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Google has released Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech-to-text model claiming a 4.0% word error rate in streaming mode and 2.6% in non-streaming mode, according to benchmarks from Artificial Analysis. The model already powers Gboard Rambler on Android and the Gemini app for macOS, with Chrome support coming next.

Anthropic has upgraded Claude's Chrome side panel into a full Cowork session, letting browser-based conversations and tasks carry over to Claude's desktop, web, and mobile apps. The feature is live now for Max and Team customers, with Pro access rolling out in coming weeks.

Google's agentic AI assistant Spark now integrates with Chrome, letting it use logged-in accounts and saved passwords to handle tasks like researching flights and scheduling apartment viewings. The feature is rolling out in the US now, alongside expanded Spark access for Google AI Pro subscribers in over 160 countries.

Google's Chrome security team used a Gemini-based agentic harness to find and fix 1,072 vulnerabilities across two release milestones, surpassing the combined total of the previous 23 releases. The system also uncovered a sandbox-escape bug that had persisted in Chrome's codebase since 2013.

Google's Gemini Spark personal agent can now control desktop Chrome directly, using logged-in accounts and saved passwords to complete web tasks. The feature launches in the US first, alongside a Google AI Pro expansion bringing Spark to more than 160 additional countries.

Google announced Gemini Intelligence at I/O 2026, a system-level AI layer that automates multi-step tasks across Android apps. Rolling out first to Samsung Galaxy and Pixel phones this summer, it enables the OS to understand screen context and execute complex workflows without manual app-switching.

Google is integrating AI Mode directly into Chrome's interface across desktop and mobile. The update adds inline prompts on the New Tab Page, a side panel for conversations alongside web browsing, and address bar access with file upload capabilities.

Google rolled out split-screen browsing for AI Mode on Chrome desktop, letting users view webpages alongside conversational search results. The update also adds multi-tab context search across Chrome desktop and mobile.

Google is rolling out Skills, a Chrome feature that allows users to save frequently used AI prompts and reuse them with a single click. The feature works with Gemini across multiple tabs and is available now on Mac, Windows, and ChromeOS for English-US users.

Google has released Skills for Gemini in Chrome on desktop, a feature that lets users save and execute frequently used prompts as one-click workflows. Users invoke Skills by typing a forward slash (/) in the prompt box, and the system can operate on the current page or multiple selected tabs.

Google is rolling out Skills, a new Chrome feature that lets users save Gemini prompts for one-click reuse. Available free to all Chrome users with US English language settings, Skills sync across devices and include a pre-built library of common prompts.

Google is adding Skills to Chrome, a feature that lets users save and reuse Gemini AI prompts across different webpages. The feature launches today for Chrome desktop users signed into Google accounts with English (US) language settings.