• September 25, 2026
Google’s One-Two Punch: Gemini “Call for Me” Phones Businesses for You as Live Avatar Gives AI a Face

Google shipped two major Gemini updates on September 24: “Call for Me” lets the AI dial businesses from your own number to book reservations, check stock, and wait on hold — with a live transcript and instant takeover — while Gemini 3.8 Live’s new “Live Avatar” gives enterprise AI a lip-synced, expressive face that switches across 97 languages in real time. Together they mark Google’s push from chatbot to true AI agent.