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Google released an update to Nano Banana yesterday named Nano Banana Pro and it is super impressive as an image generation tool. But it is also incorporated into Google Search via Google AI Mode and available within Google Ads to help you make ad creatives.
More and more people are starting to see Google Ads within the Google AI Mode results. Google told us these ads were being tested on desktop AI Mode results back in May and over the past several weeks, more and more are starting to see them in the wild.
Google has updated the list of countries where using Google Ads for offline gambling advertising is prohibited. Google updated the list on November 19, 2025 to match countries where offline gambling is not allowed.
In April, we saw a small disclaimer on the Google AI Overviews within Google Search to “Check important info.” Well, Google is testing a much larger disclaimer, at the bottom of the AI Overview that says, “Double-check important information” and “It’s a good idea to check info in multiple places” with a “Learn more” button.