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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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Microsoft stock falls as Anthropic takes aim at Excel and workplace software By Investing.com

AI-generated summary Microsoft shares fell approximately 2% on Tuesday following a Bloomberg report that Anthropic is preparing to introduce artificial intelligence workplace tools that challenge Excel. The new offerings include a video-call assistant, a data dashboard tool, and Claude Sheets, which integrates artificial intelligence capabilities directly into the application.

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Softbank Group logs unexpected, $7 bln Q2 loss as AI rout hits portfolio By Investing.com

AI-generated summary Softbank Group reported a second-quarter loss of 1.12 trillion yen due to global technology valuation declines driven by uncertainty over artificial intelligence and data center construction disruptions. The Japanese technology conglomerate also faced rising financing costs and a profit drop at its Arm holdings amid market concerns regarding slowing artificial intelligence demand.

Also covered by The Japan Times Financial Times news.bloomberglaw.com

Monday 9 November

Anthropic retracts IPO pricing details sent to bankers, says figures were inaccurate

AI-generated summary Anthropic retracted pricing details sent to bankers regarding its planned initial public offering, stating that the figures were inaccurate. The initial filing indicated plans to sell about 867 million shares at $70 to $80 each before the company issued a correction.

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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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Nvidia intervention preceded transfer of chip probe to Justice Department By Investing.com

AI-generated summary Nvidia general counsel Tim Teter contacted Commerce Department investigators in August 2025 regarding an investigation into Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center company suspected of diverting advanced Nvidia chips to China. The Justice Department subsequently took over the case following internal discussions at the Commerce Department about Nvidia communicating with officials overseeing the export-control enforcement.

Also covered by Wccftech Bloomberg

China repeats Jensen Huang spy denial, sidesteps chips

China repeats Jensen Huang spy denial, sidesteps chips

AI-generated summary China's Foreign Ministry repeated its denial of a reported spy allegation involving Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and called it a smear against China. Nvidia shares dropped 5.0% to $177.32 in premarket trading following reports regarding national security concerns and chip import restrictions.

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