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Dec 22, 2025
Catch up on major Google AI moments this year across Gemini, Search, Pixel and more.
Google had a busy 2025 with many AI product and feature announcements. Gemini updates, AI Mode in Search and new hardware were just a few of the highlights. Look forward to more AI advancements from Google in 2026.
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As 2025 comes to a close, it’s only natural to look back on our biggest AI moments of the year. And what a year it’s been — we shared hundreds of AI announcements about products and features meant to make people’s lives easier in ways big and small. Take a look back at some of our biggest AI news this year (and check out our favorite AI tips we shared this year, too.)
New year, new AI. We kicked off 2025 with a bunch of updates to Gemini, Android, Google TV, educational tools like NotebookLM and more — all to bring the benefits of AI right into your hands. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
In February, our CEO Sundar Pichai shared that he believes AI is the most profound shift in our lifetimes. To that end, the month’s news showed how AI is making a real difference, from helping people find new jobs to helping scientists create novel hypotheses and research plans. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
AI Mode in Search debuted in March, and it’s been evolving ever since to help you find answers to your toughest questions. Other heavy AI hitters this month included the introduction of Gemini 2.5 and Gemma 3, along with a slew of Gemini updates for creativity and collaboration. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
Our April AI announcements ran the gamut: On the infrastructure side, we unveiled Ironwood, our latest TPU. And to foster creativity, we brought our video generation model Veo 2 to new products. Some language-related news — about both humans and dolphins! — put an extra spring in our April AI step. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
The return of Google I/O meant that many of the month’s biggest announcements stemmed from our annual developer conference. We explained how we’re making AI more helpful with Gemini, welcomed our AI filmmaking tool, Flow, to the stage and shared plenty more exciting updates across a ton of products. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month (and as a bonus, here are 100 things we announced at I/O 2025).
In June, we dove into updates to help people more easily build and create with Gemini, find information with Search Live and use technology more naturally day-to-day with Android. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
July hinted at the many different ways Googlers are bringing AI to products and tools meant to make people’s lives easier and more productive. Animating images with a new photo-to-video capability in Gemini? Sure! Unsubscribing from emails with Gmail’s new “Manage subscriptions” feature? Yes, please. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
August tends to be a big month for hardware at Google, and this year was no exception thanks to our latest Pixel lineup. We also officially unveiled Nano Banana, our viral image editing model from Google DeepMind. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
Chrome took center stage in September as we made many new updates to help you get things done faster, easier and more safely than ever with new AI features. We also shared Pixel and Android drops, plus the official launch of Search Live. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
In October, we announced a specialized model built on Gemini 2.5 Pro’s capabilities to power agents that can interact with user interfaces. We also shared updates to generative AI tools, Google Home and Nano Banana. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
With the announcement of Gemini 3, November marked one of our biggest news moments of the year. Although many of the month’s top announcements were Gemini 3-related, we were hard at work elsewhere, too — like Google Maps. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
We didn’t let up as we rounded the bend of 2025. Instead, we squeezed even more AI news into an already jam-packed year with the introduction of Gemini 3 Flash, our annual Year in Search release and still more announcements to round us out. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
2025 was a banner year for AI at Google, with launches and updates spanning a ton of products. Even though the topics ran the gamut, our theme remained making AI helpful for everyone — and there’s even more to come in 2026.
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