{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Measure Pod","title":"#142 Google's agentic era: Next '26 and I/O '26 unpacked","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/45474631\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5232,"description":"Full show notes and transcript  - https://bit.ly/google-agentic-era\nWatch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/eamMBmm6oTU\n-----\nEpisode Summary:\nDara and Matthew open with a breaking-news bulletin on Anthropic's newly released Fable, the consumer sibling to Mythos, covering its safety off-ramp to Opus 4.8, its pricing, and the looming switch from subscription to usage-based access. The main episode is a deep dive on Google Cloud Next '26 and I/O '26, unpacking the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Omni, Antigravity 2.0, WebMCP, and the shift to generative AI search. The thread running through it all: agents are the headline, but governance and a solid semantic layer are the subplot that makes them actually useful.\n-----\nAbout The Measure Pod:\nThe Measure Pod is your go-to fortnightly podcast hosted by seasoned analytics pros. Join Dara Fitzgerald (Co-Founder at Measurelab) & Matthew Hooson (Head of Engineering at Measurelab) as they dive into the world of data, analytics and measurement, with a side of fun.\n-----\nIf you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to The Measure Pod on your favourite podcast platform and leave us a review. Let's make sense of the analytics industry together!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MNg0Rb63fATccdjqg1qk-3qBAv_bsbW8YuHRHc46oKk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iZThm/ZDQ5OThjM2I4NGFj/OTEyNzVmNjRkYzA0/YWZiMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}