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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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llama.cpp adds fast path for Zamba2 GPUs, boosting token speed
Microsoft releases open‑source GPU task manager
llama.cpp version b12206 adds faster MoE caching
Amazon buys Fauna Robotics to revive home‑robot plans
Reddit homelab runs 2.8‑trillion‑parameter AI model on CPU with Optane memory
NYT Cooking adds iOS beta for AI recipe tweaks
Google launches Elephant‑Goldfish plugin for spec‑first coding
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
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