Google is adding its Gemini chatbot to Maps, letting users get chatty with their navigation app across Android, iOS and their cars. Why it matters: Nearly three years since ChatGPT's explosive launch,

Financial markets can turn on a dime, and AI can’t predict the future. However, Google seems to think that people make smart predictions in aggregate when there’s money on the line. That’s why, as part of the Finance update, Google has partnered with Kalshi and Polymarket, the current leaders in online prediction markets.

In Google's case, Gemini has been embedded across a number of the company's AI tools, including AI Overviews, which has become a core feature within its search engine. Measuring visits to gemini.google.com therefore only reflects one small slice of a probably much larger pie.

Google Search AI Mode is getting ads, as confirmed by the VP, but will we see the same in the dedicated Gemini chatbot service?

Robbie Stein, VP of Product at Google, in a recent interaction hinted at ads coming to various Google AI products including the company's AI Mode that is an integral part of the Google Search experience.

Apple plans to spend $1 billion annually on Google’s Gemini AI to power the next Siri, as it races to catch up in the fast-moving artificial intelligence race.

Robert Dunnette, director of product management for Google Search, said the tool uses Google’s advanced Gemini AI models and can “produce a fully cited, comprehensive response in just a few minutes.” It will also display a research plan so you can follow along and better understand the AI’s reasoning.

The AI Village—an experiment run by nonprofit Sage—set up models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI to collaborate and compete every day.