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 is rolling out information monitoring in AI Mode to all users globally, Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search, announced in a post on X Monday. The feature continuously checks sites, for…
Google is testing a "Dive deeper" experience in Discover that inserts an AI-generated topic overview between a Discover card and the publisher content a user might otherwise open, starting with video …
Google is testing a new "Dive deeper" feature in Google Discover that opens an AI-generated short topic overview instead of taking users directly to a publisher's article, Robby Stein announced on X. …
A federal judge in Virginia ruled against breaking up Google's ad tech business, ordering Google to end practices that depress ad rates for web publishers but declining to order divestiture of its ad …
Google has added Gemini 3.8 Flash to AI Mode's model menu on the same day it released the model, making it available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers worldwide, according to Robby Stein, VP of P…
Google has rolled out Gemini 3.8 Flash in AI Mode within Google Search, available globally to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, as announced by Robby Stein, VP of Product at Google Search, and Nick…
Google Search ranking volatility continued this week following its spam update, and Google confirmed it is rolling out google.com/goto tracking parameters to replace direct links in search results to …
Google is rolling out google.com/goto tracking redirect URLs in its search results, a move aimed at preventing scraping by third-party tools and AI companies, though Google has not commented. Separate…
Google Vice President of Product Robby Stein asked on X what feature users want in AI Mode, prompting responses from SEOs and publishers requesting more links, verifiable citations, and fair compensat…
Google has expanded link carousels for developing topics to AI Mode, following their earlier rollout in AI Overviews, as announced by Robby Stein on X. The carousels display web pages directly in AI M…
Google has brought its developing-topic link carousels to AI Mode, giving timely articles a prominent placement within some AI-generated responses, as announced by Robby Stein, VP of Product for Googl…
Google has paused an unannounced AI Overviews experiment that auto-generated unattributed AI images in search results, after recipe publisher Inspired Taste documented the behavior on August 13, 2026.…
Google added Gemini 3.7 Flash to AI Mode on Friday, August 14, 2026, as a selectable option for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in English, rolling out globally, one day after the model's general …
Google began rolling out Gemini 3.7 Flash as a selectable model in Search's AI Mode on August 14, available globally in English to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, according to Robby Stein, Google…
Google has added Gemini 3.7 Flash as a selectable model in AI Mode in Search, one day after its release for coding and agent tasks, with the rollout available globally to Google AI Pro and Ultra subsc…
Google confirmed a small desktop test that adds new homepage buttons for AI Mode, including "Create images," "Ask about files," and "Brainstorm," according to Robby Stein, VP of Product at Google. Ste…
Google has replaced the classic "Search" button on its homepage with three AI feature buttons — "Create images," "Ask about files," and "Brainstorm" — in a small desktop test confirmed by Google Searc…
Google has connected its AI Mode Personal Intelligence feature to Google Calendar, allowing the AI to add invites or meetings directly to a user's calendar and tailor responses based on their schedule…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 announced the Builders Stage agenda, featuring sessions on scaling startups, fundraising, hiring, and AI strategy. Speakers include Gamma CEO Grant Lee, Precedent.vc founder Le…