# DeepMind

[https://timesof.ai/platform/deepmind](https://timesof.ai/platform/deepmind)

DeepMind (Alphabet) conducts cutting-edge AI research with applications in science, games, and real-world systems.

DeepMind focuses on solving intelligence to advance science.

## Coverage

- [Google's Cheaper Gemini 4 Hydrogen Scores 51 on an Independent Index, Though at Its Top Setting It Still Ranks 16th](https://timesof.ai/2026/11/google-gemini-4-hydrogen-everyday-agent-model-1-50-7-50) — Google's Gemini 4 Hydrogen targets coding and agent work at $1.50/$7.50 per million tokens. Artificial Analysis scores it 51 (high) and 54 (xhigh).
- [DeepMind's AlphaGenome 2 Narrows DNA Predictions From Whole Tissues to Single Cell Types](https://timesof.ai/2026/11/deepmind-alphagenome-2-cell-type-dna-variant-predictions) — AlphaGenome 2 predicts how DNA variants act in specific cell types; DeepMind says it finds nearly twice as many expression-changing variants. Research use only.
- [Google's New Gemini Model Doesn't Write Answers, It Picks Them: Decision 1 Scores Up to 1,000 Questions for $0.10 per Million Tokens](https://timesof.ai/2026/11/google-gemini-decisions-api-decision-1-closed-set-choices) — Google's Gemini Decisions API scores yes/no, choice and rubric questions with confidence scores at $0.10/M input tokens. An independent index ranks it 9th of 18.
- [DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2.5 Hit 96% on a Mercedes-Benz Kitting Pilot. The Last 4% Is the Hard Part](https://timesof.ai/2026/11/deepmind-gemini-robotics-2-5-mercedes-apollo-96-percent-kitting) — DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2.5 let Apptronik's Apollo 2 sort Mercedes-Benz parts at 96% success in a pilot; partner-only release, DeepMind's own figures.
- [Google DeepMind Says AI Agents Proved Signal's Actual Encryption Code Secure in Four Weeks, With Humans Writing What to Prove](https://timesof.ai/2026/11/deepmind-alphaproof-code-formally-verifies-signal-protocol-lean) — DeepMind says Gemini agents proved Signal's protocol code meets expert-written security specs in four weeks, catching two reintroduced bugs. Research result, not a product.
- [Google Makes Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Generally Available With 15-Second Clips and a 30% Price Cut](https://timesof.ai/2026/11/google-gemini-omni-1-2-flash-generally-available) — Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash is GA on API and Google Cloud: 15-second clips, $0.07/s at 720p (−30%), multi-turn edits, SynthID, Provisioned Throughput.
- [Google DeepMind Staff Push to Scrap Lifetime Non-Disparagement Clauses That They Say Keep Them From Warning About AI Risks](https://timesof.ai/2026/11/google-deepmind-staff-push-to-end-lifetime-non-disparagement-clauses) — Google DeepMind employees want lifetime non-disparagement clauses removed so they can warn about AI risks, the Post reports. Google says it doesn't enforce them on ex-staff.
- [England Moves Its Gemini-Built Planning Assistant to 15 Councils on the Strength of a 58% Pilot Time Saving](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/uk-planassist-gemini-planning-tool-15-councils) — PlanAssist, built with Gemini by Google DeepMind, goes to 15 English councils after pilots cut assessment time 58%, per the government. Officers keep the decision.
- [Gemini 4 Carbon Opens to Paying Developers at $2/$10 Until November 30, but Now Sits Fourth on Artificial Analysis Behind Claude Fable 5.2](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/google-gemini-4-carbon-fairwind-cyber-frontier) — Gemini 4 Carbon is now on the paid Gemini API and AI Ultra at $2/$10 until Nov 30, then $4/$20. Artificial Analysis ranks it fourth, behind Claude Fable 5.2.
- [Google DeepMind's Genie 4 World Model Generates Sound and Dialogue With Its Worlds and Takes Text Edits in Real Time, Starting With Trusted Testers](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/google-deepmind-genie-4-world-model) — Genie 4 generates interactive worlds with native sound and dialogue, takes real-time text edits and uses Gemini 3.8 Flash to steer scenes. It starts as a research preview.
- [UK Budget Funds the AI Biosecurity Lab With £100 Million Over 2027-28 to 2029-30, Alongside Up to £200 Million in OpenAI and Anthropic Credits](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/uk-ai-biosecurity-lab-100m-openai-anthropic-200m-credits) — The UK Budget funds the AI Biosecurity Lab with £100M from 2027-28 to 2029-30, within a £165M initiative, plus up to £200M in OpenAI and Anthropic credits.
- [Google DeepMind Finds No Significant End-to-End Acceleration of ML R&D Yet, Though AI Writes Most of Its Code](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/google-deepmind-ml-rd-audit-no-acceleration) — DeepMind's Argon report finds no significant end-to-end ML R&D acceleration even with most code over 75% AI-written, per Belfield and Decrypt.
- [OpenAI and Anthropic Tell UK MPs Voluntary AI Safety Pledges Are Not Enough; Google DeepMind and Meta Decline to Back New Laws](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/uk-bist-openai-anthropic-binding-ai-safety-rules-evidence) — At a UK Commons hearing, Anthropic and OpenAI backed binding AI safety rules while Google DeepMind and Meta declined. Officials described the UK regime as voluntary.
- [Biohub's $1.8B Virtual Biology Stack Mixes New Cash With Prior Pledges](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/biohub-virtual-biology-initiative-1-8b-google-meta-doe) — Biohub's $1.8B virtual-cell push mixes $300M corporate and DOE $500M+ new commitments with April Biohub and prior NIH spend. Embargoes for funders.
- [Gemini 4 Argon Opens as a Fairwind-Gated Cyber Frontier — Guardrails Come Later](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/google-gemini-4-argon) — Gemini 4 Argon goes to Fairwind defenders without cyber guardrails; API and AI Ultra later. Lab DeepSWE 77.9%, AutomationBench 51.3%.
- [Lehane Says OpenAI Has Been Holding Safety Talks With Anthropic and Google](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/openai-lehane-anthropic-google-safety-talks) — Chris Lehane says OpenAI has held safety talks with Anthropic and Google for weeks and does not see a need for an antitrust waiver.
- [Gemini 3.8 Live Claims the Independent Speech-to-Speech Board](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/google-gemini-3-8-live-extended-thinking) — Google says Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking leads Artificial Analysis S2S Quality Index at 82.6. API $0.005/$0.018 per min; powers Search Live and Gemini Live.
- [WeatherNext 3 Adds Hourly Forecasts and Selected 5 km Fields](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/google-weathernext-3) — WeatherNext 3 brings hourly forecasts and selected 5 km surface fields to Google products. Performance and Brightband ranking are attributed to Google.
- [Gemini 3.8 Flash Ships as Google Splits Cyber Into a Gated SKU](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/google-gemini-3-8-flash-cyber-fairwind) — Gemini 3.8 Flash holds $0.75/$3.75 intro pricing through year-end. Flash Cyber is Fairwind-gated for defenders.
- [Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash Is a Director’s API — Extend, Interpolate, Upscale](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/google-gemini-omni-1-1-flash) — Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash ships with 40-second scene extension, first/last frames, and 4K upscaling — a director’s API for developers.
- [Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Brings Speech Recognition Into the Gemini Family](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/google-gemini-3-5-transcribe) — Google announces Gemini 3.5 Transcribe in public API preview, citing 4.0% streaming WER and 85+ languages.
- [Gemma’s Billion-Download Badge Is Distribution Infra — Not 1B Unique Users](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/google-gemma-one-billion-downloads) — Gemma open models passed 1 billion downloads; Awesome Gemma GitHub directory launched. Distribution milestone — not Gemini app MAU.
- [Google Hides the Sparkle — SynthID Stays When the Visible Mark Goes](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/google-gemini-visible-watermark-toggle) — Google lets Gemini users hide the visible sparkle watermark on images, video, and music; SynthID and C2PA stay. Opposite user-facing choice from Claude’s text watermark.
- [Ryanair Bets Gemini Enterprise on Crew, Weather, and Failover](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/ryanair-google-cloud-gemini-enterprise) — Ryanair’s five-year Google Cloud deal plans Workspace and Cloud deployment to about 35,000 employees, with Gemini Enterprise for agentic workflows.