AI news from the United States and the Americas
Most frontier labs still sit in North America. This page collects AI news from the United States and the wider Americas — model releases, funding rounds, enterprise deals, hiring moves and federal and state policy.
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The gap between open and closed AI models in cyber capabilities keeps shrinking
In the Vals AI benchmark, OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol Daybreak hits 80.8 percent of attack objectives in simulated corporate networks. Worse, the open-weight model DeepSeek V4.1 Flash reaches 72.8 percent at a tenth of the cost. Because open models can no longer be restricted, analysts say the window for defenders is shrinking fast. The article The gap between open and closed AI models in cyber capabilities keeps shrinking appeared first on The Decoder .
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Investigation: some Chinese firms approved by the US Commerce Department to handle Nvidia's H200 chips have empty offices and ties to firms under sanctions (New York Times)
New York Times : Investigation: some Chinese firms approved by the US Commerce Department to handle Nvidia's H200 chips have empty offices and ties to firms under sanctions — The Commerce Department has approved dozens of Chinese companies to handle Nvidia's H200 chips, some of which have ties to firms under sanctions over national security.
Techmeme
The AI trade is now counting on Anthropic’s IPO — but it couldn’t be happening at a worse time
The ongoing tech selloff is leading investors to wonder if Anthropic will delay its IPO or list at a discount.
MarketWatch Tech
Anthropic IPO meets AI backlash after midterms show stinging rebuke of data centers
Anthropic is poised to become the first pure-play AI company to hit the public market at a time when the public is increasingly leary of the industry.
CNBC Technology
Global AI memory crunch drives Taiwan to launch advanced memory initiative
The boom in AI demand has triggered a global memory crunch, creating persistent supply shortages and price hikes. The market is currently dominated by Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology. While China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has expanded its mass-production capabilities rapidly, US export controls and cybersecurity concerns continue to prevent it from competing directly in the US against American and South Korean rivals.
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Solidigm eyes US NAND fab as funding questions linger
Solidigm, a subsidiary of SK Hynix, is considering building a NAND flash wafer fab in the US. Funding and the investment timeline have yet to be settled, but DIGITIMES Intelligence believes the project is highly likely to move forward, given AI-driven storage demand and the prospect of US government support.
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Why a new report on Anthropic automating AI development is alarming researchers
Anthropic is using AI to build more powerful AI. And it appears to be working remarkably well, with the company's models improving roughly twice as quickly as a year ago, with little indication of slowing down. That's according to a new report published Thursday by the AI safety research organization METR, following an 11-week investigation […]
The Verge AI
Tech companies face mounting child safety lawsuits while pushing AI into schools
Lawsuits against Snap, Meta and Google are creating headwinds for tech companies just as artificial intelligence tools expand into classrooms.
CNBC Technology
Nine AI agents tried autonomous research on open questions from US national labs and none passed the experts' bar
The "Into the Unknown" benchmark tasks nine AI agents with tackling open research questions from U.S. national laboratories. None of the 135 submissions meets all requirements. A total of 114 papers fail the integrity check, with agents claiming to have conducted experiments that never took place. GPT-6 Astra performs best but still doesn't meet the experts' standards. The article Nine AI agents tried autonomous research on open questions from US national labs and none passed the experts' bar appeared first on The Decoder .
The Decoder
La bulle de l’IA se heurte à la réalité
Aux Etats-Unis, la large victoire du Parti démocrate aux midterms a entraîné un brusque décrochage du Nasdaq, l’indice boursier spécialisé dans les valeurs technologiques. Après avoir été l’un des principaux facteurs de dynamisme de l’économie américaine, l’intelligence artificielle pourrait devenir son talon d’Achille.
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Google's AI detects high blood pressure from a regular smartwatch without a cuff
Google Research built an AI that spots signs of high blood pressure using only the pulse and motion sensors in a standard smartwatch, no cuff needed. In a 196-person study, its 65.8 percent detection rate beat the traditional in-office measurement. The method is already live in the Google Health app, though it doesn't replace a formal diagnosis. The article Google's AI detects high blood pressure from a regular smartwatch without a cuff appeared first on The Decoder .
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OpenAI lands an $11 billion funding round, but has to court dentists for more capital
OpenAI has secured $11 billion in fresh capital, the first tranche of a round that values the company at $1.25 trillion. The full round could swell to $20 billion. That OpenAI is already turning to wealthy private investors hints at a saturating AI capital market and growing investor caution. The article OpenAI lands an $11 billion funding round, but has to court dentists for more capital appeared first on The Decoder .
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NVKE: Nvidia bringt eigene Kubernetes Engine als Preview
Mit Nvidias NVKE sollen Betreiber von GPU-Rechenzentren Managed Kubernetes anbieten können. Die Preview lässt sich jetzt ausprobieren.
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How differences in economics, public policy, and cultural patterns could explain greater pessimism about AI in the West than in Asia and emerging economies (Gillian Tett/Financial Times)
Gillian Tett / Financial Times : How differences in economics, public policy, and cultural patterns could explain greater pessimism about AI in the West than in Asia and emerging economies — Voter hostility to Big Tech helped shape the US midterms, and similar fears are spreading through the west.
Techmeme
Developer-Häppchen: JetBrains ohne eMudhra-Lücke, Ruby nativ in C, VS Code 1.145
Kleine, aber interessante Meldungshäppchen vom News-Buffet zu BoxLang AI, VS Code, Google DevFest, JetBrains, Apache Spark, Devart, Laravel und Spinel.
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Beijing-based Sand.ai, an AI startup specializing in video generation, raised a $200M Series A+, bringing its total funding over the past 10 months to $300M (Eudora Wang/DealStreetAsia)
Eudora Wang / DealStreetAsia : Beijing-based Sand.ai, an AI startup specializing in video generation, raised a $200M Series A+, bringing its total funding over the past 10 months to $300M — Sand.ai, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup specialising in video generation, announced on Thursday the completion …
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Anthropic’s Planned IPO Puts Public Trust and Data Centers in Focus
CNBC reported on November 7, 2026 that Anthropic is likely targeting mid-November 2026 for a Nasdaq debut, as academics and IPO-market specialists assessed how a public listing could intensify scrutiny of the Claude
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Kunstig intelligens (NO)
AI Global WireErhvervsorganisation: AI-aktindsigtsanmodninger kan være drengestreger
Både vandværker og erhvervsskoler har i den seneste tid fået mange henvendelser lavet med kunstig intelligens.
Kunstig intelligens (NO)
AI braces for baptism by fire
Now, let's turn to what drove this week's biggest developments across the AI landscape. A 5.56% fall in the Nasdaq on Thursday. A 9.3% slide in Nvidia. And more than $420 billion wiped off the value ...
Asia AI Markets (Google News)
Anthropic reportedly must face claims its Claude Max ads misled users
A US judge let key claims proceed over Anthropic’s “5x or 20x more usage” Claude Max pitch, Courthouse News reported. Others were dismissed.
Anthropic (latest)
George Kurtz Just Announced Incredible News for CrowdStrike Investors and the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Industry
George Kurtz revealed a new product that will help organizations safely deploy artificial intelligence agents at scale. CrowdStrike stock is expensive right now, but investors who hold it for the long ...
AI Funding & IPOs (Google News)
Google acquires Wyoming data center site from AI infrastructure firm Crusoe
Google has acquired Crusoe's data center site in southeast Wyoming, the AI infrastructure developer said on Friday, a day after the Alphabet unit announced a $17-billion investment in the project.
Economic Times Tech
Spy targeting Nvidia CEO was alleged China intelligence service recruit: NYT
The Chinese businesswoman, with whom Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang had alleged ties, was recruited as a spy for China’s Ministry of State Security, The New York Times reported, citing a memo circulated among policymakers in the Trump administration.
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Asia AI Markets (Google News)
AI Global WireAI giants could face a regulatory reckoning as US Democrats take Congress
US Democrats are preparing a sweeping AI regulatory push in 2027, targeting data-centre expansion, consumer electricity costs and corporate accountability.
Asia AI Markets (Google News)
Trump promete colaborar con los estados de EE. UU. que impulsen la inteligencia artificial
Donald Trump prometió colaborar con los estados de Estados Unidos interesados en impulsar la inteligencia artificial, tecnología que considera capaz de generar riqueza.
Inteligencia artificial (ES)
AI 聽力照護進軍中東市場！瑞音生技 SaMD 軟體破解三大驗配痛點
精技電腦董事長、瑞昱半導體共同創辦人暨瑞音生技董事長葉佳紋近日在成大鳳凰講座發表「從聽見，到聽得清楚-AI 如 […]
TechNews (TW)
Intelligenza artificiale e scienza: una conferenza all’Università di Sassari
“Intelligenza artificiale e scienza: quando generare idee è facile ma verificarle è difficile”: è il titolo della conferenza aperta a tutti che si terrà mercoledì 11 novembre dalle 10 nell'Aula Magna ...
Intelligenza artificiale (IT)
連 OpenAI 都撤退，它卻拚出 145 億年營收！解密 AI 影片霸主 Runway 的突圍之道
AI 影片生成新創 Runway 共同創辦人暨共同執行長 Anastasis Germanidis，11 月 […]
TechNews (TW)
