Google Gemini stories
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.
Search is becoming more task-focused as Google rolls out AI tools that can track topics, book services and use personal data.
The model is now the default in Gemini and Search, with Google aiming to speed up multi-step coding and workplace automation tasks.
Short-form creators can now edit clips with natural-language prompts as Google rolls its new video model out to Shorts, Create and Gemini.
Search users will get background AI agents and custom layouts as Google broadens Gemini across its apps, YouTube and Workspace.
Businesses may see faster resolutions as Zendesk ties charges to verified outcomes and expands AI agents across service channels.
Workplace AI use is rising faster than company oversight, with a small minority of staff driving most activity and security risks.
The pact will widen use of AI in Singapore's public services, schools and labs, while adding new tests on safety, governance and inclusion.
