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Google launches Gemini Flash 3.5 and new AI search tools

Google announced Gemini Flash 3.5 and several related AI features at its I/O 2026 event in Mountain View, California, on May 19. The updates are aimed at faster coding, more capable multimodal tasks, and new shopping and search tools, showing how quickly the company is pushing AI deeper into its core products.

  • Google I/O is usually held near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View.
  • The Gemini name sits under Google’s broader push to unify consumer AI across search, email, and productivity tools.
  • Many AI product launches first appear at developer events before they become widely visible to ordinary users.
Google launches Gemini Flash 3.5 and new AI search tools | Implica