Google’s agent just called a store, checked inventory, and completed the purchase — by talking to the human on the other end of the line.

That’s the new Gemini Spark. It now operates desktop Chrome with your logged-in accounts: scheduling apartment viewings, preparing flight searches, handling the parts of the web that need a session.

And when the web isn’t enough, it picks up the phone.

New consumer agents call stores, check stock and pricing, and complete purchases by speaking to human staff on your behalf. No API. No integration. Just a voice call.

Underneath, Google’s Enterprise Agent Platform went GA: agents that hold state for days at a time, run with dedicated Agent Identity credentials, and log every operation. Comcast, PayPal, L’Oréal, and Home Depot are already running agents on it.

The pattern to watch: agents stopped being chat windows. They use your browser, your accounts, and your phone — and they hand off to humans only when a payment needs a real decision.

The agent that books, buys, and calls for you shipped this week. Your errands just got a 24/7 employee.

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