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Google releases EmbeddingGemma 2 and AI Edge Foresight

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Google DeepMind released EmbeddingGemma 2, a 740M-parameter open embedding model under the Apache 2.0 license that maps text, images and video. The release is first-party; coverage reports no independent benchmarks or third-party evaluation. Google also released Google AI Edge Foresight, a free experimental Mac note-taker that runs fully offline using the on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model, with a chat assistant powered by Gemma 4. Google says files, meeting audio and notes never leave the computer; the app is currently optimized only for Macs with Apple Silicon.

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  1. Oct 8 13:28 · 2 reports
    Google releases AI Edge Foresight, a local-first Granola com
    TechCrunch · AI: Google releases AI Edge Foresight, a local-first Granola competitor for Mac
  2. Oct 6 19:47 · 3 reports
    Google DeepMind releases EmbeddingGemma 2, a 740M open multi
    Google DeepMind: Google DeepMind releases EmbeddingGemma 2, a 740M open multimodal embedding model

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Oct 8
  1. The Verge · AI
    Google releases AI Edge Foresight, an offline meeting transcription app for macOS

    Google has released Google AI Edge Foresight, a free experimental note-taking app that transcribes meetings and audio files entirely offline on macOS using its on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model. Like Granola and Wispr Flow, it summarizes meetings and turns shorthand bullet points into polished notes, and includes a built-in assistant that can answer questions about what you heard and reference local files you connect. Google says your files, meeting audio, and notes never leave your computer, and the app is currently only optimized for Macs with Apple Silicon.

  2. TechCrunch · AI
    Google releases AI Edge Foresight, a local-first Granola competitor for Mac

    Google released Google AI Edge Foresight, a Mac AI note-taker that can work completely offline using the on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model with 740 million parameters. The app captures meeting notes across apps, including in-person meetings, and offers a split-screen view for shorthand notes alongside AI-generated notes, plus a transcript view and a chat assistant powered by Gemma 4. Users can also upload PDFs, Google Docs, Microsoft Office formats, plain text, Markdown and web bookmarks to build a knowledge base that the app draws on to answer questions in real time. Google says the app is optimized for Apple Silicon and works fully offline, following an earlier experimental AI dictation tool from the same team.

Oct 6
  1. Simon Willison
    EmbeddingGemma 2

    EmbeddingGemma 2 is released under the Apache 2.0 license.

  2. Google DeepMindFeatured
    Google DeepMind releases EmbeddingGemma 2, a 740M open multimodal embedding model

    Google DeepMind launched EmbeddingGemma 2, a 740M-parameter open embedding model under Apache 2.0 that maps text.

  3. The Decoder
    Google releases EmbeddingGemma 2, a 740M-parameter open multimodal embedding model

    Google released EmbeddingGemma 2, an open model that converts text, images, video.

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