Product updates

Google announced Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026. It becomes the default model today for the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search, while Gemini 3.5 Pro follows next month; the RSS snippet also mentions Search, Gmail, and Project Aura smart glasses updates but does not disclose the full list of 13 announcements.

Google released Gemini 3.5 Flash, raising its intelligence score by 9 points to 55, exceeding 280 output tokens per second, and increasing operating cost by 5.5 times versus the previous generation.

Google DeepMind is integrating Street View with Project Genie for interactive street-level simulations in robotics, gaming, and travel; the post does not disclose model parameters, launch timing, or evaluation results.

Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash at its annual developer conference, describing it as its strongest coding and agentic AI model yet; the RSS snippet says it can autonomously execute complex tasks and build software from scratch, but the post does not disclose parameters, pricing, or context window.

Google invited select experts at I/O to test the CodeMender API, an AI agent for code security that flags and fixes vulnerabilities; the RSS snippet does not disclose launch timing, pricing, benchmark results, or concrete details about Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview.

Google is changing Search from a link list into an AI experience with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces; the RSS snippet does not disclose a rollout timeline, publisher traffic impact numbers, or product parameters.

Google introduced Gemini 3.5 Flash at Google I/O for long-running agent workflows; it outscored 3.1 Pro on Terminal-Bench and MCP Atlas, runs up to 4x faster than other frontier models, and reaches up to 12x speed gains in Google Antigravity.

Google is launching Gmail Live for Gmail, letting users tap a search-bar icon and ask voice questions about inbox content; a press demo retrieved school event dates, locations, and an upcoming Detroit trip from the employee’s email.

Google showed a redesigned Search box at I/O 2026, using Gemini 3.5 Flash to connect AI Overviews with AI Mode; the RSS snippet says natural-language queries will reliably show AI Overviews, but the post does not disclose rollout timing.

Google unveiled an AI shopping Universal Cart at I/O that lets users add products while browsing Search or chatting with Gemini, then check out through Google; the RSS snippet says future support includes YouTube and Gmail, while pricing, rollout timing, and retailer coverage are not disclosed.

Google upgraded AI Studio today to build native Android apps from prompts, with an embedded Android emulator for preview and device connection for installation; the initial release focuses on personal utility apps, and tester invites are planned but not yet available.

Google released Android CLI for AI coding agents, letting platforms such as Claude Code and OpenAI Codex build Android apps from the command line; the RSS snippet does not disclose version numbers, release timelines, pricing, or performance data.

Google unveiled web-based AI tools in AI Studio that generate native Android apps in minutes. The RSS snippet does not disclose the model, pricing, availability, or supported development constraints.

OpenAI announced two measures for detecting AI-generated images: it joined the open C2PA standard and added Google’s SynthID to its products. The RSS snippet does not disclose which OpenAI products include SynthID, whether the checks cover legacy images, or when the measures become available to users.

Google's Gemini Omni generates and edits video through conversation, using text, images, audio, and video as inputs, with Omni Flash named as the starting version; the RSS snippet says the model reasons across modalities, but the post does not disclose launch date, pricing, context limits, benchmarks, or API availability.

Google launched Antigravity 2.0 with an updated desktop app and CLI tool, and introduced a $100 AI Ultra plan that gives users 5x the usage limit of AI Pro; the post does not disclose the desktop app or CLI feature details.

Google introduced Gemini Spark at I/O 2026 as a 24/7 agentic personal assistant with Gmail integration; the RSS snippet says it uses Gemini base models and an agentic harness from Google Antigravity, but the post does not disclose pricing, rollout timing, or supported Gmail actions.

Google announced at I/O 2026 that Gemini is moving into an autonomous agent phase, with the post saying it can manage email, schedule calendar items, and generate reports automatically, but it does not disclose model parameters, launch timing, or pricing.

Google announced a $100 AI Ultra subscription at I/O 2026 and added new features and benefits for existing Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers.

Google cut the top AI Ultra plan from $250 to $200 per month and added a $100 monthly tier with 5x the Gemini app usage limit of Pro, 20TB of storage, early access to new features, and YouTube Premium under stated terms.