Google Maps Adds Gemini AI and 3D Navigation

Google Maps Adds Gemini AI and 3D Navigation

Google launched Ask Maps and Immersive Navigation on March 12, 2026, bringing Gemini AI to Google Maps for the first time. Ask Maps lets users ask complex conversational questions, and Immersive Navigation replaces flat 2D directions with photorealistic 3D views of the road ahead

Google Flow Merges Whisk, ImageFX, and Video into One AI Studio

Google Flow Merges Whisk, ImageFX, and Video into One AI Studio

Google merged three separate AI creative tools into one platform in March 2026. Flow now combines Whisk (mood boards and collages), ImageFX (text-to-image generation), and Flow's original video capabilities into a single workspace powered by Veo 3.1 and Nano Banana

Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Doubles Reasoning Performance

Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Doubles Reasoning Performance

Google released Gemini 3.1 Pro on February 19, 2026, reporting more than double the reasoning performance of its predecessor on key benchmarks. The model scored 77.1% on ARC-AGI-2, a test designed to measure general intelligence capabilities

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