Business & Industry · Fri 13 Nov

Business and Industry covers the commercial adoption of artificial intelligence across corporate sectors and economic markets. Truncated covers enterprise deployments, industry investments, market trends, workforce impacts and regulatory compliance.

Today · Fri 13 Nov

VA plans further VA.gov updates as it looks to expand AI integration

AI-generated summary The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to continue updating VA.gov to make digital services more accessible and better equipped to support artificial intelligence while working closely with America.gov to support AI tools on the site. The refreshed website includes additional sign-in options such as CLEAR and Passkey alongside an improved search function and a streamlined QuickSubmit document tool for veterans.

I let Gemini take over my inbox for a few days - here's what happened

I let Gemini take over my inbox for a few days – here’s what happened

AI-generated summary Google is expanding the ways Gmail users can access Gemini features including conversation summaries and a Help me write tool. Google says the Help me write feature is gradually rolling out to Workspace users with a school or work account.

Earlier: You can force Gemini to forget about you now - how to edit its Memory · Google Gemini rolling out ‘Memory summary’ with everything it remembers about you

Instead Of Lowering GPU Prices, Former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Reportedly Financed AI Startups To Absorb Excess Silicon, Shattering The Shortage Perception

AI-generated summary Findings indicate that former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang used the company balance sheet to finance AI startups and datacenter buildouts to absorb over-ordered semiconductor shipments from TSMC. The Wall Street Journal reported that an August 2026 confrontation between Huang and interim CEO Colette Kress involved scaling down signed guarantee caps for OpenAI compute.

Earlier: Huang, Face of the AI Boom, Ousted by Nvidia Board as CEO · Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang might hang on as CEO. But his influence on U.S. AI policy is over. · Who Could Replace Jensen Huang? Nvidia Has No Formal Plan But 6 Possible Successors

Lutnick faces questions over Nvidia spy scandal. His sons’ firm has deep ties to the chipmaker

AI-generated summary Howard Lutnick faces questions regarding a spy scandal involving Nvidia and his sons' firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, which maintains deep ties to the chipmaker. Cantor Fitzgerald reported a nearly 50 percent decline in its Nvidia shares between September 2025 and March 2026 according to securities filings.

Also covered by Bloomberg
Earlier: Nvidia CEO’s spy affair clouds US-China talks · Meet Jensen Huang, Nvidia's founder and CEO

AI-shaped sales often get credited to search and direct, IAB warns

AI-generated summary The Interactive Advertising Bureau reports that purchases shaped by artificial intelligence are frequently misattributed to search and direct traffic in analytics dashboards. The Interactive Advertising Bureau released the AI-Era Attribution Blueprint to classify sales based on whether a person or an artificial intelligence system created intent and completed the purchase.

Also covered by PYMNTS
Earlier: IAB releases blueprint to classify AI’s role in purchase conversions

Anthropic CEO discusses AI safety and enterprise adoption By Investing.com

AI-generated summary Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei discussed AI safety and enterprise adoption during a conversation with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Amodei noted that computing capacity presents a significant business dilemma because the company must secure data-center resources years in advance.

Earlier: Meta and Anthropic Push AI Models Into More Complex Work · Today we're bringing specialized models trained using Muse Wonder to @Muse and Meta AI, giving users access to some of…

EU leaders told to ‘act now’ to stay in AI race with US and China

AI-generated summary Mistral Chief Executive Arthur Mensch told EU leaders that Europe must act immediately to remain competitive in the artificial intelligence race with the US and China. During the summit, leaders also heard from Geoffrey Hinton regarding the security challenges and rights protections associated with artificial intelligence technology.

Earlier: Europe’s AI Future and Security Challenges Take Center Stage at Dublin Summit

The Microsoft Outage Also Hit ChatGPT and Claude. But There’s an Easy Workaround

AI-generated summary OpenAI and Anthropic reported disruptions affecting the connections that allow ChatGPT and Claude to access Microsoft 365. OpenAI warned that new connections could fail and that its tools were not functioning as expected following the Microsoft outage.

Earlier: Excel isn’t dying because of Claude Sheets, but Microsoft is in trouble if your workday starts in a chatbot instead of the Office apps you pay for every month · Get started with Claude Sheets | Claude Help Center

Mount Thor Raises $45M for Apple-Based AI Infrastructure

Mount Thor Raises $45M for Apple-Based AI Infrastructure

AI-generated summary Mount Thor raised $45 million in equity across Seed and Series A financings to build cloud infrastructure for AI teams using Apple computers. Mount Thor says the proceeds will support a larger compute footprint, a growing team and an inference lab focused on open-source models running on Apple silicon.

Earlier: Mount Thor Raises $45 Million to Bring Apple Hardware to Agentic AI Infrastructure

Earnings week ahead: Nvidia without Jensen, Anthropic’s IPO, and the consumer meets a hiking Fed

AI-generated summary Nvidia faces its earnings report and guidance under interim CEO Colette Kress, serving as a primary indicator of the AI capex cycle. Anthropic prices its public offering with shares marketed at $70 to $78 to value the company at up to $1.4 trillion fully diluted.

Earlier: Anthropic lines up $26 billion from Nvidia, Google, others as IPO priced at $70 to $80 · Anthropic’s potential $2 trillion IPO could turn staff into millionaires

Gemini in Android Auto finally feels like a real upgrade now that it can access my Gmail and Google Calendar

AI-generated summary Google recently released Personal Intelligence on Android Auto, enabling the Gemini AI assistant to access personal information from Gmail and Google Calendar. Google states that Personal Intelligence can also pull information from Google Workspace apps like Keep, Sheets, Tasks, and Docs.

Earlier: Android Auto is getting a Gemini upgrade, but only if you use a Pixel