Google Gemini stories
The premium Android fight in India intensifies as OPPO touts 22% first-quarter growth and five-year software support for buyers.
More than 35,000 people have signed up for early access as the eyewear retailer moves into wearables with its AI-powered glasses.
Most workers are blurring the line between corporate and personal AI use, leaving employers blind to sensitive data shared outside approved accounts.
Advertisers may get clearer budget guidance as Google folds open-source Meridian and AI-powered signals into Analytics 360 and Ads.
Advertisers will be able to create, edit and test campaigns faster as Google rolls out generative AI inside Asset Studio this summer.
Shoppers could soon buy in Gemini and YouTube without leaving Google's ecosystem as the group widens checkout and ad tools across more markets.
Advertisers stand to gain new placements as Google pushes sponsored content into conversational search and AI-generated shopping advice.
Users can now turn Gemini prompts into editable Canva graphics, with brand assets and layered image edits built into the workflow.
Users can now turn Gemini-made images into editable Canva files, giving businesses a quicker way to apply brand rules and refine drafts.
Growth to more than 900 million monthly users underscores Google's push to make Gemini a persistent AI assistant, not just a chatbot.
Users will be able to draft emails, edit images and summon an AI agent as Google broadens paid access across Workspace and Gemini.
Hands-free AI features will reach wearers first, as Google's audio smart glasses are due to go on sale this autumn.
Shoppers may save time and miss fewer discounts as Google ties price tracking, compatibility checks and checkout across its apps.
Creators can now edit songs section by section and build custom workflows as Google widens its AI production tools to mobile devices worldwide.
Developers can now build task-running AI apps as Google expands Gemini and Antigravity with faster models, desktop tools and Android support.
Users will soon be able to check whether images and video were AI-made or edited as Google widens provenance tools in Search, Chrome and Pixel.
Search now blends text, images and files as Google rolls out a single AI experience and background agents to over 1 billion users.
Manufacturers and retailers could get clearer inventory and logistics visibility as Persistent's Google Cloud work wins a 2026 partner award.
Marketers will get more AI help as Google adds new Search ad formats, checkout links and a Gemini adviser across its ad tools.
The pact will widen use of AI in Singapore's public services, schools and labs, while adding new tests on safety, governance and inclusion.