Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows
Google is adding “Skills” to Chrome, letting users save and reuse AI prompts across websites. The feature builds on Gemini’s browser integration.
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Google rolls out a native Gemini app for Mac
You can share anything on their screen with Gemini to get help with what they’re looking at in the moment, including local files.
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Google is now targeting bad ads over bad actors
Google blocked 8.3 billion ads in 2025 but suspended fewer advertisers.
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Google adds Nano Banana-powered image generation to Gemini’s Personal Intelligence
That means its AI images can be created using Gemini’s understanding of your likes and interests, without those having to be explicitly noted in the prompt.
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Google now lets you explore the web side-by-side with AI Mode
Now, when you’re using AI Mode on Chrome desktop, clicking a link will open the web page side-by-side with AI Mode.
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Google’s AI Mode can now help you find products in stock nearby
Although you can already track hotel prices at the city level, the new update lets you do so for a specific hotel that you’re interested in.
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The App Store is booming again, and AI may be why
New data from Appfigures shows a swell of new app launches in 2026, suggesting AI tools could be fueling a mobile software boom.
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Google Photos adds new touch-up tools for ‘quick’ fixes
You can use the new tools to remove blemishes, refine skin texture, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth in photos.
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Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in APAC countries
Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company is rolling this feature out to both desktop and iOS in all of these countries except Japan.
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The most interesting startups showcased at Google Cloud Next 2026
Google wants AI startups on its cloud and has showcased a long list of them at its annual conference.
