The latest AI news we announced in August 2026
Here are Google’s latest AI updates from August 2026
September Android Drop: Remember where you put things, ease motion sickness, and more
Keep track of important items, reduce motion sickness during your ride, create and edit notes right from your chat, and more.
Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini
We’re launching agentic video understanding across our latest Gemini models for improved accuracy and lower costs and token usage.
Ask a Scientist: How do researchers use AI to predict a cyclone?
A Google DeepMind scientist explains how AI weather prediction works and how it can help warn communities earlier than ever.
Try Google Pics: Easy image creation and editing in Google Workspace
Built on our latest Nano Banana model, Google Pics — our image creation and editing tool — is now available.
Pairing Google Antigravity with Gemini 3.7 Flash solves notable multi-agent math and engineering problems.
Gemini 3.7 Flash powers autonomous agent teams in Antigravity to solve open math problems, build CPU emulators, and optimize OSS.
How the GNIS Lake Ontario/Lake America name change in the U.S. will appear in Maps
The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has formally changed the name for "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" in the United States. Since we update Google Maps …
We’re introducing flexible usage limits for Gemini Notebook.
We’re introducing new flexible, compute-specific usage limits to Gemini Notebook.
Expert Intelligence: a new way for you to engage with trusted content
Expert Intelligence lets you add ebooks like those you’ve purchased from Google Play Books directly to a Gemini Notebook.
7 ways to kick-start back to school using Gemini in Workspace
Get a jump on this semester by using Gemini in Google Workspace to organize your notes, track deadlines, prep for projects, and more.