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.

Google I/O 2026 Live Blog: All the Gemini and Smart Glasses Updates as They Happen

Follow our live coverage of Google’s annual developer keynote, where the company will announce updates to its Gemini suite of AI tools and more details about Android XR smart glasses.

How to Watch Google I/O

Google I/O is back with updates to Search, Android, Gemini, and a fresh peek at upcoming Android XR smart glasses. Here’s how to watch the announcements live and what to expect.

Google could be prepping a powerful new Gemini AI model to outsmart ChatGPT

Google’s next Gemini model could narrow the AI gap, but the real test is whether it can win developer habits, handle agentic work, and make ChatGPT feel less automatic.

Google I/O 2026 leans into AI, here’s what it means for you

Google set Google I/O 2026 for May 19 to 20, and it’s making AI the headline from the start. The company’s save the date messaging puts Gemini front and center, with Android, Chrome, and Google Cloud called out as the core places those updates should l…