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Welcome to the TechBrew right home for Thursday, February 19th, 2026. I'm Brian McCullough today. Gemini is getting with the increased cadence of AI releases. Honestly, can we even keep up at this point? A dispatch from the social media trial as Zuck takes the stand. At long last, Amazon to Thrones Walmart, Apple seems poised to unleash a slew of AI wearables, and the new storage

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Google is rolling out Gemini 3.1 Pro, which it says is a step forward in core reasoning for AI

Pro and ultra subscribers, quoting

9 to 5 Google.

In November, Google introduced Gemini 3 Pro in preview with Gemini 3 Flash following a month

later.

Google today announced a Gemini 3.1 Pro, quote, for tasks where a simple answer isn't enough.

This 0.1 increment is a first for Google, with the past two

generations seeing 0.5 as the mid-year model update. 2.5 Pro was first announced in March and

saw further updates in May for Google I.O. Google says Gemini 3.1 Pro, quote, represents a

step forward in core reasoning. The upgraded core intelligence that

debuted last week with Gemini 3 Deep Think is now available in Gemini 3.1 Pro for more users.

This model achieves an ARC AGI 2 score of 77.1% or more than double the reasoning performance

of 3 Pro. This advanced reasoning translates to practical applications like,

quote, when you're looking for a clear visual explanation of a complex topic, a way to

synthesize data into a single view, or bringing a creative project to life, according to Google.

Gemini 3.1 Pro is rolling out to the Gemini app today, as well as Notebook LM for Google AI

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