Google ships Gemini 3.8 Flash, third Flash upgrade in 6 weeks, plus Cyber defense model
EricBuess · x · 2026-09-03
- Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis announced Gemini 3.8 Flash, another upgrade in under a month and the third updated Flash model in only 6 weeks.
- The new model brings a notable jump in agentic and coding capabilities; a dedicated 3.8 Flash Cyber variant pushes the frontier of cyber defense.
- Google's blog details the models and its cybersecurity work; the Gemini lead invites users to try it out.
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