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Google released the Gemini Decisions API, with the underlying model being Gemini Decision 1. Sundar Pichai and Logan Kilpatrick announced this model. It handles closed-set decision-making, scoring options in a single forward pass rather than generating text token by token. The model supports yes/no judgments, multiple-choice, and scale ratings, with multiple-choice allowing up to 255 options, and can accept text, images, audio, video, and PDFs, with a maximum of 1000 questions per request, a context window of 256K, and an end-to-end latency of about 150 to 250 milliseconds, returning confidence for each answer.The input price is $0.10 per million tokens, with output not charged. Google states that this price is about one-fifth of Flash-Lite. The project began as an internal prototype at Google DeepMind, with a small team delivering the model and interface after about six weeks. Google’s self-testing shows that Decision 1 leads in 5 out of 7 shared benchmarks against the TypeSafe decision model Jev 1.14, with JevBench at 92.2% and Jev 1.14 at 90.0%. The input price for Jev is $0.042 per million tokens.

Google announced that the Gemini AI application will be integrated into Apple CarPlay, allowing global iOS users to use the Gemini voice mode through the in-car screen for hands-free conversations, supporting all languages of the voice modes that have been launched. Chat history will be synchronized with the Gemini application on the iPhone, enabling users to query restaurants along the way, summarize unread emails, and draft replies via voice.

According to Business Insider, Google (GOOG.O) is internally testing a high-speed Gemini AI model named Hydrogen.

On Tuesday, Google announced that its cutting-edge artificial intelligence model, Gemini 4 Carbon, is now open to paid developers and enterprise customers. Google stated that the model is capable of handling complex programming, cybersecurity, and scientific research tasks that involve multiple steps. Gemini 4 Carbon was released on October 28, having previously been available to select cybersecurity defense agencies through the Fairwind program. Following this opening, paid developers can use the model via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio, while enterprise customers can access it through Gemini for business. Google AI Ultra subscribers will also gradually gain access to the Gemini application, Google Search AI mode, and Antigravity.In early tests, OpenCode software engineer Kit Langton reported that the team submitted a list of requirements to Carbon before the end of the workday, requesting solutions for consistency issues between the application interface and the existing UI framework. After running overnight, Carbon built a Rust UI library from scratch, rewrote the OpenCode desktop application, and provided a runnable demo version. The Wiz team under Google stated that while using Carbon for cyber to scan two large software service providers, the model identified zero-day vulnerabilities within two hours and subsequently collaborated with the affected agencies to complete the fixes. Google did not disclose the names of these service providers or the details of the vulnerabilities. Researchers also combined Carbon with other models, using the AlphaProof Code intelligent agent framework to complete the formal verification of the security properties of the underlying code of the Signal encryption protocol within weeks.In terms of pricing, Google set the initial experience price for Carbon's API at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, the same as Gemini 4 Argon. This offer lasts until November 30, after which the price will double, adjusting to $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens, applicable to the publicly available Carbon model. Google stated that Carbon ranked first in three benchmark tests: CursorBench 4.0, Perplexity WANDR, and Zapier AutomationBench, with the cost of single-task performance being less than half that of the next best external models. Google also mentioned that the model intercepted 99% of attack paths in a simulated cyberattack test, and achieved a 0% success rate in another prompt injection test.

Adobe announced a deepening of its artificial intelligence collaboration with Google, bringing leading AI models and integrated workflows to creatives and businesses.

Bitget has launched a contract trading event for the earnings season, with a total prize pool worth 50,000 USDT, and the event will run until November 22. During the event, users can complete designated US stock contract trading tasks to receive lucky blind boxes. The blind box prize pool includes various popular tokens such as USDT experience vouchers, ETH, and rNVDA, with a maximum of 1,000 USDT experience vouchers available per draw. The number of prizes is limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.In addition, the event features a trading volume ranking competition. The top 1,000 users with a cumulative trading volume of at least 10,000 USDT can share a prize pool of 20,000 USDT, with the champion receiving 3,000 USDT. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.

Google's AI programming tool Antigravity has added a Knowledge Work office mode, making the AI Agent, originally aimed at programmers, easier to use for research, writing, data analysis, and creating documents and presentations.The new mode hides development tools such as terminals, Git, and code modification records, focusing instead on conversations, documents, and task outcomes. Users do not need to understand code repositories and can directly have the Agent handle local files, call tools, and complete multi-step tasks.The old and new modes use the exact same underlying Agent, and there has been no reduction in models, plugins, Skills, MCP, or custom Agents. Users can switch between modes at any time without needing to restart the application. Google revealed that currently, tens of thousands of non-software engineering employees within the company use Antigravity weekly, covering departments such as sales, finance, law, design, research, and operations.

On November 9, 2026, Google released an emergency stable channel update for the desktop Chrome browser, fixing nine security vulnerabilities, including a zero-day vulnerability that was already being exploited in the wild. This update raises the Chrome version on Windows and Mac platforms to 157.8103.5/.51, and to 157.8103.5 on the Linux platform, and will be gradually rolled out over the next few days to weeks. The core focus of this update is the high-risk vulnerability numbered CVE-2026-125350, which is a use-after-free issue in an XML component. Google explicitly stated in the announcement that "CVE-2026-125350 is known to be exploited in the wild," but did not disclose specific attack methods, the scale of victims, or attribution of the attack activities.The vulnerability was reported by an anonymous researcher on November 6, 2026, just three days before Google released the fix. Among the nine fixes, seven are classified as "high risk" and two as "medium risk." In addition to CVE-2026-125350, another high-risk vulnerability, CVE-2026-125346, also pertains to a use-after-free issue in an XML component, reported by Arni Hardarson of Neonix Security on October 12, 2026, but Google only marked CVE-2026-125350 as an actively exploited vulnerability. The other high-risk vulnerabilities include uninitialized resources in WebGL, improper FileSystem authorization, synthesizer buffer overflow, GPU out-of-bounds write, and V8 type confusion, most of which were discovered by Google's internal security team.Google also confirmed that the Android version of Chrome (157.8103.5) released on the same day includes the same security fixes as the desktop version, with no exceptions noted. Users on the Extended Stable channel should install the update released separately on November 9, with Windows and Mac versions being 156.8078.96, which also lists CVE-2026-125350 as a high-risk fix. The Hong Kong Government Computer Security Incident Coordination Centre (GovCERT.HK) issued a security alert on the same day, defining affected systems as versions prior to Chrome 157.8103.5, and pointed out that successful exploitation of the related vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution, denial of service, tampering, or bypassing security restrictions. The Hong Kong Computer Security Incident Coordination Centre (HKCERT) rated the risk level of this update as "extremely high risk." Google explained in the announcement that access to vulnerability details and links may remain restricted until most users complete the update. The company recommends that users manually check and trigger the update via "Settings → About Chrome," and restart the browser after completing the update for the patch to take effect. For users still running versions prior to Chrome 157.8103.5, the current priority action is to confirm the version number and restart immediately to complete the upgrade.

Google (GOOG.O) will launch two new versions of its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) systems, namely TPU 8TX and TPU 8I Max, to handle more specialized tasks and challenge Nvidia.

According to Bloomberg, protests against the expansion of data centers continued in multiple locations across Europe on November 7. RTE reported that around 2,000 people participated in a march in Dublin; YLE stated that about 1,300 people gathered in Helsinki, with protests also occurring in several small towns in Finland. Demonstrators in Helsinki marched to Google's office and the location of the parliament. The Stop Dirty Data Centres alliance, composed of local democracy and climate action groups, stated that the action aims to prevent the unchecked expansion of AI data centers.Groups from Scotland, Spain, France, and Denmark participated in the action, calling for a halt to construction until the public can determine through democratic processes how related projects should serve society and the environment. Previously on Friday, hundreds of protesters clashed with police at a Microsoft data center in Amsterdam, resulting in one arrest. As technology companies invest hundreds of billions of dollars in building AI infrastructure, community residents' concerns about land and electricity demands, rising energy costs, and whether the local area can gain economic benefits have intensified. Ireland has become one of Europe's major data center hubs, with official statistics showing that data centers will account for 23% of the country's total electricity consumption by 2025.Finland is also facing large-scale construction. Google announced in September an investment of 13 billion euros, approximately 14.5 billion dollars, to expand existing data centers and build two new facilities, marking its largest investment in Europe to date. According to the Finnish Industrial Federation, data center projects in various stages of planning and construction in Finland are valued at around 80 billion euros. Reports indicate that representatives from Google cleared forest land, stripped topsoil, and built roads before the environmental impact assessment for one project was completed, causing dissatisfaction among local residents. The company responsible for the construction of the project is facing a criminal investigation, and the Finnish government is also advancing legislation to constrain AI expansion. The opposition in Europe echoes recent situations in the United States, where the expansion of data centers has become a significant issue in this week's midterm elections, with some state voters electing local officials who promised to stop or pause related construction.

The cryptocurrency wallet Keplr has suspended the social login features for Google and Apple after users reported unauthorized transactions on their accounts.In a preliminary assessment, Keplr stated that accounts restored using mnemonic recovery phrases and hardware wallets were not affected, while users who created accounts through social login should stop transferring funds to their accounts.

Market news indicates that Google (GOOG.O) has acquired Crusoe's data center site located in Wyoming.

Google DeepMind posted on the X platform that it has released a new study demonstrating how AI agents can accelerate stress testing of cryptographic systems. Under human guidance, its model identified two significant vulnerabilities in the traditional 1024-bit RSA encryption system.DeepMind stated that modern 2048-bit systems are not affected by these specific vulnerabilities, but this work indicates that as the era of AI-driven mathematics and computation arrives, reliance on historical assumptions of computational difficulty can no longer be maintained, and continuous stress testing of cryptographic standards is essential.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, submitted its 13F report for the third quarter of 2026 to the SEC, showing that as of September 30, the total market value of reported holdings was approximately $88.3 billion, a decrease of 10.9% from about $99.1 billion in the previous quarter. During the quarter, four new stock positions were added, one was increased, three were reduced, and three were completely sold off, with the top ten holdings accounting for 99.48% of the total.SpaceX continues to hold the top position. Alphabet holds approximately 555.04 million shares, with a market value of about $83.734 billion at the end of the period, representing 94.78% of the reported portfolio; this is an increase of about 3.8541 million shares, with an increase rate of 0.70%. Although the portfolio weight decreased from 95.05% to 94.78%, the number of shares actually increased. Qualcomm is the main new disclosure for this season, with Alphabet holding approximately 2.977 million shares at the end of the period, valued at about $548 million, accounting for 0.62% of the portfolio, directly becoming the sixth largest holding.Among other major holdings, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Planet Labs, and Arm ranked second to fourth, with end-of-period market values of approximately $913 million, $578 million, and $568 million, respectively, with the number of shares remaining consistent with the previous quarter. Revolution Medicines ranked fifth, with an end-of-period market value of approximately $549 million, having reduced its holdings by 9.25% during the quarter. AST SpaceMobile had an end-of-period holding market value of approximately $526 million, with the number of shares unchanged. In addition to Qualcomm, other newly disclosed targets include Neutron Holdings, the parent company of Lime, Freenome, and Obsidian Therapeutics, with end-of-period market values of approximately $53.4934 million, $31.8486 million, and $16.8175 million, respectively. The total market value of the four new holdings is approximately $650 million, with Qualcomm accounting for about 84.3% of that.In terms of reductions, Freshworks saw a decrease of 1.87 million shares, a drop of 11.54%; Ethos Technologies saw a decrease of approximately 3.0507 million shares, a drop of 84.21%, leaving approximately 571,900 shares at the end of the period, valued at about $19.1989 million. Due to the highly concentrated nature of the reported portfolio, the changes in total market value at the end of the period were also affected by fluctuations in the prices of core holdings, with a decrease of approximately $10.8 billion in market value not equating to an equivalent amount of capital withdrawal.

Market news reports that Google will invest $17 billion to build its first data center in Wyoming.

On Tuesday, Google announced that its AI products will be disabled by default for K-12 student accounts unless school administrators actively enable them. However, schools that wish to completely disable AI must also turn off Google Search, which is a tool that millions of students rely on for their daily research. Chris Phillips, Vice President and General Manager of Google Education, stated during a meeting with educators that Search and AI are deeply integrated, and schools that are uncomfortable with AI can choose not to enable Search at all.Google stated that administrators can enable or disable Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Search separately. This means that schools can block the standalone chatbot while retaining the search function, but they cannot remove AI from the search itself. According to The New York Times, starting in early 2027, schools that enable Search will receive versions with regular AI features such as AI Overviews and AI Mode, or an education-focused Guided Learning experience, neither of which will offer a traditional search experience without generative AI.The announcement has sparked criticism. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani accused Google of trying to impose AI on public schools using its monopoly power; former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan also criticized Google for using its search monopoly to force schools to adopt AI. Currently, New York City has implemented a one-year generative AI ban for students in eighth grade and below, affecting nearly 600,000 students, while Los Angeles has also restricted the technology, with local officials originally hoping to retain Google Search and remove AI summaries. In 2024, a federal court ruled that Google illegally monopolized the U.S. search market.

TeraWulf announced that it has signed a credit support agreement with Google to provide financing support for its Justified data center campus project in Hawesville, Kentucky, USA, which corresponds to a long-term lease commitment of approximately $19 billion signed with Anthropic. Google will provide contractual credit support for the expected debt financing, and Alphabet's senior unsecured debt currently holds a rating of AA+ from S&P and Aa2 from Moody's.According to the project schedule, the relevant data centers are expected to begin phased delivery by the end of 2027 and continue into the second quarter of 2028. TeraWulf stated that this agreement will further enhance the project's financing framework and strengthen construction execution capabilities, driving its long-term AI and high-performance computing (HPC) leasing demand into sustainable cash flow.