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The European Commission is in talks with Google about the steps the company may take following the EUs 890M (about $1bn) fine in July. The Commission confirmed the talks on Wednesday to Reuters. The fines were issued under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the EU law that sets rules for the largest online platforms. In [] This story continues at The Next Web

Humanly has acquired recruitment marketing company CareerArc, its fifth acquisition since 2025, with no price disclosed. The AI hiring tools it is consolidating fall into the EU AI Acts high-risk employment category, whose duties were delayed to December 2027. Humanly has bought CareerArc, its fifth acquisition in two years. No price was disclosed, and the [] This story continues at The Next Web

Boca Raton, Florida, October 14th, 2026, Financewire Collaboration combines INmune Bios clinical research with QCis Dirac-3S quantum optimization machine to identify potential new treatment indications and biomarkers for XPro. Initial engagement marks QCis first commercial customer in pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets, expanding the application of quantum computing to drug development. INmune Bio Inc. (Nasdaq: INMB) [] This story continues at The Next Web

Google has released Gemini 4 Argon globally to paying users, in the Gemini app, in Search and through the API. The $2 and $10 per million token prices are a launch discount against standard rates of $4 and $20. Google has released Gemini 4 Argon to anyone willing to pay for it. The model is [] This story continues at The Next Web

Jio Platforms has drawn more than $20B in bids for what would be Indias largest listing, with Fidelity, Allianz and Capital Group indicating interest. The company is now seeking about $108B, against the $170B bankers discussed last November. Jio Platforms has drawn more than $20B in bids for what would be Indias largest listing. The [] This story continues at The Next Web

Hackers broke into the refrigeration systems of hundreds of French supermarkets on Sunday night. Stores had to throw out meat, frozen goods and vegetables. About 150 Intermarch stores were hit, a spokesman for owner Groupement Mousquetaires toldBloomberg. The attackers set the cooling systems to defrost. Fridges and freezers heated to 50C for around six hours, [] This story continues at The Next Web

Google has launched the Fitbit Edge, a $179.99 fitness tracker that sits between its screenless Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch 5, the companysaidon Monday. It is on pre-order now and reaches shops on 27 October. A Stephen Curry special edition costs $219.99. Bigger screen, longer battery The Edge has the largest and brightest screen [] This story continues at The Next Web

DeepSeek has agreed to lead the first funding round for Winverse AI, a start-up building AI for robots, Bloombergreported, citing people familiar with the matter. The seed round is worth tens of millions of dollars and would value Winverse at about $400mn after the investment. Meituans investment arm, Long-Z, has also committed, the people said. [] This story continues at The Next Web