Gemini 3.1 Pro, OpenAI Hardware Dreams, and the Billion-Dollar AI Bets Shaping 2026

Google Gemini 3.1 Pro: Multi-Step Reasoning Gets a Dedicated Model

TLDR: Google released Gemini 3.1 Pro, a model purpose-built for complex, multi-step reasoning tasks. Instead of bolting reasoning onto a general-purpose model, they built one from the ground up for sophisticated problem-solving.

Link: Gemini 3.1 Pro Is Here (and it's built for multi-step thinking)

OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark Hits 1,200+ Tokens Per Second on Cerebras

TLDR: OpenAI's coding model GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark now runs 30% faster on Cerebras hardware, crossing the 1,200 tokens-per-second threshold. This makes real-time AI-assisted coding dramatically more responsive.

Link: OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark Speed Boost

OpenAI Goes Physical: Jony Ive-Designed AI Hardware Starting 2027

TLDR: OpenAI is developing AI-powered physical devices designed by Jony Ive, including a $200-$300 smart speaker launching in 2027, with potential smart glasses and a lamp in the pipeline.

Link: OpenAI AI Hardware Plans

Anthropic Ships Claude Code Security: AI-Powered Vulnerability Hunting

TLDR: Anthropic released Claude Code Security in preview, an AI reasoning tool that scans codebases for vulnerabilities and suggests patches, targeting gaps that traditional static analysis tools miss.

Link: Claude Code Security Preview

YouTube Tests Conversational AI Assistant on Smart TVs

TLDR: YouTube is testing an AI assistant on smart TVs that lets viewers ask questions about videos they are watching in real time, bringing conversational AI to the lean-back entertainment experience.

Link: YouTube AI Assistant on Smart TVs

AI Investment Roundup: Record-Breaking Rounds Signal Market Conviction

TLDR: OpenAI is closing a $100B+ round at $850B+ valuation, World Labs raised $1B for spatial AI, and Ineffable Intelligence is raising what could be Europe's largest-ever seed round at $1B.

Link: The AI Break - Investments Section