Google's fastest multimodal model gets a significant upgrade: 1M token context window, native audio output, and a 4× cost reduction over 2.0 Flash. Particularly strong on code and structured reasoning. Available today in AI Studio and via the Gemini API — no waitlist. The price drop makes it a serious challenger to Claude Haiku 4.5 and GPT-4o mini for high-volume use cases.
Google's ambient AI assistant exits preview and ships to all Pixel 9 and 9 Pro users. Astra can see through your camera, answer questions about your surroundings in real time, and remember context across sessions. Early testers report it's genuinely useful for reading receipts, identifying plants, and navigating unfamiliar spaces. The persistent memory feature is opt-in and stores nothing on Google servers by default.
NotebookLM gets a business tier: shared notebooks, admin controls, and Gemini 2.5 Flash under the hood for all summaries and Q&A. The Audio Overview feature now supports 30-minute podcasts from a single source document. Google Workspace admins can roll it out org-wide starting today.
Cursor's most-requested feature ships out of beta: Agent Mode can now create files, run terminal commands, install dependencies, and iterate on test failures — all without leaving the editor. The agent reads your full project tree before acting and shows a diff of every file it touches before applying changes. Requires Cursor 0.45+ and a Pro subscription. Early reports put it well ahead of Copilot Workspace for multi-file refactors.
Speak your intent, get production-ready code. VoiceCode uses a fine-tuned Whisper model to capture programming-specific vocabulary (variable names, library names, CLI flags) with high accuracy, then passes the transcript to GPT-4o for code generation. Supports Python, TypeScript, and Rust. Free tier: 100 voice-to-code conversions/month.
Natural language to SQL, but with actual schema awareness. QueryPilot connects directly to your Postgres or Snowflake instance, reads your schema, and generates queries that actually run. The "explain this query" mode is genuinely good for onboarding engineers to legacy databases. Free for up to 3 connections.
Claude-powered email assistant that learns your reply style and drafts responses in your voice. Unlike other email AI tools, it shows you a "confidence score" for each draft so you know when to review carefully. Integrates with Gmail and Outlook. 14-day free trial, then $12/month.