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2025 H1 Google AI updates for Gemini & Search

  • Writer: Don Batsford
    Don Batsford
  • Jul 8
  • 2 min read

For Developers & Creators: More Power, Less Cost

  • Gemini 2.5 Family Expands: The powerful Gemini 2.5 Pro and the speedy 2.5 Flash are now generally available. More importantly, Google introduced 2.5 Flash-Lite, their fastest and most cost-efficient model yet, designed for high-volume, low-latency tasks

  • Gemini in Your Terminal: For developers, the new open-source Gemini CLI, you can now integrate Gemini's coding and problem-solving power directly into your command-line workflow, for free with a personal Google account

  • Imagen 4 is Here: Google's best text-to-image model, Imagen 4, w/ vastly improved text rendering in images


The Search Revolution: AI Mode Gets a Voice and a Brain


  • Search with Voice Updates: The new Search Live with voice feature allows for a true back-and-forth conversation with Google Search. You can ask a question, get an answer, and ask a follow-up...

  • Interactive Financial Charts: Searching for stock data or financial information in AI Mode now generates interactive charts. You can hover over data points, compare time periods, and ask follow-up questions directly about the visualization


The 2SEM Take: The shift to conversational, multi-turn search means long-tail, question-based keywords are more important than ever. Your content / landing page / product needs to answer not just the first question, but the likely follow-ups.


AI All The Things:


  • Ask Photos Gets Smarter: The "Ask Photos" feature in Google Photos, powered by Gemini, is now faster and more capable. You can ask complex questions like "Show me the best food I ate on my trip to Italy" and get relevant results

  • Shareable NotebookLM: You can now publicly share your NotebookLM projects with a single link.


Longish-Term Bets on AI

Strictly FYI. While not immediately actionable for most businesses, these final updates reveal Google's massive ambition and where the technology is heading

  • For Education: Gemini for Education is a tailored version of the AI assistant designed to help teachers create content and students get personalized learning support

  • For Science & Health: Google announced AlphaGenome to better understand DNA, Weather Lab to improve cyclone prediction, and new advancements in using AI for cancer research

  • For Robotics: Gemini Robotics On-Device aims to put Gemini's reasoning capabilities directly onto robots, enabling them to perform complex tasks without constant cloud connection


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