5 gardening tricks you can use directly in Google Search

Search is becoming a quick gardening helper, with built-in ways to identify plants, check care basics, and plan what to grow next.
Gemini API File Search goes multimodal, pushing RAG beyond plain text

Google has expanded Gemini API File Search to multimodal retrieval, giving developers a way to build RAG systems that can pull grounded context from more than just text.
Google backs $3.5 million Future Vision film competition with XPRIZE and Range

Google has teamed up with XPRIZE and Range Media Partners on Future Vision, a $3.5 million film competition aimed at shaping how the future is imagined on screen.
Google spotlights teachers in the next phase of AI learning

Google’s latest AI learning push puts teachers, not just tools, at the center of the classroom conversation.
Google Arts & Culture rolls out a digital look at America’s 250th

Google Arts & Culture is marking America’s 250th with a fresh set of digital exhibits and history-focused experiences that bring major moments, places, and collections online.
Google Maps adds a Route 66 guide for road-trip planners

Google Maps is giving Route 66 a fresh digital layer, with new ways to discover landmarks and map out one of America’s most iconic drives.
Google is bringing Gemini to cars with Google built-in

Cars with Google built-in are set to gain Gemini, giving drivers a more natural way to ask for directions, send messages, and handle everyday tasks without poking at the screen.
Alphabet’s Q1 2026 message puts AI, Search, and cloud execution front and center

Alphabet used its Q1 2026 earnings message to underline a familiar theme with higher stakes: AI is no longer a side story. It is now the operating layer across Search, products, cloud, and the company’s next phase of growth.
Google Photos is turning your camera roll into a digital wardrobe

Google is introducing a digital wardrobe feature in Google Photos, using images already in your library to help track and organize clothing and outfits.
Google names first recipients of West Memphis Energy Impact Fund

The first round of West Memphis Energy Impact Fund awards is here, with Google spotlighting local organizations and projects focused on energy resilience, workforce opportunity and community impact.