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Google is adding agentic capabilities to Google Maps' Ask Maps feature, letting users order food, book hotels, and buy event tickets directly through the app. A new Personal Intelligence feature, off by default, lets Ask Maps pull context from Gmail and Calendar to personalize responses.

Google is expanding personalized image generation in the Gemini app to all eligible US users, removing the previous restriction to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. The feature allows Gemini to access user data across Google services like Gmail and Photos when generating images.

Google removed the paywall for Gemini's personalized image generation feature, making it free for all eligible U.S. users starting today. The Nano Banana-powered feature was previously limited to Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers.

OpenAI has deployed Dreaming V3, a background memory synthesis system that builds comprehensive user profiles from chat history. The company reports factual task recall jumped from 41% in 2024 to 82% in 2026, while reducing compute costs by 5X. However, testing reveals the system stores outdated and incorrect information that persists even when users disable memory features.

OpenAI is rolling out a new memory architecture for ChatGPT that automatically synthesizes information across conversations without explicit user prompts. The company announced free tier users will access memory features for the first time, while Plus and Pro users receive expanded memory capacity.

Google's Gemini Spark, an AI agent rolling out to the company's $99/month AI Ultra plan, demonstrates advanced capabilities by mining users' Gmail, calendar, photos, and location data to create detailed trip itineraries. The agent can perform actions across apps and operate computers, though third-party services like Airbnb currently block its booking attempts.

Google announced Thursday that users can connect their Google Photos library to the Gemini chatbot for personalized image generation through its Nano Banana feature. Users must opt in to Personal Intelligence, and the feature will roll out to paid subscribers in the coming days.

Google has launched a memory import feature for Gemini that lets users transfer their chat history, memories, and preferences from competing AI services like ChatGPT and Claude. The feature works by exporting conversation data and personal context from your existing AI service, then importing it into Gemini to enable faster personalization.

Suno has released version 5.5 of its AI music generator with three new features: Voices (record/upload your singing voice for AI songs), Custom Models (fine-tune the model on your music library), and My Taste (personalized genre/mood recommendations). The update is available to Pro and Premier subscribers.

Google has expanded Personal Intelligence, its hyper-personalized Gemini mode, from $20/month subscribers to all users. The feature integrates data from Gmail, Search history, Google Photos, and other Google services to provide contextual assistance, though it remains entirely opt-in.

Google announced Tuesday that all US users, including free-tier subscribers, now have access to Personal Intelligence in the Gemini app, Chrome, and AI Mode in Search. The feature, previously limited to paid AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, connects Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, and other Google services to automatically personalize Gemini's responses without manual prompt engineering.

Google is rolling out its 'Past Chats' personalization feature to free users of the Gemini app globally. The feature allows users to access and reference previous conversations within the app.