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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5, which the company says is “the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use”  —  Our newest model, Claude Opus 4.5, is available today.  It's intelligent, efficient, and the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use.
Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNET:
OpenAI unveils a free shopping research feature in ChatGPT that delivers a personalized buyer's guide, powered by a custom version of GPT-5 mini  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — OpenAI released a shopping research feature in ChatGPT.  — The experience helps you find products and deals.
Eric Revell / Fox Business:
AWS announces a commitment to invest up to $50B to build AI and HPC infrastructure for the US government, starting in 2026 and adding nearly 1.3 GW of capacity  —  AWS CEO says investment will remove technology barriers holding back federal agencies  —  EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Web Services (AWS) …
Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg:
Revolut reaches a $75B valuation in its latest share sale led by Coatue, Greenoaks, and others, up from $45B in 2024, making it Europe's most valuable startup  —  Revolut Ltd. garnered a $75 billion valuation in its latest share sale after months of courting investors, a steep increase …
New York Times:
Interviews with current and former OpenAI employees detail how updates that made ChatGPT more appealing to boost growth sent some users into delusional spirals  —  It sounds like science fiction: A company turns a dial on a product used by hundreds of millions of people and inadvertently destabilizes some of their minds.
Loren Grush / Bloomberg:
Amazon begins previewing its Amazon Leo satellite internet system for a select group of customers, ahead of a wider public rollout planned for 2026  —  Amazon Leo, the recently rebranded satellite-internet system meant to rival SpaceX's Starlink, has begun previewing its service for a select group …
Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
Sam Altman and Jony Ive say they have settled on a design for OpenAI's device, speaking to Laurene Powell Jobs; Ive says it could debut in “less than” two years  —  OpenAI's first piece of hardware could arrive in “less than” two years, according to Ive
New York Times:
Banking tech vendor SitusAMC says it suffered a November 12 hack that could expose sensitive customer data; sources say JPMorgan, Citi, and others are impacted  —  SitusAMC, a technology vendor for real estate lenders, holds sensitive personal information on the clients of hundreds of its banking customers, including JPMorgan Chase.
Bloomberg:
Alibaba says its Qwen app drew 10M+ downloads in the week after its relaunch, one of the fastest app adoption rates behind ChatGPT, particularly in China  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s Qwen app drew more than 10 million downloads in the week after its relaunch, boding well for a longer-term effort …
Katrina Manson / Bloomberg:
The US DOD and the intelligence community awarded Enabled Intelligence a seven-year, up to $708M data labeling contract in September, beating out Scale AI  —  An AI startup has won a seven-year contract to supply data labeling for artificial intelligence and machine learning for the US Department …
Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg:
Model ML, which aims to use AI agents to automate grunt work done by investment bankers like making pitch decks, raised $75M, after raising $12M earlier in 2025  —  The artificial intelligence startup Model ML raised $75 million as it looks to develop technology to replace much of the grunt work done …
Kritika Lamba / Reuters:
Grindr ends talks on a $3.46B take-private deal by shareholders Ray Zage and James Lu, who own 60%+ of Grindr, citing uncertainty over the deal's financing  —  Dating app Grindr (GRND.N) said on Monday it has ended talks on a $3.46 billion take-private deal by its two largest shareholders, citing uncertainty over the deal's financing.

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The Trump administration issued subpoenas to several NYT reporters after the outlet reported on security concerns involving the new Qatari-donated Air Force One

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Report: Letterboxd's owners have held early talks with potential buyers, including Netflix, Sony Pictures, Paramount, and PE giant TPG

James Faris / Business Insider:
Sources: Disney is discussing a potential free tier for Disney+; product and tech chief Adam Smith discussed the initiative at a town hall but gave no timeline

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Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal:
How the US' annualized 1.6% GDP growth in H1 was heavily dependent on AI-related investments, which might have accounted for as much as 50% of the growth

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Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
OPM Director Scott Kupor earlier this month said DOGE “doesn't exist” and OPM took over many of its functions, eight months before DOGE was set to close
Associated Press:
CISA changes left some US states without election cybersecurity help; California says CISA gave little support during the November 4 vote on redistricting
Financial Times:
Major insurers have recently sought permission from US regulators to offer policies excluding liabilities tied to businesses deploying AI chatbots and agents
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