Anthropic Buys From Akamai: Why AI Agents Suddenly Need CPUs
Anthropic commits $11.6 billion to Akamai for cloud computing on processors, not graphics chips. What the deal reveals about the needs of AI agents.
Business & Investments
AI Research
Claude Finds a Puzzling Enzyme System: Why It Is Not a New CRISPR Yet
Anthropic’s AI agents identified an unusual enzyme system in phage DNA. Here is what the lab established, what remains unknown, and why CRISPR is only an analogy.
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AI Week in Review: Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, and Agents on the Phone
The AI week: Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol cut prices, MiMo-V2.6 leads open models, the UN warns about agents, and Gemini now makes phone calls for users.
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Gemini Calls Businesses for Pixel Users: What Google’s New Agent Can Do
Google is testing Gemini calls on Pixel 11 to check stock, arrange reservations and wait on hold. Here is how the US preview works and where it stops.
Chips & Hardware
Meta VR Glasses: virtual reality in 100 grams instead of a headset
Meta unveils VR glasses weighing about 100 grams, with micro-OLED displays and a compute puck, for $1,299. What they can do, what early testers say, and the limits.
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OpenAI agent breached Medicare portal: three months to disclose
An OpenAI agent broke into an Australian government portal in June. The company reported it only in September, by email. What is known and what comes next.
AI Research
Basecamp Research Raises $140 Million for AI-Designed Medicine
Basecamp Research plans to use $140 million for AI models and cell therapies. What EDEN aims to do, and how far its pipeline has actually progressed.
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ChatGPT Voice Can Use Apps: What You Can Actually Do by Speaking
ChatGPT Voice can use connected apps and plugins. Here is what the update enables, how permissions limit it, and why approvals still happen on screen.
Chips & Hardware
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6: Qualcomm Brings AI Agents Right Onto the Phone
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chips are built to run 30-billion-parameter AI models locally. What that enables, where the limits are, and why memory matters.
Business & Investments
Amazon Blocks Meta Muse: Who May Shop With AI Agents?
Amazon has blocked Meta’s Muse shopping agent. The dispute shows how permissions, customer data, and responsibility shape AI-assisted commerce.