Discover This Year’s Trending Summer Travel Destinations and Activities
Google Flights and Search data reveal the hottest summer travel spots for 2026, from beach towns like Sint Maarten and Mallorca to city favorites such as Kansas City and Mexico City. Activity searches show zip‑lining in Sint Maarten and a surge in BBQ‑related queries in Kansas City, while restaurant interest in Mexico City hits a decade high. AI‑driven travel tools are exploding, with searches for “AI travel assistant” up 350% and “AI flight booking” spiking 315%. Travelers also favor solo adventures, group tours, and slow‑travel experiences, especially month‑long stays in Italy.
7 Ways to Travel Smarter This Summer, with Help From Google
Google unveiled a suite of AI‑powered travel tools ahead of the summer season, starting with AI Mode’s Canvas that builds custom itineraries in a single pane. New hotel price‑tracking lets users monitor rates for individual properties worldwide and receive email...
A New Way to Explore the Web with AI Mode in Chrome
Google has upgraded AI Mode in Chrome, allowing links to open side‑by‑side with the AI chat, so users can browse and ask follow‑up questions without switching tabs. The update adds a plus‑menu that lets users pull in multiple open tabs,...
Nest Thermostats Have Saved Users an Estimated $14 Billion and 200 Billion kWh of Energy Since 2011.
Since its 2011 launch, Google’s Nest thermostat has helped users avoid more than 200 billion kilowatt‑hours of electricity and save an estimated $14 billion. The device’s Auto Eco feature automatically adjusts temperatures based on occupancy, while Nest Renew lets homeowners shift heating to cheaper,...
New Ways to Create Personalized Images in the Gemini App
Google’s Gemini app now leverages Personal Intelligence and Nano Banana 2 to generate custom images directly from a user’s Google Photos library and inferred interests. Subscribers can issue simple, natural‑language prompts and the system automatically pulls relevant personal context, eliminating the need...
Grow with Google's Event Discussed AI in the Workplace with Fortune 500 Company Leaders.
Google’s Grow with Google hosted a "Leading the AI Transformation" summit in New York, gathering more than 50 chief human resources and learning‑development officers from Fortune 500 firms. The event emphasized AI as a strategic choice, urging leaders to cultivate curiosity,...
Gemini Is Stopping Harmful Ads Before People Ever See Them
Google’s Gemini AI is now powering its ad‑safety engine, catching more than 99% of policy‑violating ads before they ever appear. In 2025 the system blocked or removed over 8.3 billion ads and suspended 24.9 million accounts, including 602 million scam‑related ads. Gemini’s intent‑focused...
Partnering with Latin American Governments on 3 New AI Initiatives
Google, partnering with the Inter‑American Development Bank, unveiled three AI initiatives for Latin America at the World Bank and IDB Spring Meetings. The rollout includes an AI Sprinters report estimating up to $242 billion in annual GDP gains, a free multilingual...
The Gemini App Is Now on Mac
Google announced that the Gemini app is now available as a native macOS experience for users running macOS 15 and later. The free desktop client lets users invoke AI with the Option + Space shortcut and share any on‑screen window for context‑aware...
Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS: The Next Generation of Expressive AI Speech
Google unveiled Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, its newest text‑to‑speech model that delivers higher naturalness and expressive control across more than 70 languages. The model introduces audio tags, allowing developers to embed style, pace and accent commands directly in the text. It is available...
Prepay for the Gemini API to Get More Control over Your Spend
Google AI Studio introduced Prepay Billing for the Gemini API, letting developers buy credits upfront and avoid surprise monthly charges. The model launches today for new US Google Cloud Billing Accounts, with a global rollout planned in the coming weeks....
The Google App for Desktop Is Now Available for Windows Users Around the World.
Google has launched the upgraded Google app for desktop on Windows, making it available worldwide in English. The app integrates AI Mode, allowing users to ask natural‑language questions and receive AI‑generated answers with web links. A universal shortcut (Alt + Space) lets...
Gemini Robotics ER-1.6 Enhances Reasoning to Help Robots Navigate Real-World Tasks.
Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini Robotics‑ER 1.6, an upgraded reasoning‑first model designed to give robots human‑like spatial awareness. The new version boosts spatial logic and multi‑view perception, adding precise task planning, success detection, and a novel instrument‑reading capability for gauges and...
Answering Your Trending Questions on World Quantum Day
Google’s Quantum AI team used World Quantum Day to field the most‑searched questions about quantum computing, outlining its mission to build large‑scale, error‑corrected machines. The team highlighted the unique properties of qubits, such as superposition on the Bloch sphere, and...
We’re Advancing Wetland Restoration and Carbon Removal Science in Google’s Backyard.
Google announced a wetland restoration and research initiative to revive Pond A1, a degraded salt pond adjacent to its Mountain View campus. The effort partners with the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, Ducks Unlimited, and California academic researchers to rebuild...