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At Google I/O 2026, Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Think mode went generally available. It scored impressively on the 2025 USAMO math competition and added MCP support to connect with the open-source tool ecosystem. Gemini 2.5 Pro now leads both the WebDev Arena and LM Arena leaderboards.
READ MOREIn May 2026, NotebookLM integrated into Google Workspace Studio β turning your notebooks into the knowledge engine powering automated workflows. Add 10 infographic styles, PPTX export, and Cinematic Video Overviews, and you have a platform that has crossed from "summarization tool" to "content production hub."
READ MOREGemini can now generate downloadable files β Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, Markdown, and more β directly from a chat conversation. The new Notebooks feature connects Gemini projects with NotebookLM, creating a unified knowledge workspace. The copy-paste era of AI output is over.
READ MOREOn May 6, 2026, Claude Code v2.1.129 shipped with three standout features: install plugins from a URL with --plugin-url, build personal color palettes via /theme, and wipe project state cleanly with claude project purge. Anthropic also opened its official plugin directory. Claude Code is no longer just a tool β it is becoming a platform.
READ MOREGoogle launched Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite to general availability on Vertex AI. It uses 20-30% fewer tokens than the standard Flash while maintaining reasoning, coding, and multimodal performance β and it now supports supervised fine-tuning (SFT). At the same time, Deep Research opened for free on the Flash model, and Native Audio got sharper. A significant update for cost-conscious teams and individuals alike.
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