Everything Announced at Google I/O 2026: Gemini, Search, Smart Glasses
Voice editing in Google Docs is much stranger, in a new feature called Docs Live. By describing with your voice what you want to write, an agent will dictate your words, generate text, extract quotes from the web, and aim to transform your stream-of-consciousness wishes into a coherent document.
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For Gemini power users, Google is creating a new subscription tier, the AI Ultra plan, for $100 per month. It’s also dropping the price of its top Gemini AI Ultra from $250 per month to $200.
Gemini Omni
Google announced Gemini Omni, an AI video generator, similar to Sora 2. It was OpenAI’s generator that let you spoof yourself, but was ultimately killed by the company.
Google’s approach is to create a much more realistic video generator, capable of incorporating real video and extrapolating all sorts of AI-powered weirdness. Google can’t wait for you to turn Omni’s gaze on yourself, putting your face front and center. As such, selfie videos can be edited to add different backgrounds, styles or environments, making it appear as if you are somewhere other than your actual location.
The feature was introduced on stage with a video of someone recording themselves walking through a metal sculpture. They then had Omni modify the structure to look like bubbles. You can also add images and videos of yourself from your camera roll and generate just about any variety of cinematic style. Google says Omni is capable of advanced animations and fun typography.
Google’s approach is to focus Omni on video creation first, although it says still image and text features will arrive later. Eventually, Google says it wants to let Omni create any output with any input.
Read more about Omni in Reece Rogers’ story on WIRED. OmniFlash, a starter version of Omni, is available starting today for Google AI+ Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Gemini Spark
Gemini Spark is Google’s answer to OpenClaw, the viral AI-powered assistive bot that could be used to fulfill real-world needs like grocery shopping or researching vacation options (and sometimes lead you into a scam).
Spark can write emails or plan a block party and extract information from files in your Google Drive. It’s meant to be a personal agent just for you, tracking your schedule to learn the rhythms of your life, learn about upcoming major events, and help you manage long-term or recurring tasks for you.
Spark runs entirely on Google Cloud, which Google says means it can process requests in the background without having to leave your device on. For now, Spark only works with other Google software, but not yet with the Chrome browser. Google says it will happen, with third-party support, later this summer.
WIRED’s Reece Rogers takes a deeper look at Spark.
Agents love shopping
To help you manage all your online purchases, Google will begin rolling out an agent-based shopping experience. When you search for products, Google will show you the listings it hosts for products on sale at various retailers. You can also shop the old-fashioned way, by going to different websites and browsing through the listings offered there.
The big difference is that Google will now offer a universal shopping cart. Simply add the products you’re interested in while you browse and Google’s agent will organize your wishlist. It can alert you to price changes and notify you when a newer version or new color option is available. While the products are in your cart, you can ask Gemini to request more details about your potential purchases, add other products to the cart, or try to find better deals from other retailers.
