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The new Gemini model is now available in AI Mode for Search.

The newly-announced Gemini 3.7 Flash is rolling out today as an option for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. The updated model is better at following instructions and “understanding your intent, so you get even more helpful responses,” says Search VP of product Robby Stein. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/HPs49Vya4AAzKLw.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all]

Google Meet has AI notetaking for in-person meetings now.

A new “take notes” button is rolling out now for paid Workspace accounts that records audio from your mic so Gemini can generate notes for in-person meetings. Just like the virtual version of the feature, it also generates a transcript and “action items” and saves them to a Google Doc in your Drive account. [Link: Google Workspace Updates: Take Notes for me for in-person meetings is now available | https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/08/take-notes-with-me-for-in-person-meetings-is-now-available.html | Workspace Updates Blog]

Gemini Spark is now powered by Google’s upgraded Flash model.

The new Gemini 3.7 Flash makes the Spark AI agent “more efficient for knowledge work with improved tool use for Google Workspace apps, delivering improved accuracy and output quality for complex, multi-skill workflows,” Google says. The AI model itself also offers “substantial” improvements in software engineering and web development workflows, according to the company. Google still hasn’t launched its long overdue 3.5 Pro model. [Link: Introducing Gemini 3.7 Flash | https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-3-7-flash/ | Google]

Here’s an estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll.

The end of USAID, which Elon Musk fed “into the wood chipper”, will cause an extra 14 million deaths through 2030, including 4.5 million in children under the age of 5. SpaceX shares are $141.10 as of this writing, above their IPO price of $135. Correction: A previous version of this post referred to the journal article’s estimates as “new.” It was published in 2025. [Link: Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis | https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01186-9/fulltext | The Lancet]

Saturday, October 10, 2026

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