On May 20, 2025, Google announced the rollout of AI Mode to all US users, featuring AI Overviews seen by 1.5 billion monthly users. AI Mode, an experimental search feature using Gemini 2.5, includes features like Deep Search and Project Mariner, signaling a shift towards AI-driven search.

On May 20, 2025, it was reported that Google’s AI overviews now reach more than 1.5 billion users every month, according to Pichai. AI Mode builds upon AI Overviews, which has 1.5 billion monthly users.

On May 20, 2025, Google announced a Gemini integration in Chrome, offering an AI browsing assistant initially for paid beta users. Starting May 21, 2025, Gemini in Chrome will be available on desktop for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the U.S. who use English on Windows and macOS, as well as Chrome Beta, Dev, and Canary users.

On May 20, 2025, at Google I/O 2025, Google announced several updates to the Gemini AI chatbot app, including more broadly available multimodal AI features, updated AI models, and deeper integrations with Google’s suite of products. Gemini now has 400 million monthly active users, and Gemini Live’s camera and screen-sharing capabilities are rolling out to all users on iOS and Android.

On May 20, 2025, it was stated that Google’s Gemini AI app has 400M monthly active users, as stated by CEO Sundar Pichai during a press briefing ahead of Google I/O 2025. Gemini now has 400 million monthly active users.

As of May 20, 2025, Google is rolling out a new “AI Ultra” subscription that costs $250 per month. It offers access to the company’s most advanced AI models and higher usage limits across apps like Gemini, NotebookLM, Flow, and more.

On May 20, 2025, at Google I/O 2025, Google announced that it is making Lyria RealTime, the AI model that powers its experimental music production app MusicFX DJ, available via an API. As of May 20, 2025, Google's Lyria RealTime model is available in Google’s Gemini API and AI Studio platform.

The Google I/O keynote on May 20, 2025, featured 15 announcements related to AI updates across its apps and AI models. This included the launch of Flow, a new tool for creating AI-generated videos using text-to-video prompts, and updates to Project Starline (becoming Google Beam).

On 2025-05-21, Microsoft blamed Apple for the delay of its Xbox mobile store, originally planned to launch in July 2024. They criticized Apple's App Store policies in an amicus brief supporting Epic Games.

Google announced on May 20, 2025, that Gemini Live will integrate more deeply with other apps in the coming weeks. This includes offering directions from Google Maps, creating events in Google Calendar, and making to-do lists with Google Tasks.

On May 20, 2025, Google announced updates to Deep Research, Gemini’s AI agent, allowing users to upload private PDFs and images. Soon, users will be able to directly integrate Drive and Gmail with Deep Research.

On May 20, 2025, Google announced that free users of Gemini are getting an updated AI image model, Imagen 4. Subscribers to the new $250-per-month AI Ultra plan will also get access to Google’s latest AI video model, Veo 3.

On May 20, 2025, Google announced that AI Mode will support complex data in sports and finance queries. It will provide answers with visualizations.

On May 20, 2025, Google announced that AI Mode will use Project Mariner to interact with the web. This will help users find the best options for restaurant reservations or concert tickets.

On May 20, 2025, Google announced that Search Live, coming later this summer, will allow users to ask questions based on what their phone's camera sees, using video and audio interaction. Gemini Live on iOS is also getting screen and camera sharing for free, branded as Live Search, and will be available in beta to Labs testers later this summer.

On May 20, 2025, Google announced that search results will be personalized based on past searches and connected Google apps (like Gmail) this summer. This offers context-aware recommendations.

On May 20, 2025, Google announced Gemini 2.5 Flash model is available to everyone on its Gemini app. They are also bringing improvements to the cost-efficient model in Google AI Studio ahead of a wider rollout.

As of May 20, 2025, Google announced that Chrome will soon be able to generate a strong replacement password and automatically update it on supported websites when it detects that a user's password has been compromised. The feature launches later this year.

On May 20, 2025, Google updated the Gemini app on iOS with the option to talk to Gemini about what’s on your screen rather than in your camera feed, making it free to iOS users.

On May 21, 2025, Google introduced “personal context” for Gemini models, allowing them to pull relevant information from across Google’s apps with user permission to personalize responses. This gives the company an advantage over competitors.

Reported on 2025-05-20, Apple is expected to overhaul its operating systems across iPhone, iPad, and Mac at WWDC in June 2025. They are also expected to release new device-specific capabilities, including battery life management and a new AI-powered Health app.

On May 20, 2025, David Pierce reported that Google is expanding AI Overviews to over 200 countries and more than 40 languages, despite some reports of inaccurate information.

On May 20, 2025, Dominic Preston reported that Google announced two new ways to access its AI-powered “Live” mode at its I/O developer conference. The feature, which allows users to search and ask about anything they point their camera at, will be available in Google Search as part of its expanded AI Mode and is also coming to the Gemini app on iOS.

On May 20, 2025, it was reported that Meta’s AI products have more than a billion monthly active users across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, according to Mark Zuckerberg.

On 2025-05-20, it was reported that Fortnite is finally back on US iPhones.

On May 20, 2025, Google announced that Gemini will now create personalized quizzes focused on areas that users find challenging.

On May 20, 2025, Google AI Mode was announced to help users buy tickets to concerts and sporting events.

On May 20, 2025, Google's AI Mode was highlighted for its Deep Search feature. Deep Search performs numerous queries to answer complex questions and provides cited reports.

On May 20, 2025, Google announced that AI Mode will include a virtual "try it on" feature for apparel, using uploaded pictures.

On May 20, 2025, Google revealed plans for a future shopping tool for US users within AI Mode. This tool will purchase items once a specific price is reached.

As of May 20, 2025, Google announced that Gmail’s upgraded smart replies will be available in English on the web, iOS, and Android. The feature will launch through Google Labs in July 2025.

On May 20, 2025, Jay Peters reported that NotebookLM now offers Audio Overviews in short (around 5 minutes) and long (around 20 minutes) formats, in addition to the default length of approximately 10 minutes.

Reported on May 20, 2025, Apple is expected to release new AI products and frameworks at WWDC in June 2025, including tools for third-party developers to create software using Apple AI models. Apple also plans to announce new access to its foundation models during the WWDC event scheduled to start on June 9th, similar to Google's Gemini Nano AI APIs.

Reported on 2025-05-21, Microsoft’s AI security chief accidentally revealed Walmart’s AI plans after a protest disrupted a Build session on 2025-05-21.

Reported on 2025-05-21, two former Microsoft employees disrupted a Build session on 2025-05-21 to protest against the company’s cloud contracts with the Israeli government.

On May 20, 2025, Alex Heath reported that Project Starline is being rebranded to Google Beam and will be available in a few offices later this year. Google has reduced the technology's size, pricing it comparably to existing videoconference systems, and is encouraging other companies to create their own hardware for Beam calls.

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Published on May 20, 2025, the article discusses a hands-on experience with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, focusing on the impression of a thin phone.

On 2025-05-21, The Linux Foundation and Meta released data indicating that open-source AI (OSAI) is fostering innovation and adoption. 94% of surveyed organizations are using AI tools.

Reported on May 20, 2025, at Google I/O 2025, Google co-founder Sergey Brin suggested the possibility of our world existing within "a stack of simulations."

On May 20, 2025, Sergey Brin stated: “Anyone who is a computer scientist should not be retired right now.”

On May 20, 2025, Google announced new video and image AI models, including Veo 3 (better quality, easier to prompt, generates video and sound together) at Google I/O 2025. Google also rolled out new capabilities for Veo 2, including improved consistency, understanding of camera movements, and the ability to add or erase objects from videos.

On May 20, 2025, Jess Weatherbed reported that Google is launching Stitch, a new generative AI tool available on Google Labs, powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro. Stitch helps developers turn UI ideas into functional designs and frontend code using text prompts and reference images.

On May 20, 2025, Google launched SynthID Detector, a verification portal using SynthID watermarking technology to identify AI-generated content, which was announced at Google I/O 2025. Since its launch in 2023, more than 10 billion pieces of media have been watermarked with SynthID.

On May 20, 2025, Google unveiled Imagen 4 at Google I/O 2025, a new image-generating AI model that delivers higher-quality results than Imagen 3. Imagen 4 is available in the Gemini app, Google’s Whisk and Vertex AI platforms, and across Google Slides, Vids, Docs, and more in Google Workspace.

On May 20, 2025, Google is exploring smart glasses as the next frontier for AI, collaborating with Warby Parker, Samsung, and Xreal. Xreal unveiled Project Aura, new AI-Powered Android XR Glasses, at Google I/O.

Victoria Song reported from Mountain View, California, on May 20, 2025, about trying out Google’s Android XR smart glasses prototypes at Google I/O 2025. Google is also exploring smart glasses as the next frontier for AI, collaborating with Warby Parker, Samsung, and Xreal.

On May 20, 2025, Jay Peters reported that Darren Aronofsky is involved in a new film with AI-generated visuals. The film, called Ancestra, is directed by Eliza McNitt and blends live-action performances with generative visuals; Google I/O is focusing on AI videos with Flow and Veo 3.

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