Google wants to reinvent your TV remote with Gemini and pointers controls

Google is reshaping the future of TVs with Gemini-powered discovery and a brand-new way to navigate apps. The biggest change, however, may not be on the screen at all — but in your remote.

Gemini 3.5 Flash is Google’s new default AI model, and it’s built to act, not just answer

Google today announced Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most capable Flash-series model to date. The company says it outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding and agentic benchmarks and runs at four times the speed of comparable frontier models.

Google’s new Gemini Spark AI agent can run your errands while you run your life

Google’s Gemini Spark is a new AI agent that handles multi-step tasks in the background, works across Google’s apps, and keeps going even after you close your laptop.

Gemini will use Volvo’s external cameras to interpret parking signs
Gemini will use Volvo’s external cameras to interpret parking signs

Gemini is gaining the power of sight and mobility. Today at the I/O conference, Google and Volvo announced that the AI-powered assistant will be able to access external cameras in the upcoming EX60 SUV to help explain and interpret its surroundings to vehicle owners. The upgrade is possible thanks to Volvo’s use of Google’s embedded […]

The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026

Google’s I/O 2026 keynote today was once again full of AI-related announcements including a new family of Gemini 3.5 AI models, new features for Search and Gmail, and updates about its Project Aura smart glasses. If you weren’t able to tune into the event’s livestream today or follow along with our live blog, you can […]

Google’s Genie world model can now simulate real streets with Street View

Google DeepMind is integrating Street View with Project Genie to create immersive, interactive world simulations for robotics, gaming, and travel, allowing users to explore environments, weather changes, and rare scenarios.

With Gemini 3.5 Flash, Google bets its next AI wave on agents, not chatbots

Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most powerful coding and agentic AI model yet, at the company’s annual developer conference. It is capable of autonomously executing complex tasks and building software from scratch.

How to use Google’s new AI agents to go beyond your standard searches

Google is launching AI-powered “information agents” that can monitor topics in the background and proactively alert users to updates and changes.

Google wants to compete with Anthropic’s Mythos
Google wants to compete with Anthropic’s Mythos

Google is making a big push into cybersecurity. At I/O, the company announced that it was inviting select groups of experts to test the API for CodeMender, an “AI agent for code security” it debuted last October. The difference is that Google is now making the tool more widely available externally – and marketing it […]

Google Search as you know it is over

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.