Mistral released the open weights of its 1-trillion-parameter AI model Le Chonk, emphasizing sovereign control and competitive coding capabilities. Meanwhile, the US Department of Justice opened an investigation into Nvidia's $13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, citing competition and customer pressure concerns. Amazon reported mixed third-quarter earnings with strong AWS growth but warned of a cautious holiday sales outlook. Google DeepMind’s Gemini 4 Carbon remains notable for its cybersecurity focus, but remains limited to select users.
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Google DeepMind launched Gemini 4 Carbon, an advanced AI model focused on cybersecurity and coding, limited to select experts. It also showcased Genie 4’s real-time interactive AI world simulations. Amazon cut up to 250 jobs in its devices division while launching new Alexa smart home products and warning engineers about AI token usage. GitHub expanded infrastructure, introduced Copilot Fusion, and strengthened platform security amid 7.4 billion monthly commits.