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DiffusionGemma: The Developer Guide

DiffusionGemma is an experimental text-generation model built on the Gemma 4 architecture that uses diffusion-based parallel generation instead of token-by-token autoregression, enabling much faster inference, bidirectional context awareness, and real-time self-correction while remaining deployable on consumer GPUs. Its architecture generates and refines 256-token blocks in parallel through iterative denoising, allowing it to handle complex constraint-based tasks such as Sudoku more effectively than traditional language models and demonstrating strong gains from fine-tuning. The model integrates with vLLM and other popular inference frameworks, giving developers access to a new non-autoregressive approach that combines high performance, efficient long-context scaling, and straightforward customization and deployment.

Google Meet now supports sending 1080p HD video from ChromeOS meeting room hardware

We previously launched support for sending full HD video (1080p) in Meet on the web, and we’re now extending that capability to Google Meet room hardware based on ChromeOS.

Google Meet will use full HD when the additional bandwidth is needed for sharp video from the room, such as:

  • On large screens: When others in the call are viewing the room on large monitors or TVs with a layout that makes 1080p necessary, such as full-screen views in Spotlight mode, 1:1 calls or dual-screen rooms. ​
  • When someone pins your video: If a person in the meeting "pins" the room, Meet will send the highest available quality.
  • ​When the meeting is being recorded: Recorded meetings use full HD from the room for the saved meeting video.
​Full HD is available from devices that use a high-resolution camera and can handle the additional processing over a fast, stable internet connection. Meet will continue to automatically adjust video quality downwards if network constraints are detected to ensure a smooth meeting experience.

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature; the upgrade happens seamlessly in the background when conditions are met.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers with Google Meet hardware devices

Resources

Google joins the Eclipse Foundation as a strategic member to accelerate AI-integrated developer tools

by amanda casari & Mike Bufano, Google Open Source

A simple image with the Google logo a plus sign and the Eclipse Foundation logo

Collaboration with the Eclipse Foundation will support open infrastructure for AI-integrated developer platforms like Google Antigravity, while advancing broader open source security and regulatory compliance initiatives

As of April 2026, Google has joined the Eclipse Foundation as a Strategic Member, reflecting the company's continued investment in open source technologies and modern developer infrastructure.

As part of this collaboration, Google will additionally sponsor Open VSX and is among the first adopters of the recently announced Open VSX Managed Registry service. Open VSX is the open source, vendor-neutral extension registry for tools built on the VS Code™ extension API. It powers a rapidly growing ecosystem of AI-integrated IDEs, cloud development environments, and developer platforms, including Google Antigravity, AWS's Kiro, Cursor, and, Windsurf among many others.

As a Strategic Member, Google will participate in the Eclipse Foundation's Board of Directors and Technical Advisory Council, helping guide the technical and strategic direction of one of the world's leading open source software foundations.

"The industry is feeling the massive turning point as AI continues to change how developers write, deploy, and maintain software," said amanda casari of Google's Open Source Programs Office and new Eclipse Board member. "Joining The Eclipse Foundation as a Strategic Member ensures that the next generation of AI-integrated developer experiences—including platforms like Google Antigravity—are built in partnership with transparent, vendor-neutral foundations. Open registries, like Open VSX, are critical infrastructure which keep the global developer ecosystem open to everyone."

Google and the Eclipse Foundation share a deep history, having collaborated across numerous initiatives since 2006. This Strategic Membership elevates the relationship and support critical to modern initiatives like Open VSX, Open Regulatory Compliance (ORC), and Adoptium.

"Google has played a pivotal role in open source innovation for two decades," said Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation. "Their decision to join as a Strategic Member reflects the growing importance of open collaboration in supporting global regulatory compliance efforts, strengthening open source infrastructure, securing supply chains, and advancing the next generation of AI-integrated developer platforms."

The Eclipse Foundation continues to see explosive growth as adoption accelerates across AI-integrated developer tooling and cloud development environments. The Open VSX registry now scales to meet massive global demand:

  • 300 million+ downloads per month
  • 200 million requests during peak daily traffic
  • 12,000+ hosted extensions from over 8,000 publishers.