GPT-6.1 Terra, Gemini 4 Carbon, Mistral Large 4: AI and Developer News for Late October 2026
October 2026 ended with a run of big AI announcements. In a single week, OpenAI shipped a cheaper model built for computer use, Google introduced a new frontier model focused on cybersecurity, Mistral released the full weights of its largest model, and the Gemini API made computer use generally available. Outside AI, Node.js 26 became the new Long Term Support line and GitHub gave Dependabot a