Google I/O 2026: All the news and announcements
Google I/O 2026 kicks off today, with the event’s keynote presentation slated for 10AM PT / 1PM ET on May 19th. Gemini is expected to be front and center once…
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Google Meet will take AI notes for in-person meetings too
Google’s AI meeting notetaker is no longer limited to Google Meets — Gemini can also generate summaries and transcripts of in-person meetings now, as well as meetings on Zoom and Microsoft…
Google will save your Lens photos, Search Live recordings, and Translate audio for AI training
…You can switch off the Search Services History setting and disable the “Save Media” option if you don’t want Google to save these interactions. Google says it will use your Search…
Google Search is getting its biggest changes ever
…You can still view traditional results only by selecting the “Web” tab in Google Search. [Video: Google Information Agents] Google is also moving toward a future where it does the googling for…
Gemini is rolling out to cars with Google built-in
Google is preparing to update vehicles that have Google built-in with its Gemini AI assistant. This will be an upgrade from the current Google Assistant according to Google’s announcement…
Google launches Wear OS 7 with Live Updates and a battery life boost
…Wear OS 7 will update Gemini with Google’s new “neural expressive” design and add support for Personal Intelligence, which pulls data from connected Google apps to inform suggestions from Gemini. [Image…
Google can now vibe-code you an Android app
…Google is going to start showing apps as recommendations to Gemini queries in the “coming weeks” and will surface movies and TV shows beginning “later this year.” And in Google Play, Google…
Google employees ask Sundar Pichai to say no to classified military AI use
Over 600 Google employees signed a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai demanding that Google block the Pentagon from using its AI models for classified purposes, reports the The Washington Post. Its organizers…
Google Home’s Gemini AI can handle more complicated requests
…Ask Home on Web will allow Google Home users to manage their smart home from a computer, including searching camera history with natural language, checking on devices, and creating automations. Google is…
Google follows Anthropic in signing a compute deal with SpaceX.
Per a regulatory filing, Google will pay SpaceX $920 million per month from October 2026 through June 2029, as reported by TechCrunch. In a statement to TechCrunch, Google says that it’s…