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Meta is launching AI Mode as a new search option on Facebook, powered by its Muse Spark model. The feature generates answers by pulling from publicly-posted content across Meta's platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, similar to how Google has integrated Reddit content into its search results.

Replit has launched SEO Agent, an automated tool that scans deployed applications for search optimization issues and can automatically apply fixes. The agent checks crawlability, meta tags, semantic structure, and generates recommendations ranked by impact, with changes applied as separate reviewable tasks.

Google's I/O 2026 developer conference centered entirely on AI announcements, including a new Gemini Omni model, expanded AI capabilities in Google Search, an agentic personal assistant called Spark, and the first Android XR glasses.

Google is updating AI Mode and AI Overviews to directly surface quotes from Reddit, forums, and social media as 'Expert Advice' alongside search results. The update includes creator attribution and aims to capture users who manually add 'Reddit' to search queries for human perspectives.

Google launched a Windows desktop application that provides keyboard shortcut access to Gemini AI search. The app uses Alt+Space to trigger a search bar that can query the web, local files, installed apps, and Google Drive, with built-in Google Lens screen sharing capabilities.

Google is expanding Search Live, its voice and camera-based AI search assistant, to more than 200 countries and territories with support for dozens of languages. The expansion is powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, a new audio-focused model that Google claims offers faster response times and more natural conversations.