AI News, 10 November 2026

Tuesday 10 November

Apple has new Mac app coming to make running local AI models easy

AI-generated summary Leaker Aaron Perris discovered evidence that Apple is developing a new application called Harbor to help run local artificial intelligence models. The software is designed to turn Mac hardware into a private artificial intelligence inference server that can connect multiple computers over Thunderbolt 5.

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Genspark and Baseten Applied Research post-trained an open-weight model that beats Opus 5.5 at deep research.

AI-generated summary Genspark and Baseten Applied Research announce the post-training of an open-weight model starting from Qwen3.5-397B. The companies state that their new model scores 0.759 on internal evaluations, which outperforms Opus 5.5 and serves as the default production model for Genspark's Deep Research agent.

OpenAI Acquires AI Travel Startup Odessia as Founder Joins

AI-generated summary OpenAI acquired the artificial intelligence travel planning startup Odessia, and founder Francis Davidson joined OpenAI to focus on the future of travel. The standalone Odessia service has closed following the acquisition, after tens of thousands of early adopters used the platform during summer 2026.

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Alexa+ wants a Prime subscription to do what Home Assistant does for free with an old GPU and a $150 box

AI-generated summary Home Assistant can leverage artificial intelligence models to replicate voice-based controls that rival platforms like Alexa charge monthly subscription fees for. Users can build a local artificial intelligence pipeline by connecting Home Assistant to various backends using an old graphics card and a 150 dollar box.

Gemini Intelligence: New features, on more devices

AI-generated summary Google announces new features and expanded availability for Gemini Intelligence across multiple Android devices and hardware models. Google says the update introduces tools like Rambler and task automation to help users manage everyday tasks.

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