Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash, three weeks after 3.7 Flash launch
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash, three weeks after 3.7 Flash launch, for an introductory price of $0.75/1M input and $3.75/1M output tokens until December 31
TL;DRGoogle released Gemini 3.8 Flash three weeks after 3.7, with discounted pricing through year-end.
Why it matters: Rapid model iterations and aggressive pricing signal intensifying AI competition and lower inference costs for developers.

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TL;DRCommerce Secretary backs Anthropic after the AI firm complied with administration requests.

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TL;DRUS Army buying eight AI-powered mobile combat stations from Palantir and Anduril for $192M.
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