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Monday 9 November

Claude can design electronic prototypes from start to finish

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AI-generated summary Anthropic says Claude can now design and prototype electronic hardware from start to finish after collaborating with Diode Computers to test newer models. Anthropic says Claude Fable 5.2 used geometric reasoning to lay out circuit boards, model CAD enclosures, and code firmware for devices like a speakerphone and voice-assistant hub.

Anthropic launches Fable 5.2 with a price cut and stronger coding scores

AI-generated summary Anthropic has launched Claude Fable 5.2 alongside Mythos 5.2 with a price cut from $10 and $50 to $8 and $40 per million input and output tokens. Anthropic reports that Fable 5.2 scored 49.1 percent on FrontierCode 2.0 and generated output up to 30 percent faster than the previous version.

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A Bill to Make Data Centers Pay for Grid Upgrades is Dividing Democrats as They Gear to Control Congress

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AI-generated summary The U.S. Senate prepared for a procedural vote on a bipartisan energy permitting bill addressing rising electricity bills and the rapid spread of artificial intelligence data centers. The proposed Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would require new data centers with electricity demand of at least 20 megawatts to cover additional infrastructure costs.