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The Rundown: Google just announced a wave of AI upgrades and Gemini integrations into its Chrome browser, including the addition of agentic browsing, built-in image generation, Personal Intelligence, and more. The details:
- Auto Browse controls Chrome in its own tab, clicking through sites and completing tasks— also pausing before sensitive actions like payments.
- Gemini now lives in a persistent sidebar, letting users ask questions, compare products across tabs, and leverage Google apps like Gmail and Calendar.
- New Nano Banana integration lets users create images directly in the browser, with Personal Intelligence also coming soon for more personalized answers.
Why it matters: There’s been no shortage of AI-first browser competition (OpenAI’s Atlas, Perplexity’s Comet, Dia, etc.) over the past year, but adoption has mostly been lacking — leaving Google with the perfect opportunity to simply continue weaving Gemini into its dominant Chrome platform and integrating deeper with its apps.