https://constructionaibrief.com/posts/2026-11-14-softbank-3-7b-writeoff-cancelled-power-equipment-deposits-construction-electrical-mech-sub-long-lead-cancellation-terms Construction AI Brief en 2026-11-14T00:00:00.000Z SoftBank wrote off $3.7B in deposits on power equipment it no longer needs. Electrical and mech subs should reread their own cancellation terms https://constructionaibrief.com/posts/2026-11-14-podqi-ai-chatbots-fake-stores-15-percent-construction-trade-sub-purchasing-parts-tools-approved-vendor-list Construction AI Brief en 2026-11-14T00:00:00.000Z AI chatbots sent shoppers to fake or dead stores in up to 15% of answers. A sub's purchasing desk should stop using them to find where to buy parts https://constructionaibrief.com/posts/2026-11-14-google-gemini-4-hydrogen-1-50-argon-promo-ends-nov-30-construction-estimator-spec-review-rerun-closed-bid-test Construction AI Brief en 2026-11-14T00:00:00.000Z Gemini 4 Argon doubles in price on December 1. Estimators should rerun their spec-review test on the cheaper Hydrogen first https://constructionaibrief.com/posts/2026-11-13-google-gemini-decisions-api-1000-questions-one-pdf-construction-trade-sub-submittal-spec-compliance-checklist Construction AI Brief en 2026-11-13T00:00:00.000Z Google's new API answers 1,000 yes/no questions about one PDF. A sub's submittal check is the obvious test, with one catch https://constructionaibrief.com/posts/2026-11-13-deepmind-gemini-robotics-2-5-mercedes-kitting-96-percent-construction-mech-elec-sub-prefab-shop-kitting-error-rate Construction AI Brief en 2026-11-13T00:00:00.000Z Google's robot AI kitted parts at 96% on a Mercedes line. A mech or electrical prefab shop should ask what the other 4% costs https://constructionaibrief.com/posts/2026-11-13-anthropic-worse-together-per-user-agents-vs-shared-coordinator-construction-gc-ops-project-team-shared-logs-schedules Construction AI Brief en 2026-11-13T00:00:00.000Z Giving every PM their own AI agent did worse than one shared agent in Anthropic's tests. A GC should assign one agent per shared log