Google DeepMind nears launch of Gemini 4 AI model: report

* Google is nearing the launch of its next-generation Gemini 4 AI model, Google (GOOG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GOOG]) (GOOGL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GOOGL]) DeepMind chief Koray Kavukcuoglu announced Wednesday during _The Information’s_ AI Agenda Live Summit. * The development comes as the company races to catch up with competitors Anthropic (ANTHRO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ANTHRO]) and OpenAI (OPENAI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OPENAI]) in the AI model market, while Meta (META [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/META]) Platforms’ AI products also won increasing popularity in September.