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OpenAI launches Dots, its bubbly agentic avatar

By Lucas Ropek · TechCrunch · Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 17:17 (yesterday) · Original article ↗

Dots are meant to operate independent of any specific hardware or interface, pursuing user-defined goals continuously in the background with minimal oversight.

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Google pulls back the curtain to tease Gemini 4 Argon

Google's next-gen Gemini is coming soon — but you can't try it just yet.

Android Authority 36m ago

Gemini for Home is now better at hearing you in noisy rooms

This is the third Google Home update of the month.

Android Authority 1h ago

Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now

Google today revealed its next AI frontier model, which it's calling Gemini 4 Argon. The new model delivers "frontier performance in complex workflows across real-world software engineering, enterprise knowledge work like legal and finance, and cybersecurity defense," according…

The Verge 1h ago

OpenAI launches Dots, its bubbly agentic avatar

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Google pulls back the curtain to tease Gemini 4 Argon

Gemini for Home is now better at hearing you in noisy rooms

Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now