We react to Google I/O 2026
…The Vergecast went live right after the show, with senior AI reporter Hayden Field joining me to discuss the highlights. First up, we talk about the buzzword of the show: agents, which…
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Windows is back on the Microsoft menu
…Microsoft has been clear that it sees Windows as a home for AI agents and workloads, but it also unveiled Project Solara this week, a new platform for agent-first devices. Microsoft…
The AI-designed car is taking shape
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Blazer_AI_Aero.png?quality=90&strip=all] Agentic agility Whether AI is a boon or a debacle largely depends on…
Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
…Surface Laptop Ultra, and MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/rtx-spark-laptops-first-confirmed-hp-lenovo-msi-microsoft-dell-asus_61d8c9…
Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
…Google is even planning to give Gemini Spark access to local files on Mac computers, similar to OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent platform that poses a range of security risks. During…
Microsoft’s next-gen quantum chip cuts timeline to useful quantum computing
…stack and some help from Microsoft Discovery’s agentic AI. [Image: Majorana 2 should help cut the time to useful quantum computing. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026…
The post-search Google era begins
…But what if it’s an AI agent doing the searching? And it’s doing it proactively? Without even telling you about it? In the world Google imagines, in which so much…
Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo
Google’s new “24/7” AI agent, Gemini Spark, can be shockingly good at doing things on your behalf. But I’m not sure it’s worth the financial cost and potential…
Canva’s AI 2.0 update goes all in on prompt-powered design tools
…Canva automatically generating everything “ready to refine or publish.” “Canva AI 2.0 transforms Canva into a conversational, agentic platform where teams can go from idea to execution in one place…
Uber employees have a Dara AI
…This is far beyond logistics for a platform that was pretty much organized around logistics. Tell me about that in the context of risk and trade-offs and platform bet. First I…