Daily Brief Feature
Google is broadening the reach of its Gemini artificial‑intelligence platform with two major moves. First, the company has made the Daily Brief feature available at no cost to all Gemini users in the United States. Introduced at the May I/O developer conference, Daily Brief automatically compiles information from Gmail, Calendar and Gemini chats, presenting immediate tasks and long‑term suggestions in a side‑panel view. Previously limited to AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers, the free rollout coincides with the retirement of Google Assistant, positioning Gemini as its full‑time replacement. Users must link a personal Google Workspace account, enable the Personal Smart Memory setting, and grant access to their data; the feature is not offered for work or school accounts. Google cautions that data may be used to train its models and could be reviewed by humans, and users can disable Daily Brief at any time.
Native Gemini Application for Windows
Second, Google has released a native Gemini application for Windows 10 and Windows 11, following a Mac version launched in April. The desktop client can be summoned instantly with Alt + Spacebar and supports a range of Gemini models—including 3.5 Flash‑Lite, 3.6 Flash, and 3.1 Pro—based on the user’s paid subscription tier. An "Extended thinking" mode assists with complex problem solving, while visual content creation leverages the Nano Banana model and video generation via Gemini Omni requires a Google AI subscription and users must be at least 18 years old. The interface mirrors popular chat‑AI layouts, offering a left‑hand chat bar, central search field, Gemini Notebook for group conversations, a Library for documents, and seamless integration with Gmail and Google Docs. A Google spokesperson said the company will continue to add features and updates to the Windows client.