The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/verge-google-beam-ai-agent.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Google is experimenting with AI agents for Google Beam After renaming…
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Satya Nadella seemed to forget he currently served on the board of a nonprofit.
…YouTube Shorts with AI Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads It’s make or break time for AI labeling systems If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no…
The 5 biggest changes coming to Gemini
…It also offers a “major leap forward” when it comes to coding useful AI agents, beating Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding and agentic benchmarks, according to Google. This is just the…
Would you let robots spend your money? Google is betting on it
…Using Gemini Spark, a new “24/7 personal AI agent” announced by Google, users will also be able to give AI agents more specific guidelines for purchases, like the brands they like…
“We have each other’s phone numbers,” Nadella says of Musk.
…YouTube Shorts with AI Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads It’s make or break time for AI labeling systems If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no…
Anthropic is programming Claude to “dream.”
The AI startup says “dreaming” will allow Claude to review previous sessions to “find patterns and help agents self-improve.” This feature, which is rolling out in research preview, is supposed to…
Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-like AI bots for Copilot
…enterprise context.” OpenClaw is an open-source platform that allows users to create AI-powered agents that run locally on a user’s device. The platform rose in popularity earlier this…
Microsoft Build
…Microsoft Microsoft’s Project Solara is an OS for AI agent gadgets Jay Peters and Tom Warren Jun 2 Richard Lawler Jun 2 Microsoft’s AI agent OS: Project Solara. Microsoft just…
Google shuts down Project Mariner
…Google also folded Project Mariner’s agentic capabilities into its AI-powered search feature, AI Mode. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/project-mariner-shutdown.png…
Inside Google’s Beam Lab, an AI face appears
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/verge-google-beam-ai-agent.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Today, Google is experimentally revealing “Beam video agents,” which it’s…