Gemini app getting more real-time information with news partnership

Google today announced a news partnership with The Associated Press (AP) to “provide fresh results for the Gemini app.”

The AP will specifically “deliver a feed of real-time information to help further enhance the usefulness of results displayed in the Gemini app.” Google says this “will be particularly helpful to our users looking for up-to-date information.”

Gemini today can reference news articles when you ask it for information (like “what’s the latest on [x]”) about current events. 

Noting how the AP already provides “up-to-date and accurate information for features in Google Search,” Google is more broadly “identifying specific types of information and data that can help improve our products and services for people everywhere.”

“AP and Google’s longstanding relationship is based on working together to provide timely, accurate news and information to global audiences,” says AP Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer Kristin Heitmann. “We are pleased Google recognizes the value of AP’s journalism as well as our commitment to nonpartisan reporting, in the development of its generative AI products.”

In other Gemini app developments today, gemini.google.com/extensions has been updated with categories:

Productivity: Google Workspace

Travel: Google Flights, Google Hotels, and Google Maps

Media: YouTube and YouTube Music

Learning: OpenStax 

This organization will be helpful on Android where there are currently 13 Gemini Extensions.

Finally, Google made a tweak this week on Android so that “Ask about this screen” and “Ask about this PDF” have dropped the “this” to simplify the suggestion chip above the Gemini overlay. This change is currently live with the latest Google app beta (version 16.1.38).

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