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Google launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen on 12 November 2026 as its fast, cheaper tier. It reaches the Gemini API, the Gemini app and Search for all users, and replaces Gemini 3.8 Flash across Google's products.

Models·4 sources

Voters in the US midterms backed local data center restrictions and elected governors and senators who favor pauses. Analysts say this could slow AI infrastructure projects planned for 2028, though industry voices dispute the reading.

Policy and safety·3 sources

Google introduced Tabletop on 11 November 2026, a Labs experiment where groups prompt an AI to generate shared tools such as itineraries and polls. It is available by waitlist to US adults only.

AI assistants·2 sources

Google DeepMind says its Gemini Robotics 2.5 model lifts task success rates by 30% to 100% and reached 96% in a Mercedes-Benz factory pilot. It is limited to robotics partners for now.

Models·2 sources

Bloomberg reports that OpenAI has secured $11 billion so far in a round valuing it at $1.25 trillion. The round is still open and falls well short of the $30 billion the company first sought.

Business·2 sources

Google DeepMind says AI agents proved security properties of the code behind the Signal protocol in four weeks, using a new framework called AlphaProof Code. The company is open-sourcing the verification artifacts.

Models