Gemini gets a morning routine, a new look, and an AI agent that never sleeps

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Google unveiled major Gemini app updates at I/O 2026, including a personalised Daily Brief digest, a Neural Expressive redesign, and a cloud-based AI agent called Spark. The app now has 900 million monthly users, and the new features position Gemini as a proactive assistant rather than a reactive chatbot.

Google used the opening keynote of I/O 2026 to unveil a wave of updates to its Gemini app, headlined by a feature called Daily Brief, a personalised morning digest that pulls from a user’s inbox, calendar, and task list to deliver a prioritised overview of the day ahead. The feature does not merely summarise, it also suggests next steps, surfacing the most pressing items first. Daily Brief is rolling out today to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in the United States.

The update arrives as Gemini’s user base has grown sharply. Google said the app now serves more...

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