Google also promises to fix all the holes that have popped up in the AI ship as it's hurtled forward.

NotebookLM lets you generate an entire slide deck in one go, but you can't actually edit an individual slide. That's finally changing today.

Google tends to kick off its I/O event in May of each year, and 2026 is no different. This year, Google I/O will run May 19 through May 20. If you're used to watching one single livestream, that two-day schedule might come as a surprise. But I/O isn't just an announcement: It's a developer conference, spanning keynotes, demos, and product sessions.

At its core, the initiative is about building new high-capacity digital highways that can support the explosive growth of AI-driven data flows while making India a central hub in global connectivity.