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Engadget News + Next

Engadget News + Next

Google is sending a tiny AI data center to space, Revolut is piloting facial recognition at store checkouts in the UK, and Google added creepy avatars to Gemini 3.8 live's agents

Engadget News + Next · Sep 25, 2026 · 9:43

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-It's four specialized computer chips called "tensor processing units" which, combined, offer the power of a single server in a data center. Solar panels will supply just one kilowatt of power to juice the chips, which is equivalent to the energy needed to run a hair dryer.

-Pay with Smile will run on Revolut Register, the company's new hospitality point-of-sale hardware system.

-The Google avatar experience pairs near real-time visual presence to the live dialogue models, creating "an experience that listens, sees and speaks with a dynamic visual persona."
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