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1. Google's $15 Billion India AI Data Center Sparks Backlash; Company Responds to Water and Power Fears

   

   Why it matters: Google's biggest AI infrastructure project outside the US is facing organized local opposition…

   Flash·Oct 11

2. Google Tests Internal Gemini 4 "Carbon" for Coding; Staff Say It Rivals Claude Opus 5.5

   

   …als on some coding tasks, and Google has published no benchmarks for Carbon.

   Flash·Oct 10

3. Google's $10M Bid for Spirit Airlines' Data to Train AI Draws Fire From 120+ Lawmakers

   

   Google plans to buy bankrupt Spirit Airlines' internal data for $10M to train AI — including 100M emails and 5…

   Flash·Oct 11

4. Apple Signs Hiring and Licensing Deal With AI Podcast Startup Huxe — Not an Outright Acquisition

   

   … 9; Huxe's founders came from Google's NotebookLM team, and its audio service ended on May 28.

   Flash·Oct 9