Project Mariner, a Google DeepMind initiative aimed at updating how we interact with the web, was officially shut down on May 4, 2026, just 17 months after its launch. Anyone trying to access the site now will find a black, almost symbolic page marking the end of the project. Introduced in December 2024 alongside Gemini 2.0, Project Mariner functioned as a Chrome extension capable of interpreting what was on the screen—text, images, forms, or co…
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Project Mariner, a Google DeepMind initiative aimed at updating how we interact with the web, was officially shut down on May 4, 2026, just 17 months after its launch. Anyone trying to access the site now will find a black, almost symbolic page marking the end of the project. Introduced in December 2024 alongside Gemini 2.0, Project Mariner functioned as a Chrome extension capable of interpreting what was on the screen—text, images, forms, or co…