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The Gemini API File Search tool now supports multimodal data, custom metadata, and page citations for building RAG systems.

Google released Multi-Token Prediction drafters for Gemma 4 that use speculative decoding to achieve up to 3x faster inference without output quality loss.

Google Labs open-sources DESIGN.md, a plain-text spec for sharing design rules across AI tools to maintain brand consistency and accessibility.

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.

Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS introduces audio tags for granular control over vocal style and pacing in over 70 languages, delivering top-quality, watermarked speech generation.

Chrome launches Skills, a feature to save, remix, and rerun AI prompts with one click across websites for personalized workflows.

Google released Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, its highest-quality audio model, for real-time dialogue across developer, enterprise, and consumer products.

Google Maps integrates Gemini models to launch Ask Maps for conversational location queries and Immersive Navigation with 3D driving visuals and real-time guidance.

Google's AI Mode uses a query fan-out technique to simultaneously search multiple objects in one image, delivering cohesive results via Gemini models.

Google DeepMind launches Nano Banana 2, combining advanced image generation features with Gemini Flash's speed for rapid editing and iteration.

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

Google's Personal Intelligence beta connects Gemini to Gmail, Photos, YouTube, and Search to provide personalized answers, rolling out to US AI Pro/Ultra subscribers.

Google launches Preferred Sources globally, highlights news subscriptions in the Gemini app, and pilots AI partnership programs with news publishers to drive engaged audiences.

Google launched Gemini 3, an AI model that sets new records in reasoning and multimodality, available immediately in the Gemini app, AI Studio, and Vertex AI.

Google releases AI-powered travel planning tools in Search, including Canvas itineraries, global Flight Deals, and agentic booking for restaurants and events.