Google's Gemini Spark is an agentic AI assistant The AI agent is rolling out to testers this week. By Mariella Moon May 19, 2026 1:45 pm EST Google has announced a "24/7 personal AI agent" called Gemini Spark at this year's I/O developer conference. …
… The company paints a scenario where users might see a travel brochure in a hotel and ask Gemini to find a similar tour on Expedia. Understandably, some people might be reluctant to give an AI agent control over their phone. …
… There was also plenty of hype around AI agents during NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's Computex keynote today. I could see people who are already fully onboard with NVIDIA's ecosystem on their desktops picking a slim RTX Spark laptop for gaming and AI computing on the go. …
… When enabled, the Claude AI chatbot will first prioritize connectors to supported services such as the Google workplace suite or Slack, but if a connector isn't available, it will be able to still execute an assigned task. …
… Computer use is available to macOS users first, with availability for people in the EU and UK to follow soon. Similarly, Brits and Europeans will need to wait to try the memory features OpenAI has built into Codex.
… That also made it popular among the AI crowd, first for its ability to run local large language models, and later as a dedicated computer for AI agents like OpenClaw . …
Google debuts AI-powered tools to optimize scientific research workflows Three new features will be available under the Gemini for Science collection. …
… Just a few days ago, OpenAI introduced its own cybersecurity initiative in response to Glasswing and Mythos. OpenAI's Daybreak uses its various AI models, including its specialized security agent Codex. …
… What are rate limits on AI chatbots? Antrhopic Before I get to Anthropic's specific policies, let's talk about why AI rate limits exist in the first place. …
… Live Coverage is Over 142 Updates May 19th @ 2:59 PM EDT Aaron Souppouris Catch up on all of Engadget's stories from Google I/O 2026 The show's over, but if you'd like a deeper look into Google I/O, you can find links to all of Engadget's coverage below: Everything announced at Google I/O 2026 Sams… …