This week, we headed to Mountain View, Calif., for the annual developer event Google I\/O. We share our reactions to Google\u2019s biggest announcements, including a revamped search box, new agentic tools that compete with OpenClaw and an updated flash model of Gemini that the company says is faster than competitors. Then, we ask Sundar Pichai, the company\u2019s chief executive, how he\u2019s responding to growing evidence that the public is souring on A.I., what advice he\u2019d give to college grads frightened by the current job market and where the company stands relative to competitors in the A.I. race. Finally, we run through the other big tech headlines of the week in our segment System Update.<\/p>\n
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