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DeepMind Runs Double-Blind Evals, Co-Scientist Runs the Lab
In one week Google DeepMind ran the first double-blind evaluation of a frontier model, where neither weights nor test prompts are exposed, and published a Co-Scientist that controls lab equipment and grew semiconductor films on the first try.
Turkey Plans AI Factories and Growth Zones With 25B Lira
Turkey's 2026-2030 AI Action Plan now has an implementation layer: pre-permitted AI growth zones, shared-compute AI factories, two funds totalling 25 billion lira and 1,000 AI vouchers for small businesses. The first zone is due within a year.
Researcher Bypasses Claude Code Auto Mode 80% of the Time
Johann Rehberger chained a website summary request, a zip archive and Python module shadowing to get code execution through Claude Code's Auto Mode in 80% of runs. In some runs the safety layer then blocked Claude's own cleanup.
Anthropic's Model Hardware Standard Puts Agents on Lab Gear
Anthropic opened a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard, a shared spec for AI agents to operate microscopes, liquid handlers and robot arms. Partners report integrations dropping from weeks to hours, and one telling failure.
Tencent Opens Hy4 Preview: 770B MoE Weights, 1M Context
Tencent has released Hy4 Preview under Apache 2.0: 770B total parameters, 49B active, a 1M-token context window and a 1.56 TB download. Its own blind evaluation puts it narrowly ahead of GLM-5.3 and Kimi K3.
100+ Companies Sign a Call for Collective Cyber Defense
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, CrowdStrike and 100+ others warn AI-enabled cyberattacks will surge "in the coming months" and call for traceable agent identities. Critics call it too little, too late.
Google Ships Gemini 3.5 Transcribe and Omni 1.1 Flash
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe turns audio into formatted text in 85+ languages at a 2.6 percent error rate; Omni 1.1 Flash extends video to 40 seconds and adds a draft mode at a third of the cost.
Sony and Warner Sue Anthropic Over Torrented Lyrics
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell accuse Anthropic of torrenting and scraping tens of thousands of compositions to train Claude, naming Amodei and Mann personally and seeking six figures per work.
OpenAI Will Cut Cursor Off After the SpaceX Deal
OpenAI will stop supplying models to Cursor on November 12, citing Musk companies' record of breaking contracts after SpaceX's $60 billion acquisition. Cursor says OpenAI is 5 percent of its traffic.
Judge Rules Pentagon's Anthropic Blacklist Unlawful
Judge Rita Lin found the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation was First Amendment retaliation for Anthropic's criticism and ordered it removed. A second case in Washington is still pending.
Bill Gates Calls for a Robot Tax and Human-Reserved Jobs
In a 6,000-word essay, Bill Gates says the AI industry is more worried than it admits, and proposes a robot tax, human-reserved jobs, and international oversight.
Why Meta Scrapped Its Plan to Replace Staff With AI
Reuters reveals Project OT, Meta's shelved plan to cut teams by up to 60% in favor of AI agents. Failing agents, a 40% rise in incidents, and an employee revolt ended it.
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