Google has the most direct access to Gmail and Calendar, yet is far behind in personal agents
altryne · x · 2026-10-12
altryne points out the irony: most personal agents derive their biggest benefits from access to your Gmail and Google Calendar, and Google has the most direct access to that data — yet remains far behind in the personal assistant race. He adds that he has used Google's Spark in early preview and gave the team extensive direct feedback, and it's "still really bad."
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