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Google has brought its Gemini AI assistant to Chrome. Josh Woodward, VP of Google’s Labs group, said that Gemini can “understand the context” of web pages that you’re on automatically, so if you have a question,
Gemini can do just about anything you can imagine. Just tap on the Gemini icon in the Chrome tab strip or the OS task bar. You can also access it by hitting Ctrl+G on mac, or Alt+G on Windows. Google is bringing both regular Gemini and the new Gemini Live which it first debuted on the Pixel 9 devices last fall.
Google says the release version of 2.5 Flash is better at reasoning, coding, and multimodality, but it uses 20–30 percent fewer tokens than the preview version. This edition is now live in Vertex AI, AI Studio, and the Gemini app. It will be made the default model in early June.
Android 16 will complete the replacement of the Google Assistant with Gemini Live, the no-subscription-needed chatbot offshoot of its Gemini AI platform. It brings that AI assistant to devices beyond phones, and not just to the watches that you might expect, but also to cars, TVs, and extended-reality headsets. Here's what you need to know.
Whether you want to brainstorm ideas, summarize docs, or generate images, here’s how to start using Gemini like a pro.
We've already seen a bunch of updates for Apple products in honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day this week, and now it's Google's turn – with four important upgrades on the way to Android and Chrome.
Google is rolling out a handy update for Chrome on Android, as it will now allow you to zoom in on text without affecting the appearance of the webpage. You can use a slider to enlarge text, and then set it for one page or for all the sites you visit.