How to use Google’s new AI agents to go beyond your standard searches

Google is launching AI-powered “information agents” that can monitor topics in the background and proactively alert users to updates and changes.

Google wants to compete with Anthropic’s Mythos
Google wants to compete with Anthropic’s Mythos

Google is making a big push into cybersecurity. At I/O, the company announced that it was inviting select groups of experts to test the API for CodeMender, an “AI agent for code security” it debuted last October. The difference is that Google is now making the tool more widely available externally – and marketing it […]

Google Search as you know it is over

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

Google’s new Universal Cart wants to follow you across the entire internet

The tech giant says it’s aware that most people shop across multiple devices, many retailers, and over the course of many days, which is why it’s launching Universal Cart.

Would you let robots spend your money? Google is betting on it
Would you let robots spend your money? Google is betting on it

Google is going all in on AI-driven shopping even as some competitors back off. At Google I/O, the company unveiled the latest iteration of its AI commerce tools: a “Universal Cart” that works across different retailers and Google products like Gemini – and eventually YouTube and Gmail, too. Users can add products to Google’s universal […]

Agentic app coding gets an upgrade with Google’s release of Android CLI

Google is embracing the rise of AI coding agents with new Android tools designed to work with platforms like Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, allowing developers — or their AI assistants — to build Android apps faster from the command line.

Google can now vibe-code you an Android app
Google can now vibe-code you an Android app

Google is announcing a major upgrade to one of its vibe coding platforms: Beginning today, you can now use AI Studio to build native Android apps. With Google AI Studio, you can prompt your idea for an app and preview it with an embedded emulator of Android. When you want to try it out on […]

Google updates its Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude

The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a stand-alone chatbot.

Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026

Google says it’s designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners.

Google’s AI Studio now lets anyone build Android apps in minutes

Google unveiled new web-based AI tools that can generate native Android apps in minutes, as the company expands its push into AI-powered software development.