Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a face

🧠 Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a face

Google's Gemini 3.8 Live update lets users hold a conversation with the model while an animated AI persona responds in real time. The Live Avatar lip-syncs and shows different facial expressions during those conversations. It is currently available only to Gemini Enterprise customers. Read full analysis →

🛡️ Roundcube Webmail Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs

Attackers are targeting a Roundcube Webmail vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-48842. The bug is an SQL injection that can be exploited without authentication, and it is already being exploited. Read full analysis →

🧠 Claude Opus 5.5: Intelligence, Performance and Price Analysis

Artificial Analysis has an analysis of Claude Opus 5.5 covering intelligence, performance, and price. The write-up is on the Artificial Analysis model page for Claude Opus 5.5 and is also listed on Hacker News. Read Source →

🧠 OpenAI is preparing a $500 ChatGPT Pro Max plan with faster Codex

OpenAI appears to be preparing a new ChatGPT Pro Max subscription that could cost $500 per month and include a faster Codex. It is not clear when the plan will begin rolling out. Read Source →

🧠 iPhone Duo video shows left-handed use for new model

The iPhone Duo is less than a month away, and many prospective buyers are still wondering how well the new model will work in left-handed use. A video shows a left-handed example of the device. Read Source →

📰 Can you use Claude Cowork to automate A/R?

A Revexos article asks whether Claude Cowork can automate accounts receivable. The piece centers on an accounts receivable dashboard that uses Claude Cowork. The same question also appeared in a Hacker News thread grouped with Claude, Codex, and Fable. Read Source →

🧠 From Agent Authorization to AI Production Evaluation: QCon AI New York 2026

QCon AI New York 2026 has confirmed 23 sessions covering agent authorization, production guardrails, shared inference infrastructure, and the evaluation of AI systems after deployment. The program, written up by Artenisa Chatziou, runs from how agents are authorized to how AI systems are evaluated once they are in production. Read Source →

🧠 Podcast: The Future of AI: From Enterprise Adoption to Open Source Sovereignty

Meryem Arik, Clara Higuera Cabañes, and Jeff Smith discuss the current state of enterprise AI on the InfoQ podcast The Future of AI: From Enterprise Adoption to Open Source Sovereignty. They describe an industrial-revolution moment in adoption, as companies rush toward the technology to hold a competitive advantage while still grappling with reliability and ethical considerations. Read Source →

🧠 Can Claude fix itself? From no to maybe

Sylvain Kalache asks whether Claude can fix itself in a post titled "Can Claude fix itself? From no to maybe." The piece, published on sylvainkalache.com, frames the answer as moving from no to maybe. Read Source →

🧠 Google tests letting Gemini call businesses for you

Google is testing a feature that lets Gemini call businesses on a user's behalf. The company says the AI-calling feature will first be available to Pixel 11 owners in the U.S. who pay for a Gemini subscription. Read Source →

Sep 25, 2026 Technology Pulse

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