Google Jumps Back Into the Open Source AI Race With Gemma 4

In brief

• Google dropped Gemma 4, a family of open models under the Apache 2.0 license.
• The four-model lineup spans phones to data centers with the 31B model ranking #3 globally already.
• U.S. open-source AI gets a needed boost, as Gemma 4—backed by DeepMind—positions itself as the strongest…