Google’s AI Advantage, CES 2026 Highlights and More | Technology for Jan. 11 - WSJ

The launch late last year of Gemini 3, its most powerful AI model, gave Google the edge it needed to pull ahead of OpenAI in developing the most capable chatbot. Gemini usage is now on its fastest growth trajectory to date, spurred in part by the summer rollout of an image generator called Nano Banana.