… The real test will be just how well Gemini Spark and Microsoft Scout manage to organize daily work life without any major security hiccups, and just how quickly these AI agents can learn habits and preferences, just like a human assistant.
… Windows adds guardrails for OpenClaw and other AI agents Image: OpenClaw on Windows. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/windows-11-openclaw.png?quality=90&strip=all Speaking of OpenClaw, Microsoft is trying to make the AI agents safer to run through something called Mi… …
… Microsoft is also exploring OpenClaw-like agents tailored to certain roles, such as marketing, sales, and accounting, to “limit the permissions the agent needs,” siloing them from other parts of a business, according to The Information. …
… Microsoft also rolled out a new Android-based OS called Project Solara that’s designed for gadgets that run AI agents. …
… The big focuses of Microsoft’s Build 2025 keynote were AI agents, the open agentic web, and Copilot upgrades that aim to solve coding bugs in a pinch. Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry is also expanding its model list to include Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini from Elon Musk’s xAI. …
… It’s going a step further too, allowing a companion app for OpenClaw to run contained on Windows PCs. It should stop AI agents like OpenClaw from deleting all your files. “You can totally run OpenClaw inside your company now,” says OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger. …
… There’s a new tool that turns your tabs into AI-powered podcasts as well, similar to what you’d find on NotebookLM, and an AI writing assistant that will pop up when you start entering text on a webpage. …
… On Alphabet’s February earnings call, executives largely ignored a question about the company’s AI partnerships, including with Apple, though Pichai said he was looking forward to Google powering “the next generation of Apple foundation models based on Gemini technology.” Ternus, who reportedly has…
… Microsoft’s strategy is similar, bringing together a variety of existing Copilot AI assistants. Its agents, called “Autopilots,” are designed to act as a helpful user interface. …
… Like other AI assistants and LLMs, it’s here to please, even when it’s totally misguided. Let’s start by testing what Microsoft’s ad shows off. Multiple versions of the ad are posted online, and it even airs on broadcast TV during NFL games. …