Meta Ships Everything, Google Waits on Gemini 4
Meta Connect 2026 dropped VR, a Tamagotchi AI gadget, and a supercharged Muse agent. Meanwhile, Google says Gemini 4 is 'almost ready.' Almost.
• Gemini 4 is almost ready, says new Google DeepMind chief
Google DeepMind's new chief Koray Kavukcuoglu says Gemini 4 is in its final refinement stage and will launch well before the end of 2026, as Google races to close the gap on OpenAI and Anthropic.
• Meta is making a standalone Muse AI gadget
Meta unveiled the Muse Charm, a standalone AI hardware device for its Muse agent that requires no phone, with a holiday December ship date announced at…
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