Google released Nano Banana 2.1, its latest image generation and editing model, and it is already rolling out in AI Mode in Google Search, according to Robby Stein, Google's VP of Product in Search. G…
Google added a multimodal search type filter to Search Console Performance reports, grouping traffic from Google Lens, Circle to Search, image uploads to Google Search, and Chrome's right-click image …
Google split its Search Console Web search type into text-based and multimodal on September 24, 2026, adding a filter that counts traffic from Lens, Circle to Search on Android, image uploads to Googl…
Google says its Lens visual search tool now handles more than 25 billion queries per month, up from the nearly 20 billion it cited in an October 2024 update, with roughly 20% of those searches showing…
Google announced that its Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking audio models now power real-time conversations in Search Live for all users, according to a company blog post. Rajan Pat…
Google reported that searches for 'home decor inspo' are up 300% in the past month, with 'bathroom inspo' and 'living room inspo' as breakout searches, and introduced five ways to use Google Search to…
Google is offering eligible US college students a free year of Google AI Pro, valued at $19.99 per month, and international students a free year of Google AI Plus, as part of a back-to-school push tha…
Google is rolling out new study tools across Gemini and Search, including Deep Research integration in Gemini Live, Notebooks in AI Mode, and interactive learning in Google Lens. College students in t…
Google is offering US college students one free year of its AI Pro plan, normally $19.99 per month, and one free year of AI Plus (normally $4.99/month) to students in more than 160 other markets, excl…
Google is launching a dedicated student hub in Gemini, offering tools for research, flashcards, practice quizzes, and study notebooks with graph and image support, plus the ability to add test dates t…
A man in India used ChatGPT to locate a single lost clog among more than 1,000 pairs of footwear, a feat captured on video and shared on Instagram by user Shubhang Borkar, drawing over 2 million views…
A developer's comparison of seven AI-powered OCR tools in 2026 evaluates them across three use cases: web tools, APIs, and self-hosted solutions. The analysis highlights Google Vision API, Mistral OCR…
Google is redesigning the voice search button on Android home screens into a swipeable toolbar with four modes—Search, AI Mode, Search Live, and Song Search—currently in beta testing on the Google app…
Google is redesigning the voice search button on Android, adding a bottom toolbar with Search, AI Mode, Search Live, and Song Search options, similar to Google Lens. The redesign, spotted in the Googl…
The Verge reports that Google has rolled back its AI image generator in Google Earth after it was used to create realistic satellite images of a bomb crater near a hospital in Gaza, which could be mis…
Google's Gemini AI chatbot collects prompts, files, recordings, and more to personalize responses, and now uses search uploads for AI training by default. Users can protect privacy by disabling search…
Google is marking the 25th anniversary of Google Images by adding AI image generation powered by its Nano Banana model, allowing users to create images from plain-English prompts when a desired image …
Laura Horton, 53, was bitten by a bat on holiday in Lesbos, Greece, in May 2026 and credited Google Lens with saving her life after the AI tool identified the animal as a pipistrelle bat and warned he…
Users on social media are falsely claiming that a photo of Senator Mitch McConnell released by his team is AI-generated, with AI tools like Grok incorrectly labeling the real image as fake. The skepti…
Google has rolled out a new default setting called Search Services History that saves user-uploaded media, including images, audio recordings, and files, to train its generative AI models. The setting…