Google’s new AI model Gemini 3.5 Flash is positioned as a practical tool that supports coding, long-form reasoning, multimodal understanding and parallel task handling. The evaluation used five prompts, including building a simulator from a space debris report, designing a travel itinerary, guiding a craft task, creating a 25-minute cleaning plan and running a humorous parallel-reasoning investigation. The test highlighted context retention and switching between task types, while also raising questions about user data access needs.

Precision parts maker Gitech said on Jan. 23 it received a purchase order worth $1.72 million, or about 2.5 billion won, to supply slot dies to a North American battery manufacturer. Slot dies are key components used to coat active materials uniformly when making secondary battery electrodes. The company expects the deal to become a long-term revenue source, citing repeat selection and follow-on demand for consumable replacements and maintenance.