Google's Gemini 4 Carbon tops the leaderboard but ships to cyber defenders first; Microsoft books $10B from OpenAI in one quarter — October 29, 2026
AI Daily BriefingShow Notes
Gemini 4 Carbon takes first place on Artificial Analysis's rebuilt v5 index, where the open-weights gap widens to 12 points. Microsoft and Alphabet report AI-driven quarters, and New York signs a kids' chatbot law with age checks and model-destruction penalties.
In this episode: 1. Google's Gemini 4 Carbon looks like a diamond in the rough — Thomas Claburn https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/29/googles-gemini-4-carbon-looks-like-a-diamond-in-the-rough/5306149 2. Artificial Analysis v5 and the benchmarker's dilemma — Interconnects https://www.interconnects.ai/p/artificial-analysis-v5-and-the-benchmarkers 3. Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI — AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/microsoft-recorded-10-billion-in-revenue-from-openai/ 4. Governor Hochul Signs Nation-Leading Legislation to Protect Kids From AI Chatbots and to Ensure Baby Monitor Safety | Governor Kathy Hochul | New York State — New York State https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-nation-leading-legislation-protect-kids-ai-chatbots-and-ensure-baby
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