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Google Unveils Gemini 3 AI Model and Antigravity Coding Interface

Google Unveils Gemini 3 AI Model and Antigravity Coding Interface

Google released Gemini 3, its newest large language model, making it instantly available through the Gemini app and AI search. The launch follows recent releases from competitors and introduces a research‑focused variant called Gemini 3 Deepthink for Ultra subscribers. Gemini 3 achieved record scores on the Humanity’s Last Exam and LMArena benchmarks, highlighting a notable jump in reasoning ability. Alongside the model, Google introduced Antigravity, a Gemini‑powered coding environment that blends chat, terminal, and browser windows to assist developers. The rollout aims to expand the model’s reach among millions of users and developers worldwide.

Google Unveils Gemini 3, Its Latest AI Model

Google Unveils Gemini 3, Its Latest AI Model

Google has introduced Gemini 3, a new AI model that powers the Gemini app, Search and developer tools. The rollout includes two variants—Gemini 3 Pro for everyday use and Gemini 3 Deep Think for enhanced reasoning. The Gemini app receives a major redesign with a My Stuff folder and an AI agent that can execute multi‑step tasks across Google services. Search now leverages Gemini 3 to generate visual, interactive answers. The model also adds multimodal strengths such as video analysis and a million‑token context window, positioning it as a significant step forward in Google’s AI ecosystem.

Google launches Gemini 3 AI model and Antigravity IDE

Google launches Gemini 3 AI model and Antigravity IDE

Google has accelerated its Gemini AI rollout with the release of Gemini 3 Pro, a model that delivers richer visual outputs, higher factual accuracy, and stronger reasoning across text, images, and video. The company also introduced Antigravity, an AI‑first integrated development environment designed to boost coding productivity. Gemini 3 sets new performance records on several benchmarks, including SimpleQA Verified, Humanity’s Last Exam, MathArena Apex, and SWE‑bench Verified, underscoring Google’s push toward artificial general intelligence. The combined launch signals a major step forward for Google’s AI ecosystem, spanning search, email, and developer tools.

Google Unveils Gemini 3, Its Most Intelligent Multimodal AI Model

Google Unveils Gemini 3, Its Most Intelligent Multimodal AI Model

Google announced the launch of Gemini 3, branding it as the company’s most intelligent and factually accurate AI system to date. The flagship Gemini 3 Pro model, available in the Gemini app and to select Search subscribers, is natively multimodal, handling text, images and audio together. Google highlighted new capabilities such as translating recipe photos, generating interactive flashcards, and creating visual, magazine‑style layouts. The rollout includes generative interfaces, an upgraded query‑fan‑out technique, reduced sycophancy, and an experimental Gemini Agent that can manage emails and book travel. The model is accessible to all users in the Gemini app, with additional features for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Google Unveils Gemini 3 Pro, Boosting AI Performance Across Products

Google Unveils Gemini 3 Pro, Boosting AI Performance Across Products

Google announced Gemini 3 Pro, its most intelligent AI model to date, offering stronger reasoning, coding, and multi‑modal understanding. The model set new benchmark scores, including a top accuracy of 37.5 percent on Humanity's Last Exam and a leading 1,501 points on LMArena. Gemini 3 Pro powers the Gemini app, AI Mode in Search, and new agentic features like Gemini Agent, enabling tasks such as email management. The model is also available through the Gemini API, AI Studio, and Vertex AI for developers and enterprise customers, with early access for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Microsoft Unveils AI‑Powered “Agentic OS” with Taskbar Integration

Microsoft Unveils AI‑Powered “Agentic OS” with Taskbar Integration

Microsoft is transforming Windows into an “agentic OS” by embedding AI agents directly into the Windows taskbar. The new capabilities let users launch Microsoft 365 Copilot and third‑party agents from the taskbar, monitor their progress, and receive notifications when tasks are completed. Developers gain a standardized framework for building agents that can access tools and other agents securely. Additional AI features are being rolled out across Windows, including Copilot integration in File Explorer, writing assistance, Outlook summaries, and a fluid dictation tool. The rollout is opt‑in, giving users control over their AI experience.

Microsoft Launches Agent 365 to Manage AI Agents Like Human Workers

Microsoft Launches Agent 365 to Manage AI Agents Like Human Workers

Microsoft introduced Agent 365, a control plane that lets businesses register, monitor, and secure AI agents across the Microsoft ecosystem. The platform offers dashboards, telemetry, and alerts, and integrates with Microsoft Entra, Microsoft 365 apps, and third‑party services such as Adobe, Nvidia, ServiceNow, and Workday. Available through the Frontier early‑access program, Agent 365 aims to give IT admins the tools to treat AI agents as managed coworkers, ensuring they act predictably and safely.

Microsoft Expands Free AI Features Across Office Suite

Microsoft Expands Free AI Features Across Office Suite

Microsoft is rolling out a new set of free AI capabilities to its Office apps, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The updates bring Copilot Chat enhancements that can scan an entire inbox and help schedule meetings without a paid Copilot license. Agent Mode, previously limited to paid subscribers, will now be available to all Microsoft 365 users, allowing complex document and spreadsheet generation and offering model choices between Anthropic and OpenAI. Microsoft plans to preview these additions by March 2026 and has introduced a lower‑priced Business Copilot plan for small and midsize firms.

Intuit Partners with OpenAI to Bring Tax and Accounting Tools into ChatGPT

Intuit Partners with OpenAI to Bring Tax and Accounting Tools into ChatGPT

Intuit has sealed a multi‑year agreement with OpenAI that embeds its TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and MailChimp services directly inside ChatGPT. The deal, described as a nine‑figure contract, lets consumers and businesses ask finance‑related questions and receive personalized guidance powered by Intuit’s data. Users can research credit cards, estimate tax refunds, schedule AI‑assisted tax expert appointments, and generate business insights such as revenue‑boosting ideas and targeted marketing campaigns. The partnership builds on a decade of Intuit’s AI investment and expands the use of OpenAI’s generative models across its product suite.

Microsoft Partners with Anthropic to Bring Claude AI Models to Azure

Microsoft Partners with Anthropic to Bring Claude AI Models to Azure

Microsoft announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic that will make the startup’s Claude AI models available through Microsoft Foundry on Azure. As part of the deal, Anthropic will purchase a large amount of Azure compute capacity and may contract additional capacity up to one gigawatt. Nvidia is also joining the partnership to optimize the models for its future hardware, while both companies commit significant investments. The agreement follows recent changes to Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI and signals a broader push to integrate diverse generative‑AI technologies across Microsoft’s cloud and productivity services.

Intuit Partners with OpenAI in $100M Multi-Year Deal to Bring Financial Apps to ChatGPT

Intuit Partners with OpenAI in $100M Multi-Year Deal to Bring Financial Apps to ChatGPT

Intuit has signed a multi‑year contract valued at more than $100 million with OpenAI, allowing its suite of financial tools—including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp—to be accessed directly within ChatGPT. The integration lets users ask questions and complete tasks such as estimating tax refunds, reviewing credit options, and managing business finances, with permission‑based access to personal data. Intuit emphasizes robust validation methods to curb AI errors, while the partnership expands its reach through ChatGPT’s growing consumer base and supports internal workflows via ChatGPT Enterprise.

ChatGPT Outage Traced to Cloudflare Traffic Spike

ChatGPT Outage Traced to Cloudflare Traffic Spike

OpenAI confirmed that a widespread outage affecting ChatGPT, its Sora video generation tool and other services was caused by an issue with third‑party provider Cloudflare. Cloudflare reported an unusual surge in traffic that disrupted its network, leading to errors for millions of users across numerous popular websites. Both companies posted updates on their status pages, indicating that the problem lies outside OpenAI’s own infrastructure and that resolution depends on Cloudflare’s remediation efforts.