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Journey back with me 20 years ago. Manufacturing leaders were asking whether automation would fundamentally change the workforce. Today, the conversation has shifted, albeit only slightly. Now, the debate centers on AI (artificial intelligence), robotics, and what many are beginning to call physical AI. And once again, the fear narrative
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The reason enterprises have been slow to connect AI agents to internal APIs and databases isn't the models — it's the credentials. In most production deployments, the agent carries authentication tokens with it as it executes tool calls, which means a compromised or misbehaving agent takes the
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Google has big promises for its AI-powered future — and a lot of it depends on your trust. At I/O 2026, Google described a bunch of new tools that it claims will make your life easier. Gemini Spark, Google’s always-on AI agent, can help organize an upcoming event, while
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Cameron Faulkner is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Nintendo recently teased the “Choose Your Game” Switch 2 console and digital game bundle, coming in early June. However, multiple retailers (including
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TL;DR Google announced AI-powered audio glasses at I/O 2026, partnering with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster, and Samsung. Powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro and Android XR, the glasses launch this autumn and take direct aim at Meta’s dominant Ray-Ban smart glasses. Google is having another go at
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TL;DR Google DeepMind has connected its Project Genie world model to Google Street View’s 280 billion images, letting users explore AI-generated simulations of real locations. Announced at Google I/O, the feature is rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US, with Waymo already using Genie
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TL;DR Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026, calling it the company’s strongest model for coding and autonomous AI agents. The model is four times faster than rival frontier models, can run autonomously for hours, and was co-developed with Antigravity, Google’s new agent-first IDE.
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TL;DR Google announced “information agents” at I/O 2026, a new AI Mode feature that runs in the background around the clock to monitor topics and deliver synthesised updates via push notifications. Described as the next evolution of Google Alerts, the agents roll out this summer to US subscribers
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TL;DR Google unveiled a radical overhaul of Search at I/O 2026, replacing the traditional search box with an AI-powered interface built on Gemini 3.5 Flash. The update introduces “information agents” that monitor the web around the clock, generative UI that builds custom tools on the fly, and
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TL;DR Google unveiled Gmail Live at I/O 2026, a Gemini-powered voice search feature that lets users ask their inbox questions conversationally. The AI Inbox experience is also expanding beyond Ultra subscribers to Pro and Plus tiers, while similar voice AI is coming to Keep and Docs. Google is
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TL;DR Google announced Antigravity 2.0 at I/O 2026, upgrading its agentic coding tool into a full developer platform with a revamped desktop app, a new CLI built in Go, and an SDK for custom agents. The update also introduces a $100/month AI Ultra plan and retires
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TL;DR Google announced voice-based prompting for Docs, Keep, and Gmail at I/O 2026, letting users create documents, organise notes, and search their inboxes by speaking instead of typing. The features are powered by Gemini AI and roll out this summer for premium subscribers and Workspace business users. Google
