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Gemini desktop application integrates Spark agents: bridging local automation and remote mobile control.
According to Beating, Google announced the integration of Spark Agent into Gemini on macOS, transforming it from a simple chat window into a local assistant capable of controlling your computer. Once licensed, Gemini Spark can handle mundane desktop tasks, such as automatically organizing all PDFs in a download folder into different directories, reading local invoices and automatically generating budget spreadsheets in Google Workspace, and even setting scheduled updates. Another highlight is the upcoming remote execution capability. In the future, even when away from the computer, users can send commands to the Mac via their mobile phones to search for sales reports locally and extract data to send via email. Simultaneously, Spark has expanded its connectivity, supporting the open MCP protocol for easy integration of custom tools by developers, and also connecting with popular applications such as Keep, Tasks, Canva, and Dropbox, allowing users to directly access cloud files or convert fragmented notes into to-do items within chat. Currently, the Spark Agent on the macOS client is first available for beta testing in the United States for Google AI Ultra subscribers.
Apple's price hikes have swept the secondhand market, with some MacBook products seeing price increases of 1,000 yuan in just 10 days.
According to Beating's monitoring, with price increases across Apple's Mac, iPad, and other product lines, some Apple devices on secondhand trading platforms have also seen significant price hikes. On the secondhand trading platform Zhuanzhuan, the starting price for the 2021 MacBook Pro has increased by 400 yuan in the past 7 days compared to June 28th, and by nearly 1000 yuan compared to June 21st. The starting price for the more economical MacBook Pro using the M1 chip has also increased by about 300 yuan in the past 7 days. Data from Xianyu shows that the average price of Apple laptops is currently around 2560 yuan, with recent price increases of 6% week-on-week. The average price is significantly affected by a large number of low-priced accessories (such as disassembled speakers and hard drives) and the difference between new and old models; the actual price of the complete machine will be considerably higher. --------------------------------- Click the original link below to join Beating's AI news channel on Feishu, and receive 24/7 monitoring of global AI hot topics and news.
Machi Big Brother reduced his long positions by 1,720 ETH, bringing his total holdings down to approximately $8.77 million.
According to Odaily Odaily, Hyperinsight monitoring shows that Machi Big Brother Dage," reduced his long positions in ETH by 1,720 tokens, worth approximately $3.1233 million. His current ETH long positions amount to approximately $8.7745 million, with an average opening price of approximately $1,768.53. His current unrealized loss is approximately $68,200 (-19.43%), and the liquidation price is approximately $1,749.17.
Gemini launches commission-free trading for US stocks, aiming to become a "one-stop financial super app".
Odaily Odaily reports that cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini has announced the launch of zero-commission stock trading services in most U.S. states, further expanding its traditional financial business and moving towards its goal of becoming a "one-stop financial super app". Gemini states that the service is currently not available to users in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and Guam. Real-time market data will be provided by Nasdaq. (The Block)
New Mac malware, PamStealer, disguises itself as a clipboard tool to steal passwords.
PANews reported on July 6th that, according to Decrypt, cybersecurity firm Jamf Threat Labs discovered a new Mac information stealer called PamStealer, which spreads by posing as a fake version of the open-source clipboard manager Maccy. This malware tricks users into running AppleScript files containing malicious code via phishing websites, authenticating through macOS's pluggable authentication module and stealing user passwords. To evade security tool detection, PamStealer uses JavaScript and the macOS API to download a second-stage payload. This second stage is a Rust-based binary masquerading as Finder or Software Update, capable of stealing browser credentials and Keychain data, monitoring clipboard content, and establishing persistence.
AI-powered agents suffer setbacks in their first foray into coffee shops: Gemini's excessive discounting leads to losses, and GPT's overly stingy practices cause raw material shortages.
According to Beating's monitoring, AI evaluation agency Andon Labs released test data on its AI agent Mona operating a physical coffee shop. In the first two months, Mona ran on a Gemini 3.1 Pro model. During this period, the model showed almost no concept of profit, not only excessively purchasing raw materials but also being easily swayed by customer claims, offering large discounts or even free items, and even admitting to a customer's claim of a 99% discount without verification. This resulted in the coffee shop spending approximately $15,000 on supplier and equipment purchases, while sales were only $9,000, leading to a net operating loss of nearly $6,000 (if fixed costs such as rent and salaries are included, total expenditures reach $38,000). Subsequently, the team switched the model to GPT-5.5. The new model showed significant anxiety in the face of losses and immediately stopped blindly ordering. However, this went to the other extreme: insufficient purchases led to a shortage of fresh raw materials. As of June 25, the availability of menu items had dropped to 77%, and 10 dishes had been forced to be removed from the menu. Meanwhile, GPT-5.5 demonstrated extremely strong anti-cheating and anti-jailbreak capabilities, rejecting all customers who requested special prices or offered free food in exchange for social media promotion.