The Archive

Microsoft and Alphabet both miss capex guidance; signals potential slowdown in AI infrastructure spending amid cost pressures.

Google Gemini 4 Carbon ranks #1 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5 benchmark suite.

Google releases Gemini 4 Carbon frontier model leading benchmarks, initially available to cybersecurity researchers.

Biwin and Moore Threads stocks plunge 10-15% despite blockbuster AI-driven Q3 revenue.

Evaluates 3,611 health Q&As: Google AI Overviews cite sources poorly, miss quality signals traditional search ranked.

Google expands AI-powered Search ads globally as core ad growth slows; Q3 revenue $127.6B, +25% YoY.

Google releases Gemini 4 Carbon frontier model with coding/agentic improvements, tops Artificial Analysis benchmark; initially cybersecurity partners only.

Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon frontier model with limited public availability; restricted distribution model.

Google Gemini exhibits hesitancy on US election queries while more open internationally; geographic content policy variance.

Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, positioning efficiency as a frontier model capability.

Google DeepMind releases Gemini 4 Carbon as next frontier model with unspecified capabilities.

Google expands Gemini and Search APIs for third-party integrations, enabling AI agents to access external services.

Google DeepMind releases Genie 4 world model with real-time audio, realistic physics, and mid-simulation text control.

Google DeepMind releases Genie 4, a world model enabling real-time simulation with improved realism for interactive environments.

Google announces Genie 4 with real-time language control, audio generation, extended length, targeting creative professionals.

Former Meta AI director Rohit Patel joins Microsoft to lead Office/Workspace competitor Ndoc.

Best practices guide for cost management and ROI measurement for Claude Code deployments on Google Cloud.

Google releases "Polar Peaks" AI Quests educational lesson combining neuroscience and AI literacy.

Google's AI search integration threatens digital publishing business models built on SEO and organic search traffic.

Turning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting.

Google has updated its privacy policy in a way that could mean you'll start seeing targeted ads based on your personal data if you're using personalized AI features. The update, spotted by Android Authority, adds an exception to its promise about not using your Drive, Gmail, or Google Photos for personalized ads. While the previous version simply said it wouldn't do that, as of October 16th, Google has added the line, "unless you choose to make data from these services available to other Google services that support personalized ads." That means anyone who has connected their Drive, Gmail, or...

Canva is diving even deeper into AI with the launch of an image generation model that competes directly with those from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. The model, called Canva Craft, uses a two-stage architecture that allows it to plan a design before generating an image, allowing for "greater precision, consistency and control," according to an announcement on Thursday. Canva Craft can generate images at up to 2K resolution and in more than 30 aspect ratios. In addition to generating social media posts and marketing content, it's also supposed to create realistic scenes, digital art, environm...

It was a busy summer for AI lobbyists. Anthropic, OpenAI, and Nvidia each had their highest-spending lobbying quarter between July and September, federal disclosures show. Nvidia spent the most of the group at $2.2 million, followed by Anthropic's $2.1 million and OpenAI's $1.5 million. Compared to other Big Tech companies with long-established presences in Washington, the sums aren't out of the ordinary. Microsoft, for example, has spent at least $2 million a quarter going back to 2021, and Google regularly spends over $3 million, including this quarter. But it's a clear signal that the thre...

Google DeepMind releases global forest-type classification map at 10-meter resolution using satellite imagery and ML.

Claude Platform now available on Google Cloud with native authentication, billing, and commitment options.

Google Cloud will have GPT 6.1 Astra, Sol, and Luna in the coming weeks.

This is the kind of security issue that was found and prevented by AI, but is also a high risk because of AI.

After introducing its Gemini AI assistant to Android Auto last year, Google is now bringing it to Apple CarPlay users. The conversational Gemini in navigation is available today for US drivers, with "rollout happening globally too," according to Google (we've asked for specific regional availability details). It's taken almost 12 months for Google to bring this to CarPlay users, but now they can talk to the voice assistant in Google Maps to get some hands-free help while driving. That includes asking it multi-step questions, such as recommendations on places to visit and then prompting it to ...

OpenAI models now available via Google Cloud Marketplace through Gemini's Model Garden, expanding enterprise access.

Google is bringing Personal Intelligence to Gemini AI in your car. With this update, Gemini in Android Auto and cars with Google built-in can tap into your information across Google apps, including Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Photos, YouTube, and Search. As an example, Google says you can ask Gemini about your flight status if you're driving to the airport. The AI assistant can pull your flight details from a confirmation message in Gmail, and then use that information to look up its status. You can also ask Gemini to "take me to my doctor's appointment" instead of pulling up directions manually, ...