Google expands Gemini in Chrome across Asia-Pacific markets, adds productivity tools

Google is turning Chrome into a work assistant for users in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam, pushing Gemini deeper into the browser with page summaries, cross-tab comparisons and direct links to Calendar, Maps, Gmail and YouTube. The rollout, which Google said was going to desktop and iOS users in those Asia-Pacific markets, marks another step in its effort to make the browser itself a productivity layer rather than a place where work starts and stops.

The feature set goes beyond simple chat. Google said Gemini in Chrome can remember context from past conversations, transform images through a side-panel tool it calls Nano Banana 2, and help users move through long or messy workflows without leaving the page they are on. It also comes with prompt-injection safeguards and confirmation prompts before sensitive actions, a signal that Google knows browser-native AI will be judged as much on trust as on convenience. In the same push, Google has said Chrome’s AI tools can clarify complex information, handle tedious tasks, work across multiple tabs, improve integrations with Google apps and add AI-powered search from the address bar.

That matters because the browser has become the front door for knowledge work. Microsoft launched Copilot Mode in Edge in July 2025 as an opt-in AI browsing mode that can organize browsing into topic-based queries and compare results across tabs. OpenAI followed with ChatGPT Atlas in October 2025 and ChatGPT agent in July 2025, extending the fight well beyond a single browser feature. The pattern is clear: AI is no longer just living inside standalone apps. It is moving into the place where workers already read, research, schedule and draft all day.

For monday.com, that changes the competitive frame. The company said in February 2025 that its AI strategy would center on AI Blocks, Product Power-ups and the Digital Workforce. In July 2025, it said monday magic, monday vibe and monday sidekick marked a shift from work management to work execution. Then on March 11, 2026, monday.com said it was opening its platform to external AI agents through dedicated onboarding, letting agents sign up, authenticate and operate inside the product to organize projects, update workflows, trigger automations, generate reports and coordinate work across teams.

The company now has scale behind that positioning. monday.com reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $333.9 million, up 25% year over year, and full-year revenue of $1.232 billion, up 27%. It said customers with more than $50,000 in ARR accounted for 41% of total ARR, while monday vibe became the fastest product in company history to pass $1 million in ARR. With more than 250,000 customers worldwide, monday.com is not just selling task management anymore. It is trying to prove that a dedicated work platform still matters when AI is already sitting inside the browser.