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Wednesday, September 16, 2026 - 5 Minute AI News
Google releases Gemini 3.8 Live, Profound raises 180 million for AI optimization, Agility debuts a cageless humanoid robot, Evvy secures 40 million, and the Gates Foundation invests 1 billion.
Google DeepMind releases Gemini 3.8 Live to undercut OpenAI pricing — Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking models with near-real-time reasoning. The models target OpenAI's market share by offering top-tier benchmark performance at 0.005 cents per million tokens.
Marketing tech startup Profound secures $180 million Series D funding — Profound raised $180 million to help brands boost…
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