The indie game community is in disarray over AI and Big Walk
Some Independent Games Festival (IGF) jurors published a statement yesterday saying they would not vote for games that use generative AI in "any capacity."
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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.
The US is winning the AI race. Jensen Huang could have blown it
As espionage targets go, Jensen Huang is perhaps one of the least surprising on Earth. The Nvidia CEO runs one of the world's most valuable companies, controls the in-demand technology fueling the AI boom, and is cozy with presidents, CEOs, and all manner of important people. He also wears a cool leather jacket.
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.”
Work at the Frontier: AI’s effect on freelance work
New research from OpenAI and Upwork finds shifting demand for freelance work, new skill combinations, and larger budgets and more hours for AI-related projects.
eBay appears to have shut the door on third-party AI agents
eBay appears to have blocked AI agents, including Meta's Muse, from browsing on the platform - the latest speed bump in the AI agent race.
Nov 10
Anthropic kicks off IPO roadshow, offering shares at $70 to $78 and targeting a trillion-dollar valuation
Anthropic is kicking off its IPO roadshow, targeting a valuation of up to $1.02 trillion. Beyond the public offering of up to $64.4 billion, the company is securing $26 billion through a private placement with Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, and other major tech firms as anchor investors.
Cyberattacks threaten to make open source AI a little less open, Hugging Face exec warns
Hugging Face executive Irene Solaiman warns that growing cyberattacks on open AI platforms could force tighter security restrictions, threatening the accessibility that makes open source communities valuable to developers worldwide.
After challenging Google’s Android with Cyanogen, its co-founder takes aim at Windows for AI era
Kora is set to launch as a free-to-use alternative to Windows, targeting users who rely heavily on AI models and agents.
Anthropic sets IPO price range of $70 to $78 per share to reach an implied valuation of $1.404 trillion
The company could end up being worth a hefty $1.404 trillion if its shares list at the top of the price range, on a fully diluted basis.
Anthropic targets $1.4 trillion IPO
Anthropic confirmed on Tuesday that its IPO could be one of the biggest ever, even while falling short of previous expectations. Its IPO price is expected to be between $70.00 and $78.00 per share, which would put its valuation as high as $1.4 trillion, according to the The New York Times.
Closing the AI guidance gap in education
New ThinkYoung research and lessons from OpenAI’s EMEA education partnerships on supporting teachers, AI literacy, and independent learning.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned. What happens next?
After the leather-jacketed CEO, president, and co-founder of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, acknowledged an affair with Megaspeed exec Alice Huang, his company initially announced an investigation. However, The New York Times reported on Wednesday that there was evidence of another affair, this time with an Nvidia executive who reported directly to him.
What could China get from Jensen Huang?
It's difficult to overstate Nvidia's power in today's AI landscape. The company's chips are the bedrock upon which advanced AI technology in the US is being built, and demand has consistently outpaced supply for years.
Anthropic reportedly plans to move forward with IPO plans
The AI company is expected to set its valuation range this week, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Control Room: A central system to track and stop model workloads across our research infrastructure
Learn how OpenAI’s Control Room tracks model workloads across our research infrastructure and can rapidly stop them when safety or security concerns arise.
A short seller flagged Nvidia CEO’s ties to a suspected Chinese spy six months before the scandal
Six months before Nvidia's spy scandal erupted, Culper Research was already questioning Jensen Huang's unusually close relationship with a Chinese executive.
The backlash about data centers might really just be about electricity
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. As voters went to the polls across the US last week, I was in Ashburn, Virginia, part of what’s known as Data Center Alley—the world’s largest data center hub.
Jensen Huang pulls out of ElevenLabs Summit amid Nvidia controversy
The Nvidia CEO also pulled out of an Anthropic event earlier.
What Frontier Labs Buy: A Data Deep Dive with Handshake AI — Garrett Lord & Team
Handshake went from launch to $1B in one year pushing the envelope of specialized data for frontier labs. Our first deep dive into a data lab with specific examples across Finance, Bio, and Alignment
Disney bets on Adobe's Firefly to create brand-safe AI models for its entertainment empire
Disney and Adobe are building custom AI tools together for the entertainment giant's productions.
The future of AI hinges on… Jensen Huang’s sex life?
I would prefer that these people's sex lives were none of my business but I guess we have to talk about Jensen Huang and the National Security Incident. Who could have guessed that the guy who was out here signing titties might not have great judgment about how to behave around women?
Anthropic joins AI’s natural gas frenzy, buys $3.4B worth of turbines
Anthropic bought billions of dollars worth of natural gas turbines in a deal that could give it buyer's remorse.
Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy puts Nvidia’s China ambitions under scrutiny
Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy threatens to complicate Nvidia’s lobbying efforts to loosen U.S. chip export restrictions and maintain access to China’s lucrative AI market.
Nvidia CEO's affair becomes a national security problem
Nvidia is probing whether Chinese intelligence targeted its CEO through an affair.
Hold up — I had a great time talking to the RIAA guy
Today, I’m talking with Mitch Glazier, who is CEO and chairman of the RIAA. This conversation was a real full-circle moment for me: I was in college when Napster hit, and the RIAA became everyone’s villain for suing kids for downloading music.
Disney and Adobe are building generative AI tools together
The Walt Disney Company has teamed up with Adobe to develop proprietary "artist-led" generative AI models to support Disney's production pipeline.
Nov 9
Google ships four TPU variants in one year as it ramps up competition with Nvidia
Google is expanding its TPU 8 family with two specialized variants: the TPU 8tx keeps sensitive data encrypted even during processing, while the TPU 8i Max doubles compute power and memory by placing two chips on a single package. With nearly 100 external customers now on board, Google is increasingly positioning its in-house chips as an alternative to Nvidia's GPUs.
Jonathan Kanter is using AI to take on Big Tech
When Jonathan Kanter stepped down as head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division in 2024, he set out to keep fighting to dismantle illegal monopolies. But this time, he's continuing the fight in the private sector, and with a perhaps unexpected tool: AI.
Innovating with AI in the special chemicals industry
As companies look to accelerate innovation with artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and advanced modeling, the primary challenge is connecting new technologies to reliable data, scientific expertise, and the practical realities of bringing products to market.
Nvidia espionage scandal weakens Huang's lobby against tighter AI chip export controls
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an extramarital affair with a woman US intelligence agencies classify as a suspected Chinese informant. The board has launched an independent investigation.
Is Jensen Huang’s job on the line? Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld estimates it’s ‘about a 50-50’
Nvidia’s board is investigating Jensen Huang over his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld thinks it’s roughly a coin flip whether Huang stays on as CEO.
From Chips to Skills, NVIDIA and Korea Expand Sovereign AI Collaboration
NVIDIA and Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) are expanding their collaboration across the country’s sovereign AI ecosystem, from AI semiconductors and data center infrastructure to talent, startups, models, agents and security.
Korea’s AI Ecosystem Advances and Secures Agentic AI With NVIDIA
As AI agents take on more work, they need capable open models and security that advances alongside them. Hyundai Motor Group is exploring NVIDIA NemoClaw blueprints and the NVIDIA OpenShell runtime, while AIM Intelligence is integrating its Starfort platform with NVIDIA OpenShell to support secure AI agents for employee productivity and enterprise workflows.
Korea Advances Physical AI Across Industries With NVIDIA
Tapping into the country’s strengths in manufacturing and engineering, NVIDIA is helping advance Korea’s physical AI ecosystem. The country’s industry leaders are applying accelerated computing, AI and simulation to everything from semiconductor manufacturing to robotics and autonomous vehicles. These efforts are helping bring physical AI from development into real-world production.
NVIDIA Announces New Planned Investments in Korean Startups at the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum
Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and NVIDIA hosted the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum at COEX. Representatives from the Ministry of Science and ICT and NVIDIA met with over 20 Korean startups across foundation models, physical AI, AI infrastructure and AI semiconductors.
Nvidia is investigating Jensen Huang’s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy
Nvidia has announced that it is opening an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang and his relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, who was reportedly recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to spy on the company.
Nvidia will investigate CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with possible Chinese spy
In a memo to the company, Huang admitted that he had an affair.
Elvis and Eminem rights holders are suing Suno
Suno is facing yet another pair of lawsuits. A group of rights holders of Elvis Presley's music and the publisher of some of Eminem's biggest records are suing the AI music company, claiming it illegally generates music and lyrics that mimic those artists.
Apple is racing to make Siri more agentic
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says CEO John Ternus is pressuring AI czar Craig Federighi to accelerate the Siri roadmap and deliver a powerful AI agent that can compete with OpenAI's Dots or Meta's Muse.