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Google expands Gemini AI assistant to Chrome in 7 Asian-Pacific countries, bringing conversational AI to 2 billion Chrome users in the region

Google expands Gemini AI assistant to Chrome in 7 Asian-Pacific countries, bringing conversational AI to 2 billion Chrome users in the region

Google rolled out Gemini—its conversational AI assistant (a chatbot that understands context and generates human-like responses)—in Chrome across Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The feature launched on both desktop and iOS versions except in Japan, where only desktop is included.

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