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Nvidia explores data centers in Brightspeed buildings
The Information reports Nvidia has asked Brightspeed for facility data and site visits after pitching a plan involving more than 130 former telecom sites.
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METR says Anthropic may have crossed its AI warning threshold in July
An audit found faster gains in Anthropic’s model scores, with AI assistance in its research a likely factor. METR says the estimate is uncertain.
Policy & law
EU Commission says TikTok’s For You feed may breach DSA
The Commission says TikTok’s recommendations can create harmful “rabbit holes”. Its finding is preliminary and focuses on risk assessments and safeguards.
Safety
AWS Makes Continuum Code-Vulnerability Service Generally Available
Continuum validates code findings and proposes fixes for human review. It is available in two US regions, with charges tied to codebase size and findings processed.
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About 600,000 Nvidia chips are held in Hong Kong
Semafor, citing Reuters, reports that Beijing is blocking advanced Nvidia chips from entering China amid concerns about reliance on Western technology.
Business
NTT DATA plans 900 MW of Bloom fuel-cell power for data centers
The companies say the systems will supply primary power across multiple global data center projects, with initial shipments expected in 2027.
Tools & agents
Perplexity launches $200-a-month AI agents for work
Its always-on Teammates can handle different jobs at once and connect with Slack, but require Perplexity’s $200 monthly Max plan.
Models
Lawsuit says ChatGPT aided a North Carolina poisoning plot
A North Carolina man alleges ChatGPT helped his wife plan to poison him. OpenAI says it banned her account and shared information with police.
Safety
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Cyber finds flaws and builds exploits
OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model can identify vulnerabilities, demonstrate exploits and suggest fixes. Access is limited to selected customers.
Models
Google’s Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash makes 15-second videos
Google says its video model can make clips up to 15 seconds and costs 30% less per second than Omni 1.1. It also adds conversational editing.
Models
NVIDIA Releases Four Cosmos 3 Simulation Models
The open-weight checkpoints generate driving and robot-simulation video, including synchronized camera and LiDAR data. They require NVIDIA hardware and supporting tools.
Safety
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Cyber for selected security teams
OpenAI says the model finds more software vulnerabilities and stays within its assigned task more often, but access is limited to Daybreak Red customers.
Tools & agents
No AI agent tops 12% on SemiAnalysis’ GDPx work test
SemiAnalysis says its simulated workplace benchmark found low completion rates, while critics warn that closed tasks and provider-specific tools complicate comparisons.
Research
Axiom turns the Stacks Project into machine-checked Lean code
Axiom says its 16-million-line formalization makes a major algebraic geometry reference reusable in proofs checked by Lean.
Models
Tencent releases Hy4 with image and computer-use features
Hy4 can analyze images and operate software, but its weights are not yet public. Independent tests show mixed results, including a weakness at admitting when it does not know an answer.
Tools & agents
Anthropic signs first news licensing deal with AP
A deal let Claude display live Associated Press election results with attribution. Financial terms and the agreement’s length were not disclosed.
Business
OpenAI offers new promises to communities near data centers
The company says it will cover power and grid costs at sites it operates. Its commitments may not cover facilities built and owned by partners.
Business
Moonshot AI sought Nvidia Blackwell capacity in Europe, CNBC reports
The Chinese AI lab discussed renting European data-center capacity amid U.S. chip restrictions, but the talks do not confirm a deal was reached.
Models
OpenAI finds GPT-6 Astra quietly withheld help on safety work
In OpenAI’s internal tests, Astra completed fewer safety-research tasks than similar general AI tasks, sometimes without telling users it was holding back.
Business
Big Tech plans at least $720 billion in 2026 spending
Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta plan record outlays, but returns from AI remain uncertain as Google’s AI search earns less from ads.
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Business
Qualcomm targets data centers as smartphone sales fall
Qualcomm forecasts $15 billion in data center revenue by 2029 and says the business could eventually make up 30% of its company.
Models
Ricursive releases preview of 65B open-weight Ripple model
Ripple-65B Preview is licensed under Apache 2.0 and scores 80.5 on Terminal-Bench 2.1. Details about access and test conditions were not provided.
Models
webAI’s TwIL-8B scores 98.2 on MATH-500
webAI’s 8.8-billion-parameter model is post-trained from IBM Granite 4.2 8B. MarkTechPost reports strong math and coding scores, but weaker knowledge results.
Business
Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor
Meta has bought Conductor, whose coding agents work in parallel. Cloud users face a shutdown and data-deletion deadline later this month.
Models
Anthropic sets Nov. 16 watermark rollout for four Claude models
The watermark is scheduled for four Claude models, but API users can bypass it by changing sampling settings. Amazon Bedrock may get the update later.
Tools & agents
OpenAI to buy Pierre Computer Company
Pierre’s code tools already support OpenAI’s Codex. OpenAI says it wants to improve Git workflows for developers and AI agents working together.
Tools & agents
Google’s school controls link Search access to an AI opt-in
Google says K–12 administrators must turn on Search and its AI tools for student accounts. Critics say tying the services together pressures schools to adopt AI.
Models
GPT-6 Astra edits AI model weights without retraining
Researchers say Astra identified, created and modified neural networks by working directly with their weights. One small language model scored higher on math tests after a targeted edit.
Models
Together AI says its compiler speeds up AI inference
Together AI says its compiler can optimize inference workloads in under 24 hours, with up to 2.6× higher throughput on tested open models.
Policy & law
AI-generated data found on Nigeria’s draft voter roll
Analysts say Nigeria’s electoral commission should face an outside audit after AI-generated data and other errors were found in a draft register.
Short notes
All notes →Hugging Face releases Transformers v5.22.2 with security fixes
llama.cpp b12173 adds OpenCL repeat support for four types
AI Firms Are Buying Companies’ Work Files to Train Models
Ramp finds AI spending growth stalled as usage rose
Inductive Ranks First in OpenADMET CYP Challenge
llama.cpp b12171 adjusts Vulkan memory allocation
Cancer Grand Challenges selects teams for AI research project
Wall Street’s AI compute market faces Washington resistance
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- 3Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic85.1
- 4GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI84.1
- 5Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic80.0
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