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  "id": 9532462,
  "title": "Gemini 4 is almost ready, says new Google DeepMind chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/gemini-4-is-almost-ready-says-new-google-deepmind-chief",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-24T09:04:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
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    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/999802/google-deepmind-gemini-4-timeline-koray-kavukcuoglu"
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  "summary": "Google is reportedly nearing the launch of its long awaited Gemini 4 model, after dawdling behind rival developers on flagship AI releases. Speaking with The Information during his first media appearance as the leader of Google's DeepMind division, Koray Kavukcuoglu said that Gemini 4 is currently in its refinement stage, and that the company is […]",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, its \"most expressive audio generation models yet\", with support for more than 100 languages (Google)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/google-releases-gemini-3-8-flash-tts-and-gemini-3-8-flash-lite-tts",
        "published": "2026-09-23T15:50:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Google expands Vids access with Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash for free",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/google-expands-vids-access-with-gemini-omni-1-1-flash-for-free",
        "published": "2026-09-23T19:39:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Google launches Gemini TTS with voice replication",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/google-launches-gemini-tts-with-voice-replication",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:52:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Google DeepMind SVP Koray Kavukcuoglu says Gemini 4 is in the early phase of post-training and hopes it will be released \"much earlier\" than the end of the year (Laura Bratton/The Information)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/google-deepmind-svp-koray-kavukcuoglu-says-gemini-4-is-in-the-early",
        "published": "2026-09-24T03:50:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Google DeepMind nears launch of Gemini 4 AI model: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/google-deepmind-nears-launch-of-gemini-4-ai-model-report",
        "published": "2026-09-24T06:20:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Google just closed the gap between Gemini Notebooks and Docs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/google-just-closed-the-gap-between-gemini-notebooks-and-docs",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:09:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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