Google Photos upgrading ‘Photo to video’ with custom prompts, audio
After last year’s introduction, “Photo to video” generation in Google Photos is getting two notable upgrades today.
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What Gemini app upgrades you get with Google AI Pro
While the free tier of the Gemini app allows you to be quite productive, subscribing to Google AI Pro unlocks a lot more.
Expand Expanding CloseAI Mode rolling out Personal Intelligence to make Google Search ‘uniquely yours’
Following the Gemini launch last week, Personal Intelligence is coming to AI Mode in Google Search.
Expand Expanding Close‘Ask Gemini’ in Google Meet coming to more Workspace users, mobile app
After launching for enterprise customers last year, Google Meet is bringing Ask Gemini to more Workspace users.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle DeepMind CEO reiterates ‘no plans’ for Gemini ads, surprised ChatGPT added them ‘so early’
Google is doubling down on its commitment to keeping Gemini ad-free for the foreseeable future, as ChatGPT prepares to introduce a new revenue stream at the user’s expense.
Expand Expanding CloseThe mundane absurdity of telling Gemini about your life
I wasn’t an early adopter of chatbots. The messaging metaphor didn’t appeal to me as someone who saw chatting as something you only do with other people.
Expand Expanding Close‘Gemini in Chrome’ browser integration is starting to arrive for Chromebooks
A few months after it landed on other platforms, “Gemini in Chrome” is finally starting to appear on ChromeOS.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app ‘plus’ menu switches to list with NotebookLM addition
After coming to the web in December, NotebookLM integration is now available in the Gemini app on Android with a redesigned plus list.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Live preps big upgrades with ‘Thinking Mode’ and ‘Experimental Features’
Gemini Live today is still based on 2.5 Flash, but big upgrades are coming according to the latest beta version of the Google app.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app rolls out ‘Answer now’ to skip ‘in-depth thinking’
Besides Personal Intelligence, Google this week rolled out an “Answer now” button in the Gemini app.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle equates Gemini’s gradient design to 1984’s smiling Macintosh
A post on Google Design this week takes a look at the design and illustration of the Gemini app, with gradients playing a big role.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat Gemini features you get with Google AI Pro and AI Ultra [January 2026]
At I/O 2025, Google One AI Premium (and Gemini Advanced) became “Google AI Pro,” while a higher, more expensive tier was introduced with “Google AI Ultra.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle separates, raises Gemini 3 ‘Thinking’ and ‘Pro’ usage limits
Gemini 3’s Thinking and Pro models no longer have the same usage limits, with Google separating the “shared pool” while raising limits in the Gemini app.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini rolling out ‘Personal Intelligence’ beta that uses Gmail & your Google apps data
Google’s goal with Gemini is to make a “personal, proactive, and powerful” assistant. The Gemini app today is adding “Personal Intelligence” in beta. This lets Gemini use the data Google already has about you to “supercharge” and personalize responses.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid Auto users are frustrated by a crumbling Google Assistant as Gemini rollout drags on
As all attention moves over to Gemini, the experience of Google Assistant just continues to crumble, and that’s getting especially bad for Android Auto users as of late.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app gets dedicated Documents history for Deep Research, Canvas
With last month’s web redesign, the Gemini app gained a “My Stuff” folder, and Google is now updating it with a dedicated “Documents” list of your Deep Research and Canvas generations.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Gemini app has generated 1 billion Nano Banana Pro images in under two months
In just under two months, Gemini app users around the world have generated 1 billion images using Nano Banana Pro.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle and Walmart partner to bring AI shopping recommendations to Gemini
Shopping appears to be one of the big pushes for AI in 2026, and Google is giving Gemini about as large as a boost as it could in this arena thanks to a new partnership with Walmart.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini will officially power Apple’s AI-enhanced Siri starting ‘later this year’
Apple is officially adopting Google Gemini as the backbone of its AI-powered Siri upgrade, with the switch landing for customers “later this year.”
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app and AI Mode adding product checkout, Google Search getting ‘Business Agent’
Google is embracing “agentic shopping” wherein users can easily make purchases through the Gemini app and AI Mode.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Gmail AI features replacing Gemini side panel for some
With the launch of “in-line AI experiences” in Gmail yesterday, Google has shared that the Gemini side panel is going away for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung’s Bixby reboot will copy Google with ‘Bixby Live’ and ‘Circle to Ask’ [Gallery]
Samsung is reworking its long-standing Bixby assistant this year with AI, and new screenshots are showing off how that will copy from of Google’s AI tools.
Expand Expanding CloseGmail making Help Me Write, AI summaries, & Suggested Replies free for all
Besides previewing the future of Gmail today, Google is making a number of AI features that previously required a subscription free for personal accounts.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle announces the future of Gmail with AI Inbox & new AI Overview search
Google today previewed the future of Gmail, with new features like AI Overviews for search that are rolling out starting today and the upcoming ”AI Inbox.” This comes as Gmail has over 3 billion monthly active users.
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