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Google is pitching an AI agent ecosystem to consumers who may not buy it

21 May 2026 at 17:52
One of the most promising introductions at Google’s I/O developer conference on Tuesday was a new way for consumers to use the web: AI agents. Unfortunately, it was also the most confusing.

AMD Claims Leadership Tokens/$ With Its Ryzen AI Halo Dev Platform, Tackles NVIDIA’s Spark at $3999 & Pays For Itself Within 6-Months

21 May 2026 at 06:10

Two rectangular AMD-branded data center servers on a dark, landscape-like surface.

AMD's Ryzen AI Halo developer platform offers strong Agentic AI capabilities & "leadership" token/$ value with its Halo chips, and will be available for pre-order this June. AMD Ryzen AI Halo Pre-Orders Open Up In June For $3999, $680 Lower Than NVIDIA's Spark Today, AMD is finally lifting the pricing and availability details of its Ryzen AI Halo developer platform, which was first announced at CES 2026, followed by a recent tease at its AI Dev Day. But before that, let's talk a little bit about the platform itself and its major highlights, which are listed below: Ryzen AI Halo […]

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An iPhone 17 Pro Was Used To Demo Gemini Spark Instead Of A Pixel, Showing Google Executives’ Preferences Lie Far From The Company’s Own Products

19 May 2026 at 22:48

Gemini Spark was demoed using an iPhone 17 Pro

It’s never a good look for a company when you’re flaunting a competitor’s smartphone to demo a product on stage, but Josh Woodward, who spearheads Google Labs, Gemini app, and AI Studio, likely didn’t care when he was caught demoing an iPhone 17 Pro to showcase Gemini Spark, the Mountain View giant’s latest personal AI agent designed to help with productivity. Given that the company’s Pixel series is a direct competitor to the iPhone, it would have been a better look when displaying company loyalty if a Pixel 10 Pro or a Pixel 10 Pro XL were being used, but […]

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Google introduces Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agentic assistant with Gmail integration, at IO 2026

19 May 2026 at 21:45
At the Google I/O developer conference, the company announced a new agentic personal assistant called Gemini Spark, built from Gemini's base models and an agentic harness from Google Antigravity.
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