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Google's Gemini 4 Argon is a frontier AI model designed for complex software engineering, enterprise knowledge work and multi-step agent workflows. Here's what developers need to know about its API access, unified 1-million-token limit, supported modalities, pricing and technical limitations.
A widespread Microsoft 365 outage disrupted Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other services across multiple regions. Microsoft attributed the disruption to unavailable servers and elevated infrastructure load while engineers worked on recovery.
Meta brings its Muse personal AI agent to Apple Watch and Wear OS, allowing users to interact through voice conversations, text, and dictation. The smartwatch apps extend access to Muse while relying on a paired smartphone for agent execution.
Anthropic introduces Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent for professionals and small businesses, while Block unveils Dessa, a full-duplex speech model designed for natural, real-time conversations.
Moonshot AI introduces Kimi K3.1 Pro, a post-trained 2.8T-class model with a 1-million-token context window, stronger agentic capabilities, updated API pricing, and open weights scheduled for November 4, 2026.
Google announced developer access to Gemini 4 Argon on October 13, 2026, describing it as a model for long-horizon software engineering, enterprise knowledge work and cybersecurity tasks.
