Google has pulled the plug on Mission Mariner, an experimental characteristic designed to carry out duties for you throughout the online, as reported earlier by Wired’s Maxwell Zeff. The Mission Mariner touchdown web page now accommodates a message that claims: “Thanks for utilizing Mission Mariner. It was shut down on Might 4th, 2026 and its know-how voyaged to different Google merchandise.”
Earlier this yr, Google confirmed off a brand new AI-powered characteristic, known as “auto-browse,” that may carry out multi-step duties in Chrome, like researching flight prices. Although Google doesn’t say whether or not it’s powered by Mission Mariner, it looks like a response to the agentic internet shopping instruments provided by OpenAI, Perplexity, and OpenClaw.
With the elimination of Mission Mariner, Google could also be making room for the opposite AI options that might make their debut throughout this yr’s I/O, which begins on Might nineteenth. Google didn’t instantly reply to The Verge’s request for remark.
