AI Daily Briefing (2026-10-29): 12 Updates from TechCrunch AI, The Verge AI, Google (The Keyword) & More

This is the 2026-10-29 daily briefing: 12 AI updates published by TechCrunch AI, The Verge AI, Google (The Keyword), MIT Technology Review, Ars Technica AI over the last 24 hours. Original headlines are kept as-is; every entry links to the official announcement or original report.

• TechCrunch AI | Microsoft just shared Azure’s actual revenue in dollars: $33.2 billion (10-28)
• TechCrunch AI | Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows (10-28)
• TechCrunch AI | Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI (10-28)
• The Verge AI | Akai is embracing vibe-coded mods with an open-source MPC (10-28)
• Google (The Keyword) | Ads in AI Mode expand to new markets. (10-28)
• TechCrunch AI | Microsoft hits 10 quarters of record-breaking revenue in a row (10-28)
• Google (The Keyword) | Q3 2026 earnings call: Remarks from our CEO (10-28)
• MIT Technology Review | Creating AI value with enterprise context (10-28)
• The Verge AI | Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon with a ‘significant leap’ in cybersecurity (10-28)
• Google (The Keyword) | Adapt your ad strategy to meet the way people search today. (10-28)
• Ars Technica AI | Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model that you can't use (10-28)
• The Verge AI | Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs (10-28)

These entries are aggregated automatically from official RSS feeds by our daily pipeline. They are provided as a reading guide only — refer to the linked originals for facts and figures.