AI Mode in Google Search and AI Overviews get Gemini upgrades

kept by eddie jan 28

Google Search globally rolls out Gemini 3 for AI Overviews, enabling follow-up questions to start conversational AI Mode.

Google adding seamless transition from AI Overviews to AI Mode
Google is testing a seamless transition from AI Overviews to AI Mode on mobile, and expanding Gemini 3 Pro to 120 countries.
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Google offers opt-out of “AI” search results for websites, promises it won’t affect regular search rankings – OSnews
Google adds a Search Console toggle allowing websites to opt out of AI Overviews and other generative AI search features, promising no impact on regular rankings.
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Google's classic Search button is gone in a new AI-first homepage
Google is testing an AI-first homepage for signed-out users that replaces the classic Search button with AI-powered shortcuts like Ask about files and Brainstorm, while Create images requires sign-in.
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Google upgrades AI Mode in the Chrome browser
Google updates AI Mode in Chrome to open web pages side-by-side with search, enabling contextual follow-up questions and cross-tab search across tabs, images, and files.
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OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alert - Ars Technica
OpenAI released GPT-5.2 in three versions with a 400k-token context window, following a 'code red' memo prompted by Google's Gemini 3 competition.
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