up. In robotics, Ukrainian officials reported a large increase in uncrewed ground-vehicle missions, highlighting how autonomous systems are being used to carry out hazardous tasks and expand capabilities in the field. Microsoft is winding down its Surface Hub line, ending production of the large collaborative touchscreen displays as it refocuses its enterprise hardware efforts. Netgear received conditional approval from the FCC to continue selling and updating many of its consumer routers, including Nighthawk and Orbi models, through October 1, 2027, a notable regulatory development for the US router market. And for movie fans, the first teaser for Godzilla Minus Zero shows the franchise continuing its grounded tone from the 2023 film, shifting the story to 1949 and suggesting big-scale action as the series moves from Tokyo to New York.