Everything We Learned at Google I/O. AI Mode in Chrome, Gemini Live, XR Glasses and Much More

This year's Google I/O developer's conference was packed with AI. Google showed off the latest updates to its Gemini AI platform and debuted its pricey new AI Ultra subscription plan (spoiler: it's $250 per month). Google also introduced its new Flow app that expands its video-generation toolset, and capped off the presentation with a demo of its new Android XR glasses. The company was also proud to announce that AI usage and performance numbers are up. (Given that a new 42.5-exaflop Ironwood Tensor processing unit is coming to Google Cloud later this year, they'll continue to rise.) For a play-by-play recap of the event, check out our live blog coverage of Google I/O. Google's new video generation tool Flow in action. Google/Screenshot by Joe Maldonado/CNET On May 13, Google held a separate event for Android, where it launched Android 16, debuting its new Material 3 Expressive interface, updates to security and an update on Gemini integration and features. A lot of the whizzy ne ... Read full article.