Here are the tech and AI stories worth knowing this week, with quick summaries and links to the original reports.
Google unveils Gemini 4 Carbon, a frontier model focused on cybersecurity
Gemini 4 Carbon launched two weeks after Gemini 4 Argon, with introductory pricing of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. Access starts with a limited group of cyber defenders, and the model is not yet available on the public API.
Source: Khaleej Times
Mistral releases open weights for its 1-trillion-parameter Large 4 model
The weights are now on Hugging Face under a modified MIT license. Companies can use, modify, and fine-tune the model for free, but businesses that sell it as a hosted service need a separate commercial license from Mistral.
Source: Mistral AI
Google expands ads in AI Mode and adds multiturn ads in the US
Google is bringing ads in AI Mode to more countries and launching multiturn ads in the US, which appear in responses to follow-up questions during a conversation. The ads will be labeled “Sponsored.”
Source: Google
Malaysia seizes about $12M of advanced AI chips at Kuala Lumpur airport
Customs officers seized 30 servers holding advanced AI chips, declared as ordinary electronic components, in the airport’s free trade zone on October 15. Officials linked the shipment to a suspected syndicate behind five smuggling attempts this year.
Source: AP via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
House progressives introduce a resolution opposing federal bailouts for AI companies
Rep. Greg Casar and Rep. Maxine Waters are behind a nonbinding “sense of the House” resolution saying Congress should refuse extra funds or exceptional regulatory support for AI firms. It points to the trillions of dollars in debt AI companies hold.
Source: The American Prospect
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