Google executive Sameer Samat sees the past year as one of curiosity about AI. This year, he's focused on its utility.

The search giant is making its first foray into purpose-built AI agents for retail. Meanwhile, major chains are already preparing for the wave of AI agent-based shopping.

With these Google tools, you can build apps, turn research into videos, create presentations and professional images, animate videos, and even produce high-quality audio.

New Gmail features, powered by the Gemini model, are part of Google’s continued push for users to incorporate AI into their daily life and conversations.

Google just removed the paywall on Gmail’s premium AI tools, giving you Help Me Write, AI Overviews, and Suggested Replies for free.

Google is turning its search empire into a full‑fledged AI shopping layer, positioning intelligent agents not just to recommend products but to handle the messy middle of buying. Instead of sending people out to dozens of merchant sites,

Creatives have been pushing back against the use of generative artificial intelligence in their work, going so far as to include disclosures indicating AI wasn’t used during a production. So Google is bypassing Hollywood entirely and bringing slop directly to consumers.

Google launched Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard for AI shopping agents, backed by major retailers like Walmart and Target. This move comes as Amazon is embroiled in a legal battle with Perplexity over its AI shopping agents,

Google also introduced Direct Offers, a new Google Ads pilot that allows retailers to show targeted discounts.

Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Grammarly, Canva — the list of tools teachers can use to get hours back in the day is growing.