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Monday 2 November

AI Agents Cut Industrial Robot Programming 63%: HD Hyundai, Palantir Compress 21-Day Cycle

HD Hyundai Robotics

AI-generated summary HD Hyundai Robotics announced that AI agents built in partnership with Palantir Technologies have reduced robot problem-resolution time by 63 percent since their August 2026 deployment. HD Hyundai Robotics Chief Technology Officer Ahn Seong-hwan presented the results at Palantir's Sovereignty Bootcamp in New York, stating the process fell from 21.5 days to 7.9 days.

Earlier: HD Hyundai Robotics partners with Palantir on AI solutions

We are collaborating with Silicon Data to bring market-based GPU pricing into AA-AgentPerf, our datacenter system perfo…

AI-generated summary Artificial Analysis has rolled out market-based GPU pricing within the AA-AgentPerf datacenter system performance benchmark in collaboration with Silicon Data. Artificial Analysis says that rental price indices from Silicon Data allow the platform to report a reliable value-for-money metric that is updated daily.

OpenAI is finally merging ChatGPT's chat and Work tabs

AI-generated summary OpenAI plans to combine the Chat and Work tabs in the ChatGPT desktop application according to an email sent to users. OpenAI stated that Codex will stay a separate experience and both will draw tokens from the same allowance pool.

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Earlier: OpenAI's upcoming chat-and-work merger in ChatGPT signals the end of all-you-can-prompt pricing

‘Bragawatts’ and why all data-center investing isn’t created equal

AI-generated summary Scandinavian private-equity firm EQT has made available a bet that artificial intelligence will continue to require significant power, energy, chips, and data centers. Jean Salata states that energy assets serve as the current limiting factor for artificial intelligence because signing contracts and delivering them with connected power are very different tasks.

Marvell and Lumentum officially plan to combine. Here’s what to know.

AI-generated summary Marvell Technology and Lumentum Holdings announced they plan to combine in a deal intended to target the optical-networking market. Marvell shareholders will own about two thirds of the combined business once the transaction is complete in the first half of 2028.

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Anthropic IPO: up to $3.5 billion of shares for Japan

Anthropic IPO: up to $3.5 billion of shares for Japan

AI-generated summary Anthropic plans to sell up to 552.9 billion yen or 3.5 billion dollars of shares to investors in Japan as part of its initial public offering. Investors in Japan would buy the same Nasdaq-listed shares under the ticker ANT through brokers registered in Japan without a separate Tokyo listing.

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Earlier: Anthropic’s potential $2 trillion IPO could turn staff into millionaires

S&P's negative outlook on Meta underscores the risks of the AI spending boom

The Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US.

AI-generated summary S&P Global revised its outlook on Meta to negative from stable while affirming the company credit rating at AA-. Meta says its artificial intelligence investments are already delivering stronger engagement and greater returns for businesses.

Earlier: AI boom hits a wall on Wall Street as OpenAI cuts fundraising target while Meta gets a credit warning over its cash flow, spending and monetization

Saudi Aramco takes 49 percent stake in AI firm Humain with $2.6 billion deal

AI-generated summary Saudi Aramco announced it will acquire a 49 percent stake in the artificial intelligence company Humain through a deal valued at 2.6 billion dollars. Saudi Aramco states that the oil giant will contribute its own artificial intelligence technology and use the new solutions within its own operations.

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