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.
Google is rolling out Skills in Gemini in Chrome so users can save prompts and rerun them on the current page or selected tabs. The feature starts on Mac, Windows, and ChromeOS for English-US desktop users, with confirmations before actions like adding calendar events or sending email.
Google said on March 17, 2026 that Personal Intelligence is expanding in the U.S. across AI Mode in Search, the Gemini app, and Gemini in Chrome. The feature connects services like Gmail and Google Photos so Google can answer with more user-specific shopping, travel, and troubleshooting help, and Google says it is available to free-tier users.
A fresh Hacker News thread pushed Chrome DevTools MCP back into view because it lets coding agents attach to an already running Chrome session instead of starting from a clean browser. Google’s December 11, 2025 update combines Chrome 144 remote-debugging controls with an --autoConnect flow in the MCP server, making it easier to hand an in-progress DevTools investigation to an agent.
Google's Chrome team has released an early preview of WebMCP, a new web standard enabling direct communication between websites and AI agents. Site owners can now explicitly define how AI agents interact with their services, replacing unreliable DOM scraping with structured APIs.
Google's Chrome team has released an early preview of WebMCP, a new web standard enabling direct communication between websites and AI agents. Site owners can now explicitly define how AI agents interact with their services, replacing unreliable DOM scraping with structured APIs.
A highly discussed Hacker News post tracked Chrome’s security update for CVE-2026-2441 (High, CSS use-after-free). Google states an exploit exists in the wild and ships patched stable versions across desktop platforms.