- Gemini 3.1 Pro: #1 on the intelligence index, with caveats
Gemini 3.1 Pro launched February 19 with a 77.1% ARC-AGI-2 score (more than double its predecessor), #1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 1M token context, and $2/$12 per million pricing. The caveats: preview status and notably high verbosity. Where it fits in the frontier developer choice.
- Android's 24-Hour Sideloading Wall Is Not What Google Says It Is
Starting September 2026, sideloading an unverified app on Android requires a 9-step process with a mandatory 24-hour wait. Google's anti-scam justification is real. What they're not saying out loud is that this also closes the gap between Android's openness and iOS's walled garden.
- An AI Agent Is Now Reviewing Every Linux Kernel Patch
Google's Sashiko is an agentic code review system now covering every patch submitted to the Linux kernel mailing list. In testing, it caught 53% of bugs that human reviewers had already missed. Here's how the 9-stage pipeline works and what the template means for other codebases.