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My fellow AI explorers

We had Microsoft Ignite in San Francisco, Meta launching 3D tools, xAI dropping Grok updates, and OpenAI releasing a new coding beast. But first, we have to talk about Google launching Gemini 3 and... wait for it... Nano Banana Pro (yes, really).

In today’s edition:

• 🧠 Google’s Gemini 3 & Nano Banana Pro

• 🔥 Microsoft Ignite: Agents in your Taskbar

• 🤖 The Model Wars: Grok 4.1, SAM 3, & GPT-5.1

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Google AI

Gemini 3 & Nano Banana Pro: Google’s Flagship Drop

Google decided to break the internet this week with a massive double release. Gemini 3 is officially here, and it’s joined by a surprisingly named image model, Nano Banana Pro.

Here’s what stood out:

• Gemini 3 is a Thinking Model: This isn't just a chat bot; it comes with major jumps in reasoning, coding, and multimodal understanding. It’s already powering AI mode in Google Search and is available in the Gemini API and CLI.

• Agentic Capabilities: The new Gemini Agent mode can browse the web, check your Gmail, analyze your calendar, and plan multi-step tasks autonomously.

• Nano Banana Pro: Built on Gemini 3 Pro, this model delivers studio-quality designs. The killer feature? Text rendering that actually works. It can also blend up to 14 images and change aspect ratios without distortion.

• Anti-Gravity IDE: A brand new AI-powered cross-platform IDE for developers that integrates Gemini 3 directly for agentic coding workflows.

The bottom line: The days of Google announcing products but not shipping are over. Whether you are using the Gemini App or the API for developers, these tools are live right now.

🔮 Prediction: With Nano Banana Pro’s ability to render accurate text based on live research, we are going to see a massive shift in automated infographic generation. Marketing teams, take note.

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Microsoft Ignite

Microsoft Windows 11 Goes Fully Agentic

While Google was busy releasing models, Microsoft held its annual Ignite event in San Francisco, dropping over 70 announcements. The focus? Making Windows the home of AI agents.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Agents in the Taskbar: Microsoft is integrating AI agents directly into the Windows 11 taskbar. You can soon invoke Copilot to automate tasks on your PC, with a real-time status bar showing you what the agent is doing.

• Copilot in File Explorer: You'll be able to summarize documents and draft emails directly from your file folders with a single click.

• The Anthropic Pivot: In a twist, Microsoft and Nvidia partnered with Anthropic. Despite their massive stake in OpenAI, Microsoft is bringing Claude to Azure and investing heavily, giving enterprise users more choice.

The Verdict: Microsoft is building the "Control Plane" for AI. They don't just want you chatting with a bot; they want the bot to control your operating system.

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Model Wars

Grok 4.1, Meta’s SAM 3, and OpenAI’s Codex Max

If Google and Microsoft weren't enough, literally everyone else decided to ship this week too.

The breakdown:

• xAI’s Grok 4.1: Grok 4.1 launched and briefly held the crown. It’s reportedly a leader in emotional intelligence (EQ Bench) and has significantly lower hallucination rates.

• Meta’s SAM 3 & SAM 3D: Meta quietly dropped Segment Anything Model 3 (SAM 3), which can track specific objects (like a soccer ball) through an entire video for editing effects. Even wilder is SAM 3D, which turns 2D images into 3D objects you can view in AR.

• OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A new frontier coding model that uses "compaction" to manage massive context windows. It preserves history over long horizons, allowing for multi-hour agentic coding loops that don't crash.

30-Second AI Play

Collaborate with the New ChatGPT Group Chat

OpenAI quietly rolled out a feature that changes how teams can use Chat. You no longer have to screenshot your chats to show your friends—you can just invite them in.

Here’s how:

1. Open ChatGPT.

2. Look for the "Start Group Chat" button in the top right corner.

3. Generate an invite link and send it to your friends or colleagues.

4. Pro Tip: Use this for brainstorming. One person prompts for ideas, and another person refines them (e.g., "Now make it funny," or "Add Gary Busey into all these ideas").

It’s a small update, but for collaborative workflows, it’s a game-changer.

Other Relevant AI News!

• 🎨 Replit introduced a new design feature powered by Gemini 3.0 to help coders create beautiful, non-generic UI.

• 🎥 11Labs is entering the visual space, introducing Image and Video generation to become a one-stop creative shop.

• 🖐️ Manus launched the Browser Operator, a Chrome extension that lets agents click and browse the web for you.

• 🖼️ Midjourney is back with a new web Profiles feature, adding a social layer to your image generations.

• 💰 Intuit signed a $100M deal with OpenAI to bring financial apps directly into ChatGPT. (Tax season just got easier?)

• 🍎 OpenAI released ChatGPT for Teachers, a free, secure workspace with education-grade compliance and personalized teaching support.

Golden Nuggets

• 🧠 Gemini 3 + Nano Banana Pro proves Google can ship elite reasoning and image models simultaneously.

• 💻 Windows 11 is evolving from an OS into an agentic launchpad with Taskbar integration.

• 🌐 OpenAI's Codex Max solves the "context amnesia" problem for developers with compaction.

Would love to hear your thoughts on Nano Banana Pro and Gemini 3! Send me your thoughts by replying to this email (yes, I read them all :)

Until our next AI rendezvous,

Anthony | Founder of Uncover AI