Google's new AI Search box is here - along with agents and 5 more upgrades
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ZDNET's key takeaways
- Google Search is getting a new AI Search box.
- Search information agents monitor topics in the background.
- Agentic coding lets you build small apps in Search.
Remember when Google Search felt simple? I'd type a few words into a box, scan a list of blue links, and hope for the best. That version of Search is long gone, buried deep under AI. At I/O 2026, Google announced a bunch of Search updates that made it clear the product is becoming something more conversational, more personal, and more like an assistant that can do things for me.
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The company saidit is bringing "advanced model capabilities to Search with new AI features," including a new AI Search box, information agents, agentic coding, and...
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