Google on Tuesday revealed new Android development tools, a new mobile AI architecture, and an expanded developer community. The announcements accompanied the unveiling of an AI Mode for Google Search at the Google I/O keynote in Mountain View, California.

Google’s Gemini Diffusion demo didn’t get much airtime at I/O, but its blazing speed—and potential for coding—has AI insiders speculating about a shift in the model wars.

Gemini 2.5 Flash plays the role of the default model in the Gemini chatbot now. It's supposed to be the fast, cost-efficient model for daily use. Google says it’s better than its predecessors, like Gemini 2.0 Flash, in terms of understanding images and text while still being much cheaper to run.

Google feast of innovation was aimed at developers, but its announcements will change users' lives, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

Google’s AI models are learning to reason, wield agency, and build virtual models of the real world. The company’s AI lead, Demis Hassabis, says all this—and more—will be needed for true AGI.

Google’s AI models have a secret ingredient that’s giving the company a leg up on competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic. That ingredient is your data, and it’s only just scratched the surface in terms of how it can use your information to “personalize” Gemini’s responses.

Volvo’s cars will be among the first vehicles to have Gemini integration. Gemini will replace Assistant in these cars later this year. Google will use the car maker as its lead development partner for ​new Android Automotive ​features and updates.

Ads are coming to Google AI Mode and to AI Overviews on desktop.