Welcome to Gemini season. We have returned to the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, for this year’s Google I/O. The Silicon Valley is abuzz with talk about AI search, agents, vibe coding, and e-commerce, so we anticipate significant news in these areas. We might also get to see demos of smart glasses and concept projects.
Not much hardware is expected since Google already announced the Googlebook and Fitbit Air last week. Details about Android were shared during the Android Show.
The AI scene has evolved substantially, putting pressure on Google to set Gemini apart from competitors like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude. Stay tuned for the latest from Google. We’ll provide live updates from the event, with the keynote beginning at 10AM PT / 1PM ET.