Google’s Gemini AI is getting what could prove to be a very big upgrade: To help answers from Gemini be more personalized, the company is going to let you connect the chatbot to Gmail, Google Photos, Search, and your YouTube history to provide what Google is calling “Personal Intelligence.”

Ads in AI Overviews are already performing at "about the same rate" as traditional search ads, according to Google's VP of global ads, Dan Taylor.

Personal Intelligence is off by default, as users have the option to choose if and when they want to connect their Google apps to Gemini.

The opt-in Google AI feature makes tailored recommendations based on the information in your calendar, photos and Gmail.

The Gemini assistant experience is about to get more personal via the new Personal Intelligence feature that Google is bringing to Android, iOS, and the web.

Google's Gemini, in a pristine state, will power Siri and the broad Apple Intelligence stack. The foundations are ready, but the execution could be better than expected.

ZDNET's key takeaways Trust isn't the issue; Gemini in Gmail just lacks usefulness.AI Overviews often omit context that power users actually need.Smarter message flow control remains Gmail's biggest gap.

Google is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant