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Google rolls out AI upgrades across Search, Maps and developer tools

The tech giant spent March expanding AI capabilities across its core products, from search to music generation

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Google rolls out AI upgrades across Search, Maps and developer tools

Google has published a summary of its artificial intelligence activity in March, outlining a broad push to embed AI more deeply across its consumer and developer products.

The most significant consumer move was a global rollout of Search Live to more than 200 countries and territories, alongside the US launch of Canvas in AI Mode, a new workspace designed for planning, writing and coding tasks.

Google also expanded Personal Intelligence to AI Mode in Search, the Gemini app and Google's Chrome browser across the US, enabling users to connect their Gmail and Photos accounts to the service under individual user control.

On the model side, the company released Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, described as a lower-latency, cost-efficient option, and Gemini 2.5 Flash Live, which Google says is its fastest audio model and is already available in more than 200 countries via Search Live and Gemini Live.

Google introduced Lyria 3 Pro, a music generation tool capable of producing tracks of up to three minutes, and upgraded the vibe coding experience in Google AI Studio, its browser-based development environment.

The company also shipped its March Pixel Drop, a regular software update for its Pixel hardware line, adding new Circle to Search functionality and capabilities for Pixel Watch users.

On the health side, Google announced $10 million in funding to support clinician education and expanded previews of its Fitbit personal health coach feature.

The company framed the month's work as an effort to make its AI more context-aware, describing the goal as turning devices into "proactive helpers for work, creativity, and intuitive living."

The recap

  • Google expanded Search Live and AI Mode globally.
  • Gemini 3.1 Flash Live deployed in more than 200 countries.
  • Memory and chat history import tools enable switching to Gemini.
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