Google has introduced the Fairwind Program, a limited access initiative providing governments and trusted partners with access to its cyber defense tools. The announcement was made alongside the introduction of Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, though details on these products are limited.
Google plans to invest $1.5 billion in 2026 and 2027 to expand its data center campus in Jackson County, Alabama, which has been operating since 2019 on a repurposed site. The investment aims to strengthen the company's presence in the region and support community initiatives.
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model is now available on Unity Gateway, targeting enterprise use cases such as reasoning, document processing, coding, agentic search, multimodal inputs, and long-context workloads. Access is provided via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
Databricks has announced that Google Gemini 3.8 Flash and Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1 are now available as Databricks-hosted models, accessible via Foundation Model APIs. Customers are reminded to ensure compliance with applicable terms.
Multiple incremental releases of llama.cpp (b10054 through b10064) include OpenCL transpose optimization for Q4_K, Vulkan support for Q2_0 quantization, SYCL fix for row calculation, and a test fix to avoid NaNs. Other changes include a default CPU routine for BLAS hadamard mul_mat and documentation updates.