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Tim FrankAndersen

I’ve worked in tech for 30 years. Right now the big shift is AI
- I help organisations understand what’s real, what’s next, and what’s in it for them.

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Today in AI
  • Google's newest AI goes to cyber defenders first
  • The FTC opens an investigation into OpenAI and Anthropic
  • California bans firing by algorithm alone
  • DeepSeek gives Huawei's chips the software to rival Nvidia
  • ElevenLabs doubles its value on AI voices that answer the phone

About

Tim Frank Andersen

Thirty years in tech - from founding one of Denmark’s first digital agencies to co-founding institute of AI. Author, tech expert on TV, and advisor to some of the world’s biggest brands.

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Keynote - The AI Explosion

What’s real, what’s next, and what’s in it for you. Live demos, honest answers, and a look at the next 12-24 months, which will change our world.

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Today in AI - 5 curated news stories that matter

Curated by Tim, every morning.

Today · 01 Oct 2026
  1. 01

    Google's newest AI goes to cyber defenders first

    Google's answer to the newest models from OpenAI and Anthropic arrived yesterday, and you cannot use it yet. Gemini 4 Argon goes first to vetted cybersecurity teams, including parts of the US government, because it is good at finding and fixing security holes in software. Everyone else waits, with no date set. I read the order of the queue as the real news: Google is arming the people who defend systems before attackers can get anything similar. Bloomberg reports that some Google engineers find it shines on tests and stumbles on everyday coding, which Google denies. When access opens, let your developers' own work decide.

  2. 02

    The FTC opens an investigation into OpenAI and Anthropic

    On Tuesday the AI giants promised the White House that they would police themselves. A day later, the Federal Trade Commission, America's consumer watchdog, confirmed it is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic. It is also investigating METR, the research group both labs hire to examine incidents with their agents. This is the first US enforcement action over AI agents going rogue, meaning software that acts on its own and does things nobody asked for. The agency can demand documents and testimony. Its chair, Andrew Ferguson, dislikes new AI rules, so expect him to use the consumer laws already on the books. Those laws also cover the safety promises your company makes about its AI.

  3. 03

    California bans firing by algorithm alone

    California has just drawn a line under software that decides who gets fired. Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday signed a law, nicknamed No Robo Bosses, that stops employers firing or disciplining people mainly on an AI's verdict. A human must back the decision with other evidence, such as reviews and the personnel file. Last year he vetoed a stronger version, and this one lost workers' right to sue on the way, which is why California's labour unions are unhappy. It takes effect in July 2027. Rules written in California tend to travel, and your HR software may already make calls that this law forbids.

  4. 04

    DeepSeek gives Huawei's chips the software to rival Nvidia

    Beijing hands out Nvidia chips like rations, and yesterday DeepSeek, China's best-known AI lab, showed a way out. It released the software it trains its own models with, rewritten for Huawei's AI chips and free for anyone to use. Nvidia's strongest grip on its customers is its software, which developers have spent years learning, and that makes switching expensive. DeepSeek just made switching cheaper, at least in China. The catch: Huawei said in September that it cannot make enough chips to meet demand at home. Better tools do not make more chips, and I think Huawei's deliveries will decide how far this goes.

  5. 05

    ElevenLabs doubles its value on AI voices that answer the phone

    The voice that answers your customers about a refund may soon be an AI. ElevenLabs, the London company behind some of the most natural-sounding AI voices, is now valued at $22 billion, double its price in February. Its voice agents handle more than 15 million conversations a week for companies and governments. The new price comes from staff selling shares to big fund managers, so no new money went to the company. Apple is hesitating over AI on its own support lines, but ElevenLabs' buyers are not. If your rivals answer in seconds at any hour, a queue becomes your weakest point.

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