Google Unveils Gemini 3, Ushering in an ‘Agentic Era’ of AI

Google has introduced Gemini 3, a foundational model designed to power a new ‘agentic era’ of AI. Unlike previous models accessed through a single interface, Gemini 3 is being deeply integrated across Google’s product suite—including Search, Workspace, Android, and Cloud—to act as a comprehensive ’nervous system.’ This strategic shift focuses on creating AI systems that can execute actions, not just generate responses. To support this, Google is also releasing tools for developers to leverage the model for complex, long-running coding tasks.

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Waymo Launches Fully Driverless Robotaxi Service in Miami, Expands to More US Cities

Alphabet’s Waymo has officially launched its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Miami, operating without human safety drivers. The company also announced plans to deploy its driverless robotaxis in Orlando, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio in the coming weeks, effectively doubling its operational footprint. Furthermore, Waymo is preparing for future launches in Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Tampa by conducting manual driving tests to map the areas. The Minneapolis tests are specifically designed to train the autonomous system for challenging winter conditions like snow and ice. Waymo expects to open the service to paid riders in these new markets next year.

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Sand-Sized Robot Developed for Ultra-Precise Drug Delivery in Blood Vessels

Swiss scientists have developed a minuscule, magnet-controlled robot, the size of a grain of sand, for targeted drug delivery inside the human body. This innovative technology aims to transport medication through blood vessels to a specific site, potentially minimizing the severe side effects associated with drugs impacting healthy tissues. The magnetically guided capsule has been successfully tested in pigs, whose vascular systems are similar to humans, and on silicone models. Researchers believe this microrobot could be pivotal in treating conditions like aneurysms and aggressive brain cancers, with clinical trials potentially starting within three to five years.

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Google Begins Stealth Rollout of Next-Gen Gemini 3 AI Model

Google has reportedly initiated a quiet rollout of its next-generation flagship AI model, Gemini 3, starting around November 22, 2025. Without a formal announcement, users began observing significant improvements in reasoning, coding, and multimodal capabilities, especially within Google’s Canvas on mobile. The new model is being integrated across Google’s ecosystem, including Search, Workspace, Android, and Cloud, to serve as a core intelligence layer. Early reports suggest Gemini 3 delivers faster response times and superior context handling than its predecessor, Gemini 2.5 Pro, marking the start of Google’s ‘agentic era’ aimed at creating more proactive AI assistants.

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ChatGPT Now Integrates Web Images Directly into Responses

On November 21, 2025, OpenAI updated ChatGPT to enhance conversations by embedding inline images from the web directly into its answers. This feature automatically sources and displays relevant visuals from web search results when users discuss well-known people, places, or concepts. The update aims to provide richer visual context, transforming the user experience from a text-only interaction to a more dynamic, multimodal one. By seamlessly integrating images, ChatGPT helps users visualize and understand topics more quickly.

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Microsoft Ignite 2025: New Agentic AI Platforms and Enhanced DevSecOps Tools

The central theme of Microsoft Ignite 2025 was the shift to ‘agentic AI,’ featuring major announcements for developers and DevOps professionals. Key reveals included Microsoft Foundry, an agentic developer platform, and the Foundry Agent Service for hosting AI agents. Azure Copilot also received significant enhancements, now embedded across the portal, PowerShell, and CLI to assist with deployment and optimization. For DevSecOps, Microsoft announced the native integration of Microsoft Defender for Cloud with GitHub Advanced Security, providing runtime-aware security throughout the application lifecycle. The data platform was also updated with the general availability of SQL Server 2025, now featuring GitHub Copilot integration, and the preview of Azure HorizonDB for PostgreSQL.

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Google Cloud Pushes Kubernetes to New Limits with 130,000-Node GKE Cluster

Google Cloud has successfully operated an experimental 130,000-node Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster, doubling its previous supported limit. This massive scaling achievement is driven by the growing demands of large-scale AI and machine learning workloads. The test sustained a throughput of 1,000 pod creations per second and managed over 1 million objects. To reach this scale, Google utilized a proprietary key-value store based on its Spanner distributed database. This breakthrough in GKE scalability positions it to power the next generation of resource-intensive AI applications.

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Tech Giants Pledge £31 Billion to Boost UK’s AI and Cloud Infrastructure

A coalition of leading technology firms, including Microsoft, Google, and Nvidia, has pledged over £31 billion to invest in the United Kingdom’s artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. This ‘Tech Prosperity Deal’ aims to accelerate AI adoption and digital capacity across the UK by expanding data centers and funding channels, which is expected to reduce latency and lower cloud service costs. Key commitments include Google’s £5 billion data center and Nvidia’s initiatives for a UK build-out and startup funding. The deal is projected to create over 7,600 high-skilled jobs and solidify the UK’s status as a global tech hub.

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Mozilla and Unitary Foundation Partner to Champion Open-Source Quantum Computing

The Mozilla Foundation has joined the Unitary Foundation as a Supporting Member, launching a partnership to promote a public-interest approach to quantum technology. This collaboration extends Mozilla’s mission of an open and accessible internet into the emerging quantum computing field. Both foundations aim to ensure the future of quantum technology is built on open, trustworthy principles. As part of their joint work, they will co-host a 2026 Open Source Fellow to contribute to the quantum open-source ecosystem.

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Percona Releases Open-Source Transparent Data Encryption for PostgreSQL

Percona has released an open-source Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) extension for its PostgreSQL distribution, designed to encrypt data at rest and protect it from unauthorized access. The new extension, pg_tde, helps organizations meet data security and compliance requirements like GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS v4.0 without additional licensing fees. The encryption is transparent to both users and applications, allowing normal data queries with minimal performance impact. This new feature supports popular key management services and is available now in Percona’s PostgreSQL distribution.

Google Launches Antigravity, an AI Platform for End-to-End Code Development

Google has launched Antigravity, a new agentic development platform that uses AI agents to manage complex coding tasks from start to finish. This powerful tool enables AI agents to not only write code but also run tests, perform debugging, and verify the final output in a browser. Antigravity is designed to act as an active development partner rather than a simple coding assistant. The platform can orchestrate multiple AI agents working on different tasks simultaneously, aiming to dramatically increase developer productivity. Antigravity is now available in public preview and integrates with the new Gemini 3 Pro model.

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