Managed Agents in Gemini API now default to Gemini 3.6 Flash, with new environment hooks, budget controls, scheduled triggers, and free tier access to help developers build reliable, production-ready agents.
Default model upgraded to Gemini 3.6 Flash, with option to manually select other models.
Environment hooks allow custom scripts before/after tool calls for security, linting, etc.
Google Search's AI Mode offers tools to plan offline activities, from finding local classes and gear to booking event tickets and designing invitations.
Use AI Mode to find local classes that fit your schedule, even connecting your Google Calendar.
Shop for outdoor gear and check local stock with AI-powered search.
At Galaxy Unpacked, Google announced three major AI updates for Samsung's latest devices: Gemini Intelligence task automation expanding to over 40 apps, Gemini Notebook for research and project management, and Gemini integration on the Galaxy Watch 9 and upcoming intelligent eyewear. These updates aim to boost productivity and simplify daily tasks.
Gemini Intelligence now automates tasks across over 40 popular apps with advanced reasoning and screen understanding.
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) comes preinstalled on new foldables, enabling creation of slides, videos, quizzes, and more.
You can now securely link your favorite services to AI Mode in Search, enabling tasks like adding groceries to Instacart or creating YouTube Music playlists without leaving search results.
AI Mode allows linking services like Instacart, Canva, and YouTube Music.
Add ingredients to Instacart cart directly from search results.
Google, the New York Jobs CEO Council and Urban Assembly hosted an AI summit for 150 education and industry leaders, focusing on AI literacy and human skills for future careers.
Google UK shares its latest Economic Impact Report, revealing that workplace AI adoption has doubled but only the top 15% of users—'AI Trailblazers'—see significant career benefits. The report segments users into four stages, identifies behavioral, cognitive, and organizational barriers, and outlines a national upskilling initiative to train 10 million workers by 2030.
Workplace AI adoption in the UK doubled from 34% to 73% in the past year
Only top 15% 'AI Trailblazers' get promotions, raises, and positive reviews
Google's Richard Seroter explains the full-stack approach to AI, how Google integrates hardware, models, and platforms, and offers three ways to start building.
Full-stack AI means an integrated system covering infrastructure, models, orchestration, and interfaces.
Google's decade-long investment in TPUs and models enables reliability and competitive pricing.
In May 2026, Google announced a slew of AI updates including Gemini 3.5 and Gemini Omni models, Android Halo, Universal Cart, Google Health app, Fitbit Air, and more, focusing on making AI more proactive and integrated into daily life.
Launched Gemini 3.5 for agentic tasks and Gemini Omni for creative generation.
Android Halo manages agents; Universal Cart simplifies shopping across services.
Learn how Googlers used AI to produce Google I/O 2026, from the jellyfish pre-show to the “TPU Training Day” film, see how Gemini helped make I/O happen this year.
Google I/O 2026 was built using a suite of AI tools including Gemini, Nano Banana, and Lyria.
The team blended human artistry with AI to create a short film, visual identity, and immersive experiences.
Test your knowledge of Google I/O 2026 announcements with a quiz built using Google AI Studio. Learn how even non-developers can create interactive experiences with the help of Gemini.
Google AI Studio now features Antigravity coding agent for rapid app development.
Non-developers can use Gemini to generate prompts and build quizzes.
At Google I/O 2026, Google announced Gemini Omni and the Gemini 3.5 family. Gemini Omni can create content from any input, starting with video, and edit videos through conversation. Gemini 3.5 Flash is built for complex agentic tasks, enabling multi-step workflows and code generation. This article showcases 11 video demos of these models, including video editing, agent tasks, UI generation, and more.
Gemini Omni generates new content from video input and allows video editing via natural language.
Gemini 3.5 Flash excels at long-horizon agentic tasks and supports multi-step workflows.
Here are 12 of the biggest Google I/O 2026 keynote moments, including news about Gemini Omni, Gemini 3.5 Flash, information agents in Search, Universal Cart, Neural Expressive, Gemini Spark, and intelligent eyewear.
Gemini Omni creates anything from any input, starting with video.
Gemini 3.5 Flash delivers frontier performance for agents and coding.
At Google I/O 2026, Google unveiled Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini Omni, AI Search upgrades, Universal Cart, Gemini Spark, and more. Here are the top highlights.
Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni models bring advanced intelligence and multimodal capabilities.
AI Search gets AI Mode and generative UI, enabling custom layouts and multi-input search.
Google at I/O 2026 announced major upgrades to AI Search, including AI Mode powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash, a reimagined intelligent Search box, Search agents, agentic coding capabilities, and expanded Personal Intelligence, ushering in a new era of search.
AI Mode surpasses 1 billion monthly users with queries doubling every quarter
New intelligent Search box with AI-powered suggestions and multimodal input
Gemini 3.5 is Google's latest model family combining frontier intelligence with action, starting with 3.5 Flash. It excels at agentic tasks and coding, with speeds 4x faster than other frontier models. Available today in Gemini app, AI Mode, and developer platforms. 3.5 Pro coming next month.
Gemini 3.5 Flash delivers frontier performance for agents and coding, outperforming previous models.
4x faster output tokens per second than other frontier models.
At Google I/O 2026, CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled major AI advances including the multimodal Gemini Omni model, faster Gemini 3.5 Flash, new Ask YouTube and Docs Live features, eighth-gen TPUs, and expanded SynthID watermarking partnerships with OpenAI, Kakao, and Eleven Labs.
Gemini Omni generates any output modality from any input, starting with video. Available today in Gemini app, Google Flow, and YouTube Shorts.
Gemini 3.5 Flash outperforms previous models on coding and economic value tasks, with 4x speed and less than half the cost of comparable frontier models.