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Nvidia’s crisis has corporate governance experts reaching for the popcorn

The governance experts we talked to say nobody has seen anything like what's unfolding right now.

South Korea's DEEPX Completes Tape-Out of Samsung 2nm Chip: 100B-Parameter Inference at 5W, a Watt-Level Turning Point for Edge AI?

DEEPX has taped out its second-generation DX-M2 AI inference chip on Samsung's 2nm GAA process, targeting large language and vision-language models at roughly 5W. First silicon is due in March 2027, with customer sampling in Q2 and initial mass production in Q4, ahead of full global production in 2028.

Fei-Fei Li Takes Atlas to CoRL Robotics Conference: What Exactly Is AMD Betting On with $8.2 Billion?

At CoRL 2026, Fei-Fei Li presented World Labs' Atlas world model alongside AMD CEO Lisa Su, their first joint public appearance since AMD announced its $8.2 billion acquisition of World Labs. The article examines what Atlas actually delivers and why AMD considers the research team and its world-model roadmap worth the price.

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Ring cameras go mobile as Amazon debuts AI-powered security drone and robot

Amazon's roaming Ring Robotics devices will debut in late 2026 and early 2027.

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All 7 Anthropic founders will each cash out about $250M in IPO

Each of the seven co-founders plans to sell exactly the same number of shares in the IPO, which would bring each of them about $250 million in cash at the midpoint of the price range while leaving the group in control of the company.

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What happens to mathematics when AI becomes an oracle?

Mathematician Steven Strogatz discusses his new book, Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World.

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OpenAI, Anthropic face new oversight as New York’s AI safety law takes effect

New York is preparing to enforce its sweeping AI safety law, requiring major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to register, disclose safety practices, and report critical incidents or face fines.

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OpenAI acquires Odessia, travel startup created by Sonder founder

OpenAI has not yet said what its plans are for the future of travel. But Sonder founder Francis Davidson is a well-known figure in the travel industry.

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Grok Build coding agent leaks oodles of confidential info, some belonging to SpaceXSI

Researcher finds 35,000 Grok Build apps wide open to anyone who looked for them.

Google Releases Gemini Robotics 2.5: Behind the 96% Factory Success Rate, the Real Challenge of the Remaining 4%

Google DeepMind has released Gemini Robotics 2.5, with Apptronik's Apollo 2 humanoid achieving a 96% success rate sorting auto parts on Mercedes-Benz's active production lines. The model makes major gains on dexterity tasks, but the remaining 4% failure rate and a partner-only rollout show how far it still is from a plug-and-play platform product.

Anthropic Officially Launches IPO Roadshow: 825 Million Shares Priced at $70–$78, PBC Structure Poses Governance Risks

Anthropic has launched the roadshow for its Class A common stock IPO, offering 825 million shares at $70–$78 each and targeting a fully diluted valuation of up to $1.4 trillion. Its public benefit corporation structure and multi-class voting arrangements raise unusual governance questions for public investors.

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WDCD Run #422: Average Instruction Decay Hits -66.7% as Claude Sonnet 4.6 Leads 15-Model Field

WDCD Run #422 (2026-11-11) evaluated 15 large language models across three rounds of multi-turn commitment testing, recording an average instruction decay of -66.7% between Round 1 and Round 3. Claude Sonnet 4.6 took the top spot with 93.9 points, followed by Gemini 3.1 Pro and GPT-6 Sol.

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OpenAI rolls out new business profiles, making ChatGPT just a little bit more like Google

OpenAI is looking to make ChatGPT a more robust consumer discovery engine, and a host of new features seek to empower businesses to help it do that.

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PSI is trying to make a business out of AI-driven scientific discovery

PSI used an unreleased Anthropic model to answer a fundamental question about quantum computing that scientists have pursued for nearly two decades.

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Oura to acquire AI-native primary care startup Counsel Health for $625M

The deal comes a few weeks after Oura postponed its up to $2.2 billion IPO indefinitely, citing “uncertainty in the IPO market.”

Claude Opus 4.7 Leads with 79.56: 2026-11-11 Smoke Quick Test Data Brief

The 2026-11-11 YZ Index Smoke Quick Test covered 13 models, with Claude Opus 4.7 ranking first for the day at 79.56. Smoke is a daily 10-question quick test suited to short-term signals and is not equivalent to conclusions from the Full weekly ranking.

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