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Character.ai Files Chapter 11 as Disney Secures $20M IP License
The AI platform enters bankruptcy, granting Disney a license to its IP. The service will shut down if no buyer maintains operations.
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500 MW: Anthropic Eyes Record $6.3B Osaka Data Center Deal With NTT Data
Sources say NTT Data is in final negotiations to build a 500 MW facility for Anthropic in western Japan, marking a major infrastructure investment.
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Oct 29: HPE, NVIDIA execs to weigh sovereign AI capital, capability costs in DC
Register hosts HPE and NVIDIA executives in Washington to discuss capital, capability and operational costs of sovereign AI architectures.
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Phasis Launches World API to Orient AI Agents Using Reality Layers
Phasis Inc. introduces a platform that maps culture and domain expertise, giving AI agents evidence-backed context before they begin enterprise tasks.
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Omron to Acquire OnLogic and Interlogic for $675 Million to Boost Physical AI
The Japanese industrial manufacturer announced the deal on Tuesday to expand its hardware capabilities for edge computing and artificial intelligence applications.
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Broadcom CEO Predicts AI Chip Shortage Lasts Until 2029
Intel and Broadcom executives warn that capital access and chip supply imbalances will challenge the AI sector for years.
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8 Chinese Organizations Launch Alliance to Build AI for Mathematical Research
A coalition of eight institutions in Beijing aims to recruit over 1,000 scientists to develop specialized artificial intelligence models for mathematical research.
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NVIDIA Launches Boro: Rust CLI with Local AI Accelerates Linux Kernel Development
NVIDIA introduces Boro, a new command-line tool written in Rust that uses local AI to help developers work more efficiently on Linux kernel projects.
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Nov 12: Anthropic Bars Repeated Abusive Behavior Toward AI, Tightens Weapons Rules
Anthropic updates usage rules to prohibit repeated abusive behavior toward its AI chatbot, effective November 12, alongside stricter controls on weapons and surveillance.
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Pixel Watch 4 Owners Now Get AI Watch Face Creator, Previously Exclusive to Pixel Watch 5
Google is rolling out an AI tool that creates custom watch faces for Pixel Watch 4 users, a feature previously exclusive to the newer Pixel Watch 5.
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222 Tests Target Cloud Gaps in Agentic AI Security via New OWASP-Based Checklist
Security teams gain a structured checklist covering twenty attack categories to evaluate autonomous systems beyond simple prompt injection flaws.
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Lawsuit Claims McDonald’s AI Pricing Collusion Inflates Costs at 14,000 US Stores
An antitrust suit alleges the fast-food giant used algorithms to coordinate prices with franchisees, potentially violating competition laws.
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$0.10/million tokens: OpenAI Decisions API is 10x faster with zero output fees on GPT-6 Luna
The new endpoint returns typed probabilities and scores faster than the Responses API, costing $0.10 per million input tokens with no output fees.
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HP Accepts Price Hike After Quanta Pauses Notebook Output for One Week
Supply chain reports say Quanta paused HP notebook output in September 2026 after price negotiations stalled, forcing HP to accept a cost hike.
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Siri AI Beats Google Gemini in Life-Easing Utility, Android Authority Finds
A recent evaluation by Android Authority indicates that Apple’s voice assistant delivers superior utility compared to Google’s competing model in a specific metric.
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Former Vodafone chief: Speed up policy cycles to match AI pace, keep copyright and DSA
Former Vodafone chief argues that while regulation hinders AI, copyright protection and digital safety laws remain essential pillars for Europe.
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53% of Firms Face Latency Spikes as AI Agents Generate 450% More Traffic Than Humans
New research reveals that connectivity constraints, not compute power, are the primary bottleneck for enterprise AI deployment and performance.
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xAI Pushes Heavy Grok Users to Paid Subscriptions Amid Strict Free Tier Caps
xAI restricts Grok’s no-cost tier to basic queries, pushing heavy users toward SuperGrok subscriptions for advanced reasoning and media tools.
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Dozens Report Unauthorized AI Use for Art and Copy at HarperCollins, S&S and Hachette
Staff at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette report unauthorized AI use for cover art and copy.
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No Clear Authority Validates AI Safety: Impressive Demos Don't Prove Systems Stay Within Limits
A new analysis questions who validates AI safety, noting that impressive demos do not prove systems will stay within deployment limits.
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Professional Services Redesign Workflows: AI Adoption Prioritizes Human Judgment Over Speed
AI adoption in professional services is shifting focus from speed to human judgment, trust, and redesigned operational models for client value.
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Jagjit Singh Leads Flahy Inc. in Using Knowledge Graphs to Unify Biological Data for Better Patient Care
Healthcare tech firm Flahy Inc. integrates knowledge graphs with AI to unify biological data for improved patient care and treatment planning.
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$48B Raised for Robotics YTD as Firms Install Cameras in Homes and Offices for Training Data
PitchBook data reveals robotics firms raised $48 billion year-to-date while collecting training data from human workers in factories, offices, and homes.
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Three Core Testing Assumptions Fail Under Unattended Agentic AI Workloads
Traditional enterprise testing models break when autonomous agents run unattended, creating operational risks that outpace model performance issues.