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Rubio Reportedly Warned Officials About Jensen Huang’s Relationship With Suspected Chinese Spy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversaw preparation of a classified memo this spring warning administration officials about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, according to the New York Times.
Questions Raised Over Independence of Federal AI Safety Center
Officials at the Commerce Department’s CAISSI AI safety center were reportedly asked to informally report to a White House office, prompting concerns about the organization’s independence.
White-Collar Hiring Grows Despite AI Job-Loss Fears
U.S. professional services added 70,000 jobs in October, with hiring increasing in AI-exposed fields including consulting, legal services and accounting.
Jensen Huang Acknowledges Affair in Message to Nvidia Employees
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told employees that he takes full responsibility for an affair and said he had fallen short of his responsibilities to the company’s board, shareholders and workforce.
Nvidia Board Opens Investigation Into Possible Foreign Spy Plot
Nvidia’s board is investigating whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation while saying it currently has no reason to believe company secrets were compromised.
DeepSeek Says Harness Has Surpassed 1.5 Million Daily Users
DeepSeek says its open-source Harness agent application reached 1.54 million daily active users on November 4, less than three months after its launch, while processing roughly 92 trillion tokens per day.
THORChain Faces Scrutiny Over Movement of Stolen Crypto Funds
THORChain began moving funds stolen from Binance despite FBI appeals and says it cannot stop transfers through its platform, after previously handling about $1 billion in stolen Bybit funds during 2025.
AI Companies Flood Market With Hundreds of Billions in Stock
AI companies have sold or priced more than $300 billion of stock during 2026, excluding Anthropic’s IPO, with roughly another $100 billion reportedly planned and investors facing questions about how much additional supply the market can absorb.
Apple’s Ternus Pushes for Faster Progress on Advanced AI
John Ternus reportedly wants greater urgency in Apple’s AI development and is pushing software chief Craig Federighi to move beyond incremental Siri improvements toward agentic and other advanced AI capabilities.
Anthropic Secures $3.4 Billion in Gas-Generator Commitments
Anthropic reportedly purchased commitments for 1.7 gigawatts of gas-fired generators from equipment supplier OnePWR for $3.4 billion, described as the largest known purchase of its kind by an AI laboratory.
Inner Mongolia Emerges as a Rapidly Expanding Chinese AI Data Center Hub
AI data center construction is accelerating in Inner Mongolia as developers take advantage of low building costs and an environment where SemiAnalysis reports little public opposition to new projects.
Environmental Groups Turn to AI While Warning About Data Center Costs
Major environmental organizations are using AI to analyze climate information, track forest fires and perform other environmental work even as they raise concerns about the environmental impact of data centers.
Leaked Documents Detail Cisco’s Expanding Business With Israel
Internal documents leaked by Cisco employees opposed to the company’s relationship with Israel’s military show that Cisco expanded its business ties as the war in Gaza continued, according to The Guardian.
Crypto Industry Prepares for Increased Scrutiny After U.S. Midterms
The cryptocurrency industry is preparing for greater political scrutiny after Democrats won the U.S. midterms and pledged investigations into the Trump family’s connections with the industry.
Nous Research Reworks Qwen Model Around Western Values
Nous Research has introduced Arete-27B, a post-trained version of Qwen3.8-27B designed to reinforce Western values, with the company arguing that the Chinese model’s underlying bias layer is relatively shallow.
Sources: New York Times, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Axios, Bloomberg, The Information, Financial Times, SemiAnalysis, Reuters, The Guardian, Nous Research