🌊 China Tests Underwater Data Center Concept
China built a $226M underwater data center near Shanghai to reduce water use and carbon emissions, powering it mostly with offshore wind. While it may ease strain on land-based resources, scientists warn ocean heating could harm ecosystems. Early results raise both promise and red flags.

🔲 Amazon Powers Claude with 1M+ AI Chips
Amazon launched Project Rainier, an AI infrastructure cluster built on nearly 500,000 Trainium2 chips, to support rising demand for AI compute. Anthropic, backed by Amazon, will use over 1 million chips by year-end to scale its Claude model. The system spans multiple U.S. data centers.

🤝 Microsoft Secures 27% Stake in OpenAI
Microsoft now owns 27% of OpenAI under a restructured deal that values the company at $500B and shifts it fully to a for-profit model. The new structure grants Microsoft long-term IP rights through 2032 while ending its exclusive hosting rights. OpenAI’s nonprofit arm retains oversight and a 26% equity stake.

⚛️ Trump Backs $80B Plan for New Reactors (Paywall)
The Trump administration has announced an $80 billion plan to build several new Westinghouse nuclear reactors, betting on nuclear to meet AI-driven energy demands. The deal involves Westinghouse, Brookfield, and Cameco, with support from tech firms. Critics question the cost and feasibility given past overruns and delays.

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OpenAI sets timeline for AGI: intern-level AI by 2026, full researcher by 2028. Inside their roadmap, restructuring, and vision for self-improving AI.

NVIDIA became the world’s first $5 trillion public company on October 29, 2025, just three months after crossing the $4 trillion mark. Driven by surging demand for its AI chips and recent partnerships, shares rose 3% at market open, pushing the chipmaker past another historic valuation.

The gain follows CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote laying out NVIDIA’s ambitions across AI infrastructure, and comes amid investor optimism over possible China market access. Why it matters: NVIDIA is now the undisputed cornerstone of the AI economy, reshaping power dynamics in both tech and geopolitics. → Continue reading here.

The question catches Claire Sparks mid-stride on a San Francisco sidewalk. Waymos glide past, navigating traffic without human hands. Teslas steer themselves through intersections. And somewhere in this city, engineers are teaching machines to handle everything from highway merges to parallel parking. So why would anyone care about watching humans drive cars? → Read the full article here.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is backing a $40 billion push to make the kingdom a global AI hub through Humain, a state-owned company launched in May 2025. Funded by the $1 trillion Public Investment Fund, Humain is building data centers, signing chip and cloud deals with NVIDIA, AMD, Qualcomm, and Amazon, and aiming to raise Saudi Arabia’s share of global AI compute from under 1% to 6%.

The kingdom says its new facilities will deliver AI compute 30% cheaper than in the U.S., powered by 6.6 GW of electricity by 2034—the output of six nuclear reactors. The plan relies on low-cost energy, fast permitting, and U.S. export approvals, but faces skepticism over local technical depth and the balancing act between American and Chinese tech ties. Riyadh has pledged to segregate Chinese components to meet national-security requirements, yet delays and geopolitical friction still threaten progress. → Read the full article here. (Paywall)

California robotics startup 1X has launched pre-orders for NEO, a humanoid home robot that can perform chores and respond to verbal commands. Shipping in 2026, NEO will initially rely on remote human teleoperators for complex tasks, raising privacy questions due to its built-in cameras.

CEO Bernt Børnich said real-world data is essential to train the robot’s AI, which will eventually operate more independently. Early buyers must consent to remote access, though 1X offers controls like no-go zones and visual blurring to mitigate privacy risks. → Read the full article here.

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🔞 Character.AI Bans Underage Users (Paywall): Starting November 25, Character.AI will block users under 18 amid lawsuits and safety concerns linking chatbot use to teen mental health crises.

🦸‍♂️ Grammarly Rebrands as Superhuman: After acquiring the email startup, Grammarly is now “Superhuman” and launches an AI assistant that links to Gmail, Jira, and more to automate writing tasks.

💰 Mem0 Raises $24M for AI Memory Layer: Backed by YC and Peak XV, Mem0 powers portable memory for AI agents, with 186M+ API calls in Q3 and exclusive integration with AWS’s Agent SDK.

🤔 Rudeness Boosts AI Accuracy, Study Finds: ChatGPT-4o answered more accurately when prompted rudely (84.8%) than politely (80.8%), but researchers warn such tone may harm user norms and trust.

🎨 Adobe Firefly 5 Adds Layers, Custom Models: Firefly Image 5 supports 4MP native output, layered editing, and lets artists train models on their own style—part of Adobe’s AI push for creative pros.

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