Google (GOOGL) is introducing Agent Executor; Google's distributed agent runtime; Agend Sandbox on GKE is now available for everyone

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Exxon Mobil (XOM) signs MoU with Egypt

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UK Chancellor Reeves will not announce on Thursday a radical policy for supermarkets to agree a voluntary cap on the prices of essential groceries after a fierce backlash from the sector, via FT

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Google (GOOGL) is introducing Agent Executor; Google's distributed agent runtime; Agend Sandbox on GKE is now available for everyone

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Businesses are spending more on Anthropic and other AI providers, and the additional budget has to come from somewhere and one natural target for cuts is other software, The Information reports

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