Truncated: latest AI news

Monday 2 November

Envision claims to be running the world's first 800VDC data center in Ulanqab, China

AI-generated summary Green technology firm Envision announced that its Galaxy AI data center in Ulanqab, China, opened in August and has an 800VDC power system running live compute workloads. Envision states that the 800VDC power system combines solid-state transformers, battery energy storage, and direct-current voltage adjustment equipment for computing hardware.

Also covered by Interesting Engineering tomshardware.com

NYC Comptroller Steps Up Criticism of Anthropic After IPO Filing

AI-generated summary New York City Comptroller Mark Levine criticized Anthropic regarding the approach taken in the company's initial public offering filing. Levine stated in an interview that the details provided in the filing threaten to disempower shareholders and prevent people from reining in technology.

Earlier: Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says

42AI comes out of stealth with $62.5M and a world model that can 'predict human behavior'

AI-generated summary Israeli startup 42AI has launched with $62.5 million in seed funding and a behavioral world model designed to predict human behavior. The company is initially running its predictive system at a handful of financial brokerages to help predict how individual traders will respond to volatile conditions.

Also covered by SiliconANGLE

Neoclouds: These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst

Yellow wires are plugged into data servers, GPUs and CPUs inside the Nebius AI UK data centre in Chertsey

AI-generated summary Data centre companies known as neocloud firms run warehouses packed with expensive computers that they lease to major artificial intelligence developers like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta. CoreWeave CEO Mike Intrator has said that the market is acting irrationally and has expressed confidence in its business model.

Earlier: The AI bubble can wait, but your exit plan can't