DeepMind launches Gemini 3.8 Live models

Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking—real-time voice dialogue models that improve parallel reasoning, visual grounding, and background task execution; available via the Gemini API, Workspace, and the Gemini app.

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