Google made AI Mode in Chrome available in the U.S. with a side-by-side browser layout and richer context input. Users can open web pages next to AI Mode, ask follow-up questions against the page and web, and add recent tabs, images, or PDFs into the same search flow.
Google is moving AI Mode deeper into Chrome instead of keeping it as a separate Search stop. The April 16 rollout opens pages side-by-side with AI Mode, lets users bring recent tabs, images, and PDFs into a query, and is now available in the U.S.
On April 10, 2026, Google said restaurant booking in AI Mode is expanding beyond the U.S. for the first time, adding eight markets. The move extends Google Search’s agentic reservation flow from a U.S. experiment into a broader international commerce surface.
Google expanded Search Live on March 26, 2026 to every language and location where AI Mode is available. The move pushes multimodal voice-and-camera search to more than 200 countries and territories and gives Gemini’s live audio stack a much larger real-world footprint.
Google expanded Canvas in AI Mode to everyone in the U.S. in English. The update adds stronger support for drafting documents and building interactive tools directly in Search. Google says Canvas can generate side-panel prototypes using fresh web information and the Knowledge Graph.