Google unveiled Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), its next-generation AI image model featuring up to 4K resolution, improved character consistency, and faster generation speeds, now set as the default across Gemini apps and Google Search.

Google has partnered with ISTE+ASCD to offer free, comprehensive AI literacy training to all 6 million K-12 and higher education faculty in the U.S., aiming to help them and their students use AI tools like Gemini safely and effectively.

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Pro achieving 77.1% on ARC-AGI-2 benchmark, doubling previous model's reasoning capabilities for complex problem-solving tasks.

Google integrates Lyria 3, DeepMind's most advanced music generation model, into the Gemini app, enabling users to create 30-second music tracks from text descriptions or images. The feature includes automatic lyrics generation, Nano Banana cover art, and SynthID watermarking.

Google sets dates for I/O 2026 conference, promising latest AI breakthroughs and updates across Gemini, Android, Chrome, and Cloud products.

Chinese state-backed hacking group APT31 leveraged Google's Gemini AI to automate vulnerability analysis and plan cyberattacks against US targets, marking a significant escalation in AI-powered cyber warfare.

Google's enhanced Gemini 3 Deep Think model demonstrates superior performance over OpenAI's GPT-5.2 and Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 in latest benchmark tests.

Google enhances Gemini 3 Deep Think for complex scientific tasks and launches Aletheia, an AI agent that solved 91.9% of advanced mathematics problems.

Google upgrades Gemini 3 Deep Think for science and engineering. Achieves 84.6% on ARC-AGI-2 and Elo 3455 on competitive coding.

Google reports commercially motivated actors conducted distillation attacks on Gemini with over 100,000 prompts to extract AI model capabilities and intellectual property.

Google releases major upgrade to Gemini 3 Deep Think, achieving 48.4% on Humanity's Last Exam and gold medal performance on International Olympiad challenges.

Gemini Deep Think achieves breakthrough performance in solving PhD-level math problems and enabling autonomous research in multiple fields.

Google rolls out AI Mode shopping ads and Direct Offers, enabling purchases from Etsy and Wayfair directly within Gemini chatbot and Search.

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in agentic coding and professional tasks with 1M token context, outperforming Gemini 3 Flash on key benchmarks.

Google Cloud introduces the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program, offering developers 35 monthly learning credits, hands-on training, and certification pathways to build production-ready AI agents using the Agent Development Kit and Gemini Enterprise platform.

Google's Gemini app reaches 750M MAUs, up 100M since Q3, as Gemini 3 model drives fastest adoption in company history.

Google announces Personal Intelligence in Gemini, AI Mode in Search, Chrome with Gemini 3 auto-browse, and free SAT prep powered by AI.

Apple announces groundbreaking partnership with Google to integrate Gemini AI into Siri, bringing advanced AI capabilities to billions of devices.

Analysts press Google for answers on the strategic Siri-Gemini integration deal with Apple during earnings discussions amid AI competition intensification.

Google employees begin testing AI Mode for Search, a supercharged AI-powered feature designed for exploratory questions and complex reasoning tasks.