OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.1 Instant, "warmer" and "more conversational", and GPT-5.1 Thinking, "easier to understand and faster", starting with paid ChatGPT users (OpenAI)
OpenAI: OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.1 Instant, “warmer” and “more conversational”, and GPT-5.1 Thinking, “easier to understand and faster”, starting with paid ChatGPT users — We’re
The UK is investigating whether ~700 of its Chinese-made Yutong electric buses can be remotely deactivated; Norway found that Yutong can render buses inoperable (Financial Times)
Financial Times: The UK is investigating whether ~700 of its Chinese-made Yutong electric buses can be remotely deactivated; Norway found that Yutong can render buses
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner of the archiving site as part of a criminal investigation (Jason Koebler/404 Media)
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Trump decided not to discuss Nvidia’s AI chip exports to China during his October 30 meeting with Xi Jinping following opposition from his top advisers (Wall Street Journal)
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Microsoft’s Q1 earnings, showing that it had a $3.1B net loss from its OpenAI stake, imply OpenAI lost $11.5B during the quarter based on Microsoft’s 27% stake (Matt Rosoff/The Register)
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China claims it has completed the first phase of construction of the first underwater data center, which is powered by wind energy and cooled by seawater (Anna Lagos/Wired)
Anna Lagos / Wired: China claims it has completed the first phase of construction of the first underwater data center, which is powered by wind
Glasgow-based Chemify, which combines AI with robotics and chemistry to rapidly make novel molecules for pharmaceutical companies, raised a $50M Series B (Alex Scott/Chemical & Engineering News)
Alex Scott / Chemical & Engineering News: Glasgow-based Chemify, which combines AI with robotics and chemistry to rapidly make novel molecules for pharmaceutical companies, raised
Tinder plans to expand its facial verification feature to all new US users in the coming months, following its rollout in seven countries and in California (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)
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OpenAI's Broadcom deal shows how the AI startup is diversifying its chip suppliers, including Nvidia chips for training and Broadcom chips for inference (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: OpenAI’s Broadcom deal shows how the AI startup is diversifying its chip suppliers, including Nvidia chips for training and
A profile of Joshua Kushner, including Thrive Capital’s investments in GitHub and Stripe and its role in reinstating Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO in November 2023 (Jeremy Stern/Colossus)
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