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Google releases Gemma 4 open models (GOOGL: $295.41 -0.8%)

Google is releasing Gemma 4, a new generation of open models inspired by Gemini, designed to assist developers and researchers in building AI responsibly [https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/gemma-open-models]
Google has also released a smaller version of Gemma, Gemma 3 270M, designed to run on local devices, with performance exceeding other lightweight models with more parameters [https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/08/google-releases-pint-size-gemma-open-ai-model]
A Google Deepmind developer hinted at the upcoming release of Gemma 4 [https://www.reddit.com/r/GeminiAI/comments/1pnadsn/google_deepmind_developer_hints_gemma_4_release]

LinkedIn allegedly scans users’ browsers for 6,222 Chrome extensions without consent or disclosure every time they visit the site [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gowriee_linkedin-is-illegally-searching-your-computer-activity-7438117589848911872-fgh2]
Concerns have been raised regarding the relevance of LinkedIn collecting information about installed browser extensions [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47613981]
A user recorded the behavior in a video due to difficulties isolating it [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24wNHf9JyMY]

Delve, a YC startup, is accused of taking an open-source tool and selling it as their own without proper attribution or agreement with the original developer [https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/the-reputation-of-troubled-yc-startup-delve-has-gotten-even-worse]
The tool in question is allegedly a modified copy (fork) of SimStudio from Sim.ai, changed to appear as Delve’s original work [https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/the-reputation-of-troubled-yc-startup-delve-has-gotten-even-worse]
An anonymous whistleblower, DeepDelver, presented evidence of the alleged forking of Sim.ai’s SimStudio by Delve, raising concerns about licensing and Delve’s reputation [https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/whistleblower_accuses_delve]