Google Search has introduced a new plus button that allows users in the US to upload images and documents for AI-powered analysis via Google AI Mode, enhancing its capabilities amid intense competition in the AI space, particularly against OpenAI.
Google is enhancing its AI Mode with new features aimed at helping students study and explore topics more effectively, including image uploads, real-time camera sharing, easier access to Lens in Chrome, and the ability to upload PDFs and use Canvas for creating study guides, primarily available to US users.
Instagram now supports photos with a 3:4 aspect ratio, allowing images to appear exactly as shot without cropping, aligning with most phone camera defaults. This update follows previous changes to profile grid shapes and caters to the trend of vertical and rectangular images.