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Google’s Circle to Search feature can tell you if an image was AI-generated

Google is bringing its AI-detecting feature to more of its products to make it easier for people to verify if something was generated or edited with AI.

Project Genie adds Google Street View integration and goes live for global AI Ultra users

Ground your snow-globe worlds in real-world locations from Google Maps.

Google’s Universal Cart will keep an eye on your shopping

Universal Cart will make it easier to buy from inside YouTube and Gmail.

Google’s newest app is an AI-powered image editor

Google Pics isn’t Photoshop, but it could be better than what’s in Google Photos.

The Google AI Ultra plan now starts at $100 a month

Google’s most expensive AI plan is now a little cheaper.

I/O 2026 is bringing more AI to Google Play

Play Games Sidekick is also getting a wider rollout.

Google says Gemini 3.5 Flash rivals ‘large flagship models’ for coding and agentic tasks

Google says its Gemini 3.5 Flash model can complete tasks in a “fraction of the time” of other frontier models.

Google’s Gemini Omni can generate ‘anything from any input,’ starting with video

Google didn’t forget AI creators in its latest round of Gemini announcements.

Google’s redesigned Gemini comes with a new interface and AI models

Google’s redesigned chatbot hits Android and iOS today.

Google’s Gemini Spark is an agentic AI assistant

The AI agent is rolling out to testers this week.