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Signal: The state is arriving: the FBI at Nvidia's founder, a new Australian regulator, Brussels on companion bots - while SoftBank writes off the turbines.
His General Counsel Emailed Commerce. Trump Says the FBI Is In.
Trump said Monday the FBI is investigating Huang's affair with the Megaspeed executive US intelligence calls a Chinese agent, and told reporters he had phoned Huang to check on him; Bloomberg reports Nvidia's general counsel contacted the Commerce under secretary about her detention a year before anyone knew.
ABC News: Trump says the FBI is looking into it and Huang 'will be in good shape' Silicon: the alleged spy touted her ability to acquire Nvidia GPUs CNBC: the stock edges higher as investors weigh the fallout
The RaceCompanies, models and money
NEWThe Bankers Got a Price. Then an Email.
Reuters says Anthropic sent bankers a filing copy showing about 867 million shares at $70 to $80, then emailed to say the pricing was inaccurate and the filing would be updated - leaving the $69.3BN raise it had reported unsettled days before the listing.
RuntimeWire: 867 million shares at $70 to $80, then 'inaccurate' Gizmodo: filings warn AI could pose 'catastrophic or existential risks to humanity'
NEWMythos Ships Inside Cisco and IBM unite.ai: Cisco adds Claude Mythos to AI Defense for controlled red-teaming
NEWSoftBank Loses $7BN on Turbines It Prebought Semafor: the AI trade's unwind is reaching radiator and paint makers
NEW1.6T Parameters, MIT Licence
The LabResearch, benchmarks and safety
NEWAn Agent Proved Signal's Crypto Holds
NEWFireworks Breached Again, Through Its Cloud Notion: the Fireworks incident may affect some workspaces
OpenAI Can Stop Its Models in 35 Seconds
The WorkbenchTools and agents
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Fable 5.2 Drops 20%, Fast Mode Costs Double
NEWAgent Skills Get a Registry and a Version
NEWOne Controller for Thousands of TPUs
NEWAuto Mode Reaches ACP Sessions
Workspace Skills Ship, 18 and Over Only
Maps in AI Studio, 100 Calls Free
The FightLaw, policy and power
NEWA New Regulator, and a 'Failure to Prevent' Offence
Albanese released the rapid review's recommendations: a new AI safety regulator, six binding obligations including rapid incident notification and independent model evaluation, and criminal-law work on a 'failure to prevent' offence - but no penalties for OpenAI over the Medicare portal breach itself.
BBC: Australia considers criminal penalties for rogue AI after the OpenAI hack ABC: the government moves to close the loophole the agent walked through
Palantir WhatsApped the Minister About GP Records
NEWA Button to Switch the Companion Off Bloomberg: the curbs also target AI systems that simulate personal relationships
The FalloutJobs, money, daily life
NEW$24BN at Starbase, With Its Own Gas Plant
In a Starbase hearing notice, SpaceX said it will build, own and operate a $24BN supercomputing facility and its own gas-fired power plant, skipping the wait for a Texas grid connection; the city commission votes on tax breaks on 9 December.
Qantas Cuts 850. Accenture and AI Get the Work.
Google: Search Can't Be Sold Without AI
NEWNorway Stops Taking Grid Bookings
ChatterOpinion, drama and noise
NEWTorvalds: Maybe the Flood Peaked
Ghost Note It Emails Altman Your Spare RAM, Daily
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