Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now

Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, a new AI model that delivers frontier performance in complex workflows for software engineering, enterprise knowledge work such as legal and finance, and cybersecurity defense. The company is initially restricting access to a set of trusted cyber defenders and is participating in the U.S. government’s voluntary pre-release model access program while planning gradual expansion.