Google updates its Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude at IO 2026
The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a stand-alone chatbot.
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Google’s new Universal Cart wants to follow your entire shopping journey across the internet
Most people shop across multiple devices, many retailers, and over the course of many days, which is why Google is launching Universal Cart.
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Google introduces Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agentic assistant with Gmail integration, at IO 2026
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.
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Google’s Genie world model can now simulate real streets with Street View
Google DeepMind is integrating Street View with Project Genie to create immersive, interactive world simulations for robotics, gaming, and travel, allowing users to explore environments, weather changes, and rare scenarios.
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Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026
Google says it’s designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners.
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‘Ask YouTube’ brings AI-powered conversational search to video, adds Gemini Omni to Shorts
Google is completely revamping its search experience, and that doesn’t stop at YouTube.
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Xreal, Google’s smart glasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry
Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of Xreal, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point.
