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Updated · The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News · Jul 30
Gemini Spark Expands to 160 More Countries as Chrome Integration Automates Web Errands
Updated
Updated · The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News · Jul 30

Gemini Spark Expands to 160 More Countries as Chrome Integration Automates Web Errands

3 articles · Updated · The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News · Jul 30

Summary

  • Google opened Gemini Spark to Google AI Pro subscribers in more than 160 additional countries, broadening access to its task-automation tool starting Thursday.
  • Chrome integration adds a new “auto browse” feature that, with user permission, can use logged-in accounts and saved passwords to handle web errands such as scheduling apartment viewings or researching flights and starting bookings.
  • The system keeps users in the loop on sensitive steps like payments and is designed to guard against threats including prompt injection while carrying out those tasks.
  • Those Chrome-based capabilities are rolling out first in the U.S., with Google planning to extend them to more regions later.

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