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Google Cloud introduced a universal AI agent for the workplace on Thursday, one it says can take a goal, go off and do the work, and return with the finished result. CEO Thomas Kurian presented it at the company's <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/welcome-to-gemini-at-work-2026" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS" rel="nofollow">Gemini at Work</a> event, saying that "work now starts in the prompt window." The product, simply called the Gemini Agent, works inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Chat and Calendar, and also reaches into Microsoft 365 and Slack. Google says it keeps running in the cloud after you close your laptop, so a single task can stretch across hours or days. The most interesting feature is what Google calls coworker agents. A manager describes a role, such as events coordinator, and Gemini creates an agent with its own Workspace account: an email address, a calendar, Drive storage and a listing in the company directory. This is similar to what other agentic frameworks have explored. For example Grok popularized it with Grok Bot, OpenAI did the same with GPT dots, and Hermes introduced its bots feature offering the same functionality. The new agent connects to Salesforce, ServiceNow, Jira, Snowflake, BigQuery and any server that speaks Model Context Protocol, an open standard that works like a universal plug between AI and software. It also runs on more than Google's own models: Gemini currently orchestrates across Gemini and Claude models from Anthropic, routing each job to the one Google considers the best fit for quality and cost. Letting software act on its own raises obvious safety questions, and Google's answer is to treat each agent like an employee. Every agent gets a cryptographically attested identity, a digital ID verified through cryptography, and every action lands in an audit trail attributed to the agent rather than a person. All agents run inside an Agent Sandbox, a walled-off environment meant to keep software away from the rest of a system, and all their traffic passes through Agent Gateway, which Google describes as an "AI network firewall." Containment has failed before: in July, researchers at Accomplish AI reported that the local mode of <a href="https://decrypt.co/374557/chatgpt-claude-ai-models-escaping-sandboxes-cowork" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS" rel="nofollow">Claude Cowork</a> could escape its Linux virtual machine on Macs and reach files on the host computer. Cost is the other worry, since agents burn through tokens, the chunks of text that AI models read and write and that customers are billed for. Google says nearly 500 of its customers each processed more than one trillion tokens over the past year, and it added real-time spend caps: when a project hits its limit, the agent pauses until someone clicks to resume. Google did not publish pricing or a general availability date for the Gemini agent. The financial services and lega
NFL asks that sports prediction contracts be classified as gambling
According to news from Bihu, the NFL (National Football League) has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to classify sports prediction contracts as gambling rather than financial derivatives. This classification could affect how Kalshi and its competitors respond to federal agencies or state gambling regulators, thereby influencing the industry's growth. In a court brief filed on Thursday, the NFL supported New Jersey's petitioners in challenging a Third Circuit ruling that granted the Commodity Futures Trading Commission exclusive authority over all sports contract issues. The NFL stated that traditional swap contracts help reduce financial risk, while sports contracts create risk based on game outcomes. The NFL argues this is a constitutional issue because rulings from different appellate courts conflict. The NFL also called for strict measures against manipulation and communication with the league. According to the NFL's report, on the opening day of the season, trading involving its games amounted to $1.8 billion. According to Artemis data, as of October 8, year-to-date prediction market trading volume was $330.4 billion, with sports accounting for about 44%.
US Senator Richard Blumenthal investigates Cantor Fitzgerald's financial relationship with Tether.
Coin World news, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal is investigating the financial partnership between Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether.
Citrini Research: Tokenizing traditional financial assets will create new market opportunities.
According to a report from Bijie Network, Citrini Research pointed out in its latest research report that the tokenization of traditional financial assets such as stocks, bonds, and loans will create new market opportunities for trading, lending, and payments. Compared with BTC and ETH, platforms and companies that can directly earn fee income from on-chain financial activities may benefit more. Its favored targets include listed companies such as Coinbase, Robinhood, Circle, and Securitize, as well as crypto projects such as Ondo, AAVE, UNI, Ethfi, and PENDLE, and it is also watching perpetual contract platforms such as HyperLiquid, Lighter, and Variational. Citrini emphasized that growth in on-chain trading volume does not necessarily drive token prices higher; the key lies in the protocol's revenue model, fee attribution, and whether token holders can share in the returns. Liquidity fragmentation, security risks, and the legal issues surrounding tokenized stocks remain the main obstacles.
International oil prices rose significantly on the 8th.
CoinWorld data: International oil prices rose significantly on October 8. As of the close that day, the price of light crude oil futures for November delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose by $3.21, closing at $91.49 per barrel, an increase of 3.64%. The price of London Brent crude oil futures for December delivery rose by $4.08, closing at $104.28 per barrel, an increase of 4.07%.
Google launches Gemini AI assistant to boost workplace productivity
Coin World News: Google Cloud launched a general-purpose AI assistant called Gemini on Thursday, aiming to improve workplace efficiency. The product can work across applications such as Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Chat, and Calendar, and is compatible with Microsoft 365 and Slack. The Gemini assistant can continue running in the cloud after users close their laptops, completing tasks and returning results. Google said the Gemini assistant assigns an encrypted identity to each agent, ensuring that every operation has an audit record. The assistant also connects to multiple platforms such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Jira, and supports collaboration among multiple AI models. Google has not yet announced pricing or an official launch date for the Gemini assistant.
Russian internet giant Yandex said
CoinWorld news: Russian internet giant Yandex said it is currently unable to determine whether the equipment in the data center hit by a Ukrainian drone attack can be repaired. Yandex previously said that the attack on its Sasovo hub caused a fire and forced it to suspend operations at the site. The site is one of its five large data centers and hosts tens of thousands of servers. Two of Yandex's three supercomputers used to develop artificial intelligence models are located in the Sasovo data center. Yandex has not yet disclosed whether these devices were damaged.
Cardone Capital acquired 40 bitcoins for $5.3 billion, valued at $3.2 million.
According to news from Bijie, as reported by Bitcoin Magazine, Cardone Capital acquired 40 bitcoins for $5.3 billion, which is worth approximately $3.2 million at current prices.
U.S. refiners' third-quarter profits are expected to surge significantly.
According to a report by Gelonghui, driven by a global fuel-buying spree triggered by the Middle East conflict and the Russia-Ukraine war, the third-quarter earnings of several of the largest U.S. refiners are expected to surge sharply. Wall Street analysts expect that the performance of U.S. independent fuel producers such as Valero Energy, Marathon Petroleum, and Phillips 66 could far exceed the near-record levels they set in the second quarter ended in June. As global supply shrinks and prices soar, refiners are reaping record-high profit margins from diesel and other fuels. The industry calls this situation the "crack spread": although oil prices are rising, their increase is smaller than that of refined products such as diesel. The wider the spread between crude oil and fuel, the more profit refiners earn for every gallon of fuel they produce. John Auers, a refined products analyst at Novi Labs, pointed out that this surge in earnings means a reversal in the industry's fortunes. The stock prices of these companies have already climbed sharply to new highs.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announced that it will launch the world's first baseball futures contract.
Coin World News: The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced that it will launch the world's first baseball futures contracts. These contracts will track the CME FutureSports Performance Indexes, which cover statistics related to 30 professional baseball teams. Subject to regulatory approval, trading is scheduled to begin on October 12, with the first contracts targeting the 2026 playoffs and the four teams advancing to the league championship series.