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Nvidia board considers ousting Jensen Huang amid spying scandal
The company's directors have hired a search firm to look for a new chief executive as the scandal over Huang’s alleged affair with a Chinese spy deepens.
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Australia plans law to force top AI firms to allow independent safety checks
The Albanese government will require frontier AI models to be audited, report incidents and publish safety plans under a new oversight regime.
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DeepSeek models now on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart
AWS adds three open‑weight DeepSeek language models to SageMaker, offering long‑context and low‑cost options for developers.
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Google pilots Tabletop AI tool for group planning
Google Labs is testing Tabletop, an AI‑assisted space where groups can create itineraries, polls and more, currently limited to U.S. users on a waitlist.
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Nvidia board set to vote on removing CEO Jensen Huang
Board meeting on Nov 11 2026 could fire Huang after reports of a second affair, sending shares down over 7% in after‑hours trading.
Policy & law
Chinese university gets Nvidia chips despite US blacklist
A university linked to China’s military obtained Nvidia’s top GPUs last month, highlighting gaps in US export controls.
Models
AWS releases free local emulator for testing cloud apps
Developers can now run a copy of many AWS services on their laptop or CI server, with no cloud account needed.
Models
Google launches Gemini Decision 1 API for rapid yes/no and multiple‑choice answers
The new Gemini Decisions API can handle up to 1,000 closed‑ended questions in a single pass and costs $0.10 per million input tokens.
Business
CoreWeave shifts to upfront payments and short contracts to fund AI expansion
The cloud provider expects $9 billion in customer pre‑payments this quarter and has closed a $2.6 billion loan tied to short‑term deals.
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TSMC approves plans to invest $1 billion in OpenAI and Anthropic
The chipmaker’s board approved plans for two investments, but the transactions have not been described as completed.
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DeepMind used AI to verify Signal’s cryptographic code
AlphaProof Code checked key security properties in compiled Signal code in four weeks. The proof covers specific guarantees, not every part of Signal.
Tools & agents
Oura to buy Counsel Health for $625 million, adding in‑app doctors
The smart‑ring maker will integrate AI‑driven primary care, giving members access to board‑certified physicians within the Oura app.
Business
Nvidia CEO entangled in alleged Chinese honey‑trap scandal
U.S. officials say Jensen Huang’s relationship with a former Megaspeed exec may have been a Chinese intelligence ploy, sparking a sharp drop in Nvidia’s stock.
Safety
Helsing launches Clarity AI platform for target selection
The German defense firm unveiled an agent‑based system that compiles sensor data into target recommendations, with every strike still requiring a human sign‑off.
Tools & agents
Google DeepMind releases AlphaGenome 2 for cell‑type specific DNA predictions
AlphaGenome 2 predicts how genetic variants affect individual human cell types, opening new routes for disease research. It’s available now for non‑commercial use via an API.
Business
SoftBank writes off $3.7 billion after canceling gas turbine orders
The Japanese investment group scrapped reservations for over 13 GW of power‑generating turbines, taking a multi‑billion‑dollar hit.
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Anthropic says it ported Claude to AMD GPUs in three days
The startup claims its AI model Claude ran on AMD hardware after just three days, using an automated multi‑chip strategy that could weaken Nvidia's CUDA advantage.
Policy & law
US data brokers sell $500 million of AI training environments to Chinese labs
Investigation finds at least nine American firms providing reinforcement‑learning worlds to Chinese AI companies, helping them cut compute costs.
Business
Fed governor warns AI disappointment could hit stock prices
Michelle Bowman cited $800 billion in AI-related debt as she warned that weaker-than-expected returns could trigger a market correction and slow the AI buildout.
Policy & law
House leaders seek Nvidia CEO briefing, warn of possible subpoena
Three House committee chairs want Jensen Huang to brief them on November 18 about security and his reported interactions with a Chinese intelligence-linked executive.
Safety
Claroc finds 35,578 Grok-built apps open without login
A security firm says some published Grok apps exposed patient information, passwords and company documents. SpaceXSI has taken down 24 employee apps.
Business
OpenAI’s Q3 revenue hits $10 billion as it leans into enterprise sales
Revenue rose 50% YoY to $10 billion, but operating losses grew and Anthropic still outscores OpenAI on profit.
Business
White House faces new questions about Nvidia CEO’s Chinese affair
Lawmakers demand updates as the administration’s prior knowledge of Jensen Huang’s alleged link to a Chinese spy draws fresh scrutiny ahead of a superpower summit.
Models
UK regulator warns universities of sanctions over AI‑generated coursework
The Office for Students says institutions must shift to AI‑free exam formats or face penalties, after a survey found widespread undetected AI use.
Business
Elon Musk proposes $24 billion gas‑powered AI supercomputer in Starbase, Texas
SpaceX plans a new data center and power plant in Starbase, but Texas’ incoming governor may block it.
Models
Lawsuit Says Gemini Chats Went Unflagged at a School
A North Carolina family alleges Google’s AI Mode encouraged their daughter’s suicidal thinking. A school alert reached staff only after months of activity, the lawsuit says.
Policy & law
U.S. and China set up AI risk dialogue, Bessent says
The two governments plan to share testing practices and alert each other to serious AI incidents, while continuing to compete in advanced AI.
Models
Fish Audio launches Live 3 voice model for overlapping conversation
Live 3 is designed to keep listening as it speaks, distinguishing brief acknowledgments from requests to interrupt. Fish Audio says it can react in as little as 186 milliseconds.
Models
Cognizant assigns 25,000 staff to Claude services
Cognizant is forming a 25,000-person Claude group and will manage Claude systems for customers in production. It says the service includes licensing, staff and security controls.
Safety
AWS adds OpenAI Daybreak security models to Bedrock
Eligible customers can access GPT-5.6 Cyber and GPT-5.6 Sol through Amazon Bedrock, but must first get approval from OpenAI and AWS.
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All notes →Syntys breaks ground on 20 MW Qatar data centre
Gcore and TengriAI plan up to 100 MW AI data center in Kazakhstan
Bentaus cuts AI token energy use by 30% with DriveNets fabric
EU consortium trains 1‑trillion‑parameter AI model on public supercomputer
llama.cpp adds CUDA debug buffer pool in b12318 release
Rafay and Fortanix enable confidential AI services on Kubernetes pods
Google adds TPU 8tx for secure inference and TPU 8i Max for long‑context agents
Sen. Tom Cotton asks US to block Chinese memory maker CXMT
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- 1Claude Fable 5.2 (xhigh)Anthropic84.9
- 2GPT-6 AstraOpenAI84.4
- 3Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic84.0
- 4Gemini 4 CarbonGoogle83.5
- 5Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic83.4
LiveBench average out of 100, checked November 12. A test result, not a verdict.
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