As the Gemini app picks up more features, Google is improving organization of the Tools menu on the web with Experimental Labs.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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After debuting for driving directions in November, Gemini in Google Maps navigation is now officially available when walking and cycling.
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Alongside auto browse, Google today announced a number of additional updates to Gemini in Chrome, including the new side panel.
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Google today announced “Chrome auto browse” as a “powerful agentic experience that handles multi-step chores on your behalf.”
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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.
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Google brought AI Plus to the US yesterday, and here’s how it upgrades usage limits in the Gemini app.
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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.”
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After introducing the plan internationally in September, Google is bringing its AI Plus subscription to 35 new countries, including the US.
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After last year’s introduction, “Photo to video” generation in Google Photos is getting two notable upgrades today.
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Following the Gemini launch last week, Personal Intelligence is coming to AI Mode in Google Search.
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After launching for enterprise customers last year, Google Meet is bringing Ask Gemini to more Workspace users.
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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.
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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.
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A few months after it landed on other platforms, “Gemini in Chrome” is finally starting to appear on ChromeOS.
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After coming to the web in December, NotebookLM integration is now available in the Gemini app on Android with a redesigned plus list.
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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.
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Besides Personal Intelligence, Google this week rolled out an “Answer now” button in the Gemini app.
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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.
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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.
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