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Inside Google's AI Slump: Can Gemini 4 Argon Fix it?

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Despite having 3 billion users, its own chips, and a $4.1 trillion market cap, Google can't seem to ship an AI model that beats Claude or ChatGPT. Host Ejaaz Ahamadeen explains how Google fell behind, whether Gemini 4 Argon and Nano Banana 2.1 can bring it back, and the one move that could still make Google the biggest winner in AI.

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