OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us

AI leaders joined whistleblowers and security leaders at a sweeping parliamentary session, while a few hundred meters away Britain’s spy chief warned AI could be used to create new bioweapons.

Google says Gemini 4 Argon is a ‘powerhouse’ AI model, and anyone can pay for it
Google says Gemini 4 Argon is a ‘powerhouse’ AI model, and anyone can pay for it

Google has released Gemini 4 Argon globally to paying users, in the Gemini app, in Search and through the API. The $2 and $10 per million token prices are a launch discount against standard rates of $4 and $20. Google has released Gemini 4 Argon to any…

Europe trails the US on AI because of how firms work, Sifted report says
Europe trails the US on AI because of how firms work, Sifted report says

Europe is falling behind the US on AI use at work, and the main reason is not technology, according to a new report.The report from Sifted, sponsored by London Business School, says Europe has an organisational gap rather than a tech gap. Firms struggl…

Google will let anyone publish an app to the Play Store, for free
Google will let anyone publish an app to the Play Store, for free

Google will let anyone over 18 with a Google account publish privately listed Android apps built in its AI Studio, with no paid developer account. Apple spent this year tightening its own store against the same kind of software. Google will let anyone …

Volkswagen’s US EV sales collapse 90% in a quarter
Volkswagen’s US EV sales collapse 90% in a quarter

Volkswagen sold 1,421 electric cars in the United States in the third quarter, a 90% fall, after ending ID.4 production and halting imports of its electric minivan. In Europe battery electric cars took 29% of new registrations in August. Volkswagen sol…

Jio Platforms attracts more than $20B in bids ahead of record India IPO
Jio Platforms attracts more than $20B in bids ahead of record India IPO

Jio Platforms has drawn more than $20B in bids for what would be India’s largest listing, with Fidelity, Allianz and Capital Group indicating interest. The company is now seeking about $108B, against the $170B bankers discussed last November. Jio Platf…

Apple launches $299 HomeView hub alongside new smart home range
Apple launches $299 HomeView hub alongside new smart home range

Apple has launched HomeView, a $299 smart display built around Siri AI, with shipping from 13 November in eight markets. The European Union is not one of them, because Siri AI is still blocked on iOS there. Apple has launched HomeView, a $299 smart dis…

Nvidia plans $2B in European AI deals in the next week
Nvidia plans $2B in European AI deals in the next week

Jensen Huang says Nvidia will announce $2B of European investments within a week, on top of $8B over the past year, and named four French startups in Paris. Nvidia committed more than $40B to AI equity in the first four months of this year alone. Jense…

Data centre firms say the AI bottleneck is now power and labour
Data centre firms say the AI bottleneck is now power and labour

Executives from NTT Data, Brookfield and Infosys say electricity and skilled labour, not chips, now limit how fast AI data centres get built. In Europe the binding constraint is worse, with grid connections in congested markets running to ten years. Th…

Microsoft is on track for its first record close in a year
Microsoft is on track for its first record close in a year

Microsoft is on pace for its first record close since October 2025, having gained more than 50% from a June low and added roughly $1.5T in market value. The AI-disruption panic that caused the fall also hit SAP, which has not recovered. Microsoft is on…