Google just upgraded Search's AI Mode with three major travel features, allowing users to set flight price drop alerts across 300+ airlines, check reward points and miles redemption rates, and book hotels directly in chat via Google Pay. Why it matters: Google is steadily transforming its conversational search into an end-to-end travel agent that can handle everything from planning to checkout.
Google just rolled out its Search information agents to AI Ultra subscribers across all AI Mode languages and markets. Users can instruct AI Mode to monitor any topic, and the agent will run 24/7 in the background, pinging users with detailed summaries and web links as soon as new information breaks. It turns passive search into an active tracking assistant, with broader rollout planned for later this summer.
Google just updated AI Mode and AI Overviews to surface firsthand quotes from Reddit, web forums, and social media directly inside AI search summaries. The responses display author handles and community badges under labels like "Expert Advice," saving users from appending "Reddit" to queries just to dodge generic SEO clutter.
Google just rolled out the ability to ask follow-up questions directly from AI Overviews, jumping straight into an AI Mode conversation while preserving context. The tech giant also made Gemini 3 the global default model powering these search summaries. Why it matters: Google Search is quickly shedding its static results heritage for a seamless, interactive chat flow.
Google just launched an "agentic calling" feature in the U.S. that calls local retailers on your behalf to check inventory and discounts. When searching for products with "near me" on Google Search or AI Mode, users can prompt the AI to call nearby stores, answering a few quick questions to receive a summary via text or email.
Google just expanded Search's travel capabilities with AI-powered itinerary planning in Canvas and direct agentic bookings. Users can now build custom trip plans using real-time Maps and hotel data, while AI Mode will search reservation platforms to help book dinner tables and event tickets.
Google just expanded AI Mode in Search to over 35 new languages and 40+ countries, bringing total availability to more than 200 regions worldwide. Powered by custom Gemini models, the feature handles complex queries and multimodal inputs. Google also noted that users are already asking questions nearly three times longer than traditional searches.
Google Search just upgraded its AI Mode with conversational visual exploration and shopping. Instead of fiddling with filters or struggling to describe a vibe in words, you can now chat naturally, upload photos, and refine results on the fly. It is rolling out in English across the U.S. this week.
Google just expanded AI Mode in Search globally to Spanish-speaking users. The update lets millions more people ask complex questions in Spanish and get direct answers backed by web links to dig deeper. It is another big push to take Google's most powerful AI search capabilities well beyond English.
Google just expanded AI Mode in Search to Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese. Powered by a custom version of Gemini 2.5, it taps multimodal reasoning to provide locally relevant answers rather than simple machine translation.
Google just gave its AI Mode in Search an agentic upgrade, letting it search across platforms like OpenTable and Resy to find open restaurant tables and link directly to checkout. The update also brings personalized recommendations and chat sharing, while expanding AI Mode in English to over 180 new countries. Agent features are currently limited to U.S. Google AI Ultra subscribers.
Google just expanded AI Mode in Search with desktop support for images and incoming PDF uploads that cross-reference the web. The update also brings a dynamic Canvas side panel for building study plans and rolls out Search Live, bringing real-time video queries from Project Astra directly into Lens. Most features are currently available to enrolled Labs users in the U.S.
Google just launched AI Mode for Search in the UK, designed to tackle messy, multi-part queries that usually take multiple searches. Powered by a custom Gemini 2.5 model, it breaks down your prompt into subtopics and fires off multiple searches simultaneously using query fan-out. It works with text, voice, and camera inputs, showing up as a dedicated tab on web and mobile.
Google's AI Overviews and new chat-driven search tools are devastating referral traffic for digital publishers, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Users now get quick answers directly from chatbots instead of clicking blue links, sending The New York Times' organic search traffic share down to 36.5% in April. To survive, media outlets are rushing into licensing and revenue-sharing deals with AI giants.
Google is now testing a refreshed homepage layout that swaps the iconic "I'm Feeling Lucky" button with a dedicated AI Mode. Instead of conventional link snippets, the new button directs users to a full-length, AI-generated answer page. Google confirmed it is currently an ongoing experiment rather than a permanent redesign.
Google just ditched the waitlist for AI Mode in Labs, giving everyone in the US immediate access. The update rolls out visual cards for places and shoppable products with real-time pricing and local inventory, plus a desktop sidebar to jump back into past queries. Google is also testing an AI Mode tab directly inside Search for select users.
Google just brought multimodal image search to AI Mode, letting users snap or upload photos to get detailed answers backed by web links. The update pairs a custom Gemini model with Google Lens and a fan-out query technique to dissect complex scenes. It is currently rolling out to millions of US Labs users on Android and iOS.
