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Google DeepMind's Koray Kavukcuoglu made his first media appearance, stating that Gemini 4 is in the improvement phase and hinting that the flagship model's release is imminent.

• •Koray Kavukcuoglu, the new leader of DeepMind, discussed the current status of Gemini 4 in an interview with The Information.
• •Gemini 4 is currently reported to be in the improvement phase.
• •It has been reported that Google has lagged behind competitors in releasing its flagship AI model.

It was reported that Meta deleted a significant video about Meta AI glasses that was filmed inside the company's facilities.

Google announced on September 23 an integration between Google Docs and Gemini Notebook, enabling text generation by referencing information within notebooks.

• •The announcement was made on September 23, realizing integration between Google Docs and Gemini Notebook.
• •Users can generate text within documents based on information saved in Gemini Notebook.
• •Users can perform context-aware writing without opening the notebook in a separate window.

Google has released Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS, a voice generation model that supports creating voices from scratch and controlling emotions using natural language.

• •It evolves from previous selection-based methods to support generating voices from scratch and fine-tuning acting and emotions via natural language.
• •It supports multiple languages, including Japanese, and is designed to embed the SynthID watermarking technology.
• •It is scheduled to be provided sequentially via developer APIs and various services, and will also be available in Gemini Notebook.

A Google DeepMind development lead hinted at the imminent arrival of Gemini 4 during a The Information event, suggesting a release by year-end.

• •Koray Kavukcuoglu, a development lead at Google DeepMind, made the remarks at the event.
• •He hinted that Gemini 4 is coming soon, with a potential announcement by the end of the year.
• •Google asserts that it maintains a leading position in AI technology.

Salesforce announced a new service called AIforce, which integrates its features through an AI interface.

Google has launched Expert Intelligence in Gemini Notebook, enabling users to utilize books as information sources.

NTT Docomo Business and four other companies began a pilot project integrating AI distributed processing with energy management under the 'Watt-Bit Link' initiative.

• •NTT Docomo Business, Chugoku Electric Power, NTT Anode Energy, Enecom, and Hokkaido Comprehensive Communications Network are jointly conducting the pilot.
• •Technical verification regarding the integration of AI distributed processing and electricity (watts) began in August.
• •The announcement was made on the 18th, focusing on integrating energy and IT infrastructure.

Red Hat has started general availability of Red Hat AI 3.5, a new version of its AI platform that enhances security and observability.

NEC establishes an AI autonomous organization to become an AI-native company, integrating AI as a corporate OS and examining its impact on employees.

• •NEC has established an AI autonomous organization with the goal of becoming an AI-native company.
• •Reports detail the specific initiative to integrate AI into the organization as a corporate OS.
• •The article examines the impact on employees and corporate AI transformation as the organization shifts to autonomous AI evolution.