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As Google prepares to roll out its Gemini 4 Argon, staff are testing a new version internally named Carbon; one staffer says it "feels like Opus 5.5"

As Google prepares to roll out its new Gemini 4 'Argon' model to the public, staff inside the company are testing better versions …

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As Google prepares to roll out its Gemini 4 Argon, staff are testing a new version internally named Carbon; one staffer says it "feels like Opus 5.5"

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