This open-source AI tool makes Google Assistant look obsolete

OpenClaw shows what happens when an AI assistant gets real system access and starts completing tasks, over just answering ...
InfoWorld

Google expands BigQuery with conversational agent and custom agent tools

The additions let data teams ask progressive, context‑aware questions in natural language while enabling developers to deploy governed analytics agents across applications via unified API endpoints.

Gemini 3 Flash gets Agentic Vision to deliver more accurate, evidence-based image understanding

Google has introduced Agentic Vision for Gemini 3 Flash, a new capability that improves how the model understands and ...
Computerworld

Google’s old assistant stays on Android for a while longer

In March, Computer Sweden reported that Google Assistant would be replaced by the AI tool Gemini in Android-based mobile phones before the new year. With just over a week to go until the end of the ...
Engadget

Google Assistant will stick around a bit longer than expected for some Android users

Google wanted to remove Assistant from most Android phones by the end of 2025 and replace it with Gemini. But now the company has announced that it needs a bit more time to make its AI assistant the ...
techtimes

Google Assistant Remains Until Next Year, Delaying Gemini Replacement Plans for End of 2025

Google Assistant is reportedly being sunsetted this year, but the company is delaying its plans to discontinue its iconic AI-powered companion on smart devices, with the removal now expected to occur ...
The Verge

Gemini isn’t replacing Google Assistant on Android just yet

Google’s timeline for switching devices to Gemini now lands in 2026. Google’s timeline for switching devices to Gemini now lands in 2026. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, ...
9to5google

Gemini will replace Google Assistant on Android in 2026

Back in March, Google said Gemini would replace Assistant on Android phones this year. That “upgrade” is now set for 2026. Google today shared an update on its plan to “upgrade the Assistant ...
Android

Google is letting Assistant live just a little longer

Google is extending its timeline for transitioning mobile users to Gemini and will now be upgrading users from Assistant to Gemini into 2026. Google was planning to force everyone off of Assistant by ...
TechCrunch

Google tests an email-based productivity assistant

Productivity is one space where companies keep wanting to experiment with AI assistants in the hope that they will save time for users, and as a result, they will want to use those assistants more.
Polygon

Fortnite's back on Android and Google Play after court order

After five years, it looks like Epic Games and Google are finally working out their issues. Epic announced Thursday that Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the United States. "Fortnite ...