Google just launched its desktop app for Windows globally in English, featuring built-in AI Mode search. The Alt + Space keyboard shortcut lets users quickly search the web, local files, installed apps, and Google Drive without leaving their workflow, while screen sharing and Google Lens enable instant contextual questions about anything on-screen.
Google just rolled out Search Live to all U.S. users in English without requiring a Labs opt-in. The feature combines real-time voice chat with your phone's camera feed, letting Search see what you're pointing at and talk through troubleshooting cables or recipes. It fundamentally shifts search from text queries to live multi-modal assistance.
Google just brought multimodal image search to AI Mode, letting users snap or upload photos to get detailed answers backed by web links. The update pairs a custom Gemini model with Google Lens and a fan-out query technique to dissect complex scenes. It is currently rolling out to millions of US Labs users on Android and iOS.
Google just rolled out screen searching for iOS users in Chrome and the Google app, letting people search anything on their display with a simple tap or gesture instead of taking screenshots. Google Lens is also integrating AI Overviews more deeply to explain unusual or complex visual queries automatically.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai just teased that Google Search will "change profoundly" in 2025 to tackle far more complex queries. Pichai also fired back at Satya Nadella's past comments, inviting a direct model comparison while pointing out that Microsoft is simply relying on OpenAI.
Google just dropped a major AI update for Search and Lens. Users can now record a short video while speaking a question aloud, letting Gemini analyze the moving scene to generate an AI Overview. The update also brings voice queries for photos, song identification to Circle to Search, and AI-organized search pages. Video search is currently rolling out in English for Search Labs testers.
Google just announced plans to flag AI-generated and edited images in Search, Google Lens, and Circle to Search later this year. The system relies on C2PA metadata to trace origins. It is a solid step against deepfakes, though missing support from tools like Flux remains an issue.
Google just rolled out three AI-powered features for Chrome built on its Gemini models. Desktop users can now tap Google Lens directly from the address bar to select and query web content, while an upcoming Tab compare tool compiles product comparison tables across tabs, alongside natural-language history search.
Google just rolled out its "About this image" tool to Circle to Search and Google Lens on Android and iOS. Users can now circle any photo on their screen or scan it in the Google app to inspect its web history, metadata, and DeepMind SynthID watermarks for AI generation. Why it matters: fact-checking questionable images is now a one-tap habit across 40 languages.
Google just dropped its biggest Bard update yet, expanding the AI chatbot across Europe and Brazil with support for over 40 languages, including Chinese and Spanish. Users can now upload images alongside prompts using Google Lens, listen to spoken responses, adjust reply styles, and export code directly to Replit.
Google just introduced new features to help users identify AI-generated images, led by a tool called "About this image." It lets you see when an image was first indexed, where it first appeared, and where else it has shown up. Google is also embedding metadata labels into AI-generated files, with Midjourney and Shutterstock on board.
Google just opened Bard to over 180 countries and territories, completely scrapping its waitlist. Powered by the newly integrated PaLM 2 model, the AI chatbot adds Japanese and Korean support, dark mode, and one-click export to Gmail and Docs, with Google Lens image prompts and Adobe Firefly integrations rolling out soon.
Google may have stumbled with Bard's debut, but analysts argue it holds an unbeatable hand in merging AR and AI thanks to 20+ years of indexing the physical world. With Multisearch rolling out widely across Google Lens, users can mix visual queries with text to find real-world products and local businesses—data pure-play AI upstarts simply don't possess.
