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Google’s Deep Think In Gemini App And AI Mode In Search Aims To Boost EduTech
Updated on Mon, Aug 4, 2025
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In the past few days, most companies revealed their second-quarter earnings and announced plans for the third quarter and beyond. This included investments—and it’s not a surprise that most of them focused on artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
At least, this was the case for most technology companies, while the ones actively engaged in developing AI products and services spoke about larger amounts.
Google—along with its parent company, Alphabet—said it’s seeing massive demand for its cloud computing services, which spans a surge of nearly 32% (above its estimated 26.5%). As a result, it’s looking at pouring in around $85 billion, with a focus on data centers.
This followed a previous announcement where Google promised to invest over $25 billion in data centers and AI infrastructure in states across the PJM (Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection) region in the next two years.
Prior to this, Google made a move to absorb several key staff members of Windsurf, which included a licensing deal worth $2.4 billion.
Beyond money talks, the company is pushing a wide range of AI products and services, such as adding AI shopping insights to Chrome, introducing a new photo-to-video tool, teasing the new Google Pixel 10, while its AI Overviews halves user link clicks, and more.
Now, Google’s come out with a series of announcements related to its AI capabilities, which consist of enhancing education capabilities.
FYI, Google is serious about education and infusing AI tech across various products and services. Recently, Google and Pearson partnered to revolutionize K-12 education with AI tools. More recently, Google upgraded its NotebookLM with Video Overviews, allowing users to transform complex documents into visual stories, turning notes, PDFs, and images into personalized explainer videos—making learning hands-free and visual.
So, what’s Google doing now?
Through a blog post published on its website, Google announced that it was making Deep Think available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app. It can be accessed by toggling the “Deep Think” option in the prompt bar when selecting 2.5 Pro in the model drop-down.
Initially, users will be limited to a fixed set of prompts per day. Meanwhile, it plans to release Deep Think with and without tools to a set of trusted testers via the Gemini API in the coming weeks—a move that will help it “better understand its usability for developer and enterprise use cases.”
As per Google, Deep Think pushes the frontier of thinking capabilities by using parallel thinking techniques, which allows Gemini to generate, consider, compare, combine, and revise various ideas at once, before presenting the best answer. Additionally, the extended inference time lets it explore several hypotheses, while powerful reinforcement learning techniques enable it to offer better, more intuitive problem-solving over time.
It can tackle problems that require creativity, strategic planning, and making improvements step-by-step. Its capabilities include iterative development and design; scientific, mathematical, and research discovery; and algorithmic development and code generation.
“Deep Think’s performance is also reflected in challenging benchmarks that measure coding, science, knowledge and reasoning capabilities,” said Google.
This new release incorporates feedback from early trusted testers and research breakthroughs and is more powerful than what was previously announced at Google I/O. It’s also a variation of the model that achieved the gold-medal standard at this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), but compromises on that performance for speed. Yet, it reaches a Bronze-level performance.
Google also said it was bringing the official version of the Gemini 2.5 Deep Think model that achieved the gold-medal standard with a small group of mathematicians and academics—a move that would help them gather feedback to improve the product.
For the company, taking feedback is more than just a buzzword. Recently, it rolled back the year-old decision to discontinue support for all goo.gl URLs after August 25, 2025. The decision came as Google realized such links are embedded in several documents, videos, posts and more.
“Nine months ago, we redirected URLs that showed no activity in late 2024 to a message specifying that the link would be deactivated in August, and these are the only links targeted to be deactivated,” said Google, adding, “All other goo.gl links will be preserved and will continue to function as normal.”
Google said it was making its AI Mode more powerful by bringing in a set of new features and capabilities—just in time for the back-to-school season.
“Whether you’re a student, a parent or an educator—or just wrapping up a busy summer—AI Mode can help you explore complex questions and discover high-quality information from across the web,” said the company’s blog post announcing the new additions.
These include the ability to ask questions about images and PDFs on desktop browsers. Initially, users could execute this capability by using AI Mode in the Google app on Android and iOS. However, the support for PDF uploads will come in the following weeks. Essentially, AI mode can analyze the contents of the file and combine it with results from the web to provide a response, allowing users to dig deeper.
The Canvas feature in AI Mode will help users build plans and organize information over multiple sessions using a dynamic side panel that remains updated on the go.
“No matter what you're working on, from test prep to travel planning, you can always come back to your Canvas project and pick up where you left off,” says Google.
Canvas will come to users enrolled in the AI Mode Labs experiment in the U.S. in the coming weeks. It can be accessed by selecting the “Create Canvas” option that appears when creating or planning something.
Google also revealed that it’s rolling out Search Live with video input, which infuses advanced capabilities from Project Astra directly into AI Mode.
“When you go Live with Search, it’s like having an expert on speed dial who can see what you see and talk through tricky concepts in real-time, all with easy access to helpful links on the web,” is how Google describes Search Live.
It’s fully integrated with Google Lens, and to begin leveraging its capabilities, users need to open Lens in the Google app, tap the Live icon, and ask questions while pointing their camera. They can even enjoy free-flowing, back-and-forth conversation with Search in AI Mode.
This will be available for mobile users in the U.S. who are enrolled in the AI Mode Labs experiment.
For desktop, users will be able to click on the Chrome address bar to see the new option “Ask Google about this page” in the dropdown suggestions. Here, users will get an AI Overview with a snapshot of key info directly in the side panel.
In the coming week, users will be able to follow up with more questions through AI Mode by selecting AI Mode at the top of the Lens search results or by clicking the “Dive deeper” button at the bottom of the AI Overview.
Google's moves come soon after OpenAI launched Study Mode in ChatGPT, which challenges students to actually learn, not just copy, promoting critical thinking over quick answers. Study Mode rolled out for Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users, while Edu's access is expected to come in the following weeks.
Do you think Google’s latest moves can thwart OpenAI’s Study Mode initiative?
Let us know in the comments below!
At least, this was the case for most technology companies, while the ones actively engaged in developing AI products and services spoke about larger amounts.
Google—along with its parent company, Alphabet—said it’s seeing massive demand for its cloud computing services, which spans a surge of nearly 32% (above its estimated 26.5%). As a result, it’s looking at pouring in around $85 billion, with a focus on data centers.
This followed a previous announcement where Google promised to invest over $25 billion in data centers and AI infrastructure in states across the PJM (Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection) region in the next two years.
Prior to this, Google made a move to absorb several key staff members of Windsurf, which included a licensing deal worth $2.4 billion.
Beyond money talks, the company is pushing a wide range of AI products and services, such as adding AI shopping insights to Chrome, introducing a new photo-to-video tool, teasing the new Google Pixel 10, while its AI Overviews halves user link clicks, and more.
Now, Google’s come out with a series of announcements related to its AI capabilities, which consist of enhancing education capabilities.
FYI, Google is serious about education and infusing AI tech across various products and services. Recently, Google and Pearson partnered to revolutionize K-12 education with AI tools. More recently, Google upgraded its NotebookLM with Video Overviews, allowing users to transform complex documents into visual stories, turning notes, PDFs, and images into personalized explainer videos—making learning hands-free and visual.
So, what’s Google doing now?
Deep Think In The Gemini App
Through a blog post published on its website, Google announced that it was making Deep Think available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app. It can be accessed by toggling the “Deep Think” option in the prompt bar when selecting 2.5 Pro in the model drop-down.
Initially, users will be limited to a fixed set of prompts per day. Meanwhile, it plans to release Deep Think with and without tools to a set of trusted testers via the Gemini API in the coming weeks—a move that will help it “better understand its usability for developer and enterprise use cases.”
As per Google, Deep Think pushes the frontier of thinking capabilities by using parallel thinking techniques, which allows Gemini to generate, consider, compare, combine, and revise various ideas at once, before presenting the best answer. Additionally, the extended inference time lets it explore several hypotheses, while powerful reinforcement learning techniques enable it to offer better, more intuitive problem-solving over time.
It can tackle problems that require creativity, strategic planning, and making improvements step-by-step. Its capabilities include iterative development and design; scientific, mathematical, and research discovery; and algorithmic development and code generation.
“Deep Think’s performance is also reflected in challenging benchmarks that measure coding, science, knowledge and reasoning capabilities,” said Google.
This new release incorporates feedback from early trusted testers and research breakthroughs and is more powerful than what was previously announced at Google I/O. It’s also a variation of the model that achieved the gold-medal standard at this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), but compromises on that performance for speed. Yet, it reaches a Bronze-level performance.
Google also said it was bringing the official version of the Gemini 2.5 Deep Think model that achieved the gold-medal standard with a small group of mathematicians and academics—a move that would help them gather feedback to improve the product.
For the company, taking feedback is more than just a buzzword. Recently, it rolled back the year-old decision to discontinue support for all goo.gl URLs after August 25, 2025. The decision came as Google realized such links are embedded in several documents, videos, posts and more.
“Nine months ago, we redirected URLs that showed no activity in late 2024 to a message specifying that the link would be deactivated in August, and these are the only links targeted to be deactivated,” said Google, adding, “All other goo.gl links will be preserved and will continue to function as normal.”
AI Mode In Search
Google said it was making its AI Mode more powerful by bringing in a set of new features and capabilities—just in time for the back-to-school season.
“Whether you’re a student, a parent or an educator—or just wrapping up a busy summer—AI Mode can help you explore complex questions and discover high-quality information from across the web,” said the company’s blog post announcing the new additions.
These include the ability to ask questions about images and PDFs on desktop browsers. Initially, users could execute this capability by using AI Mode in the Google app on Android and iOS. However, the support for PDF uploads will come in the following weeks. Essentially, AI mode can analyze the contents of the file and combine it with results from the web to provide a response, allowing users to dig deeper.
The Canvas feature in AI Mode will help users build plans and organize information over multiple sessions using a dynamic side panel that remains updated on the go.
“No matter what you're working on, from test prep to travel planning, you can always come back to your Canvas project and pick up where you left off,” says Google.
Canvas will come to users enrolled in the AI Mode Labs experiment in the U.S. in the coming weeks. It can be accessed by selecting the “Create Canvas” option that appears when creating or planning something.
Google also revealed that it’s rolling out Search Live with video input, which infuses advanced capabilities from Project Astra directly into AI Mode.
“When you go Live with Search, it’s like having an expert on speed dial who can see what you see and talk through tricky concepts in real-time, all with easy access to helpful links on the web,” is how Google describes Search Live.
It’s fully integrated with Google Lens, and to begin leveraging its capabilities, users need to open Lens in the Google app, tap the Live icon, and ask questions while pointing their camera. They can even enjoy free-flowing, back-and-forth conversation with Search in AI Mode.
This will be available for mobile users in the U.S. who are enrolled in the AI Mode Labs experiment.
For desktop, users will be able to click on the Chrome address bar to see the new option “Ask Google about this page” in the dropdown suggestions. Here, users will get an AI Overview with a snapshot of key info directly in the side panel.
In the coming week, users will be able to follow up with more questions through AI Mode by selecting AI Mode at the top of the Lens search results or by clicking the “Dive deeper” button at the bottom of the AI Overview.
Google's moves come soon after OpenAI launched Study Mode in ChatGPT, which challenges students to actually learn, not just copy, promoting critical thinking over quick answers. Study Mode rolled out for Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users, while Edu's access is expected to come in the following weeks.
Do you think Google’s latest moves can thwart OpenAI’s Study Mode initiative?
Let us know in the comments below!
First published on Mon, Aug 4, 2025
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