Google Search expands AI Mode with PDF uploads, planning tools, video input, and Chrome integration, offering new ways to interact with search.

Google is updating AI Mode to add support for PDF uploads on desktop in the US, which could help you digest lengthy course or work materials.

In 2025, your browser is more than just a gateway to the internet, it’s where you write, research, collaborate, and even automate tasks. And with AI extensions becoming smarter and more integrated, Chrome has quietly evolved into a powerful productivity platform.

If you don't want to use AI mode in Chrome, you can disable AI Mode in Chrome’s Address bar and search box, via REGEDIT or Settings.

Google’s accelerating shift into artificial intelligence helped propel its corporate parent to another quarter of solid growth while a crackdown on its internet empire looms in the background.

An incredibly reassuring feature is that Perplexity never completes the process without checking first. In other words, even if you prompt it to find and buy you a new pair of shoes, it will ask at the end if you’re still sure. It can also just add something to your basket or save the item if you’re not actually ready to buy yet.

Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) is finally starting to cash in on the billions of dollars it’s spending on its rapid AI buildout. The company reported better-than-anticipated earnings after the bell on Wednesday,

Wednesday’s report follows Alphabet’s better-than-expected Q1 release earlier this year, in which the company reported year-over-year growth of 12% and 49% for its top and bottom lines, respectively, after Google’s search unit generated more in sales than analysts projected.