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Vol. I No. 26 Saturday, October 17, 2026 Closing 12:53 PM UTC · next edition 10:00 AM UTC
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Gemini 3.8

Since Tuesday, September 22 · updated 19 days ago · 11 pieces from 7 sources, in the order they came out.

5 announcement · 2 availability · 2 release · 1 api · 1 news

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  1. Google GeminiMonday, September 28See what 4 builders are making with Gemini 3.8 Flash
  2. Google DeepMindThursday, September 24Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar

From the start

    Tuesday, September 22

  1. APIGemini API Changelog12:00 PM UTCNews
    Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS generally available (GA)

    Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS generally available (GA): Released our next-generation text-to-speech (TTS) audio models and the Gemini API Voices endpoint (/v1beta/voices): Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS (gemin…

  2. AvailabilityVercel12:00 AM UTCNews
    Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech models now available on AI Gateway

    Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS from Google are now available on AI Gateway. Both models generate speech from text in more than 100 languages and support long-form narration, control over delivery, and…

  3. Wednesday, September 23

  4. AnnouncementGoogle Gemini3:15 PM UTCNews
    Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech says hello

    Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS are our most expressive audio models yet.

  5. NewsGoogle DeepMind · YouTube3:23 PM UTCWatch
    Create your own voices with Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech

    Design entirely new vocal personas from scratch for gaming, immersive audiobooks, or dual-speaker podcasts using natural language prompts - directing every performance line by line with nuanced acting cues, pacing, back…

  6. AnnouncementGoogle DeepMind3:25 PM UTCNews
    Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech says hello
  7. ReleaseOpenRouter9:51 PM UTCNew Models
    New model: Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS

    Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS is a text-to-speech model from Google and the fast, high-throughput member of the 3.8 TTS family alongside [Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS](https://openrouter.ai/google/gemini-3.8-flash-tts). It is suited…

  8. ReleaseOpenRouter9:51 PM UTCNew Models
    New model: Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS

    Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is a text-to-speech model from Google and the successor to [Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview](https://openrouter.ai/google/gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview). It is the creative tier of the 3.8 TTS family, su…

  9. Thursday, September 24

  10. AvailabilityGoogle Cloud3:00 PM UTCNews
    Power your agents: Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar is now generally available

    Following our announcement of Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking last week, we are thrilled to share that Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar is now generally available in Gemini Enterprise. First preview…

  11. AnnouncementGoogle Gemini3:30 PM UTCNews
    Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar

    Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar, which brings near real-time visual presence to Gemini’s conversational AI.

  12. AnnouncementGoogle DeepMind4:20 PM UTCNews
    Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar
  13. Monday, September 28

  14. AnnouncementGoogle Gemini4:00 PM UTCNews
    See what 4 builders are making with Gemini 3.8 Flash

    See what developers have built with Gemini 3.8 Flash, our most intelligent workhorse model, launched in early September.

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