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We react to Google I/O 2026

What better way to unwind from a two-hour-long keynote presentation than to pour over the weirdest and wildest details, from a Gmail bot you can converse with to DeepMind’s leader saying the singularity is near. The Vergecast went live right after the show, with Senior AI Reporter Hayden Field joining me to discuss the highlights.

First up, we talk about the buzzword of the show: agents, which seem to be Google’s new answer to making AI useful. Google has a new service called Spark that sounds a lot like a Gemini-flavored OpenClaw, upgrades to its Antigravity platform, and a bunch of agents that will shop for you and track search topics. We also go over Google’s model updates, as well as its shift to world models with Gemini Omni, a theoretically ambitious new family that is off to a very focused start.

We wrap up discussing Demis Hassabis’ proclamation that AGI and the singularity is near, which got surprisingly little stage time (one sentence) for such a bold statement. And finally, Hayden takes us through her thoughts on the Musk v. Altman trial, which wrapped up earlier this week.

Thanks to everyone who tuned in to the livestream — we’re going to keep them coming. In the meantime, you can always reach us at the Vergecast Hotline (866-VERGE11) or send us an email at vergecast@theverge.com.

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