[AI Hotspot] The competition among models is shifting from 'being able to answer' to 'being able to act.' At Google I/O 2026, Google unveiled Gemini Omni and Gemini 3.5 Flash: the former focuses on native multimodal creation and editing, while the latter specializes in reasoning and tool invocation to complete tasks. On July 7, the Gemini API expanded Managed Agents, enabling support for background tasks and remote MCP. Meanwhile, Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5 on June 30 and launched Claude Science, integrating research workflows with life sciences toolchains like BioNeMo. The signal is clear: the next round of competition isn’t just about leaderboard scores but about whether models can reliably connect data, tools, and approval workflows. Practical advice: Start Agent projects with a single closed loop, such as 'source collection → field extraction → draft generation → human confirmation.' Keep logs for inputs, tool calls, and outputs at every step, and set actions like sending, payments, and edits to require manual approval. A controllable workflow is the key to actionable intelligence. #AI #GoogleIO2026 #Gemini #Claude #Anthropic #TechNews