Gemini ‘Omni’ Will Generate Media From Any Input, Starting With Video
There are a flurry of AI-related announcements coming out of Google I/O 2026 today, but perhaps the most impressive is a new multimodal model called Gemini Omni. While it’s launching as a video generator to begin with, it’ll eventually be able to incorporate images and audio too, on both the input and output side. The […]
Google’s new Omni AI tool will let you video clone yourself – I’m intrigued (and concerned)
Rene Ramos/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Google Omni aims to do for video what Nano Banana did for images. Creators can build videos from text, images, audio, or video. AI avatars could help creators, but raise trust concerns. Today, Google announced a new AI video capability that will […]
Google’s Redesigned Gemini Comes With A New Interface And AI Models
Google has announced several updates for the Gemini app at its I/O annual developer conference, including a design language called “Neural Expressive” that gives it a redesigned interface with new typography, more fluid animations and haptic feedback. The company has also integrated Gemini Live into the main Gemini experience. Currently, you’ll have to tap the […]
Gemini Is Getting a UI Overhaul and Embracing Its Agentic Side
Google’s Gemini app is getting an overhaul, in terms of both design and function. At Google I/O 2026, the company announced Gemini is getting upgraded models that will lean more into agentic AI capabilities, which allow the assistant to send emails, add calendar events, and perform other actions on your behalf. (Google does emphasize that […]
Google’s Gemini Omni Can Generate ‘Anything From Any Input,’ Starting With Video
Google didn’t forget AI creators in its latest round of Gemini announcements as part of Google I/O. The company just officially revealed Gemini Omni, a new model that can “create anything from any input — starting with video,” according to Google. The first model called Gemini Omni Flash is rolling out today to the Gemini app, […]
Google Just Announced a Bunch of Workspace Features at I/O 2026
Google Workspace is getting a slew of AI-related updates, including a brand new app called Google Pics, which can generate and edit images for you. Many of these updates will be available to those who use Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, and other Google Workspace apps, the company announced during the Google I/O 2026 keynote. […]
Google overhauls its AI plans – which one should you now choose?
Lance Whitney/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Google has introduced a cheaper AI Ultra plan at $100 a month. The full Ultra Plan is now $50 cheaper at $200 a month. Certain AI Pro subscribers also get YouTube Premium Lite for free. Looking to subscribe to one of Google’s […]
Google Says Gemini 3.5 Flash Rivals ‘Large Flagship Models’ For Coding And Agentic Tasks
Google has unveiled Gemini 3.5, starting with the Gemini 3.5 Flash model that promises to outperform Gemini 3.1 Pro in real-world agentic and coding tasks. “3.5 Flash delivers frontier-level intelligence at exceptional speed — proving you no longer have to trade quality for latency.” Announced at Google I/O 2026, this will be Google’s default AI model […]
I/O 2026 Is Bringing More AI To Google Play
Play Games Sidekick is also getting a wider rollout. Stockinq/Shutterstock This year’s Google I/O has introduced a pile of updates for the Google Play storefront. Most of the new features are developer-focused as usual, but there are a couple standout changes to the way that regular Android users will interact with the store. We knew […]
The Google AI Ultra Plan Now Starts At $100 A Month
But you’ll need the $200 option if you want Project Genie access. Google Google made a bunch of AI announcements at its I/O 2026 showcase today, and the company is making it cheaper to take advantage of those tools. The cost for the top tier of its AI subscription plan has been halved. Before, the […]