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Re:Gemini 4 Argon by xnx on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @04:52PM (#49914254)
Why is it called "Argon"?

> autonomously identify and apply memory optimizations across Google’s data centers, freeing up over 300 TiB of memory once rolled out, with an estimated 500 TiB to 1 PiB in total savings.

This puts those Cloudflare optimization posts in perspective.

The ~200% improvement over the next nearest competitor on Harvey's Legal Benchmark is astounding. I have to imagine this is sending some shockwaves through lawtech companies right now.

Re:Gemini 4 Argon by wantless on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @05:07PM (#49914467)
The etymology is a- "without" + ergon "work", thus "without work": possibly a statement on our near future.