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The latest AI news we announced in August 2026
Google released a summary of AI updates from August 2026, featuring new Gemini models, the Pixel 11 device series, and expanded educational tools. The updates highlight a shift toward making AI more practical for everyday use and scientific research.
Why it matters
These updates provide students with free learning tools and offer developers more cost-efficient models for building agents. The Pixel 11 series integrates these capabilities into hardware for direct consumer use.
The details
Gemini 3.7 Flash is priced at half the cost per million tokens of Gemini 3.6 Flash. The Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash model now supports 4K upscaling and studio-quality video production. The WeatherNext 2 model for predicting cyclones has been open-sourced. Gemini 3.5 Transcribe provides real-time speech-to-text specifically for developer workflows.
What's next
Google is partnering with the UK Government and aviation leaders to expand contrail-avoidance technology across the North Atlantic.
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