Ask Gemini in Chrome arrives in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
Google is expanding Ask Gemini in Chrome to Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa as part of a major rollout to 172 locales worldwide, bringing AI-powered browsing to 54 African countries...
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Google has launched its AI-powered Ask Gemini in Chrome feature in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, expanding its AI capabilities across more African markets.
- The feature introduces a side panel in Chrome that allows users to chat with an AI assistant directly on the current webpage for tasks like summarization and question answering.
- Google is enhancing Chrome's functionality by integrating Ask Gemini with services such as Gmail, Maps, and YouTube.
- This rollout is part of a broader initiative to make Chrome more helpful, with additional features like image transformation using prompts also included.
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