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EASA continues cautious approach to artificial intelligenceThe European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) continues to take a cautious regulatory approach to artificial intelligence in aviation, though specific measures were not detailed in the summary.
BBC visits Inner Mongolia data centers powering China AIBBC's Laura Bicker visited Inner Mongolia, where dozens of Chinese data centers are being built, reporting on China's aim to lead in AI and contrasting Chinese and US attitudes toward the data-center industry.
Snorkel AI raises $350M Series E at $3.5B valuationSnorkel AI raised a $350M Series E at a $3.5B valuation, nearly triple its valuation from 17 months ago. The company shifted from data labeling to data-as-a-service and now has a $375M annualized revenue run-rate, an 18-fold increase over 12 months.
User shares local LLM editing vLLM service configA local-LLM user posted on r/LocalLLaMA that they run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next as a driver for Hermes and Pi, asking it to add CUDA_DISABLE_PERF_BOOST=1 to their vLLM service to cut idle server power draw.
Anthropic, OpenEvidence partner to bring medical AI worldwideAnthropic and OpenEvidence are partnering to provide free AI-powered clinical decision support in about 100 low- and middle-income countries, including Uganda and Angola. OpenEvidence was consulted 42 million times by US clinicians in August alone.
DWS CEO urges diversification beyond US and AI tradeDWS Group global CEO Stefan Hoops told Bloomberg's "The Close" that US investors should diversify risk beyond the US and beyond the AI trade, saying Europe offers opportunities outside the AI stack.
Singaporeans Open to AI Shopping, Want Strict GuardrailsResearch shows Singaporeans are among the most receptive to AI agents shopping for them, but also demand the strictest guardrails. This highlights balancing convenience with consumer protection as AI shopping apps spread.
OpenAI improves prompt caching for GPT-6OpenAI upgrades prompt caching for GPT-6 with higher cache hit rates, new diagnostics, explicit breakpoints, and controls to cut latency and cost.
World Bank: AI's promise for developing economiesA World Bank blog highlights AI's potential to extend scarce expertise in developing countries, where it has reached lower-income nations 40 times faster than the internet. It draws on the World Development Report 2026, citing examples in healthcare and agriculture.
Hacker News discussion: LLM Ass BenchA Hacker News discussion titled 'LLM Ass Bench' is available, though details are not provided in the summary.
Billings to screen council emails with AIBillings will use AI to screen City Council emails while continuing to post them online. The policy, first implemented in April 2025, will be monitored and updated as the AI industry evolves.
Qualcomm launches two AI-focused smartphone chips, can run 30B model locallyAt its Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Extreme Gen 6, targeting on-device AI. The Extreme can run a 30B-parameter MoE model locally, supports up to 200M-parameter sensing models, 8K 60fps video and APV codec, with Motorola Signature 27 launching on it.
Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted scam platform EvilTokensMicrosoft said it led an industry-wide disruption of EvilTokens, a subscription scam platform that used an AI chatbot to analyze victim inboxes, pick targets and draft fraud emails, compromising 12,000 Microsoft accounts over a few months. It charged $1,500 upfront plus $500 monthly.
Pennsylvania initiative prompts students to build and use AI modelsPennsylvania launched Pennsylvania Creates, engaging about 150 high school students in using AI models to design a state mascot, aiming to promote ethical AI education. The project is a joint effort by Remake Learning, Carnegie Mellon University, and others.
UN chief warns on AI, urges global cooperationIn a farewell speech, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that climate crisis, runaway AI and worsening inequality are existential threats, with power shifting from governments to a few private firms and to machines, and urged leaders to avoid the world splitting into two rival blocs.
Ant open-sources 6B image model Ming-Image-0.1-DesignAnt open-sourced the 6B Ming-Image-0.1-Design and Design-Layer image models, plus the Ling UI Design Skill and Image-to-Editable-PPT Skill. The model ranks first among open-weight models on Artificial Analysis's UI/UX Design leaderboard.
Pentagon: AI overreliance contributed to Iran school strikeThe Pentagon said overreliance on artificial intelligence contributed to a missile strike on a school in Iran.
Researchers hacked OpenAI forum using Anthropic modelsThree Hacktron researchers in India used Claude models to find a flaw in Discourse, the third-party service behind OpenAI's community forum, and the day after Claude Opus 5 launched they gained access to some OpenAI users' ChatGPT and Codex accounts, exposing risks to frontier labs themselves.
Fei-Fei Li: AI's Future Is 'About Humans'AI pioneer and World Labs CEO Fei-Fei Li discussed Atlas, the company's new world model that understands and generates 3D environments for robotics, design and science. She sees spatial intelligence as a frontier beyond language models and argues humans must stay in control, with benchmarks, academia, government and industry all involved in evaluating powerful systems.
Apple's $250M Siri Settlement: How to ClaimApple will pay up to $95 per eligible iPhone to users misled about Siri's release under a $250 million settlement; claims must be filed by December 21.
Unreal Labs open-sources async agent harnessUnreal Labs released Unreal Agent, an open-source harness that manages tool calls asynchronously so users can steer the agent without waiting for tools to finish and more work can be scheduled between model calls. It claims up to 40% cost savings versus Codex and up to 20% versus Pi on real workloads and agentic benchmarks.
Trump Orders US Agencies to Call AI 'Super Intelligence'Trump told the UN General Assembly that all US government documents will now call artificial intelligence 'super intelligence' or SI, urging the world to follow. The change creates no legal issues but risks confusion, since superintelligence has long meant AI smarter than humans.
Tech Firms Discount AI Products to Rival OpenAI, AnthropicThe Information reports Amazon, Microsoft and Figma are discounting or bundling AI products as customers shift to OpenAI and Anthropic. FICO's CIO says it won't sign contracts where vendors don't discount or bundle AI capabilities.
Teresa Ribera Says AI Needs Safety StandardsEuropean Commission Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera said AI needs safety standards that are respected by everybody. She also said it is time for a woman to lead the UN.
Hacker News Discusses GPT-6 Sol and LunaHacker News discussion on 'GPT-6 Sol and Luna' appears, but the article offers no details beyond a forum link.
Enterprises With Data and Security Foundations Lead AI PushBizTech Magazine reports that firms with strong data infrastructure and security lead in AI. Sabre automated 75% of monthly security events this year, while ManpowerGroup benefits from low-risk AI experimentation.
US Documents to Rename AI as 'Super Intelligence'A Reddit post says Trump announced at the UN General Assembly that all US documents will rename artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence,' prompting search-and-replace changes.
Trump Dismisses AI Risks at UN, Won't Rein It InTrump dismissed concerns about AI risks at the UN and said he won't rein it in, contrasting with global calls for stronger AI oversight.
Toyota to Deploy 400K Robots, Says Humans Not ReplacedToyota plans to invest $6.42 billion annually from 2028 to deploy 400,000 robots, with 150,000 in its own plants and 250,000 in group facilities. Workers are already training ELEY humanoid robots, but an executive said the push is not meant to directly replace humans.
Digital Twins More Accessible, but Agencies Should Start SmallAI advances have made digital twins more accessible to state and local governments. Colorado uses them to simulate wildfire spread, the Trinity River Authority uses an Autodesk twin for water systems, and Washington state piloted a Microsoft Azure twin for a floating bridge. Clear goals and good data remain key.
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