I recently revisited Google's NotebookLM and was impressed by how far it's come. It was already good, but going back to it and using it as a tool rather than a thing to play around with has made it indispensable to me.

Gemini 2.5, enhanced AI Overview, Flow video generator with Veo 3, AI Maps, and more announcements that marked the two-day Googel I/O event.

Ads are coming to Google AI Mode and to AI Overviews on desktop.

In 2025, you can't talk about Google's changes to search without acknowledging the AI-generated elephant in the room. As it wrapped up that hefty core update in March 2024, Google also announced a major expansion of AI in search, moving the "Search Generative Experience" out of labs and onto Google.com. The feature was dubbed "AI Overviews."

Google I/O 2025 showcased eight Gemini upgrades, enhancing multimodal understanding and platform integration. Google Beam, an AI-first 3D video platform, promises immersive virtual conversations. Agentic Shopping introduces a 'buy for me' feature,

Google had already told us that mobile versions of the AI-powered NotebookLM research tool were on the way, and now they've appeared in the app stores for Android and iOS – just in time for the big Google I/O 2025 show later today.

Yet over nearly two hours of Google leaders talking about AI, one word we didn't hear was "hallucination".

Google is introducing a new artificial intelligence (AI) mode that more firmly embeds chatbot capabilities into its search engine, aiming to give users the experience of having a conversation with an expert.