The company introduced Personal Intelligence to its Gemini app as a beta feature in the United States, allowing users to connect Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube and Search for personalized assistance. The opt-in feature gives users control over which applications can be accessed by the AI system.
Personal Intelligence also launched in AI Mode within Google Search for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, enabling tailored responses for shopping and travel recommendations by connecting to user applications.
Gmail received several AI upgrades at no cost, including "Help me write," AI Overviews and personalized suggested replies. Google One AI Ultra and Pro subscribers gained access to advanced features like Proofread, which provides grammar, tone and style checking. The company also introduced AI Inbox for select testers, designed to prioritize important messages.
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Chrome browser received significant updates powered by Gemini 3, including an "auto browse" feature that handles multi-step tasks such as travel booking and appointment scheduling autonomously. The browser now offers image transformation capabilities through Nano Banana and a redesigned side panel for accessing Google apps.
In the education sector, Google announced partnerships with Khan Academy to develop Gemini-powered literacy tools and with Oxford University to provide Gemini and NotebookLM access to all students and faculty. Free SAT and JEE Main preparation tests became available in the Gemini app through collaborations with the Princeton Review, Careers360 and Physics Wallah.
Google made premium AI features available at no additional cost in Google Workspace for Education core editions, expanding access to Gemini across educational tools like Docs and Slides. Google Workspace Studio was launched as a core service for designing and sharing AI agents.
The company enhanced its search capabilities with Gemini 3 as the default model for AI Overviews globally, enabling conversational follow-up questions directly from search results pages.
For developers, Google introduced Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash, which processes images through active exploration rather than static snapshots, reducing AI hallucinations. The feature is available through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.
Creative tools received updates including Veo 3.1, which produces high-quality, mobile-first videos with native vertical outputs and upscaling to 1080p or 4K resolution. Google DeepMind premiered "Dear Upstairs Neighbors," an AI-created animated short film, at the Sundance Film Festival. Access to Genie 3, an AI world model for creating interactive environments, opened to Google AI Ultra subscribers aged 18 and above in the United States.
Google Arts & Culture introduced experimental features including City Guides, which curate landmarks and events based on user preferences, and Comic Postcards, which generate illustrated adventures using generative AI.
At the National Retail Federation 2026 conference, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai announced the Universal Commerce Protocol, an open standard for agentic commerce enabling checkout within AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app. Google also revealed that Wing and Walmart are expanding drone delivery services to reach over 40 million Americans.
The announcements represent Google's continued investment in AI research and infrastructure, building on more than two decades of machine learning development aimed at practical applications across healthcare, crisis response and education.
Chrome browser received significant updates powered by Gemini 3, including an "auto browse" feature that handles multi-step tasks such as travel booking and appointment scheduling autonomously. The browser now offers image transformation capabilities through Nano Banana and a redesigned side panel for accessing Google apps.
In the education sector, Google announced partnerships with Khan Academy to develop Gemini-powered literacy tools and with Oxford University to provide Gemini and NotebookLM access to all students and faculty. Free SAT and JEE Main preparation tests became available in the Gemini app through collaborations with the Princeton Review, Careers360 and Physics Wallah.
Google made premium AI features available at no additional cost in Google Workspace for Education core editions, expanding access to Gemini across educational tools like Docs and Slides. Google Workspace Studio was launched as a core service for designing and sharing AI agents.
The company enhanced its search capabilities with Gemini 3 as the default model for AI Overviews globally, enabling conversational follow-up questions directly from search results pages.
For developers, Google introduced Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash, which processes images through active exploration rather than static snapshots, reducing AI hallucinations. The feature is available through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.
Creative tools received updates including Veo 3.1, which produces high-quality, mobile-first videos with native vertical outputs and upscaling to 1080p or 4K resolution. Google DeepMind premiered "Dear Upstairs Neighbors," an AI-created animated short film, at the Sundance Film Festival. Access to Genie 3, an AI world model for creating interactive environments, opened to Google AI Ultra subscribers aged 18 and above in the United States.
Google Arts & Culture introduced experimental features including City Guides, which curate landmarks and events based on user preferences, and Comic Postcards, which generate illustrated adventures using generative AI.
At the National Retail Federation 2026 conference, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai announced the Universal Commerce Protocol, an open standard for agentic commerce enabling checkout within AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app. Google also revealed that Wing and Walmart are expanding drone delivery services to reach over 40 million Americans.
The announcements represent Google's continued investment in AI research and infrastructure, building on more than two decades of machine learning development aimed at practical applications across healthcare, crisis response and education.
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