Gemini 4 Argon: Google's new flagship model, with an introductory price until 30 November
On 13 October, Google released Gemini 4 Argon, the new frontier model for complex tasks in code, science, finance and legal work. You can use it via the Gemini API (paid tier) and AI Studio, and in the Gemini app if you have a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription. Until 30 November the API costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens; from 1 December that becomes $4 and $20.
What does this mean? If you want to test Argon via the API, do so before December: after that the price doubles.
Workday and Anthropic connect Claude to HR and finance processes
On 13 October, Workday and Anthropic announced a partnership under which Claude exchanges data and tasks with Workday's AI agents (Sana) via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). With the 'Sana in Claude' plugin you can work with Workday data from within Claude, within existing permissions and approvals. The plugin is currently in early access; general availability is planned for the end of 2026.
What does this mean? If your organisation uses Workday, you will soon be able to handle HR and finance tasks from Claude without bypassing Workday's permission model.
Municipalities get more work from objections written with AI
Municipalities in Groningen (including Groningen, Westerkwartier and Het Hogeland), the UMCG and Menzis are seeing a growing number of objections and complaints written with AI. These texts are longer, more legalistic and less clear, and sometimes cite case law that does not exist. That makes it harder to work out what someone actually wants, so handling them takes more time.
What does this mean? If you process objections, check every legal or case-law reference and, when in doubt, contact the person who submitted it directly.
Criticism of AI photos on Funda: homes unrecognisable at viewing
According to NU.nl, estate agents are using AI to edit property photos on Funda, removing walls or furnishing empty rooms. Buyers report not recognising the home at viewing. Funda does not allow AI images as the main photo and requires edited photos to carry a visible label, such as 'AI impression'; the NVM says AI must never lead to a misleading presentation.
What does this mean? If you use AI for property photos, put a label on the image itself and make sure rooms and defects remain realistic.
