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Google's Gemini AI Is Coming for Every Chrome Desktop User

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 14:04:25

Gemini in Chrome, a melding of Google's AI assistant and its popular web browser, is rolling out to Windows and Mac desktop users in the US starting today, the company said in a blog post Thursday. Businesses will gain access via Google Workspace in the coming weeks. The rollout will only work if you have Chrome set to English. Adding Gemini in Chrome allows you to have an AI assistant at your side during all online interactions. You can access Gemini via a new icon in the top-right corner of t

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Google announces massive expansion of AI features in Chrome

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-19 15:27:58

Now that it's looking like Chrome will remain in the Google fold, the browser is undergoing a Gemini-infused rebirth. Google claims the browser will see its most significant upgrade ever in the next few weeks as AI permeates every part of the experience. For people who use AI tools, some of these additions might actually be helpful, and for everyone else, well, Firefox still exists. The most prominent change, and one that AI subscribers may have already seen, is the addition of a Gemini button

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Struggling to find the right app for the job? Google Play’s new tool has some ideas for you

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-19 19:02:11

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Store is rolling out an AI-powered app explorer in the US. It suggests categories like “Boost productivity” or “Protect my privacy” directly in the search tab. Selecting one opens an “Organized with AI” section grouping related apps by type. Finding the right app in the Google Play Store can sometimes feel like looking for a needle in a haystack, but AI can actually be handy for this sort of thing. Google is now testing a new Gemini-power

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Chrome on desktop is getting a huge Gemini boost to take on AI browsers like Comet

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-19 23:00:09

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is bringing Gemini to all Chrome users on Windows and Mac in the US. Gemini in Chrome will work across tabs, Google apps, inside YouTube videos, and much more. Google will also bring agentic capabilities to Gemini in Chrome for things like shopping, making appointments, etc. Google is finally bringing Gemini to the Chrome browser in a way we always wanted. Much like Perplexity’s Comet browser, Gemini in Chrome will work across your tabs, Googl

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Upgraded Gemini in Chrome rolling out to free users, agentic browsing coming soon

9to5mac.com Abner Li 2025-09-19 23:26:21

Gemini in Chrome for Mac and Windows will no longer require an AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription, while Google today also announced a number of upgrades. Google sees Gemini and other AI features in Chrome as “fundamentally changing the nature of browsing” by “moving from a passive experience to a more proactive and intelligent one.” It’s about creating a browser that goes beyond rendering the web, to one that understands it, helps you be more productive, and keeps you safer online. Meanwhile, R

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Gemini in Chrome no longer requires a subscription

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 23:00:45

Back at I/O 2025, Google began integrating Gemini into Chrome. At the time, you needed an AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription to access the AI assistant in the browser. That's changing today. Google has begun rolling out the tool to all Chrome desktop users on both Windows and Mac. Provided you have Chrome's language set to English and live in the US, you'll see a new sparkle icon at the top of the interface. Tapping it will allow you to start making requests of Gemini. You can also use the tool on

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Gemini arrives in Chrome - here's everything it can do now

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-09-19 23:00:00

Bloomberg/Contributor/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Gemini in Chrome is now on Mac and Windows desktop in the US. It's slated to receive more agentic abilities in the coming months. Google is also embedding AI into other parts of Chrome. Google is rolling out some major AI-powered upgrades to Chrome, as the technology continues to power a transformation throughout the broader online search industry. Also: Zoning out in meetings? G

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Chrome's New AI Features

news.ycombinator.com Mike Torres 2025-09-19 23:12:36

Today represents the biggest upgrade to Chrome in its history, as we share how we’re using the latest in Google AI to enhance your browsing experience. We’re building Google AI into Chrome across multiple levels so it can better anticipate your needs, help you understand more complex information and make you more productive when you browse the web, all while keeping you safe. Here are 10 new ways AI is helping us make Chrome smarter, safer and more useful than ever: 1. Enhance your browsing wi

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Google Launches AI-ified Chrome Browser

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-19 23:00:37

Earlier this month, Google avoided having to sell off its Chrome browser as a penalty for operating an illegal monopoly in its search business, and now it’s going all in on features that will keep users further ingrained in the Google ecosystem. On Thursday, the company announced a reimagined version of the Chrome browser that will be littered with AI features, including Gemini integration throughout the browser and an agentic AI that can navigate the web and complete tasks on behalf of the user

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Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream

wired.com Reece Rogers 2025-09-19 23:00:00

Google is adding multiple new AI features to Chrome, the most popular browser in the world. The most visible change is a new button in Chrome that launches the Gemini chatbot, but there are also new tools for searching, researching, and answering questions with AI. Google has additional cursor-controlling “agentic” tools in the pipeline for Chrome as well. The Gemini in Chrome mode for the web browser uses generative AI to answer questions about content on a page and synthesize information acro

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Google is expanding Gemini in Chrome and letting it do stuff for you

theverge.com Hayden Field 2025-09-19 23:00:00

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is stepping things up in the AI agent browser wars. The company is launching a suite of new features deeply embedding Gemini into Chrome. That starts with the announcement that Gemini in Chrome will no longer require a membership fee

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Google brings Gemini in Chrome to US users, unveils agentic browsing capabilities, and more

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-09-19 23:00:00

Google announced Thursday that it’s rolling out Gemini in Chrome to all Mac and Windows desktop users in the U.S. after previously limiting the capability to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers. The tech giant also announced that it’s bringing agentic capabilities to Chrome in the future, adding its AI Mode search feature to the address bar, launching new Gemini features, using AI to combat AI-generated scams, rolling out automatic password resets, and more. U.S. users who have their

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Google now lets you share your custom Gemini AI assistants known as Gems

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-19 23:35:13

In Brief Google is making it possible to now share your Gemini Gems — custom AI assistants and experts designed for specific tasks — the company announced on Thursday. The feature launched last year, initially as part of the Gemini Advanced paid subscription, allowing users to write instructions to create an AI chatbot for different scenarios. For instance, Google launched with premade Gems like a learning coach, a brainstorming assistant, a career guide, a writing editor, and a coding partner.

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Zoning out in meetings? Google Meet's new feature can catch you up in real time

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-09-20 03:44:28

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Ask Gemini is now available for some Google Meet users. It offers meeting notes, key takeaways, and live summaries. The AI assistant protects user privacy and has some limitations. Your Google Meet meetings are about to get more helpful, thanks to additional Gemini features built into the platform. According to Google, new Ask Gemini features include real-time summaries of what someone

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A better future for JavaScript that won't happen

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-20 07:18:28

In the wake of the largest supply-chain attack in history, the JavaScript community could have a moment of reckoning and decide: never again. As the panic and shame subsides, after compromised developers finish re-provisioning their workstations and rotating their keys, the ecosystem might re-orient itself towards solving the fundamental flaws that allowed this to happen. After all, people have been sounding the alarm for years that this approach to dependency management is reckless and dangero

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History of the Gem Desktop Environment

news.ycombinator.com Nemanja Trifunovic 2025-09-21 04:55:28

Sometime in 1988, the keyboard of my Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K was finally broken beyond repair, and I asked my parents for a 128K version of the same computer. Instead, they surprised me with an Atari 520 ST. It was my first real-world experience with a graphical desktop environment, complete with windows, icons, and a mouse. The ST was an amazing machine, not only compared to my poor old “Speccy” and similar cheap home computers, but even to the IBM PC compatibles in my school’s comp-sci lab,

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Gemini just aced the world's most elite coding competition - what it means for AGI

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-09-21 21:16:31

panithan pholpanichrassamee/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A Gemini model won gold at a challenging coding competition. The model correctly answered 10 out of 12 problems. The win could have major implications for AGI, says Google. In recent years, large language models (LLMs) have become an integral part of many software developers' toolkits, helping them build, refine, and deploy apps more quickly and effectively. Now,

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‘Ask Gemini’ AI will tell you what you missed during a Google Meet call

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-21 23:29:54

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Google is starting the rollout of its Ask Gemini AI assistant in Google Meet, but it will initially only be available to “select Google Workspace customers.” The assistant can answer participant’s questions by referring to captions generated during the call, resources like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides they have permission to view, and public w

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Gemini AI solves coding problem that stumped 139 human teams at ICPC World Finals

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-22 07:00:32

Like the rest of its Big Tech cadre, Google has spent lavishly on developing generative AI models. Google's AI can clean up your text messages and summarize the web, but the company is constantly looking to prove that its generative AI has true intelligence. The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) helps make the point. Google says Gemini 2.5 participated in the 2025 ICPC World Finals, turning in a gold medal performance. According to Google this marks "a significant step on our p

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Workday stock climbs as activist investor Elliott takes $2 billion stake

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-09-22 19:55:44

Shares of Workday popped 9% on Wednesday to around $238 after activist investor Elliott Investment Management announced a $2 billion stake in the company. Workday announced a multi-year plan to enhance its operating model and capital allocation framework on Tuesday, and Elliott said it believes the plan will drive "substantial long-term value creation." "We believe CEO Carl Eschenbach, CFO Zane Rowe and the entire Workday team have made substantial progress in recent years, positioning Workday

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Trump's TikTok deal will give control to a group of US investors, report says

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-24 03:13:31

The plan to "save" TikTok is starting to come into focus. On Tuesday The Wall Street Journal reported more details about a deal between the US and China as the two sides are apparently "finalizing" specifics of the arrangement. According to the report, TikTok's US business will be owned primarily by a group of US investors, which will have a "roughly" 80 percent stake in the entity. The group includes longtime TikTok partner Oracle, as well as Silicon Valley VC firm Andreesen Horowitz and the p

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Gemini overtakes ChatGPT on App Store, as its Nano Banana AI model drives downloads up 45%

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-24 11:07:40

Gemini’s mobile adoption has been soaring since the August launch of its Nano Banana image editor model, which has received positive reviews, particularly from users who say they can now more easily perform complex edits and create realistic images. The app has climbed to the top of global app stores’ charts and has seen a 45% month-over-month increase in downloads in the month of September so far, according to new data provided by app intelligence firm Appfigures. Though the month is only half

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Microsoft: WMIC will be removed after Windows 11 25H2 upgrade

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-24 23:58:59

Microsoft has announced that the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool will be removed after upgrading to Windows 11 25H2 and later. WMIC is a legacy built-in Windows command-line tool that allows users to interact with the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) system using text commands. In a Microsoft 365 message center update, Microsoft now advises IT administrators to switch to Windows PowerShell for WMI, scripts, and other tools because later Windows releases will

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60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal details

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-22 21:43:54

Six decades have now passed since some of the most iconic Project Gemini spaceflights. The 60th anniversary of Gemini 4, when Ed White conducted the first US spacewalk, came in June. The next mission, Gemini 5, ended just two weeks ago, in 1965. These missions are now forgotten by most Americans, as most of the people alive during that time are now deceased. However, during these early years of spaceflight, NASA engineers and astronauts cut their teeth on a variety of spaceflight firsts, flying

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Gemini Is the Top Free iPhone App, and This 'Bananas' AI Image Model Is Why

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-26 22:42:15

AI fans have gone bananas over Google's new image generator, known as Nano Banana. The image generation app has helped Gemini dethrone OpenAI's ChatGPT as the most popular free app for iPhone users. On Monday, the Gemini iOS app was the No. 1 free app in the Apple App Store, marking an important milestone for Google in a heated AI race. Screenshot of the Apple app store charts taken on Monday, Sept. 15. Screenshot by Katelyn Chedraoui/CNET Gemini has gotten a lot of updates over the past few

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Gemini’s improved home screen is coming soon, and it could get new tweaks (Updated: Rolling out)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-27 11:10:33

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini could be getting a refreshed home screen, as we’ve also seen before. Google has begun testing it with a small set of users using the latest beta version of the Google app. Google is also testing suggestions for queries based on your Google activity, although this is currently in the early stages of testing. Update, September 15, 2025 (10:10 AM ET): Gemini’s new landing screen, plus the new options button, is now rolling out to users in the stab

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Here’s why usage of Gemini’s Nano Banana image editor is growing

theverge.com Robert Hart 2025-09-27 11:59:52

Google Gemini is breaking out of ChatGPT’s shadow, likely on the wings of its Nano Banana image editor and the viral trend of AI-generated, lifelike figurines. Google launched Nano Banana in late August. It hyped the model as a way to “transform images in amazing new ways” inside the Gemini app. To get the “perfect picture,” you simply pop an image into Gemini and “tell it what you’d like to change,” the company said. Google’s suggestions include redecorating your house, giving yourself a ’60s

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Gemini Live is giving me the confidence to speak my second language

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-26 23:00:40

Prakhar Khanna / Android Authority Recently when testing out Gemini’s ability to recognize different accents and languages, I realized that the AI tool’s Live mode actually understands my second language: Afrikaans. This lead to me having a conversation about different topics in the language and I realized that the chatbot could actually coach me and help me practice. As a result, I was able to learn new words, discuss topics I lacked the proficiency for, and ask questions about specific meani

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Gemini (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-27 22:04:53

What is Gemini? Gemini is a new way of using the Internet, separate from the World Wide Web you are familiar with. Compared to the WWW, it is intended to be: Simpler – Gemini pages aren’t programs that run in your browser like most modern websites are; they’re just text with a little formatting, so there are no surprises. Once you know how one Gemini page works, you know how they all work. Human Scale – Gemini servers and clients aren’t written by big, monopolistic software companies the way

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EFF to court: The Supreme Court must rein in secondary copyright liability

news.ycombinator.com Betty Gedlu 2025-09-27 17:59:27

If the Supreme Court doesn’t reverse a lower court’s ruling, internet service providers (ISPs) could be forced to terminate people’s internet access based on nothing more than mere accusations of copyright infringement. This would threaten innocent users who rely on broadband for essential aspects of daily life. EFF—along with the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and Re:Create—filed an amicus brief urging the Court to reverse the decision. The Stakes: Turning

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Google's Gemini AI Is Coming for Every Chrome Desktop User

Google announces massive expansion of AI features in Chrome

Struggling to find the right app for the job? Google Play’s new tool has some ideas for you

Chrome on desktop is getting a huge Gemini boost to take on AI browsers like Comet

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Gemini in Chrome no longer requires a subscription

Gemini arrives in Chrome - here's everything it can do now

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Google is expanding Gemini in Chrome and letting it do stuff for you

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History of the Gem Desktop Environment

Gemini just aced the world's most elite coding competition - what it means for AGI

‘Ask Gemini’ AI will tell you what you missed during a Google Meet call

Gemini AI solves coding problem that stumped 139 human teams at ICPC World Finals

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