The new chatbot model, called GPT-5.2, has improved from previous versions in building spreadsheets and presentations, coding, “perceiving images,” processing longer contexts and “handling complex, multistep projects,” OpenAI said.

OpenAI recently offered its ChatGPT Go plan free for one year to Indian users, while Perplexity partnered with Airtel to bundle premium access with mobile plans. Google previously tested this approach in Indonesia and 40 other countries before bringing it to India, suggesting meticulous market validation.

Gemini’s surge underscores a shifting power balance in generative A.I. as regulators move to scrutinize Google’s tactics.

While ChatGPT still holds the lead in total users, Gemini is growing six times faster, according to a recent report.

Google has launched Disco, an experimental AI-first browser that turns browsing activity into custom web applications, as it steps up competition with a new wave of AI-powered browsers led by OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas.

Parent company OpenAI says the new model is particularly suited for work-related tasks such as spreadsheets and coding.

Google cites retailers only 4% of the time, while ChatGPT does it 36% of the time. That 9x gap means shoppers on each platform get steered in very different ways, according to new BrightEdge data.

For new users in India, Google is offering an AI Plus subscription for ₹199 ($2.21) for the first six months, after which you'll have to pay ₹399 ($4.44).

Disco is built using Google’s GenTabs technology, which observes how users interact with websites and then automatically converts these actions into tailored web apps., AI, Times Now

A new AMOS infostealer campaign is abusing Google search ads to lure users into Grok and ChatGPT conversations that appear to offer "helpful" instructions but ultimately lead to installing the AMOS info-stealing malware on macOS.