Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro are expanding to nearly 120 countries in English via Google Search's AI Mode. Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers can access Gemini 3 Pro, which offers advanced reasoning, multimodal understanding, and dynamic visual tools. Nano Banana Pro, built on Gemini 3 Pro, enhances generative imagery and visualization, providing richer, more helpful responses globally.
Google is testing a feature merging AI Overviews with AI Mode in Search, letting users ask follow-up questions conversationally from search results on mobile. AI Mode, launched earlier this year, enables chats with Google's Gemini AI. This integration aims to simplify information seeking by combining quick answers and deeper exploration without switching modes, improving user experience and boosting Gemini's adoption.
Altman declared a "code red" at OpenAI to improve ChatGPT, focusing on personalization, faster responses, and broader question answering, delaying plans for ads, shopping tools, and ChatGPT Pulse. ChatGPT Head Nick Turley said the chatbot is the top AI assistant and accounts for about 10% of search activity. OpenAI is testing ads but has no current plans to integrate them. Google’s Gemini 3 AI model outperforms rivals and received praise for creativity.
Version 1.2025.329 of the ChatGPT Android beta reveals code referencing ads like "search ad" and "search ads carousel," signaling ads may soon appear on ChatGPT. Despite CEO Sam Altman's earlier reluctance, OpenAI's recent job listing suggests plans for an ad platform. Ads could leverage ChatGPT's large user base and commerce features, but challenges remain in ensuring ad effectiveness.
Create professional Google Ads performance reports in Google Slides with AI insights and visualizations. Transform Google Ads data into polished presentations featuring AI-generated insights and custom visuals to impress stakeholders and streamline reporting. Use cases include reducing manual reporting time, presenting insights without design skills, maintaining reporting schedules, identifying trends, and sharing campaign insights for strategic decisions.
Claude Opus 4.5 by Anthropic is an advanced AI model excelling in coding, reasoning, and complex tasks. It outperforms previous models and humans on benchmarks, uses fewer tokens, and improves safety against prompt injection. Available via API and apps, it supports long tasks, multi-agent systems, and tools like Excel and Chrome. Pricing is $5/$25 per million tokens, making advanced AI accessible for developers and enterprises.
OpenAI's new shopping research feature in ChatGPT helps users find products by asking questions, researching online, and providing personalized buyer’s guides. Available on all plans, it works well for detailed categories like electronics and home goods. Users can guide the research and get comparisons, deals, and gift ideas. Powered by GPT-5 mini, it cites reliable sources but may have some errors. Future updates will improve personalization and direct purchasing.
Google introduced Gemini 3, its most advanced AI model, now in Google Search's AI Mode for U.S. Pro and Ultra subscribers. It offers improved reasoning, deeper understanding, and dynamic visual layouts with interactive tools and simulations tailored to queries. Gemini 3 enhances search by better grasping intent and finding new content. Upcoming updates will route complex queries to Gemini 3, providing custom visuals and real-time coded simulations.
Google launched Nano Banana Pro, an advanced image generation and editing model built on Gemini 3 Pro. It offers improved reasoning, real-world knowledge, and real-time data for creating accurate visuals like infographics and diagrams. It supports better text rendering in multiple languages, high-fidelity visuals with up to 14 image inputs, and creative controls for editing. Available across Google products with AI image watermarking.
Snap Inc. and Perplexity will integrate Perplexity’s AI answer engine into Snapchat in early 2026, letting nearly 1 billion users ask questions and get verified answers inside the app. Perplexity will pay Snap $400 million over a year. This expands Snapchat’s AI features alongside its My AI chatbot, aiming to enhance discovery and learning through conversational AI within the app.