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DeepSeek open-sources Super-agent prototype for GitHub coding work

The agent turns GitHub and Feishu requests into parallel worker sessions, according to MarkTechPost. RuntimeWire reports that the public release differs from DeepSeek's private implementation and leaves some published designs unimplemented. Bloomberg describes the release as part of DeepSeek's effort to compete with Anthropic's Claude Code.

  • MarkTechPost reports DeepSeek's simulation cut p95 task completion from 29.5 to 15.7 minutes.
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Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward

The NAACP accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act. According to RuntimeWire, U.S. District Judge Debra M. Brown rejected xAI's argument that its Southaven turbines were exempt from permitting requirements on October 30, allowing the lawsuit to proceed without deciding whether the company is liable.

  • CNBC reports community backlash over the Colossus data centers and a Southaven power plant.
TechCrunch ·

Anthropic expected to receive high ‘junk’ rating from credit agencies following IPO, FT report says

Blackstone says Anthropic is expected to receive a rating near the top of the junk category after its initial public offering, according to the Financial Times. The assessment marks a change from earlier guidance and would leave the AI company short of an investment-grade rating.

Tom's Hardware ·

Cisco gives 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code in 24 months

Cisco President Jeetu Patel has given the engineer 24 months and unlimited AI tokens to complete the project.

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Companies promised AI gains— here's how the payoff showed up in earnings

Santander, Novartis and other companies say AI is beginning to boost revenue, cut costs or improve profitability as investors seek returns.

CNBC ·
Amazon made the AUX input on older Alexa devices less useful

Amazon has made a quiet change to older Echo speakers that will leave owners rethinking how they use their devices and manage their home audio setups.

Engadget ·
Anthropic's Claude AI blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineering

Anthropic's Opus 5.5 model blocking attempts at videogame recreation — users also claim their non-malicious generic reverse-engineering tasks are block

Tom's Hardware ·
US or China? Why Kazakhstan refuses to pick sides as it eyes AI revolution

Driving along the wide boulevards of Astana during a recent trip to the Kazakh capital, signs of China’s growing commercial footprint were everywhere.

South China Morning Post ·
Salesforce commits to major Tel Aviv expansion with 15,300-square-meter lease

The five-year agreement at ToHa 2 will bring the company’s approximately 1,000 Israeli employees under one roof, consolidating an R&D operation that has become central to its global AI products.

CTech ·
Data centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn

At a Brooklyn midterm party five days before Election Day, every conversation, from a council member’s fireside chat to a debate about the Democratic Party, kept circling back to AI and data centers.

TechCrunch ·
Two CEOs, two $10 million bets: Intel's Tan loses $3 million as Palo Alto's Arora gains $15 million

Tan's August purchase is now worth $6.9 million after Intel's 28.5% plunge on Friday, while Arora's March investment has grown to nearly $25 million.

CTech ·
China's Matrix Robotics to Set Up R&D Center in Korea Next Year

Chinese humanoid robot maker Matrix Robotics plans a joint R&D center in Korea next year to co-develop physical AI and gather robot training data.

Seoul Economic Daily ·
Korea Plans AI Clusters but Sets Aside No Budget for Them

Korea plans national AI clusters but allocated no budget for them in 2027, after the science ministry's 4 billion won request was cut.

Seoul Economic Daily ·
We’re Living in the Age of the Imperial CEO

Anthropic joins other hot tech companies in going public with a share structure that keeps founders in control.

Wall Street Journal ·
AI Investors Are Racing to Get Insurance on the Biggest Market Bet in History

With trillions of dollars riding on the artificial-intelligence trade, investors, traders and even tech executives are hunting for high-stakes protection.

Wall Street Journal ·
These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst

The amount of debt held by data centres is measured in the tens of billions of pounds.

BBC ·
Put Your A.I. Agents to Work with These 5 Killer Tasks

When you start using Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s dots for these tasks — like applying for jobs and booking hard-to-get restaurant tables — you may never go back.

New York Times ·