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<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/IO26_Dialogues_3z680sK.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">A recap of the 2026 I/O Dialogues, where leaders discuss the future of AI, quantum computing, robotics and creativity.

Google once again has a model worth at least some consideration.

Streaming vision-language models (VLMs) continuously generate responses given an instruction prompt and an online stream of input frames. This is a core mechanism for real-time visual assistants. Existing VLM frameworks predominantly assess models in offline settings. In contrast, the performance of a streaming VLM depends on additional metrics beyond pure video understanding, including proactiveness, which reflects the timeliness of the model’s responses, and consistency, which captures the rob

MagenticLite is an agentic system for small models that works across the browser and local file system in a single workflow. It combines specialized models and orchestration to support efficient agentic performance on everyday tasks. The post MagenticLite, MagenticBrain, Fara1.5: An agentic experience optimized for small models appeared first on Microsoft Research.

New Zealand is a country famed for its dramatic landscapes, but its linguistic landscape is arguably just as interesting. Of its three official languages, only te reo Māori (the Māori language) could be described as indigenous. Though spoken fluently by just 4.3 percent of the population, national statistics show that about 30 percent of New Zealanders can speak more than a few words or phrases of the language.But ask ChatGPT to write te reo Māori and it will oblige, fluently answering your ques

When a group of academics started making open-source robotics hardware, a generation of roboticists got years of their lives back. Now, the bigger challenge is getting robots to think—and that’s starting to be open sourced too.The shift is still early, but companies including Hugging Face, Nvidia, and Alibaba have all made significant bets on open-source robotics in the last two years, releasing tools and models aimed at the higher-level work of getting robots to reason, decide, and act. The ope

Vega turns a full credential into a single proof, sharing only what is needed and nothing more, with performance that works in real apps. The post Vega: Zero-knowledge proofs for digital identity in the age of AI appeared first on Microsoft Research.

Even in a relatively quiet period, AI is out there creating new knowledge.

This sponsored article is brought to you by Wetour Robotics.A field technician on a wind turbine, harness clipped, both hands on a wrench, needs to send a command to the diagnostic device hanging at her belt. A logistics worker on a loading dock, gloves on, eyes on the pallet, needs to redirect a connected lift. A person using an assistive mobility device on a crowded street wants to nudge it forward without taking out a phone or speaking aloud. None of these moments call for a smarter robot. Th

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/MissouriSocial.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">We’re helping build the state’s next-generation workforce and investing in energy programs.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/100_things_Social.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">We've been busy! Here’s a rundown of the top announcements, launches and demos at I/O 2026.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Screenshot_2026-05-15_at_4.21.2.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">See and hear your colleagues in true-to-life size and sound, making hybrid meetings feel more inclusive and connected.

I cannot emphasize enough the need to let kids be kids.

We talk to an expert about the risks from AI hackers

General Science

For a quarter century, the Google search box has been one of the most recognizable interfaces in computing: a thin white rectangle, a blinking cursor, a few typed words, and a list of blue links. On Tuesday, Google will formally retire that paradigm.At its annual I/O developer conference, Google announced a sweeping redesign of the search box itself — the literal text field where billions of queries begin every day — transforming it from a simple keyword input into a dynamic, AI-driven conversat

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/AI_Mode_US.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">One year after launch, see how AI Mode’s users are shifting from keywords to natural language queries.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/GoogleWorkspace-IO.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Announcing new voice capabilities in Gmail, Docs and Keep, a new design tool called Google Pics and updates to AI Inbox.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/SundarKeynote-hero.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">The latest from Google I/O: See how we’re helping you get more done with Gemini.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/gemini-3-5__keyword__blog-heade.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">At Google I/O we released Gemini 3.5, our latest series of models combining frontier intelligence with action.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Search_AI_and_search_engine_v46.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">We shared the next step in our journey to bring together the best of a search engine with the best of AI.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/I_O_26_Header_1_AYohnR4.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Introducing a $100 AI Ultra plan — plus, new features and benefits for Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/Collection-Hero.gif">At Google I/O 2026, we shared how we’re making AI more helpful for everyone. See everything we announced.

Modern large language models (LLMs) extend context lengths to millions of tokens, enabling coherent, personalized responses grounded in long conversational history. However, the Key-Value (KV) cache grows linearly with the extended dialogue history, causing the model’s memory footprint to quickly exceed device limits. While recent KV cache compression methods attempt to reduce memory usage, most apply cache eviction after processing the entire context, incurring unbounded peak memory usage. Addi

Biologists use Co-Scientist to find novel factors that successfully rejuvenate human cells.

This presentation highlights recent efforts at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to advance agentic AI for collaborative robotic teams. It begins by framing the core challenges of enabling autonomy, coordination, and adaptability across heterogeneous systems, then introduces a scalable architecture designed to support agentic behaviors in multi-robot environments. The talk concludes with key challenges encountered and practical lessons learned from ongoing research and development.Key

This sponsored article is brought to you by Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) supported by Business Events Australia.Melbourne’s reputation as a global events city, from the Australian Open tennis and Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix to hosting NFL regular season games, now intersects with a different form of scale: large-scale compute, data-intensive research, and advanced engineering. Long recognized for delivering complex international events, the city is applying the same organisational capab

We’re expanding access to Google AI Ultra subscribers globally and introducing a new capability powered by Street View.

A collection of science tools and experiments to expand the scale and precision of scientific exploration.

We're expanding our tools to help you understand how content was created and edited across the web.

AI-powered voice and audio tools are becoming increasingly embedded in daily life, from digital assistants to smart speakers and customer service bots. Advances in large audio-language models (LALMs), which can both analyze and generate audio, now make it possible to control devices using voice commands, transcribe meetings automatically, or identify a song playing in the background. These models are also increasingly equipped with the ability to communicate with external services and operate ot

Google DeepMind and Singapore partner to apply frontier AI to address complex challenges across health, education, and sustainability and more.

Clare Bryant uses Co-Scientist to identify genetic triggers in emerging infectious diseases.

Calico Life Sciences uses Co-Scientist to connect scattered findings and generate new leads in aging research.

Filippo Menolascina uses Co-Scientist to identify new liver disease treatments and explain why existing drugs only help certain patients.

Co-Scientist unites Boston Children’s Hospital and MIT’s labs to explore new RNA-based treatments for ALS.