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Google widens access to Gemini 4 Carbon as TSMC backs OpenAI and Anthropic
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Google opened its most capable model, Gemini 4 Carbon, to paying developers and subscribers, and its DeepMind lab released new models for robots and for reading DNA. Chipmaker TSMC approved investments of up to $1 billion in OpenAI and Anthropic, New York opened registration under its AI safety law, and OpenAI bought a travel-planning startup.
Google opens Gemini 4 Carbon to paying developers and Ultra subscribers
Google made Gemini 4 Carbon broadly available on November 10, about two weeks after first releasing it to a limited group of cybersecurity defenders. Paying developers can now use it through the Gemini API, and Google AI Ultra subscribers are getting it in the Gemini app and in AI Mode in Search. Google describes Carbon as built for tasks that test the limits of a model's intelligence, and says its Gemini 4 Argon model remains the better choice for most software and knowledge work. Reports put the introductory price at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens.
Why it matters: Another top-tier model is now open to any paying business, widening the choice for companies with difficult, long-running tasks.
TSMC approves up to $1 billion in investments in OpenAI and Anthropic
The board of TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has approved investments of up to $500 million each in OpenAI and Anthropic, for a total of up to $1 billion, according to a company filing reported on November 11. The Anthropic investment would buy common shares at the price set in that company's planned initial public offering; the OpenAI investment would buy preferred stock. The figures are maximum amounts, and the approvals do not mean the purchases have been completed.
Why it matters: The company that manufactures most advanced AI chips is now taking direct stakes in the AI labs that depend on them.
New York opens registration for large AI developers under its safety law
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on November 10 that the state has opened an online portal where large developers of the most advanced AI models must register by January 1, 2027. The requirement comes from the state's Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act and, according to reports, applies to developers with more than $500 million in annual revenue. From January, those companies must also publish their safety frameworks and report critical safety incidents to the state. The same announcement included a new state AI research institute.
Why it matters: It is one of the first US state laws to put binding safety and reporting duties on the largest AI developers.
Google DeepMind releases new models for robots and for reading DNA
Google DeepMind announced two research models on November 11. Gemini Robotics 2.5 is a model that turns what a robot sees and is told into physical actions; DeepMind says it is its most capable such model and was tested on more than 200 tasks, and it is being offered through robotics partners including Apptronik and Boston Dynamics. AlphaGenome 2 predicts how changes in DNA affect the way genes are switched on and off in specific types of cells. It is available for non-commercial research and has not been approved for clinical or diagnostic use.
Why it matters: The same AI methods behind chatbots are spreading into factory robots and medical research, where the long-term effects may be larger.
OpenAI buys Odessia, a startup that built an AI travel agent
OpenAI has acquired Odessia, a small startup that built an AI travel-planning agent, TechCrunch and Skift reported on November 10. Financial terms were not disclosed. Odessia's founder said he is joining OpenAI to work on travel, and the Odessia service has been shut down, with its website pointing existing customers to support. OpenAI has not announced any travel product or said how it will use the technology.
Why it matters: It suggests AI assistants are moving toward booking and buying on people's behalf, an area that matters to travel and retail businesses.
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