Alphabet's Google and OpenAI provided AI model access to Singapore-based units of Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent. The Financial Times report prompted Washington lawmakers to demand tighter export controls on advanced AI models. Current regulations do not restrict AI software as strictly as hardware like AI chips. OpenAI suspended several accounts over potential misuse. Google stated that geographic restrictions alone cannot prevent model capabilities from being copied.
Separately, Google plans to more than double its data center capacity in Austria. Total investment for the project will exceed €1 billion. The expansion supports growing cloud and AI infrastructure in Europe. Alphabet stock recovered after a brief pre-market dip following the report.