Tested: Google’s Gemini can now control apps on your phone

Google’s Gemini AI can now navigate apps on your smartphone and complete tasks on your behalf. Allison Johnson reports for The Verge that the feature, currently in beta, is available on the Pixel 10 Pro and the Galaxy S26 Ultra and limited to a small number of food delivery and rideshare apps. The feature runs …

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Agents: Anthropic connects Claude Code to Telegram and Discord

Anthropic has released Claude Code Channels, a feature that lets developers send messages to a running Claude Code session directly from Telegram or Discord. A developer can type a prompt on their phone, and Claude executes the task on their desktop or server and replies through the same messaging app. The feature is built on …

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Nvidia launches NemoClaw to bring security controls to OpenClaw agents

Nvidia has unveiled NemoClaw, a software stack that integrates with OpenClaw, the autonomous AI agent platform that became one of the fastest-growing open-source projects in recent history. The announcement came at Nvidia’s annual GTC conference in San Jose. NemoClaw is not a replacement for OpenClaw. It functions as an enterprise-ready distribution of the platform, installing …

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Manus “My Computer”: AI agent can now access local computers

Manus, the AI agent developed by the company of the same name, can now operate directly on users’ computers. The company writes in the official announcement that the new “My Computer” feature is part of the Manus Desktop application and enables the agent to access local files, applications, and development tools through terminal commands. Previously, …

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Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin platform and desktop supercomputer

Nvidia used its annual GTC conference in San Jose to announce a sweeping set of new products centered on a single idea: artificial intelligence is shifting from systems that answer questions to systems that act autonomously over long periods of time. Nearly every announcement at the event was designed around “agentic AI”. The centerpiece was …

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Perplexity launches enterprise AI agent and local computer tool

Perplexity has introduced two new AI agent products at its Ask 2026 developer conference in San Francisco. The announcements signal the company’s move beyond consumer search into enterprise software. The first product, Perplexity Computer, is a cloud-based AI agent that the company now also launched for enterprise customers. It coordinates approximately 20 AI models from …

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Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook

Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform designed for artificial intelligence agents, and will bring its founders into the company’s AI research division. The deal brings Moltbook co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs, the unit led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang. The pair is expected to start on …

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With a little help from Claude: Microsoft’s Copilot Cowork takes over your to-do list

Microsoft has announced Copilot Cowork, a cloud-based AI agent that can complete complex tasks across Microsoft 365 applications on behalf of users. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the tool is built using technology from Anthropic, the AI company behind the competing Claude Cowork product. Copilot Cowork forms the centerpiece of Microsoft’s “Wave 3” update …

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Google’s new tool lets AI agents take care of your emails and edit your documents

Google has released an open-source command-line interface (CLI) that gives AI agents direct access to its Workspace suite, including Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, Drive and Calendar. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the tool, called googleworkspace/cli, is designed for both human developers and automated AI agents. The CLI allows developers to interact with all major …

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GPT‑5.4 aims to handle real professional work as OpenAI expands agent-style AI

OpenAI has released GPT‑5.4, a new AI model designed for professional tasks such as coding, document creation, spreadsheet analysis, and multi‑step workflows. The company positions the model as its most capable system for knowledge work and software development so far. The model is available across ChatGPT, the OpenAI API, and the company’s coding tool Codex. …

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