One of the key benefits of this updated Gemini Live notification panel is that you can pause/hold and resume the conversation without having to go back to the app. By contrast, in its current form, tapping the "End Live mode" on the notification ends that session, thus requiring users to manually reopen the Gemini app to resume the conversation.

Alphabet's fourth-quarter earnings day is here, with numbers expected to be released after the markets close Tuesday. This will be followed by an earnings call at roughly 4:30 p.m. ET. The stock has been riding high over the past month as investors grew bullish over Google's AI investment.

Google has started rolling out a new update for the Google app that brings new phone call-style notifications for Gemini Live.