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Inside Google's AI Overviews publisher deals, safety-standards talks with Anthropic and robotics bet
The 10 Google stories moving readers to subscribe, from AI safety talks to publisher deals and robotics.
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October 06, 2026 Google News The Google stories shaping AI Hello, From a quiet push to write the industry’s AI safety rules to a deal paying around 100 publishers for AI Overviews, this month’s top Google stories show a company trying to set the terms of the AI race while its rivals keep pressing. At The Information, we break the stories that matter before they become mainstream. Subscribe for $299 and save 25% on the first year to stay ahead. Watch our exclusive interview with Google DeepMind CEO Koray Kavukcuoglu, his first in the role. Key highlights: Anthropic, OpenAI and Google staff have been meeting on an AI safety standards body. Google is paying about 100 publishers for AI Overviews. Google DeepMind’s CEO explains how its robotics strategy differs from Tesla’s. Writing the AI Rulebook Google’s role in setting AI safety standards Exclusive Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Quietly Discussed an AI Safety Standards Body By Leo Schwartz Exclusive Google, OpenAI and Anthropic AI Safety Group Takes Shape By Leo Schwartz and Stephanie Palazzolo Anthropic Splits From Google, OpenAI Over State AI Safety Bill By Leo Schwartz Applied AI Same Flaw Found in Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and GitHub Copilot By Aaron Holmes and Laura Bratton Google Under Pressure How publishers and courts are pressing Google Exclusive Google Is Paying About 100 Digital Publishers for AI Overviews By Alix Coutures and Catherine Perloff The Briefing Google’s (Small) Antitrust Victory and Microsoft’s Azure Shift By Martin Peers Google’s AI Catch-Up Game Google’s push to catch Anthropic and OpenAI Applied AI Google Says Its AI Can Do the Work of Forward Deployed Engineers By Kevin McLaughlin AI Agenda Google DeepMind Exec Says Unprecedented Capex Is Actually a Bet On ‘RSI’ By Amir Efrati Exclusive Google Nears Release of Flagship Gemini 4 AI Model By Laura Bratton Applied AI In Robotics, Google Goes Android to Tesla’s Apple By Jessica E. Lessin Subscribe for $299 and save 25% on your first year and follow Google’s AI strategy as it develops. Subscribe now Read, listen or use Deep Research on the go in The Information app, available on the App Store and Google Play. New from The Information Pro AI Inflection Index Flagging emergent terms and investable themes. 77 core AI trends tracked across 10,000 articles, newsletters, and briefings. Gain access to AI Index, 60+ org charts, proprietary databases, exclusive newsletters, subscriber-only events, and more by subscribing to The Information Pro for $749. Sign Up for Our Newsletters Two times/week Dealmaker By The Information Staff The Information’s reporters Valida Pau and Julia Hornstein give you the inside scoop on tech deals and dealmakers. Sign up Follow us Download our app Explore Our Newsletters Subscribe to The Information Sent to you@example.com | Manage your preferences or unsubscribe | Help The Information · 251 Rhode Island Street, Suite 107, San Francisco, CA 94103