The Morning After: The Biggest News From Google I/O 2026

Google I/O 2026 focused on AI, with a global rollout of an AI-powered Search box and Gemini 3.5 Flash in AI Mode.

Google also introduced Gemini Spark, a cloud assistant that can monitor emails and subscriptions and automate routine tasks.

The company previewed Android XR smart glasses with Samsung, featuring live translation and Gemini access.

Google added new AI pricing tiers and higher-capacity plans, while Gemini Omni will generate content from multimodal inputs.