Articles tagged "Personal Agent"

**Hermes Desktop** by Nous Research is the native desktop app version of Hermes Agent, first demoed by Jensen Huang at the NVIDIA GTC keynote and now in public preview. Released under the MIT license, it supports macOS, Windows, and Linux with voice mode, cron scheduling, Computer Use, and MCP gateway integration — all sharing the same config, skills, and memory as the CLI and TUI. This column covers features, competitive positioning, and key considerations for Japanese enterprise adoption.

Google I/O 2026's headline announcements are Gemini Spark, a 24/7 personal AI agent bundled into the $99.99/month AI Ultra tier, and Project Genie, which generates a virtual world from nearly 20 years of Street View imagery, available in the $200/month Premium plan. This column organizes the full announcement picture — including the end of Project Mariner, A2A Protocol v1.0 adoption by 150+ organizations, and a restructured subscription stack — for Japanese businesses deciding whether and how to act.