Gemini Spark Reads Your Emails (and That’s the Point)

Google announced Gemini Spark at I/O this week, a 24/7 agentic assistant built on Gemini 3.5 and the Antigravity harness. It integrates natively with Gmail, Google Docs, and the rest of Workspace. Spark is currently in testing, with a beta rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. next week. Continue Reading →

Google’s AI Search Update: Better for Publishers

Google just announced updates to AI Mode and AI Overviews that promise to surface more original content and drive traffic back to publishers. The company is adding direct links within AI responses, article suggestions, and website previews to help users "explore the web" rather than getting answers entirely from AI summaries. Continue Reading →

GM Makes Gemini the Default AI in 4 Million Cars

GM is rolling out Google Gemini to roughly 4 million U.S. vehicles already on the road, replacing Google Assistant in model year 2022 and newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC models with Google built-in. The update arrives over the air over several months, U.S. English only at launch, with other markets and languages to follow. GM calls it one of the largest Gemini deployments in the auto industry. Continue Reading →

Chrome Turns Your AI Prompts into One-Click Tools

Google just launched Skills in Chrome, which converts your AI prompts into reusable one-click tools. Instead of retyping "make this recipe vegan" across multiple food sites, you save it as a Skill and run it instantly on any page. You can also share these custom workflows or grab pre-built ones from Google's Skills library. Continue Reading →

Google Just Turned AI Dictation into a Feature

Google quietly launched "AI Edge Eloquent," an offline-first dictation app for iOS that cleans up your speech and removes filler words. The app uses local Gemini models to transform rambling speech into polished text, with options for "Key points," "Formal," "Short," and "Long" formatting. It can import keywords from Gmail and work completely offline once the models download. Continue Reading →

Google Vids Just Became Free for Everyone

Google just opened Google Vids to anyone with a Google account. The AI-powered video creation tool now lets free users generate up to 10 high-quality video clips each month using Veo 3.1. Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers get custom music generation via Lyria 3, as well as customizable AI avatars and increased limits: Pro subscribers get 50 videos per month, while AI Ultra subscribers get up to 1,000 video generations per month. Continue Reading →

Google Made AI Image Generation Ambient

Google yesterday launched Nano Banana 2, the consumer brand for Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. The upgrade includes sub-second 4K image synthesis across multiple aspect ratios, character consistency for up to five characters, fidelity for up to 14 objects in a single workflow, and precise text rendering accurate enough for marketing mockups and greeting cards. Continue Reading →