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Why Google Runs AI Mode On Flash, Explained By Google’s Chief Scientist

February 18, 2026 by Asdf1662@

Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean said Flash’s low latency and cost are why Google can run Search AI at scale. Retrieval is a design choice, not a limitation, he added. In an interview on the Latent Space podcast, Dean explained why Flash became the production tier for Search. He also laid out why the pipeline … Read more

Google’s Ads Chief Details UCP Expansion, New AI Mode Ads

February 11, 2026 by Asdf1662@

Google’s VP of Ads and Commerce, Vidhya Srinivasan, published her third annual letter to the industry, outlining how the company plans to connect advertising, commerce, and AI across Search, YouTube, and Gemini in 2026. The letter covers agentic commerce, AI-powered ad formats, creator partnerships, and creative tools. Several of the announcements build on features Google … Read more