What Blogspot shipped in April 2026

Your car with Google built-in is about to get smarter, thanks to Gemini

Google announced that Gemini will be integrated into cars with Google built-in, enabling drivers to perform tasks more safely while staying focused on the road. The feature leverages deep integrations…

Check out the new ways to explore Route 66 on Google Maps.

Google Maps introduced two new features to celebrate Route 66’s 100th anniversary, enabling users to explore the historic highway virtually or in person. These additions enhance the platform’s ability…

Adapt your Shopping campaigns to modern Search with AI Max.

Google introduced AI Max for Shopping campaigns, designed to help retailers engage shoppers at the start of their discovery process. The feature leverages AI to optimize ad performance for retail-focu…

Preferred Sources is now available in all languages.

Google announced the global rollout of Preferred Sources in all supported languages, enhancing user control over news visibility in Search. This expansion increases accessibility and customization for…

Meet travelers in the moments that matter with Search Campaigns for Travel.

AI Max Turns 1 with new ways to steer performance and expansion to more advertisers

Google announced new features for AI Max, a year after its launch, to help advertisers capture more opportunities in the growing Search ecosystem. The updates aim to enhance performance and reach with…

How we’re protecting energy affordability in Oklahoma

Alphabet is one of TIME’s 100 most influential companies of 2026.

Q1 2026 earnings call: Remarks from our CEO

You can now easily generate files in Gemini.

A new way to create a digital wardrobe from your Google Photos

Enjoy new ways to create, search and stream on Google TV

Google TV now offers tools to create images and videos, enhanced ways to showcase Google Photos, and a planned new row for streaming short videos. These updates aim to improve user engagement and cont…

Gemini launches new personalisation features in the UK

Google introduced new personalization features for its Gemini AI assistant in the UK, aiming to tailor responses to individual user needs rather than offering generic outputs. The update reflects Goog…

Celebrating 20 years of Google Translate: Fun facts, tips and new features to try

We're announcing the first West Memphis Energy Impact Fund recipients.

We’re donating Agent Payments Protocol to the FIDO Alliance to support the future of secure, agentic payments.

Google donated its Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) to the FIDO Alliance to enhance security in AI-driven commerce. The protocol aims to standardize secure payment interactions for AI agents.

Expanding digital IDs in India and around the world

Google Wallet now supports saving Aadhaar Verifiable Credentials in India, enabling digital ID storage. The feature also expands to additional countries, though specific nations are not listed.

Join the new AI Agents Vibe Coding Course from Google and Kaggle

Albertsons Media Collective brings retail signals to YouTube with Google’s Commerce Media Suite.

Albertsons is integrating its data with Google’s AI-powered Commerce Media Suite to enhance performance across the shopper journey. The collaboration aims to leverage Albertsons’ retail data with Goog…

8 Gemini tips for organizing your space (and life)

Google introduced new AI-powered features in Gemini to help users organize homes and digital spaces, including cleaning schedules, inbox decluttering, and seasonal chore recommendations. The updates l…

7 highlights from Google Cloud Next ‘26

Google Cloud announced the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and new TPUs at Cloud Next 2026. The platform enables AI-driven automation for enterprises, while the TPUs deliver enhanced performance for …

Find out what’s new in the Gemini app in April's Gemini Drop.

There's a new playbook for partnering with creators on marketing campaigns.

Fitbit's personal health coach is now even more personalized.

Fitbit introduced updates to its personal health coach feature, enabling easier chat interactions and more tailored workout plans aligned with individual health goals. The changes aim to improve user …

Convert faster on YouTube with April’s Demand Gen Drop.

Google announced a Demand Gen Drop scheduled for April 2026, aimed at maximizing campaign performance in Demand Gen campaigns. The update introduces new tools and optimizations to enhance ad effective…

Capris, bright makeup and more trending spring style searches

Google’s blog reveals trending fashion and beauty searches for spring 2026, including capris, blue mascara, and French tips. The post leverages search data to showcase consumer interest in these trend…

3 easy ways to shop for spring with Google

3 creative tips from our Flow Sessions artists

Elevating Austria: Google invests in its first data center in the Alps.

Google announced its first data center in Kronstorf, Austria, creating 100 direct jobs and expanding its global network. The facility marks Google’s first physical presence in the country’s cloud infr…

10 leading enterprises show why agents mean business

Gemini Embedding 2 is now generally available.

1,302 real-world gen AI use cases from the world's leading organizations

Google Cloud

Google Cloud announced an AI-powered commentary feature for MLB’s play-by-play app, leveraging Gemini and Google Cloud AI. The feature, called MLB Scout Insights, provides real-time baseball commentar…

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform lets you build, govern, and optimize your agents.

Google Cloud launched the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, a unified environment for technical teams to build, scale, govern, and optimize autonomous agents. The platform aims to streamline agent dev…

Google Cloud Next ‘26

Our eighth generation TPUs: two chips for the agentic era

We're launching two specialized TPUs for the agentic era.

Google announced the eighth generation of its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) with two specialized chips designed to advance AI infrastructure. The new TPU v8i and TPU v8t chips are optimized for trainin…

Cloud Next ‘26: Momentum and innovation at Google scale

Make chats more natural and efficient with Continued Conversation, now in Gemini for Home

Google announced the expansion of its Gemini for Home experience, enabling continued conversations after the initial early access phase. The update follows feedback from millions of users who opted in…

Stitch’s DESIGN.md format is now open-source so you can use it across platforms.

Google Labs open-sourced the draft specification for DESIGN.md, enabling its use across any single tool or platform. The move aims to standardize design documentation practices, fostering interoperabi…

Deep Research Max: a step change for autonomous research agents

Google introduced Deep Research and Deep Research Max, autonomous research agents designed to perform complex, multi-step research tasks. Deep Research automates web searches, data synthesis, and repo…

3 new ways Ads Advisor is making Google Ads safer and faster

Google introduced three new agentic safety and policy features within Ads Advisor to protect and streamline Google Ads accounts. These features aim to enhance account security and operational efficien…

How educators can help students reach their full potential

Google announced Leon Smith as the 2026 National Teacher of the Year during his visit to Google’s California campus. The recognition highlights Smith’s contributions to education and his engagement wi…

Google brings Pomelli in English to small businesses in Europe.

Google announced the expansion of Pomelli, its AI-powered campaign creation tool, to small businesses in the EEA, U.K., and Switzerland. The tool now supports English language campaigns, enabling user…

We’re expanding Gemini in Chrome to users in Asia Pacific.

Google is expanding Chrome's latest AI features to seven APAC markets: Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. This rollout extends previously announced AI capab…

New touch-up tools in Google Photos’ image editor let you make quick, subtle fixes.

Google Photos introduced new touch-up tools in its image editor, enabling users to refine skin texture, remove blemishes, brighten eyes, and whiten teeth. These tools are designed to enhance photo edi…

Doodles

A new way to explore the web with AI Mode in Chrome

Voting is live: Help choose the next Doodle for Google winner

Google announced the five student finalists for the 2026 Google Doodle contest, inviting public votes to select the next winner. The contest highlights young artists' designs, with voting open to dete…

New ways to create personalized images in the Gemini app

Google introduced Nano Banana 2, an AI image generation feature that now leverages personal context and Google Photos to produce images tailored to individual experiences. The update enables the tool …

Nest thermostats have saved users an estimated $14 billion and 200 billion kWh of energy since 2011.

Google Nest thermostats have saved 200 billion kWh of energy since 2011 through their energy-saving features. This milestone highlights the impact of Nest's smart thermostat technology on reducing hou…

Grow with Google's event discussed AI in the workplace with Fortune 500 company leaders.

Google hosted the 'Leading the AI Transformation' summit to help executives drive AI adoption, focusing on practical applications of AI for unlocking business potential. The event targeted leadership …

Gemini is stopping harmful ads before people ever see them

Google’s 2025 Ads Safety Report highlights that Gemini-powered tools significantly enhanced its ability to detect and block deceptive ads, reducing harmful content across its platforms. The report emp…

New ways we’re protecting businesses on Maps

Google Maps introduced new protections to detect fake reviews more quickly and block suspicious edits before they appear on the platform. These changes aim to improve the reliability of business infor…

Partnering with Latin American governments on 3 new AI initiatives

Google announced new AI initiatives in Latin America, including a $5 million grant from Google.org in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank. The initiatives involve releasing an AI repo…

The Gemini app is now on Mac

Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS: the next generation of expressive AI speech

Prepay for the Gemini API to get more control over your spend

We’re upgrading Dynamic Search Ads to AI Max

Google Ads is upgrading its Demand Gen campaigns to AI Max, exiting beta with improved performance in targeting and creative capabilities, alongside enhanced controls. The upgrade aims to optimize ad …

Turn your best AI prompts into one-click tools in Chrome

The Google app for desktop is now available for Windows users around the world.

Gemini Robotics ER-1.6 enhances reasoning to help robots navigate real-world tasks.

Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6, an upgraded reasoning-first model designed to enhance robots' ability to understand and interact with their environments. This update builds on the p…

Answering your trending questions on World Quantum Day

We’re advancing wetland restoration and carbon removal science in Google’s backyard.

Google announced a wetland restoration and research project to restore a degraded salt pond near its headquarters, aiming to advance carbon removal science. The initiative focuses on ecological recove…

Bringing people together at AI for the Economy Forum

Google.org and the Johnson & Johnson Foundation are launching a $10 million initiative to train rural U.S. healthcare workers in AI.

Google is offering AI training and grants to rural health clinics to enhance operational efficiency for healthcare workers. The initiative aims to equip staff with AI tools to streamline administrativ…

Supporting new research on the impacts of AI

UK Department for Transport accelerates public policy insights with Google Cloud AI

New AI training for 40,000 manufacturing workers

From test prep to graduation, our latest AI tools support learners

Google is participating in two major EdTech events: the ASU-GSV Summit and the Internet2 Community Exchange. These events bring together faculty, administrators, and industry leaders to discuss trends…

6 easy ways to study for finals with Gemini

Google introduces new study-focused features for its Gemini AI assistant, positioning it as a personalized study partner for students. The updates enable users to transform unstructured lecture notes …

Booking restaurants in the UK just got easier with AI in Search

Google is introducing new agentic capabilities to its AI Mode in Search, enabling users to book restaurant reservations directly through search results. This feature leverages AI-driven automation to …

Fitbit’s personal health coach is expanding to reach 37 countries and 32 languages.

Fitbit has expanded its Personal Health Coach feature to more regions, now including VO2 Max tracking to help users monitor cardio performance. This update broadens the availability of an AI-driven he…

The Gemini app can now generate interactive simulations and models.

Google has introduced a new capability in its Gemini app that allows users to convert questions and complex topics into custom, interactive visualizations. This feature enables more dynamic and engagi…

How 400+ campuses are putting AI to work

Google has introduced the Google AI for Education Accelerator and the Google AI Professional Certificate to enhance AI education in classrooms. The Accelerator is designed to provide educators with re…

Introducing Learn Mode: your personal coding tutor in Google Colab

Google Colab has introduced two new improvements to its Gemini agent, enhancing user control over how the platform operates and assists with learning. These updates aim to provide users with greater f…

The new, AI-powered Google Finance is expanding to more than 100 countries.

Google Finance has expanded its AI-powered stock research and live earnings tracking tools to over 100 countries, enabling users to analyze stocks and follow earnings calls in their preferred language…

AI is changing retail. Here’s how businesses can keep up.

Try notebooks in Gemini to easily keep track of projects

Google has introduced 'notebooks' in the Gemini app, a feature designed to help users organize chats and files for complex projects by syncing with NotebookLM, its AI-powered research tool. The notebo…

Get more done with new vertical tabs and immersive reading mode in Chrome

Google Chrome has introduced new productivity-focused features aimed at enhancing user efficiency within the browser. The updates include streamlined tools designed to simplify workflows, such as impr…

Expanding AI literacy to Catholic-school classrooms nationwide.

Google has launched the Google Educator Group, a new initiative designed to provide AI training to educators. The program will equip 146,000 educators with AI literacy skills, enabling them to teach 1…

5 new features for Android XR

Google announced a feature update for Android XR, introducing new immersive capabilities for 2D apps. The most significant change is the addition of spatial conversion, allowing traditional 2D applica…

Here’s how we built Gmail to keep your data secure and private in the Gemini era.

3 updates that make contributing to Maps easier

An update on our mental health work

Google announced updates to its mental health initiatives, focusing on improving how users access relevant information. The changes aim to enhance connectivity between individuals and mental health re…

Reaffirming our commitment to child safety in the face of European Union inaction

Europe faces a critical gap in child safety online as the ePrivacy derogation enabling the detection of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) expires. This legal mechanism allowed technology providers to…

Create, edit and share videos at no cost in Google Vids

Google Vids is introducing new AI capabilities powered by Lyria 3 and Veo 3.1, enabling high-quality video generation at no cost. This update enhances the platform’s ability to create professional-gra…

Here’s how to watch Coachella on YouTube.

YouTube announced it will exclusively stream Coachella 2026 live starting April 10, offering viewers 4K resolution, exclusive merchandise shopping, and global watch parties. This marks a strategic exp…

Give your laptop a new life with ChromeOS Flex

Google and Back Market have introduced a new USB kit designed to simplify the installation of ChromeOS Flex, a free operating system aimed at reviving older PCs or Macs while reducing electronic waste…

Google.org and Highlights for Children have helped 1 million students navigate the digital world.

Our AI Literacy Day recap: putting educators in the lead

Google hosted an AI Literacy Day event at New York City Public Schools, highlighting updates to its AI literacy resources. The initiative aims to equip educators and students with tools to understand …

We’re creating a new satellite imagery map to help protect Brazil’s forests.

Google has partnered with the Brazilian government to launch a satellite imagery map aimed at monitoring and protecting the country’s forests. The tool leverages Google’s Earth Engine platform to prov…

Save the date: YouTube Brandcast is May 13, 2026.

YouTube announced its Brandcast 2026 event, scheduled to take place at Lincoln Center, featuring host Trevor Noah alongside CEO Neal Mohan and a lineup of prominent creators. The event aims to showcas…

The latest AI news we announced in March 2026

Improve coding agents’ performance with Gemini API Docs MCP and Agent Skills.

Google introduced two new tools to address a critical issue where AI agents generate outdated code using the Gemini API due to training data cutoffs. The first tool, the Gemini API Docs MCP, enables a…