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Today at Gemini at Work 2026, Google Cloud CEO, Thomas Kurian made a number of announcements including:
· The new Gemini agent, an always-on digital assistant that answers your questions, handles your knowledge work, creates your images and media, and writes and runs code.
· Inline in Workspace, Gemini works directly inside Gmail, Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Chat, and Calendar, carrying the same memory, skills, and controls it has everywhere else.
· New data and analytics skills that allow both technical teams and everyday business users to use plain-language questions to get to actionable operational insights in minutes.
· How Google Cloud secures and governs <a href="https://menainsights.com/dubai-launches-global-create-ai-agents-championship-with-prize-pool-exceeding-aed-2-5-million/”>agents through identity and policy management, authorization and permission controls, secure sandboxing, network gateways, and more.