#agent

Google unveiled Gemini Spark, a 24/7 personal AI agent running on Google Cloud VMs, and announced the biggest Search overhaul in 25 years with AI agents as the new default for over 1 billion AI Mode users.

Microsoft launched Copilot Cowork for iOS and Android on May 5, integrating it with Agent 365 for centralized AI governance. Microsoft 365 Copilot paid seats crossed 20 million and Azure grew 40% year-over-year.

A high-scoring LocalLLaMA post says Qwen 3.5 9B on a 16GB M1 Pro handled memory recall and basic tool calling well enough for real agent work, even though creative reasoning still trailed frontier models.

A Show HN launch frames DenchClaw as a local OpenClaw profile with a CRM UI, DuckDB-backed storage, and browser-driven imports from tools such as HubSpot and Notion.

On February 12, 2026, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT deep research, an agentic workflow designed to run multi-step web investigations and produce citation-backed reports. The release targets higher-value knowledge work where traceable evidence matters as much as speed.