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• [New] The Emerging Threats Center is now live for licensed Google customers, and it's all about scaling up detection engineering while making threat intelligence operational. Custommapposter
• [New] TotalEnergies will supply Google with 1.5 TWh of renewable electricity from its Montpelier solar project in Ohio over 15 years, plugging into the PJM grid to serve growing AI and cloud demand. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI models, plans to deploy up to 1 million Ironwood chips, showcasing strong commercial validation and confidence in Google Cloud's TPU infrastructure. Guidely
• [New] Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta will spend more than $400bn on data centers in 2026, on top of more than $350bn in 2025. Edge and Odds -
• [New] Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Yahoo Tech
• [New] Google plans to release Gemini 3 for coding and Nano Banana 2 for images. Grab The Axe
• [New] Apple will pay Google $1 billion annually to run a custom Gemini on Private Cloud Compute for Siri's cloud reasoning, while Apple's own smaller models handle some on-device tasks. MarketingProfs
• [New] Google will offer a custom variant of Gemini to Apple, featuring a 1.2 trillion-parameter artificial intelligence model. Forbes
• [New] Google plans to launch two prototype satellites by early 2027 with Planet Labs. The Times Of India
• [New] Hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon are projected to invest $320 billion in 2025 into AI-related technologies and infrastructure, a substantial 40% increase from the previous year. FinancialContent
• [New] Google has unveiled plans to build artificial intelligence data centers in space, with its first trial equipment set to be sent into orbit in early 2027. ANews
• [New] Google AI data centers in space: Google is planning to launch AI datacenters into space with solar-powered satellites by early 2027, aiming to address the growing demand for AI computing power. Economic Times
• [New] Thanks to a deal with Reliance Intelligence, an AI-focused subsidiary of Reliance Industries, people signed up to Jio's Unlimited 5G plan will be offered Google AI Pro at no extra cost for 18 months. / India Engadget
• [New] Cloud FinOps will gain teeth as CFOs challenge GPU-as-a-service economics and long-term consumption commitments with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. TeckNexus
• [New] Google, Meta, and Microsoft spent nearly $80 B last quarter on AI-related infrastructure, with capital expenditures expected to rise even further in 2026. CRE Daily
• Google is exploring a deeper investment in Anthropic that could push valuation north of $350 billion. Binary Verse AI
• From a product lens, the Google Finance move signals how dominant platforms will use foundation models to add stickiness: expanding time-on-platform for investors and adding premium features (advanced charting, earnings insights) that can be monetized or used to retain B2B partners. News, Events, Advertising Options
• Google is set to establish an AI data center hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, as part of its $15 billion investment plan spanning 2026 to 2030. DataCenterKnowledge

Last updated: 16 November 2025