Welcome to Gemini at Work 2026

Thomas Kurian

CEO, Google Cloud

Editor’s note: This article is adapted from Thomas Kurian’s keynote address at Gemini at Work 2026. It includes a number of announcements:

• Gemini, a single, universal agent for work that answers your questions, handles your knowledge work, creates your images and media, and writes and runs code.
• Inline in Workspace, Gemini works directly inside Gmail, Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Chat, and Calendar, carrying the same memory, skills, and controls it has everywhere else.
• New data and analytics skillsthat allow both technical teams and everyday business users to use plain-language questions to get to actionable operational insights in minutes.
• Industry-specific specializationwith tools, skills, connectors and knowledge specific for financial services and legal teams.
• How we secure and govern agents through identity and policy management, authorization and permission controls, secure sandboxing, network gateways, and more.
• Leading cost controlsthrough multi-model orchestration, Smart Routing,...

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