OpenAI’s Jev clone could help the frontier lab stop its swarming agents
OpenAI's "Decisions API" is a Jev clone that confirms the importance of fast, cheap intelligence.
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Newest firstTrump plan to combat AI risks hinges on Big Tech pals policing themselves
Trump gets dozens of AI firms to agree to voluntary safety tests.
Ars Technica · AIIndustry
"An AI did it" is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hack
Legal Advocates for Safe Science & Technology sued OpenAI in San Francisco County Superior Court over a July 2026 hack of Hugging Face, seeking an injunction under California's CDAFA and UCL. OpenAI called the lawsuit completely without merit.
AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B
The $300 million employee tender was co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price.
Google drops Gems for Skills, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in the shift to agent-ready prompt formats
Google is replacing Gems with "Skills" in Gemini chat. Skills are detailed, reusable prompts that users invoke by typing "/" or that Gemini runs automatically. The format is based on an open standard from Anthropic. Gems will be phased out starting in November, with existing ones migrating automatically. The article Google drops Gems for Skills, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in the shift to agent-ready prompt formats appeared first on The Decoder .
The Verge · AIProducts
The AI Tamagotchis are coming
Meta and OpenAI are both preparing dedicated AI hardware devices, reportedly testing interest through physical products tied to their software agents, according to The Verge. The report cites past frustration with devices like the Friend and Humane AI Pin.
TechCrunch · AIIndustry
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds on November 13 and will shut down its public API by March 2027, citing large-scale scraping and automated abuse. Moderators are advised to migrate to the Discord Relay Devvit app.
TechCrunch · AIIndustry
The ugly economics of consumer AI
TechCrunch reports that consumer AI products like Meta's Muse, OpenAI's Dots, and Instinct are drawing renewed attention, but the underlying economics remain challenging. As of May, 2.2% of consumers paid for AI at an average of $31 a month, per an Andreessen Horowitz report citing PNC research.
Meta dodges billions in US taxes by calling its AI data centers experiments
Meta classifies its AI data centers as "pilot models" and Nvidia chips as experimental materials to save billions in federal taxes. In 2025 alone, that added up to $3.9 billion. The tax credit dates back to 1981, and even Meta's own accountants see the strategy as legally risky, the New York Times reports. Zuckerberg himself said in January 2025 that these data centers, now framed as experimental, would "drive our core products and business." The article Meta dodges billions in US taxes by calling its AI data cente
The Verge · AIIndustry
Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan
President Donald Trump spoke to journalists after hosting a meal with Big Tech leaders on Tuesday, addressing his artificial intelligence announcements and saying his earlier description of AI safety fears as a Democratic "hoax" no longer applies now that he has renamed the technology "Super Intelligence."
NVIDIA BlogFirst party
NVIDIA Opens Applications for 2027–2028 Graduate Fellowships With Awards Up to $60,000
Bringing together the world’s brightest minds and the latest accelerated computing technology leads to powerful breakthroughs that help tackle some of the biggest research problems. To foster such innovation, the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program provides grants, mentors and technical support to doctoral students doing outstanding research relevant to NVIDIA technologies. The program, in its 26th […]
InfoQ Online Cohorts Address AI Security and Coding Agent Verification
A look at two InfoQ online certification cohorts covering security and privacy decisions in production AI systems and the verification needed when coding agents work in existing codebases. By Artenisa Chatziou
Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission
Meta says its Muse AI agent cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent read his private messages while the required Mac setting was turned off.
FTC launches sweeping probe into OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs over consumer protection concerns
The FTC is formally investigating OpenAI, Anthropic, and other leading AI labs over potential consumer protection violations. The agency plans to force document handovers and executive testimony through legally binding demands. The probe was already underway before the Hugging Face hack and goes well beyond the FTC's earlier push to hold companies liable for their agents' behavior. The article FTC launches sweeping probe into OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs over consumer protection concerns appeared first on T
Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling
Many sites see just one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue from AI payments.
DoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food
By launching an AI agent for food ordering, DoorDash is looking to gain an edge over rivals Uber Eats and Grubhub.
NVIDIA Developer BlogFirst party
Tracing Agent Harness Behavior with NVIDIA NeMo Relay
An agent can finish a task and still take an inefficient path. A failed search can trigger another search. A truncated file read can lead to a command fetching...
Destro AI’s secret sauce is getting robots and humans on the same page
"One of the biggest reasons we are winning against robotics companies is because we are not a robotics company."
Microsoft ResearchFirst party
Forecasting space weather risks on power grids
Extreme space-weather events can damage power systems on Earth and degrade GPS accuracy and satellite operations. A new machine learning system can predict where damage is likely to occur 30-60 minutes before a storm arrives. The post Forecasting space weather risks on power grids appeared first on Microsoft Research .
Instinct’s new product recommendations are giving some users the ick
Instinct is rolling out human-curated product and travel recommendations, but some users aren’t happy about getting suggestions they never asked for.