

Nick Fox
224 posts

@thefox
SVP, Knowledge & Information @google | optimist | love to build products that you hopefully love to use!









Today @GoogleMaps is getting its biggest upgrade in over a decade. By combining our Gemini models with a deep understanding of the world, Maps now unlocks entirely new possibilities for how you navigate and explore. Here’s what you need to know 🧵



Google is officially turning Search into a fully interactive workspace! "Canvas in AI Mode" is now rolling out to all U.S. users. Canvas acts as a dedicated side-panel workspace where you can organize long-term plans and projects without leaving the search page. The feature has been upgraded to support creative writing and coding tasks. You can now use Search to draft full documents or build custom, interactive tools (like a real-time tracking dashboard for academic scholarships). Unlike standalone chatbots, Canvas prototypes actively pull the freshest information directly from the live web and Google’s Knowledge Graph to populate your tools and documents. Once Canvas generates a tool or document, you can test its functionality, toggle a view to see the underlying code, and use conversational follow-ups to refine it until it perfectly matches your needs.

They let @macyagilliam in the Google Maps car and the first thing she did was immortalize herself on Street View and take it through a drive thru... But wouldn't we all? Watch here: youtu.be/M8G44b0mljw?si…

Google Translate is getting new AI-powered updates that provide more context and clearer nuances for your translations. English is my second language and this would've been a lifesaver when I was learning English. You can now: 📲 Easily see translation alternatives with quick explanations of when/why/how to use each one 💬 Tap “understand” to dive deeper on the nuances of translation options 🗣️ Seamlessly ask follow up questions and refine your translation for your specific conversation


Our new Nano Banana 2 model is out today! Even better image generation, and it debuts at #1 on the Image Arena. You too can make a bunch of awesome images!

