We’re introducing ZGateway, the proxy we are using to unify traffic through ZippyDB, Meta’s most widely-used key value store.

Transfer learning for genomic prediction in underrepresented populations Transfer learning for genomic prediction in underrepresented populations Joey Poomarin Phloyphisut, Software Engineer, and Cory McLean, Senior Staff Software Engineer, Google Research We evaluate ways to improve cross-population genetic risk prediction and find that while transfer learning from European cohorts improves prediction in small underrepresented populations, it degrades accuracy once target cohort...

A connectomics milestone: Mapping the complete male fruit fly brain A connectomics milestone: Mapping the complete male fruit fly brain Michał Januszewski and Viren Jain, Research Scientists, Google Research We partnered with HHMI Janelia and collaborators in Cambridge, U.K., to publish a complete map of the male fruit fly’s brain and central nervous system, creating the largest brain map to...

Introducing WeatherNext 3, our most advanced and accurate global weather AI model Our flagship AI weather forecasting model now includes real-time satellite data, hourly refreshes, higher resolution, precise precipitation forecasting, and clean energy variables. It’s now integrated across Search, Gemini, Maps, Google Maps Platform, and Cloud.

An update on our safety work.Last year, we removed open-ended chat with Characters for users under 18, a decision that remains one of the most significant…