AI-generated summary Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the U.S. and China should harbor no illusions as they cooperate to contain risks while competing in artificial intelligence. Bessent said the two governments established a dialogue mechanism on super intelligence to exchange best practices for testing advanced models and guard against shared risks.
AI-generated summary The Office for Students stated that artificial intelligence has made evaluating university coursework nearly impossible for academic staff. The regulator suggested that institutions in England should revert to traditional examinations and in-person presentations to protect the credibility of degrees.
AI-generated summary Baidu has introduced ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview with API access available now and downloadable weights still to come. Developers can also try a free endpoint on OpenRouter that is subject to its usage limits.
AI-generated summary Microsoft researchers have demonstrated that AI agents can be given a hidden backdoor by directly editing fewer than 10 of their neurons. Microsoft says it has not seen any threat actors use the technique and has published guidance on defending against it.
AI-generated summary Railway says that customer AI keys stored on its platform were stolen in an October breach, resulting in an estimated $740,000 in unauthorized usage charges. The company has promised to pay those charges itself when an AI provider will not refund them, and it has filed a complaint with the FBI's IC3.
AI-generated summary OpenAI says more than 20,000 transitioning servicemembers and veterans have claimed a year of ChatGPT Plus at no cost over the past year. OpenAI Academy and community partners have hosted more than a dozen trainings for nearly 1,000 members of the military community.
AI-generated summary Northwestern Polytechnical University purchased two Nvidia H200 AI chips from a domestic Chinese intermediary named Shaanxi Bosuan Network Technology. Reuters reports that other Chinese universities including Shenzhen University and Wuhan University of Technology also acquired restricted Nvidia processors through domestic transactions.
AI-generated summary OpenAI's API reference mentions behavior on models 6.2 and later even though the company has not released any 6.2 model. ArtificialWatch reports that the highest version among released models is 6.1 and that its top Astra model remains GPT-6 Astra.
AI-generated summary Posco and GS Group signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul to pursue artificial intelligence data centre projects in South Korea and overseas. Posco plans to supply steel products tailored to construction requirements, while GS Group oversees infrastructure development including power supply and liquid cooling.
AI-generated summary Microsoft Indonesia employees are adopting artificial intelligence to simplify daily tasks such as compiling weekly forecasts and preparing for executive meetings using Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI agents. The adoption of these tools reduces the time investment required for these processes and demonstrates productivity benefits by freeing employee time for analysis and decision-making.
AI-generated summary Adobe announced Adobe Firefly Graph in beta as a visual canvas for connecting AI models and tools into repeatable creative workflows. Adobe states that the Firefly Pro Plus plan includes access to Graph and provides 10,000 monthly generative credits for a regular price of $49.99 per month.
AI-generated summary Check Point Blog reports that over 70 European, Middle East, and Africa CISOs met in Bavaria at Leaders Point EMEA to discuss securing AI and related challenges. The event was hosted with Team8’s CISO Village and led by CEO Nadav Zafrir, covering topics from AI trust in Europe to frontier AI labs.
AI-generated summary Cogent has partnered with OpenAI to launch Cyber Defense Factories designed to automate vulnerability remediation for enterprises using models including GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-5.6. Cogent says its AI agents have reportedly reduced the mean time to remediate vulnerabilities by 75% and increased triaged vulnerabilities by a factor of five.
AI-generated summary The Institute of Foundation Models at MBZUAI announced the release of PAN 2, providing researchers with an open video simulator that includes model weights along with training and inference code. The model uses a 29 billion parameter diffusion model alongside a Qwen3.5-9B text encoder and a Wan 2.2 VAE to generate video clips up to 20 seconds long.
AI-generated summary No-Code: NYC has scheduled a free AI builds show and tell gathering for November 21, 2026, at Nomadworks Times Square in New York. The event format combines hands-on building and participant demonstrations with sponsorship from XRay.Tech, Barndoor Automations and Base44.
AI-generated summary Anthropic unveils Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2 alongside features, speed, and price details. Meta sets India pricing for the Muse AI agent ahead of its upcoming launch.
AI-generated summary The Microsoft C++ Language Server for GitHub Copilot automatically extracts MSBuild compile commands when a project opens. This bundled extractor removes the previous requirement for a manual compile_commands.json file or an agent to configure MSBuild C++ projects.
AI-generated summary Singapore Airlines has integrated OpenAI technology into its operations to improve customer support, travel discovery, and employee productivity. George Wang states that artificial intelligence is central to the efforts of Singapore Airlines to deliver personalized customer experiences and improve productivity.
AI-generated summary OpenAI announced that it will remove Standard and Advanced voice from ChatGPT on December 11, 2026. OpenAI says voice chats in ChatGPT will run on GPT-Live after the older modes are retired.
AI-generated summary Mercor secured a $750 million Series D funding round on November 10, 2026, reaching a valuation of $20 billion with participation from Benchmark, NVIDIA, Salesforce and Zoom. The company plans to direct the new capital toward developing enterprise evaluations, post-training methods and simulated workplaces for AI agents.
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