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Google Bets On AI Agents To Move Beyond Chatbots

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

October 9, 2026

Google is expanding Gemini beyond conversational AI with a unified agent designed to complete tasks on users’ behalf. Announced at a Google Cloud event, the system can plan work, use specialised tools and connect to business software, reflecting a broader shift from answering prompts to executing complex tasks.

AI companies are increasingly developing agents that can write code, schedule meetings, manage projects and interact directly with enterprise systems.

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Enterprise Customers Lead Google’s AI Push

Google is prioritising business users, relying on its existing corporate reach to scale agentic AI. CEO Sundar Pichai said Gemini has more than 1 billion monthly active users, while nearly 90% of Fortune 100 companies use Gemini Enterprise.

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said the new agent can work towards “objectives, not just instructions,” allowing users to delegate tasks without guiding every step. It can select the most suitable model automatically, while users can choose alternatives such as Anthropic’s Claude. Google plans to add more open-source and private models.

Connected To Business Tools And Data

The agent works with files, folders and projects while connecting to platforms including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Jira, Confluence, Git, BigQuery, Databricks, Postgres and Snowflake. It can also connect to Model Context Protocol servers inside or outside a company’s network.

A dedicated tasks inbox lets users track progress, including specialised skills, delegation to subagents and code execution, providing greater visibility into how work is completed.

A Digital Colleague With Its Own Identity

Gemini will have its own Google Workspace account and email address, allowing it to function more like a digital team member. The agent will take organisational structures, time zones, approval processes and calendars into account.

Employees can interact with it by tagging it, emailing it, sharing documents or adding it to group chats. Its actions will be recorded under its own identity, creating an audit trail separate from individual employees’ activity.

Availability And Early Adopters

Google said the agent will be available on iOS and Android, Windows and Mac desktops, the command line, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow and Slack.

Early testers include On, Shopify and PayPal. Other named Gemini Enterprise customers include BNP Paribas, Bradesco, Merck, Orange Spain, Santee Cooper, SOMPO, Ulta Beauty and Wesfarmers.

Managing Enterprise AI Costs

To help businesses control spending, Google is introducing multi-model orchestration, smart routing and real-time spending limits.

The strategy reflects a broader shift in enterprise AI: systems are increasingly expected not just to generate answers, but to execute tasks across existing software while remaining subject to company oversight.

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EU Agrees On Major Overhaul Of Financial Market Supervision

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

October 9, 2026

European Union finance ministers have reached agreement on a sweeping package designed to strengthen oversight of the bloc’s financial markets, in a move aimed at reducing fragmentation and improving the flow of capital across borders.

A Push To Deepen Capital Markets

The Market Integration and Supervision Package, or MISP, would grant the European Securities and Markets Authority direct supervision over major market operators that are currently regulated by national authorities. The reforms are intended to make Europe’s capital markets more integrated, more efficient and better able to channel savings into productive investment.

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According to the Irish presidency, the package is meant to help savings and investments move more freely across the European Union, improving access to finance for companies while giving households broader opportunities to earn returns on their savings.

What The Reform Would Change

Under the new framework, ESMA would take direct oversight of key trading venues, clearing houses, securities settlement bodies and crypto-asset service providers. The package would also establish a permanent, independent executive board within the regulator, strengthening its institutional capacity.

Market operators would be able to opt into a new EU-wide operating framework. In parallel, the reforms would seek to make national supervision more consistent and update rules governing trading, transaction completion, investment management and the use of blockchain technology.

Why The Agreement Matters

Supporters of deeper capital markets argue that Europe has long paid a price for regulatory inconsistency. While many rules are harmonised across the bloc, differences in enforcement and supervision have contributed to a patchwork system that can make cross-border investment slower and more costly.

A more integrated framework, proponents say, could lower costs for companies seeking funding and broaden the menu of investment options available to savers and institutional investors alike.

Outstanding Questions Remain

Despite the broad agreement, some important details remain unresolved. Trading venues operated by Deutsche Börse, the company behind the Frankfurt stock exchange, may remain outside ESMA’s direct supervision.

Euronews previously reported that Germany had secured an exemption for Deutsche Börse’s domestically focused trading venues, leaving part of the system under regional supervision. The latest announcement did not clarify whether that arrangement will stand.

A Step Forward For The Savings And Investments Union

Dutch Finance Minister Eelco Heinen welcomed the deal, calling it a major advance for the Capital Markets Union and saying Europe had made more progress in 10 months than in the previous 10 years.

The agreement is an important milestone in the Savings and Investments Union, the EU’s broader effort to channel more of Europeans’ savings into investments that can support growth, innovation and competitiveness across the bloc.