Cybercriminals created a zero-day exploit with AI, the first example of artificial intelligence finding and hacking software for an illicit enterprise, the tech giant says in a new report.

Google I/O 2026 kicks off May 19, and if the past few years are any indication, AI is going to be the main attraction. The two-day event will be livestreamed and is expected to cover updates across Gemini,

Google is using its latest Android rollout to position Gemini as the AI layer across phones, Chrome, laptops and cars.

The exploit code was almost too neat. When Google’s Threat Intelligence Group flagged a previously unknown software vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild in May 2026, the analysts who examined the attack noticed something unusual: the Python script used to carry out the exploit was clean,

I found 7 hidden AI models in the Google App for Gemini Live and tested them. The models behave differently. This is what I found ahead of Google I/O 2026

The project was introduced by Google DeepMind this week through a research demonstration called “Reimagining the mouse pointer for the AI era”. The company said the goal is to make AI assistance feel more natural and less disruptive by allowing the computer to understand visual and semantic context directly from the cursor’s position.

The Gemini-powered AI pointer coming to Googlebooks this fall is available to try now, but patience is required.

We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.