On February 18, 2026, alongside the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, India, Google rolled out a slate of AI product updates — including a new real-time speech-to-speech translation model, learning features in the Gemini app, and updated usage figures for SynthID verification[1]. The company also announced "America-India Connect," a new fiber-optic route linking the U.S., India, and multiple Southern Hemisphere locations, two Google.org grant programs totaling $60 million, and fresh research collaborations led by Google DeepMind, framing the package as a parallel push on both products and underlying infrastructure to bring AI to more users worldwide[1].

A 70+ Language Speech-to-Speech Translation Model, Plus Multilingual Search Live and Lens

The headline product news is a new speech-to-speech translation model that supports real-time translated conversations in over 70 languages, including 10 Indic languages such as Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu[1]. The same model also powers AI-driven speaking and listening practice tailored to each learner's level and ability, which Google is positioning as a way to help people pick up new languages[1].

Search Live, the company's real-time voice and camera tool, will expand its language coverage in the coming weeks, adding Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, and more so users can ask questions about what they see in their own language[1]. Lens is also being upgraded: it will now detect blurry images and ask follow-up questions to improve the accuracy of results[1].

SynthID Used Over 20 Million Times; Gemini Adds JEE Main Practice for Indian Students

On the trust-and-safety side, Google shared concrete usage figures. Since launching in November 2025, the SynthID verification feature in the Gemini app — which helps users tell whether an image, video, or audio clip was generated by Google AI — has been used more than 20 million times across multiple languages[1]. Circle to Search and Lens are also gaining the ability to identify scam messages, helping millions of users avoid fraud[1].

In learning, Google has added new self-study features and JEE Main practice tests to the Gemini app for students in India, with the same capabilities coming soon to AI Mode in Search. According to Google, both Gemini and AI Mode have grown to the point where India is one of their top three countries by usage[1].

$60M in Grants and a Karmayogi Tie-Up to Lift AI Skills

Alongside the product updates, Google announced a series of foundational programs. Google.org launched a $30 million Global AI for Government Innovation Impact Challenge(approximately ¥4.7 billion)※ at an exchange rate of ¥157 per USD to support partnerships that transform public services using AI, plus a $30 million AI for Science Impact Challenge(approximately ¥4.7 billion) to back researchers using AI to drive scientific breakthroughs[1]. As part of its National Partnerships for AI initiative, Google DeepMind is providing access to its frontier AI for Science models to Indian government bodies and local research institutions, and powering innovation hubs with GenAI assistants[1].

For skills, Google is rolling out an AI Professional Certificate program globally in collaboration with government bodies, education institutions, and employers; in India, the program will be delivered through Wadhwani AI to students and early-career professionals[1]. Google Cloud has also struck a new deal with Karmayogi Bharat to underpin the iGOT Karmayogi platform, which serves over 20 million public servants across more than 800 districts in India. The platform will progressively offer content in 18+ Indian languages, with legacy training repositories digitized and made searchable[1].

Google cited a fresh statistic: 74% of public servants worldwide are already using AI on the job, but only 18% believe their governments are using it effectively[1]. The new grants and the Karmayogi partnership are intended to close that "using-but-not-yet-effective" gap. On the infrastructure side, the new America-India Connect fiber-optic routes will sit alongside the previously announced $15 billion(approximately ¥2,355 billion)※ at an exchange rate of ¥157 per USD investment in foundational AI infrastructure in India, increasing the redundancy of digital connectivity between the U.S., India, and the Southern Hemisphere[1]. The package builds on Google's earlier claim of having trained more than 100 million people in digital skills globally[1].

Summary

Google's announcements at the AI Impact Summit 2026 line up product upgrades — the 70-language translation model, multilingual Search Live and Lens, and SynthID's 20-million-plus usage milestone — alongside foundational moves: $60 million in grants, new subsea/fiber routes, and direct partnerships with the Indian government. Rather than a single flashy product reveal, the package emphasizes a steady build-out of the foundations needed to push AI from India outward to the rest of the world.

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