Google is reportedly rolling out a new Tasks mode within the Gemini desktop app, according to TestingCatalog, which separates regular chat conversations from more autonomous, multi-step tasks. The update includes new Computer Use settings allowing users to specify which desktop apps Gemini can and cannot control, plus a more visible option to launch projects from local folders. A Gemini Live button has also been spotted inside Tasks, suggesting users may be able to talk to Gemini while it operates across the computer.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-24
Cua released CUA-S1, a specialized model for computer-use decisions, alongside Cua Driver, a toolset letting AI agents inspect and control native desktop apps and browsers on macOS, Windows, and Linux via CLI, MCP, or SDKs. The company also offers Cua Fleets, cloud-hosted sandbox desktops provisioned through run.cua.ai, so developers can test agents on isolated Linux environments without local hardware.
github.com
· 2026-09-19
A new open-source tool called typesafe-computer-use lets a Mac execute plain-English goals by reading the screen state directly rather than sending screenshots to a large multimodal model. It uses a lightweight classifier from TypeSafe to pick the next action from a short list of options, only invoking a text-generation model when free-form input is actually required. The developers report costs near 1/50th of a cent per decision step, versus tens of cents per step for a comparable Claude Opus-based screenshot approach.
github.com
· 2026-09-16
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