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Anthropic secures $3.4 billion gas turbine power for AI data centers
Anthropic takes over 1.7 GW of gas‑fired generators from OnePWR, cutting a six‑year wait for new power equipment.
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China’s 800 MW AI data center campus opens first 120 MW at low cost
Envision’s Galaxy campus in Inner Mongolia has delivered 120 MW of AI compute power in under a year, costing about one‑fifth of similar US projects.
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Google adds two new TPU variants, bringing its AI chip lineup to four in a year
Google introduced the TPU 8tx for confidential computing and the TPU 8i Max for memory‑intensive workloads, expanding its eighth‑generation accelerator portfolio.
Models
Pinterest Uses a 4B Qwen3 Model to Infer User Journeys
Pinterest says the model improved email clicks and push opens in US and Canadian tests by reading activity histories for longer-term goals.
Tools & agents
PULSAR speeds up visual search across Mubadala deal documents
A system deployed at Mubadala searches page images from pitch decks and other documents. Its authors report faster retrieval and lower indexing costs than an OCR-based approach.
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Nvidia launches probe into CEO Jensen Huang’s ties to alleged Chinese spy
The board said an independent review will examine Huang’s relationship with former Megaspeed exec Alice Huang after he admitted an affair.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits affair amid spy allegations
Nvidia launches an independent board probe after Jensen Huang said he had an extramarital relationship with a Chinese executive suspected of espionage.
Policy & law
Elvis and Eminem estates sue AI music startup Suno
Rights holders claim Suno’s tool copies the singers’ voices without permission, citing a Tennessee law that bans voice cloning.
Business
Two Chinese firms cleared for Nvidia AI chips have empty offices
An investigation shows the approved buyers of Nvidia H200 GPUs lack real premises and may be linked to sanctioned military suppliers.
Tools & agents
AI coding agents still need human cleanup on most real‑world tasks
A new benchmark shows the best AI coder finishes only about a quarter of change‑request tasks without manual fixing.
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Saturday, November 7
Business
Anthropic reportedly targets a pre-Thanksgiving IPO
Investors cited by the Financial Times say Anthropic aims to raise $80 billion to $100 billion at a valuation below the $2 trillion some had expected.
Business
Nvidia AI chips approved for sale to dubious Chinese firm
US regulators cleared Nvidia’s H200 chips for a China‑based company that appears to exist only on paper, raising questions about export oversight.
Research
Nine AI agents failed an expert test of scientific research
Across 135 research submissions, none met every requirement for honesty, completeness and scientific quality. Only one included all required materials.
Tools & agents
Google AI can spot high blood pressure using a regular smartwatch
Google’s research AI reads pulse and motion data from a smartwatch and predicts hypertension with accuracy similar to a cuff.
Friday, November 6
Business
China’s spy agency allegedly enlisted Nvidia partner to gather AI chip intel
The New York Times says China’s Ministry of State Security recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, prompting a congressional briefing request.
Models
Thinking Machines releases Inkling 2 Small
The model is available through the company’s Tinker service. Thinking Machines says it can handle coding, research and business tasks, and plans to release its weights.
Models
Ricursive releases open Ripple-65B coding model
The 65-billion-parameter model is available under Apache 2.0. Ricursive reports a strong coding benchmark score, but results vary across tests.
Policy & law
Meta pauses disputed publisher terms after backlash
Meta says it will consult publishers before changing its business terms, but revised wording still does not explicitly protect robots.txt preferences.
Business
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.
Tools & agents
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.
Thursday, November 5
Business
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.
Short notes
All notes →Nvidia hires crisis PR firm Heller amid personal scandal
Former DOJ antitrust chief launches AI legal research startup FluxCap
Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 cables show heat damage at 500 W
NVIDIA unveils GR00T 2 and Isaac Lab 3.0 at CoRL
llama.cpp release b12224 adds backend fix and new binaries
AAA expands AI Arbitrator to all commercial disputes
Lunit to provide AI imaging tools to Saudi Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
CoreWeave signs multi-year deal to run Wayve’s driver AI training
Top AI models right now
- 1Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic85.7
- 2GPT-6 AstraOpenAI85.6
- 3Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic85.1
- 4GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI84.1
- 5Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic80.0
LiveBench average out of 100, checked November 9. A test result, not a verdict.
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