Google Revamps Its Iconic Search Bar for the First Time in 25 Years
The redesign lets users ask longer questions, upload images and videos, and use AI agents that can automate searches, Google said.
- On Tuesday, Google announced it is widening its iconic search box for the first time in 25 years, transforming it into an AI assistant capable of booking restaurants, tracking news, and processing complex questions.
- CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled these changes during Google's annual developer conference in Mountain View, introducing Gemini Spark, a personal AI agent launching next week for top-tier subscribers in the United States.
- Riding a wave of "agentic" AI gripping Silicon Valley, these upgrades allow software to autonomously book flights and manage emails, positioning Google to compete against rivals OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Financial analyst Richard Kramer of Arete Research noted the interactive features help Google generate more advertising revenue, as longer queries provide deeper insights into user behavior and connect customers with retailers.
- Regulatory scrutiny remains a challenge for the company, including a lawsuit from Penske Media regarding search clicks and ongoing disputes with the European Commission over news content in AI summaries.
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Google’s search bar undergoes its biggest transformation in 25 years. The technological giant announced yesterday in his developer event I/O that generational artificial intelligence (AI) will be fully present in its star product, the search engine, whose appearance also changes: instead of a thin box, there is now a space in which a whole paragraph fits. The goal is that a couple of words, such as “Shoe Congress”, will no longer be introduced, …
Google is continuing to develop its search mask for the era of artificial intelligence that has hardly been changed for decades. Among other things, the search field will expand as needed to allow longer inquiries. Besides text, it can also be filled with images, files or videos, as the Internet group announced at its developer conference Google I/O. In recent years, much speculation has been made as to whether new rivals who want to provide ans…
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Google wants its search bar to act on your behalf in AI revamp
Google on Tuesday showed off new plans to turn its famous search bar into an AI assistant that can book restaurants, track news and contact businesses
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