3.5 Flash-Lite rolling out in Google Search
Google said Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is designed for both low-latency tasks and tasks where high throughput is critical for developers workflows, like agentic search.
Topic: Google I/O
Velocity: What the Googlers not on stage said at I/O 2026
Google I/O 2026 felt like a victory lap. Here's what the conversations behind the demos actually revealed.
Google Search now powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google announced Gemini 3.5 Flash today and immediately it is now powering Google Search as the new default for AI Mode.
Google lets you build your own app within Google Search with agentic coding
This is powered by Google Antigravity and uses Gemini 3.5 right in Google Search.
Google Marketing Live 2026 set for May 20
An email from the Accelerate with Google program inviting entries to the Google Ads Impact Awards shared the date GML 2026 is happening.
FLUQs: Answer the hidden questions or vanish in AI search
Your brand isn’t competing for rankings anymore. The name of the game is reuse.
Google Search Live is live in U.S., with voice and camera AI mode
Google Search Live lets users talk with Search and share camera views for AI-powered answers, context, and links in real time.
Google expands AI Mode beyond English
Google AI Mode now works with Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese.
Google launches AI Mode in 180 countries and territories
Google also added new agentic and personalization features in AI Mode.
Google briefs brands on AI Mode ads ahead of Q4 rollout
Google is bringing ads into its conversational AI search experience, reshaping how brands target consumers.
Google Search Live video goes live and AI Mode uploads, Canvas and Lens in Chrome
Google announced a number of new AI features for AI Mode and Search Live today.
Google releases AI Mode in the UK
The third country to get AI Mode in Google Search is the United Kingdom.
Google launches AI shopping tools with virtual try-ons and smarter price alerts
Google is weaving AI deeper into shopping with virtual try-ons, personalized price alerts, and shoppable inspiration
FLUQs: Answer the hidden questions or vanish in AI search
Your brand isn’t competing for rankings anymore. The name of the game is reuse.
Google AI Mode available in India without sign-in
Just two weeks ago, Google launched AI Mode within Search Labs - now Google made it available to all, without sign-in.
SEO-friendly URLs: What you need to know
Even in AI-driven search, clean URLs support better SEO. Explore how structure, keywords, and canonicalization influence visibility.
Google AI Mode now available in India
Google's first international expansion of AI Mode goes to India, via Search Labs.
Google launches Search Live with talk and listen within Google App
This is available for those U.S. for users enrolled in the AI Mode experiment in Labs.
Google AI Mode finally rolling out to all users in the U.S.
Google announced at I/O, three weeks ago, AI Mode will roll out to all US users and now that seems to be happening.
How multimodal discovery is redefining SEO in the AI era
Multimodal discovery blends voice, visuals, and AI insights. Learn how to evolve your SEO to meet the demands of this new search era.
Crystal Carter on the LLM-SEO intersection, new SEO ideas, and reasoning models
SMX Advanced speaker Crystal Carter shares insights on SEO reinvention, deep search, and why relevance is the future of search.
Search is having a midlife crisis. And it’s glorious.
AI didn’t kill search. It might’ve accidentally brought it back to life.
The future of SEO as the future Google Search rolls out
With AI Overviews, AI Mode and Gemini becoming the future of Google Search - where does that leave SEO.
Why is Google’s AI Mode tab is always on the left
Other search options and modes dynamically move and change based on the query but AI Mode is consistently on the left.
Google AI Overviews expand to more users
Google's AI-generated answers are now available in 200+ countries and territories and in more than 40 languages.
Google launches AI Mode to all U.S. searchers with new features
Deep Search, complex analysis, data visualization and more features roll out in Google AI Mode, some in Search Labs.
Google Search goes ‘Live’ with real-time camera help
Google Search Live will offer explanations, suggestions, and links based on what you see in real time via your camera.
Google Discover on desktop now available in some countries
Google Discover is rolling out to desktop, which could be a big traffic win for publishers hurt by AI Overviews and generative AI.
Email leak: Google’s ‘Power Pair’ push in 2024 met with advertiser skepticism
Emails showed Google's aggressive push for its 'Power Pair' AI campaign raised concerns about the company's disconnect with user preferences.
Google expands AI organized search results to restaurants
Google expanded these for dining recommendations within Google Search.
Top 5 takeaways from the 2024 Web Almanac SEO Chapter
Discover key learnings from a deep dive into web – including robots.txt files, robots directives, canonical use, dynamic rendering, and more.
How AI agents are revolutionizing digital marketing
Explore how AI agents autonomously solve problems, enhance personalization and enable next-gen marketing strategies using agentic frameworks.
Google AI Overviews now show for signed-out users in the US
You no longer need to be logged in to see AI Overviews in the US, Google confirmed this is rolled out to all US searchers.
Google AI Overviews gains new citations and links, plus more
Google is also rolling out AI Overviews in United Kingdom, India, Japan, Indonesia, Mexico and Brazil and expanding Search labs features and availability.
Google AI Overviews only show for 7% of queries, a new low
Some of the biggest visibility drops were on education, entertainment and ecommerce queries. Reddit and Quora are almost never cited anymore.
10 search marketing takeaways from digital marketing leader Aaron Levy at SMX Advanced
Move beyond outdated views of paid search as a perfect direct response channel and adapt to new tools and customer-centric strategies.
Google AI Overviews visibility drops, only shows for 15% of queries
Google's AI Overviews (when it was known as Search Generative Experience in Labs) once showed 84% of the time.
Google CEO is ’empathetic’ to content creators Search has wiped out
Sundar Pichai calls this is a disruptive moment. He also avoids commiting to releasing data on AI Overview click-through rates and traffic.
Google Search results without SGE jump to 65%, up from 25%
While the number of Google search queries without SGE results have significantly increased, SGE answers now take up less pixel space.
ChatGPT search feature rumors heating up
OpenAI may be getting closer to launching its ChatGPT product that searches the web and cites sources when answering questions.