Meta vs. Google on the Same Day, and Palo Alto's $500M Bet on Autonomous Security
About this episode
Meta releases Muse Spark 1.3 with frontier coding benchmarks at sub-dollar pricing, Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash and a cybersecurity-specific model with gated government access, Palo Alto Networks acquires Console for $500M to automate SOC alert triage
Chapters
Sources & Citations
Meta AI Research Blog: Introducing Muse Spark 1.3
research.meta.ai
Axios: Meta debuts Muse Spark 1.3 as personal agent work continues
www.axios.com
Artificial Analysis: Muse Spark 1.3 — Meta reaches the frontier
artificialanalysis.ai
Unite.AI: Meta Launches Muse Spark 1.3, Citing Gains in Coding and Agentic Tasks
www.unite.ai
Google Blog – Introducing Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber
blog.google
VentureBeat – Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash is built for agents, while its Cyber twin hunts vulnerabilities
venturebeat.com
The Register – With Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google reminds everyone it's still in the race
www.theregister.com
DataCamp – Gemini 3.8 Flash: Features, Benchmarks, and Pricing
www.datacamp.com
Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say | TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
Palo Alto Networks Acquires Console to Agentify Security (official press release) | Palo Alto Networks Investor Relations
investors.paloaltonetworks.com
Palo Alto Beats Q4 Estimates, Announces Console Acquisition to Strengthen Agentic Capabilities | Benzinga
www.benzinga.com
Console, AI For IT Startup, Raises $22 Million From DST, Thrive | Upstarts Media
www.upstartsmedia.com