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Aug 7, 2026

Google reshuffles DeepMind as Discovery Loop spins out

Google moved Demis Hassabis into Alphabet chief scientist and Google DeepMind chair roles while Jeff Dean and longtime collaborators launched Discovery Loop.

Aug 6, 2026

Google Maps turns Ask Maps into an agent for local tasks

Google expanded Ask Maps with agentic food ordering, hotel and event help, Personal Intelligence, conversational contributions, and real-time transit updates.

Jul 29, 2026

Google turns Gemini Managed Agents into scheduled, governed workers

Google updated Gemini API Managed Agents with Gemini 3.6 Flash as the default, environment hooks, token budgets, scheduled triggers, and free-tier access.

Jul 24, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash rolls into GitHub Copilot

GitHub says Google's Gemini 3.6 Flash is rolling out in Copilot with configurable reasoning effort and parallel tool use.

Jul 15, 2026

Google brings Nano Banana image generation into Search AI Overviews

Google's 25th-anniversary Images update adds a personalized image home and brings Nano Banana image generation into AI Overviews.

Jul 14, 2026

Demis Hassabis calls for a US-led frontier AI watchdog

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposed a US-led standards body to test frontier AI models before release, including open and closed systems.

Jul 3, 2026

Genkit makes full-stack agents a shared backend and client contract

Google's Genkit Agents preview packages conversational-agent plumbing behind a server-defined agent and a shared chat interface for frontend apps.

Jul 3, 2026

Google ADK 2.0 puts workflows around agents

Google's ADK 2.0 framing separates deterministic workflow routing from open-ended model reasoning, giving production agents a stricter execution boundary.

Jul 1, 2026

Google gives coding agents an eval flywheel instead of another prompt tweak

Google's new quality-flywheel skill lets coding agents run structured agent evaluations with independent grading and production-trace loops.

Jun 30, 2026

Google UK ties its AI productivity case to worker training

Google's UK update pairs large economic-impact claims with an AI skills push aimed at closing the adoption gap.

Jun 29, 2026

Google Finance turns portfolio tracking into an AI briefing workflow

Google Finance is adding portfolio ingestion, scheduled market briefings, and a new Android app as AI moves into recurring consumer finance tasks.

Jun 28, 2026

Gemini 3.5 Flash gets a Computer Use tool for agent workflows

Google's Gemini API now previews Computer Use with browser, mobile, and desktop environments, making execution safety and logging part of the developer workflow.