Google Docs rolling out Gemini-powered audio summaries
After introducing text-to-speech in August, Google Docs is now rolling out audio summaries.
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Sony’s WF-1000XM6 earbuds pack 32-bit audio and Google Gemini for a hefty $329
Sony officially released its flagship WF-1000XM6 earbuds with what appears to be a plethora of thoughtful touches, including 32-bit audio processing reserved for high-end earbuds.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini 3 Deep Think gets ‘major upgrade’ aimed at practical applications
Deep Think is Gemini’s “specialized reasoning mode,” and Google today announced a “major upgrade” to let it “solve modern challenges across science, research, and engineering.”
Expand Expanding CloseGemini on Android desktop will have persistent icon, keyboard shortcut
When the Android desktop interface leaked last month, there was a Gemini icon in the status bar. We now know a bit more about that persistent access.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle confirms Gemini in Chrome is now available for Chromebook Plus laptops
After it first showed up for user a couple of weeks ago, Google has confirmed that its Gemini in Chrome browser features are now available to Chromebook owners, but only those on a Chromebook Plus model.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini’s Google Messages, iMessage, and WhatsApp problem
Google has set out three tentpoles for Gemini: personal, proactive, and powerful. The company made big strides on the first pillar with Personal Intelligence, but there’s a very obvious blind spot with messaging.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini ‘Tools’ redesign comes to Android & iOS as ‘My stuff’ drops preview
Following the web earlier this week, Gemini is giving the Tools menu on Android and iOS a redesign. There are also changes to My stuff in the side panel.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle airing Gemini ad at the Super Bowl: ‘New Home’ [Video]
At the Super Bowl — sorry, I mean “Big Game” — this Sunday, Google is airing an ad all about the Gemini app.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app Tools menu adds ‘Labs’ section, Personal Intelligence toggle
As the Gemini app picks up more features, Google is improving organization of the Tools menu on the web with Experimental Labs.
Expand Expanding CloseShould you downgrade to Google AI Plus?
Google AI Plus came to the US this week as the more affordable alternative to AI Pro, which previously served as the entry point to premium Gemini features. Whether it’s worth downgrading comes down to how you use Google AI.
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The vast majority of Android Auto users still don’t seem to have Gemini
Google announced the rollout of Gemini for Android Auto in November 2025 and, a couple of months later, it still doesn’t seem to be available for the majority of drivers.
Expand Expanding CloseWorthwhile Gemini integrations in Google apps are finally here
There was a genericness to the first wave of AI features in Google products. Absolutely everyone was doing straightforward text and image generation, and that contributed to the tacked-on nature. Fortunately, we’ve moved past that and Gemini integrations are starting to feel highly unique and play to Google’s strengths.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Live for Android Auto keeps talking to itself in hilarious but annoying bug [Video]
Google’s Gemini Live is perhaps at its most useful in the car, which is why a recent Android Auto bug is both super annoying, and a bit hilarious to watch happening.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app can now access your shared, secondary Google Calendars
Gemini today is rolling out a “major upgrade” to the Google Calendar “tool” that allows you to manage shared and secondary calendars.
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Gemini expands to Google Maps walking, cycling navigation
After debuting for driving directions in November, Gemini in Google Maps navigation is now officially available when walking and cycling.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini in Chrome gets side panel UI, inline Gmail compose, & more
Alongside auto browse, Google today announced a number of additional updates to Gemini in Chrome, including the new side panel.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome rolling out Gemini 3-powered ‘auto browse’ with Google AI Pro
Google today announced “Chrome auto browse” as a “powerful agentic experience that handles multi-step chores on your behalf.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s Gemini logo is plastered all over McLaren’s new Formula 1 car [Gallery]
The 2026 F1 season is shaping up to be a massive one, with new teams, new regulations, and new sponsorships. Google’s partnership with McLaren F1 is still going strong, and this season’s ads are plastered all over the latest livery reveal.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini details AI Plus limits, rolls out NotebookLM integration on iOS
Google brought AI Plus to the US yesterday, and here’s how it upgrades usage limits in the Gemini app.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini 3 Flash’s new ‘Agentic Vision’ improves image responses
Agentic Vision is a new capability for the Gemini 3 Flash model to make image-related tasks more accurate by “grounding answers in visual evidence.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle AI Plus comes to US for $7.99, Google One 2 TB upgraded
After introducing the plan internationally in September, Google is bringing its AI Plus subscription to 35 new countries, including the US.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle 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.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat 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.
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