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Google's AI Mode Is Getting Gemini's Latest Model
Technology

Google's AI Mode Is Getting Gemini's Latest Model

Google is going all in on AI Search.

Khamosh Pathak · 19 May, 2026
Google Just Announced a Bunch of Workspace Features at I/O 2026
Technology

Google Just Announced a Bunch of Workspace Features at I/O 2026

Google Workspace is doubling down on AI capabilities.

Pranay Parab · 19 May, 2026
Gemini Is Getting a UI Overhaul and Embracing Its Agentic Side
Technology

Gemini Is Getting a UI Overhaul and Embracing Its Agentic Side

The Gemini Spark assistant will do things for you (with your permission).

Pranay Parab · 19 May, 2026
Gemini 'Omni' Will Generate Media From Any Input, Starting With Video
Technology

Gemini 'Omni' Will Generate Media From Any Input, Starting With Video

These AI models just keep on getting better.

David Nield · 19 May, 2026
Google's 'Universal Cart' Is Your New AI Shopping Assistant
Technology

Google's 'Universal Cart' Is Your New AI Shopping Assistant

Google wants to make it easier to complete your purchase.

Emily Long · 19 May, 2026
Gemini Omni is a new family of AI models meant to ‘create anything’
Technology

Gemini Omni is a new family of AI models meant to ‘create anything’

Google is announcing a major new family of generative AI models that it calls Gemini Omni. The first Omni Model, Omni Flash, can generate AI videos using an ass...

Jay Peters · 19 May, 2026
OpenAI says it’s getting serious about AI detection and labeling
Technology

OpenAI says it’s getting serious about AI detection and labeling

OpenAI is announcing updates today that aim to make it easier for people to identify when online content has been generated using its AI models. Alongside stren...

Jess Weatherbed · 19 May, 2026
Google Search is getting its biggest changes ever
Technology

Google Search is getting its biggest changes ever

Google Search is entering the next phase of its AI evolution. During Google I/O 2026, the company showed off a reimagined search box that makes it easier to flo...

Emma Roth · 19 May, 2026
Inside Google’s Beam Lab, an AI face appears
Technology

Inside Google’s Beam Lab, an AI face appears

They tell me no one outside Google has seen what we're about to see. No journalist has ever been in this building. Here in Google's Mountain View labs, the comp...

Sean Hollister · 19 May, 2026
Google is trying to make deepfake detection more accessible for everyone
Technology

Google is trying to make deepfake detection more accessible for everyone

Google is expanding AI detection capabilities to Chrome and Search, with the aim of making it easier for people to identify deepfakes. The updates, announced at...

Jess Weatherbed · 19 May, 2026
Google Pics is a new app that tries to fix AI image editing
Technology

Google Pics is a new app that tries to fix AI image editing

Google is launching a new AI image generation app to Workspace that it's calling Pics, and it has a new feature to try and reduce the hassle of iterating on AI...

Jay Peters · 19 May, 2026
A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year
Technology

A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year

I first put on a pair of prototype Android XR glasses nearly a year and a half ago. We still have months to go before any Android-powered smart glasses are avai...

Victoria Song · 19 May, 2026