Google has announced the general availability of Gemini Embedding 2, a unified model that maps text, images, video, audio, and documents into a single semantic space. This model allows developers to process interleaved multimodal inputs in a single request, significantly improving performance for tasks like agentic RAG, visual search, and content moderation. By supporting over 100 languages and offering features like task-specific prefixes and Matryoshka dimensionality reduction, the model provides a highly efficient and accurate foundation for building complex AI agents.

by Stephanie Taylor, Mary Radomile & Lucila Ortíz, Google Summer of Code

2026 Application Statistics:

• 15,245 applicants from 131 countries submitting a total of 23,371 proposals
• Over 2,000 mentors and org admins

What's Next?

Before the first line of code is written, there is Community Bonding. This 3.5-week GSoC tradition is about more than just tool configuration; it's about immersion. It's a dedicated space for Contributors to master the codebase, align with community standards, and understand the 'why' behind their projects. By the time the coding period begins, every Contributor is ready to turn project fundamentals into real-world impact.

The official coding period begins on May 25. For our contributors, this period represents a deep dive into collaborative development, offering the chance to learn new tools and contribute to the heartbeat of open source projects.

Thank you, Mentors!

Finally, we want to express our deepest gratitude to our phenomenal Mentors and Org Admins. As AI profoundly shifts the landscape of open source communities, GSoC is no exception. Your patience, grit, and tireless volunteer efforts are the heartbeat of this program, ensuring its continued success as we welcome a new generation of contributors into the open source ecosystem.

We are giving users more control over "Take notes for me" in Google Meet with new customization options and an improved Decisions section.

Toggle which sections are enabled in-call.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

Resources

Thanks to deep integrations with both your vehicle and your apps, Gemini in cars with Google built-in will help drivers do more safely while still focusing on the road.

Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Dev 149 (149.0.7815.0) for Android. It's now available on Google Play.

You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Chrome Release Team
Google Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 149.0.7815.2 for Windows, Mac and Linux.

A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Chrome Release Team
Google Chrome

Starting June 15, 2026, the Google Ads API will begin transitioning product reporting to include data from all Performance Max networks. This update also provides comprehensive performance metrics across all campaign types and channels, including Performance Max, Shopping, Video, App, and Demand Gen.

What is changing?

Previously, reporting for products in Video, Demand Gen, and App campaigns was limited to high-level metrics like impressions and clicks. Also for Performance Max campaigns, only some networks were reported. This update introduces:

• Expanded metrics for shopping_product: Cost and Conversion metrics will start returning data for Video, Demand Gen, and App campaigns, not just Shopping and Performance Max.
• Consistent campaign reporting with shopping_performance_view: All campaign types that use Google Merchant Center (GMC) will have results returned with shopping_performance_view.
• Network transparency for Performance Max: All networks will start being returned for Performance Max campaigns when querying for shopping_performance_view, so you may notice a one-time increase in all product reporting metrics for these campaigns. Note that data for these new metrics and expanded campaign coverage will only be available starting from June 15 2026. Historical API requests for dates prior to the launch will not contain this expanded data.

If you have any questions or want to discuss this post, please reach out to us on our “Google Advertising and Measurement Community” Discord server.

 - Dora Sun - Google Ads API Team

In celebration of Route 66’s 100th anniversary, Google Maps is rolling out two new ways to help you explore it, virtually or IRL.

As AI Max turns 1, we’re helping you capture even more opportunities in the expanding Search universe.

Preferred Sources is now rolling out globally in all supported languages, giving users more control over the news they see on Search.