Sunday, October 18, 202611 stories

Anthropic to Shift Some Shares Into New ‘Public Good’ Fund

AI · 8 sources

Anthropic PBC said it plans to put 5% of its shares into a new so-called public benefit fund that allows it to make donations that can address “the public good,” including mitigating AI’s impact on the job market.

Nscale Says Microsoft Has Withdrawn From UK Data Center Deal

Software · 5 sources

Microsoft Corp. has pulled out of a UK data center deal with Nscale, the British neocloud firm said, marking a setback for the startup’s initial public offering hopes.

A Savannah police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband

Policy · 2 sources

Now, former Savannah police officer Amber Harpe was fired in August following a department investigation that found she had shared her Flock login information with her husband, Tyler Harpe, an ICE agent. SPD does not share its Flock data with ICE and said sharing access to the system violated the department's security protocols.

World Bank says ‘small AI’ could transform developing countries

AI · 2 sources

Bank’s chief knowledge officer says the tech could speed up economic development from centuries to decades The World Bank is urging developing countries to kickstart the creation of “small AI” models, which can run on a mobile phone with low connectivity, to reap the full benefits of artificial intelligence.

Xbox is hiring a "Physical Games Strategist" — will Helix have discs?

Devices · 3 sources

Microsoft's positioning on physical games is still unclear ... but this latest job vacancy might offer a hint. What's going on?

Nvidia RTX 5090 shipment worth $470,000 goes missing in Brazilian airport

Brazilian electronics and IT distributor Oderço claims that two pallets of Zotac RTX 5090 GPUs have arrived at the airport but has since completely disappeared.

Samsung to use TSMC technology for Nvidia's next-generation memory chips: Report

Nvidia has asked Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron Technology to use TSMC's process for NVHBM base dies, and sixth-generation DRAM technology for its core dies, the newspaper said, citing industry sources.

25-year-old Israeli founder sells stealth AI startup for up to $35 million without raising capital

Software · 2 sources

Hex-Rays, the Belgian developer of reverse-engineering tool IDA Pro, is acquiring Ventris one year after its founding. The six-person startup, built by Elon Gliksberg without outside funding, develops an operating system for AI agents conducting security research.