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Gemini 3.7 Flash: Google's AI Workhorse Proves It Can Organize Your Life
technology10 days ago

Gemini 3.7 Flash: Google's AI Workhorse Proves It Can Organize Your Life

Google released Gemini 3.7 Flash, pitched as its most capable 'workhorse' AI. In a hands‑on test, Tom's Guide’s Amanda Caswell used Gemini Spark, now powered by 3.7 Flash, to organize life across Gmail and Drive by running a 30‑day life‑admin prompt, showing it can consolidate files, draft emails, update documents and link back to original sources while outlining a broader plan. The demonstration highlighted strong multi‑step planning and tool usage but noted gaps (e.g., unnamed docs, missed emails) and that it isn’t flawless yet. Overall, 3.7 Flash elevates Gemini’s Workspace automation, with caveats about access and accuracy.

Gemini Spark Broadens Access for Google Pro and Ultra Plans
technology1 month ago

Gemini Spark Broadens Access for Google Pro and Ultra Plans

Google is expanding access to its Gemini Spark agentic AI assistant to more users: in the US for Google AI Pro at $20/month and globally for Google AI Ultra at $100–$200/month (excluding the EEA, UK, Switzerland and Nigeria). Spark, powered by Gemini 3.5, is tightly integrated with Google Workspace and can perform tasks like monitoring emails and calendars, drafting replies, summarizing threads, and generating detailed reports in Docs; availability and local language support may vary by region.

Google Gemini Spark Brings Local File Automation to macOS
technology1 month ago

Google Gemini Spark Brings Local File Automation to macOS

Google announced Gemini Spark for the macOS Gemini desktop app, adding a Spark tab that lets the AI agent act on locally stored files to automate desktop workflows. Users can grant Spark access to specific folders (which can be revoked), enabling tasks like sorting PDFs from Downloads into labeled subfolders or pulling data from invoices to populate a Google Workspace budget sheet on a schedule. A future update will allow starting Mac tasks from a phone. New web/mobile integrations with Google Tasks, Keep, Canva, Dropbox, Instacart, OpenTable, and Zillow Rentals are rolling out, along with MCP server support for additional services. Spark for macOS is in beta for Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US, starting with app version 1.80.15.516; AI Ultra starts at $99/month.

Gemini Spark Arrives on macOS for Google AI Ultra Users
technology1 month ago

Gemini Spark Arrives on macOS for Google AI Ultra Users

Google is rolling out Gemini Spark, its agentic AI assistant, to the Gemini macOS app for US-based Google AI Ultra subscribers. Spark can perform local tasks like sorting PDFs and creating spreadsheets from invoices, and can operate with files in Google Workspace apps. Future updates will allow Spark to run tasks from your phone, and it will email you files if needed. It requires permission to access files and will only access what you authorize. It can link with Google Tasks and Keep, and upcoming integrations include Canva, Dropbox, Instacart, OpenTable, and Zillow Rental. The feature is in beta, US-only, for 18+ users paying $100/month.)

Gemini Spark’s ultra-personalized travel planner—amazing, but alarmingly invasive
technology2 months ago

Gemini Spark’s ultra-personalized travel planner—amazing, but alarmingly invasive

A Verge reviewer tests Google’s Gemini Spark AI agent, which can scour Gmail and Docs to craft a comprehensive, highly personalized weekend itinerary and even draft a Google Doc shareable with loved ones. It demonstrates astonishing usefulness but also raises a strong sense of intrusion, highlighting the privacy trade-off of AI that mines broad personal data to operate across apps and services.

Google’s AI future hinges on your trust—and your data
tech3 months ago

Google’s AI future hinges on your trust—and your data

Google showcased Gemini Spark at I/O 2026, an always-on AI agent that can organize events, draft tasks, and pull sources from Gmail, Drive, Photos, YouTube, and more, with plans to connect to third‑party services; while this personalization could be highly useful, it requires broad access to your personal data, raising privacy and trust concerns about how much Google will know and how boundaries will be set.