Google I/O 2025 live coverage: Google AI Ultra, Project Mariner, Gemini app updates, and more

Gemini’s Deep Research feature gets customization options

Deep Research, the feature in Google’s Gemini app that searches across the web to compile research reports on a topic, is getting an upgrade. Soon, Deep Research will be able to search across Google Drive and Gmail in addition to other sources, making research reports more customizable and personalized. 

Google also noted that, as of today, users can guide Deep Research by uploading a file and entering a question or prompt.

People are chatting with Gemini Live a lot

Josh Woodward, Google’s newly appointed head of the Gemini app, says Gemini Live is gaining major traction with users. Woodward says people are talking more to Gemini Live, too, noting that conversations are 5x longer than regular AI chats. The real-time AI voice feature will soon integrate with other Google apps, such as Google Calendar and Google Tasks.

Got a test? Don’t worry

Josh Woodward said that Google’s vision for Gemini is to create videos based on an exam that is in your calendar.

“Imagine you’re a student, you’ve got a big physics exam looming, and instead of scrambling, Gemini sees it on your calendar a week out, but it doesn’t just remind you. It comes with personalized quizzes crafted from your materials, notes from your professor, even photos, handwritten notes. That’s not just helpful, it’s going to feel like magic.

“And imagine the step beyond that, where Gemini can go off and make custom explainer videos based on your interest so you can understand a topic better.”

Another revenue play 

Google announced a new subscription plan called Google AI Ultra. The company seems to be betting on the classic FOMO/VIP strategy to sell this subscription plan, which offers “the highest level of access” to Google’s AI-powered apps and services. 

That access will cost ya. As Kyle Wiggers reports, the plan costs $249.99 per month. Check out the rest of the story here. 

Vidhya Srinivasan, VP/GM, Advertising and Commerce at Google I/O

Vidhya Srinivasan has made a few announcements. The one that caught my attention is a new “try on” feature that will help you virtually try on clothes so you get a feel for how styles might look on you. Stay tuned for more.

AI Mode is a sports guru — and can book tickets for you

Google previewed an upcoming feature of AI Mode, its AI-powered experience for Google Search. Starting this summer, AI Mode will be able to write analyses and create data visualizations for certain sports and financial questions. 

The company also showed at its Google I/O conference how AI Mode can find things like tickets for upcoming baseball games, and even fill out the forms necessary to get the best seats for a particular price range. AI Mode will help with these kinds of tasks soon, Google says, starting with event tickets, restaurant reservations, and appointments for local services.

Some of the faces we’ve seen and heard from today

Google CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off the Google I/O 2025 conference, but maybe you’re wondering who else has been onstage? Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has made a few announcements and Liz Reid VP, Head of Search, just left the stage.

Now, Rajan Patel, VP of Search Engineering, is talking about AI mode in search. He mentioned that “complex analysis and data visualization is coming this summer for sports and financial questions.”