AI and automation updates, 1 October 2026

Two launches today. You can try Manus 2.0 right now. Its AI agents, which are programs that do tasks for you, can start work on their own.

Manus 2.0 lets AI agents start work when something changes

Manus, a general-purpose AI agent, released version 2.0 on 28 September. Its new "Automations" start a task when something happens. Examples are a new email, a calendar event or a Slack message. Manus says it is available now on web, desktop and mobile.

It also adds a "Cloud Computer", a dedicated space for projects that need to keep running. Manus doesn't state prices or which countries it covers. It is worth a look if you want an agent to sort your incoming emails. Check the plan and cost first.

Google announces Gemini 4 Argon, but only security teams can use it for now

Google announced Gemini 4 Argon on 30 September. It is aimed at software engineering, legal and finance research, and finding and fixing security holes.

For now, only trusted security teams can use it.

Google says paid API customers and Google AI Ultra subscribers come next. An API is how one piece of software plugs into another. Google gives no date and doesn't mention Indonesia.

The price starts at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, then doubles later. A token is a small chunk of text. Nothing to do yet.

Want to know which of these could help your business? Book a free consultation.