Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac
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Agentic assistants jumping platforms—Gemini Spark on Mac with real-time tracking and broader app support—means cross-OS workflows will increasingly be mediated by a single vendor’s agent layer. If you build productivity software, assume your primary integration surface may soon be the assistant, not the OS or browser.
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