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What AI companies like OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft and Mistral are doing and what it means for your work. Short, with sources.

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Companies · October 31, 2026

Nvidia: US Justice Department looks into Hugging Face deal

The US Justice Department is examining Nvidia's purchase of Hugging Face, Reuters reports. At stake: whether a key platform for open AI models stays neutral.

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Companies · October 30, 2026

DoorDash: Only "several hundred" orders came from AI agents

Nearly a billion orders in a quarter, but just several hundred from third-party AI agents. DoorDash's figure shows how far off agent shopping still is.

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Companies · October 30, 2026

Cohere: Lidl owner Schwarz leads giant round as Canada buys in

Cohere is raising up to C$7 billion in a round led by Germany's Schwarz Group, and Canada is taking a stake. What it means for Aleph Alpha customers in Europe.

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Companies · October 30, 2026

Mistral opens up its trillion-parameter model: Large 4 runs on your own servers

French AI company Mistral has released the weights of Mistral Large 4, a roughly one-trillion-parameter model aimed at cyber defence and self-hosting. What it means.

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Companies · October 29, 2026

Google unveils Gemini 4 Carbon – first for cyber defenders only

Gemini 4 Carbon is Google's strongest model, built for cybersecurity and long coding tasks. Access is limited to selected security teams for now. Facts and pricing.

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Companies · October 29, 2026

Google takes ads in AI Search international for the first time

Google is expanding ads in its AI-powered Search to international markets as growth in classic search ads slows. What it means for marketing and visibility.

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Companies · October 28, 2026

Google DeepMind unveils Genie 4: AI-generated worlds you can explore, with sound

Google DeepMind's Genie 4 generates interactive, photorealistic worlds in real time – now with native audio and dialogue. What the world model can do, who can use it and its limits.

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Companies · October 27, 2026

Anthropic files for an IPO on Nasdaq

Claude maker Anthropic has filed its S-1 registration statement with the SEC and plans to list on Nasdaq as ANT. What we know so far – and what it means for businesses.