AI news of 24 September 2026 · Robots Versus Humans

Gemini can now call businesses for you so you don’t have to wait on hold

Google's Gemini can now make calls to businesses like restaurants and shops on behalf of users.

Google's launching an "early experiment" feature on Pixel 11 that lets users delegate local business calls to Gemini, like making a reservation, checking if a product is in stock, or rescheduling an appointment. According to Google, you don't even need to start the call to have Gemini handle it for you: Instead of dialing yourself, just tell Gemini to call on your behalf using the Gemini app on your Pixel. Gemini will call the business, introduce itself, navigate automated phone menus, wait on hold, and handle the conversation with the person on the other end. You remain in control at all times with a live transcript view and the ability …

The Verge 1mo ago 1 min read also at TechCrunch, The Decoder

Gemini 4

Gemini 4 is almost ready, says new Google DeepMind chief

Google DeepMind says Gemini 4 is nearly ready for launch after falling behind competitors on flagship models.

The Verge 1mo ago

AI agents

Ringg’s AI agents resolve up to 65% of customer calls with OpenAI Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Ringg's AI agents using GPT resolve up to 65 percent of customer service calls.

OpenAI 1mo ago

Robotics AI model

Black Forest Labs launches FLUX 3 Action, an open robotics AI model

Black Forest Labs releases FLUX 3 Action, an open robotics model that predicts robot actions from camera feeds with seven billion parameters.

The Decoder 1mo ago

Machine learning research

Accelerating vision-language models with LFM2.5-VL-DSpark Opens at the publisher in a new tab

LFM2.5-VL-DSpark accelerates vision-language models for improved performance on multimodal tasks.

Hugging Face 1mo ago

AI costs and efficiency

AI performance costs are falling faster than those of any previous technology

AI model performance costs are falling 13x annually, driven by algorithmic improvements at about 3x per year and hardware competition.

The Decoder 1mo ago

Meta Muse, AI agents

Meta puts its AI assistant on a keychain

Meta releases Muse Charm, a keychain-sized AI assistant shipping in December.

Ars Technica 1mo ago

AI agents, automation

Google’s Gemini Can Now Make Calls for You on Pixel Phones Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Google's Pixel 11 phones can now make calls autonomously using AI to handle customer service interactions.

Wired 1mo ago

AI coding, developer tools

Lovable’s annualized revenue crosses $600M as vibe coding takes off Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Lovable, an AI code generation platform, reaches $600 million annualized revenue as developer adoption grows.

TechCrunch 1mo ago

Data centre infrastructure

Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1

Google tests experimental orbital data centre with four TPUs for fifteen minute trial flight on October 1.

Ars Technica 1mo ago

Gemini can now call businesses for you so you don’t have to wait on hold

Gemini 4 is almost ready, says new Google DeepMind chief

Ringg’s AI agents resolve up to 65% of customer calls with OpenAI Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Black Forest Labs launches FLUX 3 Action, an open robotics AI model

Accelerating vision-language models with LFM2.5-VL-DSpark Opens at the publisher in a new tab

AI performance costs are falling faster than those of any previous technology

Meta puts its AI assistant on a keychain

Google’s Gemini Can Now Make Calls for You on Pixel Phones Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Lovable’s annualized revenue crosses $600M as vibe coding takes off Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1

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