The Morning After: The biggest news from Google I/O 2026

Key points

• Google I/O 2026 kicked off this week, and to no one's surprise, it was almost completely about AI.
• To start with, Google is rolling out its "intelligent, AI-powered Search box" globally.
• Instead of just autocompleting your text, it uses AI to anticipate your intent and help you formulate questions.
• You will be able to use images, video files and entire Chrome tabs as direct search inputs.
• Its AI Mode, now powered by the new Gemini 3.5 Flash, will still live alongside it, for your follow-up questions/corrections.