# News: September 24, 2026

> 9 curated links on AI agents, Python, security, Google Cloud, and engineering, selected by Médéric Hurier.

- Author: [Médéric Hurier (Fmind)](https://www.fmind.dev/)
- Published: 2026-09-24
- URL: https://www.fmind.dev/news/2026-09-24/

- [Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech says hello](<https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-8-text-to-speech>): Google introduces Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, its most expressive audio foundation models to date for generating custom character voices and dialogue across Google AI Studio and the Gemini API.
- [Introducing Support for Local AI Models in the Antigravity SDK](<https://developers.googleblog.com/introducing-support-for-local-ai-models-in-the-antigravity-sdk>): Google introduces local AI model execution in the Antigravity SDK via LiteRT and OpenAI-compatible engines like Ollama and vLLM, enabling privacy-first hybrid agentic architectures.
- [How to speed up your video processing with AlphaEvolve](<https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/how-to-speed-up-your-video-processing-with-alphaevolve>): Google Cloud demonstrates how AlphaEvolve's split-loop architecture autonomously optimizes low-level video processing and Swift and Metal code against hardware benchmarks using Gemini code generation and local quality gates.
- [Give your voice AI agent real abilities (tool calling)](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdrpso7IKtU>): Google Cloud Tech demonstrates how to implement real-time, non-blocking tool calling for voice AI agents using the Gemini Live API and the Google Agent Development Kit.
- [Meet Stripe's Knowledge AI Platform](<https://stripe.dev/blog/meet-stripes-knowledge-ai-platform>): Stripe details Kai, its internal AI agent platform connecting employees across the company to over 1,000 tools and skills for complex, multi-day enterprise knowledge work.
- [AI Attacks Are Moving at Machine Speed. Defense Has to Catch Up with David Campbell](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvkGX5YbZVU>): Former Scale AI security head David Campbell joins the ODSC AI X Podcast to discuss evolving threats to agentic systems, persistent prompt injection, and the necessity of autonomous cyber defense.
- [Meta Connect 2026: Everything Revealed in 16 Minutes](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvyVwlP_nlw>): VRelity recaps Meta Connect 2026, highlighting the reveal of Project Phoenix VR glasses with eye tracking, Ray-Ban Gen 3 smart glasses, and upcoming Muse AI assistant integrations.
- [New connected apps roll out to Gemini](<https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/new-connected-apps-gemini>): Google expands the Gemini app with new Connected Apps integrations, allowing users to interact directly with services like Adobe, Airtable, Linear, and Peloton.
- [Google Gemini on X](<https://x.com/GeminiApp/status/2102790841270210746>): Google Gemini announces support for 13 new third-party connected apps on X, enabling users to design assets, manage tasks, and plan workouts without leaving the chat interface.