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Gemma 4 12B Enables On-Device, Multimodal Agentic Workflows with an Encoder-free Architecture

Sergio De Simone — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Google says Gemma 4 12B is "designed to bring agentic, multimodal intelligence directly to your laptop", further noting that the new model can be combined with Google AI Edge to "build and experiment locally, on everyday machines". This integration allows for a wide range of capabilities, from autonomous data processing to generating visual insights and even building webpages or executing tools.

By Sergio De Simone

Google LiteRT-LM Speeds up Local Inference up to 2.2x with Gemma 4 Multi-Token Prediction

Sergio De Simone — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT

LiteRT-LM brings native support for Gemma 4 Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) drafters, enabling up to 2.2x faster inference. The framework is expanding beyond Kotlin and C++ adding support for new Swift and a JavaScript APIs.

By Sergio De Simone

Google Workspace CLI: Unified Command-Line Tool Built for Humans and AI Agents

Daniel Curtis — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:33:00 GMT

Google has released a new CLI for Google Workspace, offering a unified interface for various services like Drive, Gmail, and Calendar. Built in Rust, the tool dynamically adjusts to API changes and features over 100 bundled skills. It requires Node.js and a Google Cloud project for setup. Initial community feedback is mixed, highlighting both its dynamic capabilities and setup challenges.

By Daniel Curtis

Google Cloud Suspends Railway's Production Account, Causing Eight-Hour Platform-Wide Outage

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Sat, 30 May 2026 10:03:00 GMT

Google Cloud's automated systems suspended Railway's production account without notice, triggering an eight-hour platform-wide outage affecting 3 million users. The cascade took down workloads across all providers including AWS and bare metal because Railway's control plane was hosted on GCP. Railway is demoting GCP to backup-only status.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers