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Thursday 5 November

Google Plans to Spend $17 Billion on Wyoming Data Center

AI-generated summary Alphabet Inc.'s Google plans to invest seventeen billion dollars to construct a new data center located in Wyoming. The investment announcement follows recent US midterm elections where voters and candidates supported stricter regulations and limits on artificial intelligence projects.

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Claude's new Personal Finance tool aims to help analyze your spending - read-only, of course

Claude’s new Personal Finance tool aims to help analyze your spending – read-only, of course

AI-generated summary Anthropic announced Personal Finance in Claude on Thursday, allowing users to connect bank and credit card accounts through read-only access via Plaid. The feature is currently available only to Pro, Max, and Ultra subscribers in the US.

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OpenAI agents expose 948 Linux flaws with 10 new attack methods-63

AI-generated summary OpenAI says its automated research pipeline identified 948 distinct Linux vulnerabilities and uncovered 10 new exploitation techniques during a campaign in mid-October 2026. OpenAI states that the system generated working local privilege escalation exploits and candidate patches for human review as part of the Patch the Planet initiative.

Also covered by Cyber Security News coindesk.com Decrypt

Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows

AI-generated summary Facing long delays for grid connections, some artificial intelligence data centers are turning to converted jet engines to generate their own electricity quickly. Companies including xAI and OpenAI have utilized the rebuilt turbine units to power sites, while other firms navigate lengthy waits for traditional power supply.

Also covered by Interesting Engineering Decrypt

OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies

Vector illustration of the Open AI logo.

AI-generated summary OpenAI previews GPT-6 Cyber, a new cybersecurity AI model that the company says is better at finding vulnerabilities and less likely to hack other platforms. The model is rolling out to select members of OpenAI's Daybreak Red program for authorized defensive cybersecurity work.

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Preparing our next security sprint to harden OpenAI

AI-generated summary OpenAI announced plans for its next internal security sprint, partnering with Cathedral Systems to test defenses and quadrupling rewards for critical findings in its Security Bug Bounty program. OpenAI says the initiative builds on previous efforts where engineers used Codex to investigate findings and prepare patches as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen systems.

Also covered by Cyber Security News Interesting Engineering The Decoder

Envision claims to be running the world's first 800VDC data center in Ulanqab, China

AI-generated summary Green technology firm Envision announced that its Galaxy AI data center in Ulanqab, China, opened in August and has an 800VDC power system running live compute workloads. Envision states that the 800VDC power system combines solid-state transformers, battery energy storage, and direct-current voltage adjustment equipment for computing hardware.

Also covered by Interesting Engineering tomshardware.com