Google makes Gemini 4 Argon generally available; Shopify opens its catalog to any shopper-connected agent

What happened

Google DeepMind said Gemini 4 Argon became globally available on October 13 via the API in AI Studio and the Gemini platform, to Google AI Ultra subscribers in Antigravity, and to Ultra and Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search The announcement, signed by Koray Kavukcuoglu, says it launches at an introductory $2 per million input and $10 per million output tokens (cached input 95% off) and ranks #1 on the Vals Index; these are Google's own claims, and the thread already records independent and contested assessments of the model. (Google DeepMind) Claims: kat-claim-646160878339, kat-claim-bc3ad2cdad7f, kat-claim-1b634fed81df
Shopify announced it will let shoppers connect any AI agent to buy on their behalf, giving more agents access to over a billion listings in its catalog, The Verge reported The Verge says buyers must approve each purchase, that checkout uses Shop Pay inside the agent conversation, and that Shopify's September Meta Muse partnership is now generalised beyond partner integrations. (The Verge) Claims: kat-claim-ecc87e4da8bd

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