Google Chrome tests Gemini-powered AI "Skills"

Published on January 18, 2026

Google is testing "Skills" for Gemini in Chrome, which will allow AI in Chrome to perform tasks automatically, and it could challenge Perplexity Comet or Edge's Copilot mode. [...]

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