Google is rolling out a slew of updates for its Gemini AI services. This time, the improvements are focused on free users, who can now access features like Gems and Deep Research, which were previously behind a paywall.

Google went from being a dark horse in the AI space to a frontrunner with its Gemini offerings. To keep up that momentum, Google is announcing a slew of Gemini updates that will enhance the AI assistant's overall experience -- including for free users.

This is the first official declaration from Google that the Google Assistant is on its way out, but it’s not like we weren’t expecting it. Gemini is already the default experience on most mainstream Android devices,