Google Search is getting its biggest upgrade in decades — here are the 5 best new features

At Google I/O 2026, the company rolled out plenty of updates, but search got a particularly big highlight with AI integrated into pretty much every part of it.

Google I/O 2026 made one thing clear — Gemini is becoming impossible to avoid

Google I/O 2026 revealed Gemini evolving from a chatbot into a deeply integrated AI layer spanning Search, shopping, Android, productivity, and persistent AI agents

Gemini 3.5 Flash is Google’s new default AI model, and it’s built to act, not just answer

Google today announced Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most capable Flash-series model to date. The company says it outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding and agentic benchmarks and runs at four times the speed of comparable frontier models.

Google’s new Gemini Spark AI agent can run your errands while you run your life

Google’s Gemini Spark is a new AI agent that handles multi-step tasks in the background, works across Google’s apps, and keeps going even after you close your laptop.

With Gemini 3.5 Flash, Google bets its next AI wave on agents, not chatbots

Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most powerful coding and agentic AI model yet, at the company’s annual developer conference. It is capable of autonomously executing complex tasks and building software from scratch.

Google updates its Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude

The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a stand-alone chatbot.

Google introduces Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agentic assistant with Gmail integration

At the Google I/O developer conference, the company announced a new agentic personal assistant called Gemini Spark, built from Gemini’s base models and an agentic harness from Google Antigravity.

I’m not convinced Googlebook will be Google’s next big thing, or if it even deserves it

Google wants Googlebook to be the MacBook for Android buyers, but unproven AI, fragmented silicon, and no confirmed pricing make that a very tall order.

Google I/O 2026: What to expect from Gemini, Android 17, and more

Google I/O 2026 is expected to focus heavily on Gemini AI, Android 17, smart devices, and Google’s broader push toward an AI-first ecosystem.