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September 3, 2026

16 curated links on AI agents, Python, security, Google Cloud, and engineering, selected by Médéric Hurier.

  1. Introducing Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

    blog.google

    Google has released Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber, delivering next-generation intelligence optimized for agentic workflows and automated cybersecurity operations.

  2. Introducing Muse Spark 1.3

    research.meta.ai

    Meta has introduced Muse Spark 1.3, an upgraded foundation model engineered for complex reasoning and long-horizon agentic coding tasks across Muse Code and the Meta Model API.

  3. Introducing Agentic Video Understanding with Gemini

    blog.google

    Google DeepMind has launched agentic video understanding across Gemini models, reducing token consumption by up to 88% and cutting inference costs by 66% while improving accuracy.

  4. TabFM Adds Predictive ML to BigQuery

    cloud.google.com

    Google Cloud has introduced TabFM in BigQuery preview, enabling zero-shot regression and classification on tabular datasets via SQL queries using in-context learning.

  5. Databricks Adds Zhipu AI GLM 5.3 to Foundation Model APIs

    docs.databricks.com

    Databricks has expanded its Foundation Model APIs to support Zhipu AI's GLM 5.3 and GLM 5.3 Flash for pay-per-token and provisioned enterprise inference.

  6. Getting Started with the Mantis Harness to Find and Fix Bugs

    cloud.google.com

    Google Cloud has open-sourced the Mantis harness, an AI-driven framework to automate software vulnerability discovery, triage, reproduction, and remediation.

  7. 4 Engineering Patterns Behind the Strongest AI Agents Challenge Submissions

    developers.googleblog.com

    Google Developers highlights four production architectural patterns from top AI Agents Challenge submissions, including bidirectional MCP communication and tiered intent routing.

  8. Proactive Cyber Defense with the Fairwind Program

    blog.google

    Google has launched the Fairwind Program to provide governments and trusted enterprise partners with advanced AI cyber defense capabilities.

  9. Claude Fable 5.1 Tops the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

    artificialanalysis.ai

    Artificial Analysis reports that Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1 scored an index-leading 66 at maximum reasoning effort, paired with a 75% price cut for cached input tokens.

  10. Researchers Fear Safety Disaster Ahead of OpenAI’s Astra Release

    theverge.com

    The Verge reports on mounting concerns among AI safety researchers regarding governance and sandbox isolation protocols ahead of OpenAI's Astra release.

  11. The Most Interesting Hack in History Just Got Weirder

    youtube.com

    Fireship analyzes OpenAI's official postmortem on the Hugging Face breach, exploring multi-agent exploit dynamics and container infrastructure vulnerabilities.

  12. My 5 Predictions About the Future of Analytics

    youtube.com

    Colin Zima, co-founder and CEO of Omni, shares five industry predictions on the evolution of data teams, business intelligence dashboards, and natural language analytics.

  13. Try Google Pics: Easy Image Creation and Editing in Google Workspace

    blog.google

    Google has launched Google Pics, an AI image creation and editing tool powered by Nano Banana integrated into Google Docs, Slides, and Drive.

  14. Automate Drive, Gmail, and Google Chat Actions with New Steps in Workspace Studio

    workspaceupdates.googleblog.com

    Google Workspace Studio has introduced four new automation steps for file handling and messaging with configurable administrative approval controls.

  15. Turn Google Docs, PDFs, and Word Files into Video Summaries in Google Vids

    workspaceupdates.googleblog.com

    Google Vids now automatically converts text documents, PDFs, and Word files into concise video summaries with AI-generated scripts, narration, and visuals.

  16. Custom Instructions for Gemini in Workspace Now Available in More Apps

    workspaceupdates.googleblog.com

    Google Workspace has expanded persistent custom instructions for Gemini across additional apps to provide personalized styling and consistent formatting across conversations.