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Thursday 5 November

OpenAI to Change How It Handles Data Center Efforts After Outcry

AI-generated summary OpenAI announced it will avoid nondisclosure agreements during data center negotiations and ensure residents do not pay for project electricity. The company states this framework should be adopted into laws governing the expansion of artificial intelligence following recent voter decisions.

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Wednesday 4 November

ChatGPT will now make you animated GIFs

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AI-generated summary OpenAI rolls out an update to ChatGPT that lets users generate animated GIFs directly from a prompt or an uploaded photo. The new update also enables faster image generation across ChatGPT and its API alongside additional tools for developers.

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Dip Buyers Emerge for Tech Stocks as Traders Look Past Midterms

AI-generated summary Barclays Plc head of European and APAC equity strategy Emmanuel Cau says dip buyers are available for technology stocks as investors look past the US midterms. The vote delivered clarity for the technology sector as Democrats took control of Congress and the Senate, switching the focus back to fundamentals.

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Ohio already has 125 local data center moratoriums. Early results from its 21 ballot measures on AI infrastructure have determined there will be more

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AI-generated summary Ohio voters released early results showing the rejection of AI infrastructure across numerous ballot measures on Tuesday. At least 14 municipalities passed bans or other restrictions on data centers as communities opposed the AI buildout.

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Tuesday 3 November

OpenAI Wants to Rebrand AI Data Centers, Use Them to 'Protect the Grid'

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AI-generated summary OpenAI announced its Grid Protectors Program to let future facilities reduce electricity consumption during emergencies and periods of high demand. The company states that families and small businesses should not be asked to subsidize a compute campus's electricity needs.

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Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search

AI-generated summary Google announced that it plans to disable AI tools for K-12 students next year unless school administrators explicitly turn them on. Google says schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search because AI features are integrated into the search engine.

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CrowdStrike's AI Kill Switch stops agents, not models

CrowdStrike's AI Kill Switch stops agents, not models

AI-generated summary CrowdStrike launched an AI Kill Switch on Tuesday that it says allows security teams to stop a misbehaving AI agent, prevent it from restarting, and cut off its network access. The new tool is part of Falcon Guardian, which is CrowdStrike's product for securing AI agents and is available now following the company's announcement in Barcelona.

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Monday 2 November

Inside Anthropic’s Hunt for A.I. Computing Power

AI-generated summary Anthropic has launched dozens of contracts with companies including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and SpaceX to secure more computing power for artificial intelligence. The company needs this computing power to develop new models and deliver products such as the Claude chatbot to businesses and consumers.

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