Gemini

Google is back with a second big update to Gemini for Home this month that notably improves the voice assistant.

Following the announcement in January, Google is now bringing Personal Intelligence to free users in the Gemini app, Gemini in Chrome, and AI Mode.

Google has started rolling out Gemini screen automation on the Galaxy S26, and this capability has usage limits like other Gemini app features.

The latest Gemini overlay redesign gives you access to more of the prompt box and Tools menu anywhere on Android.

Gemini has a new trick up its sleeve with agentic task automation, with the AI able to use an app on your behalf to perform certain tasks, and it’s now live on the Galaxy S26 series.

Google Maps today announced “Ask Maps” to answer your “complex, real-world questions a map could never answer before.”

Google Maps is giving its driving experience the “biggest update in over a decade” with Immersive Navigation that redesigns visuals and offers “more intuitive guidance.”

After the US launch last year and big update this January, Gemini in Chrome is now coming to Canada, India, and New Zealand, as well as adding support for over 50 languages. 

Google’s Gemini AI model will start incorporating specialized AI agents into the Department of Defense’s operations. For the time being, it will be limited to unclassified applications. That may soon change.

With new Gemini features, Google wants to transform Drive “from a passive storage container into an active knowledge base.” These updates are also coming to Google Slides and Sheets, starting today for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, as well as Gemini Alpha business customers for US-English. 

Gemini in Google Docs is getting a slew of new features that upgrade and better integrate the experience. The end result is a more Canvas-like experience that lets you co-edit with Gmail. 

Google Home is rolling out more updates to address ongoing issues with voice commands, with the latest fixes apparently making everything “snappier” and less prone to errors.

AI tools, love them or hate them, have been a big deal in coding and app development, and Google is now actively testing out what the best tools are for Android app development – here’s the full list.

A recent lawsuit was filed against Google this week, alleging wrongful death caused by the company’s AI model. Google has since put out a statement in response to the lawsuit that presents a case where Gemini was able to convince Jonathan Gavalas to live out real-life dangerous missions, and ultimately end his life.

Google has announced a number of updates to the Gemini for Home experience that include various fixes and improvements to voice controls for your smart home, addressing quite a few widespread and niche complaints.

Since launch, Gemini Live has primarily been a fullscreen experience, but Google is now rolling out a floating pill redesign on Android.

Google is now beginning to roll out the “Past Chats” feature to free users of the Gemini app around the world.

Google today announced Nano Banana 2 as its latest image model rolling out now to the Gemini app.

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android.