Google DeepMind launches Gemini 3.8 Live, IonQ announces European quantum computer

The launch of Gemini 3.8 Live is currently reported by a single source (Cryptonomist), which cites a statement from Google DeepMind; no independent confirmation is available. According to this source, the company has introduced Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, models designed for natural voice applications.

The main feature attributed to the new models is the ability to reason and speak at the same time, with a stated focus on precision and the execution of complex tasks. The launch comes, according to the same source, at a time when industry rankings show uncertainty over which company will hold the most advanced artificial intelligence model by the end of 2026.

On the quantum computing front, the company IonQ announced on September 15 Superion 256, described as a quantum computer that uses European technology. This is a corporate statement issued directly by the manufacturing company, picked up by Hardware Upgrade: it therefore represents the position of the interested party, not independent proof of the stated performance.

The available sources do not provide technical details that can be independently verified either on Superion 256’s performance or on the benchmarks against which Gemini 3.8 Live would have been evaluated. Based on the material available, it is not possible to establish whether the two announcements have already received any form of external verification from parties independent of the manufacturing companies.

These remain two separate communications, both from interested parties, which add to the dialogue declared by OpenAI with Anthropic and Google DeepMind on artificial intelligence safety, reported this morning by the newspaper: a day in which several companies in the sector chose to publicly communicate their initiatives, with none of them so far confirmed by sources independent of the parties involved.