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November 10, 2026, 1:30 AM
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New York Times:
Sources: a Commerce Department investigation into Megaspeed for allegedly smuggling Nvidia chips to China was transferred to the DOJ after Nvidia intervened  —  An investigation into Megaspeed, a Singapore company that was buying advanced Nvidia A.I. chips, was transferred to the Justice Department …
Associated Press:
Trump says the FBI is “looking into” Jensen Huang's affair, and the Nvidia CEO told him he “had absolutely no idea that the person in question was a spy”  —  President Donald Trump said Monday that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang should not worry about the FBI looking …
Lauren Goode / Wired:
Sources: Jensen Huang hired crisis communications firm Heller as early as October 2025; an NYT report in October 2025 on his Megaspeed ties caused tensions  —  The Nvidia CEO began working with consultants from Heller as early as October 2025, around the same time he was first linked to a suspected Chinese spy.
Semafor:
Jensen Huang's affair shines a spotlight on Nvidia's weak board and opaque succession planning at what has become the world's most important company  —  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's spy scandal shines a spotlight on thin corporate governance and opaque succession planning at what has become the world's most important company.
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Nvidia drops 4.3% after its board opens an investigation into Jensen Huang; the company originally dismissed the interactions as “nothing unusual or unexpected”  —  Board of chipmaker opens investigation after chief executive Jensen Huang admits to affair
Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg:
Analysis: Nvidia's 2025 figures to the US government undercounted chips sold to Megaspeed via partners by 50K; Nvidia did not give Bloomberg an exact figure  —  Nvidia Corp.'s general counsel intervened in a US government probe of suspected smuggling of AI chips by Megaspeed International …
Financial Times:
Sources: Alice Huang and her partner pitched a Southeast Asia data center project to China-based investors in 2025, saying they had “no problem securing GPUs”
Mark Anderson / Bloomberg:
A profile of Alice Huang, a suspected Chinese spy who founded Megaspeed in 2023 and spent years in Jensen Huang's orbit; Megaspeed's Nvidia imports top $4.6B
Anthropic:
Anthropic releases Mythos 5.2 and Fable 5.2, saying they are “best for the most ambitious, open-ended technical work”, with outputs up to 30% faster than 5.1  —  We've upgraded Claude Fable and Claude Mythos—models that are designed to tackle the most daunting technical challenges.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Anthropic says during prerelease testing Mythos 5.2 and Fable 5.2 formalized the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and solved two open black hole physics problems  —  Claude Fable 5.2 is designed to take on big technical challenges, and it's available today.
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
Apple is now offering additional AI access via one-time $50 “intelligence usage packs” when monthly usage caps are met, starting in its Creator Studio apps  —  Apple has said it will eventually charge for expanded usage of select AI features.  Now the first 'intelligence usage packs …
Anna Tong / Forbes:
AI infrastructure provider Fireworks says hackers accessed some customers' datasets, incomplete model weights, and billing information over the past month  —  Two customers told Forbes they had already substantially moved their business off Fireworks' systems, with one describing a series …
Russell Brandom / TechCrunch:
Meta releases Muse Ember, its smallest and most cost-efficient AI model yet, saying it delivers more intelligence per dollar than Haiku 5.5 and GPT-6 Luna  —  Meta Superintelligence Lab released a new AI model on Monday called Muse Ember, the lab's lightest and most cost-efficient AI model yet.
Echo Wang / Reuters:
Emails: Anthropic sent bankers a copy of its IPO filing showing plans to raise up to ~$69B, then followed up saying the pricing details were inaccurate  —  Anthropic sent out and then retracted details of its blockbuster IPO filing, according to emails to bankers seen by Reuters late on Monday.
Reuters:
French officials say Iran's Revolutionary Guards were behind the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France in October  —  French officials on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of responsibility for the cyberattacks that knocked …
Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
Take-Two reiterates FY 2027 outlook, says Q2 total net bookings fell 18% YoY to $1.6B, vs. $1.65B est., and NBA 2K27 missed sales forecast partly due to GTA VI  —  The video-game publisher may have hurt one game's sales with another of its own games  —  Take-Two Interactive Software Inc …
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Google unveils two specialized TPUs launching in 2027: the 8tx, to be paired with an AMD CPU, and the 8i Max, a dual-chip package for long-context window tasks  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google is rolling out a broader array of artificial intelligence chips, aiming to capitalize on its rapid ascent …
Andy Lin / Bloomberg:
Filings: Moonshot signed a deal in August to rent 32 China-based Super Micro servers with Nvidia B300, the most powerful AI chip, possibly in breach of US rules  —  Moonshot AI accessed a trove of Nvidia Corp.'s most advanced chips this summer, according to documents filed with Beijing regulators …
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Associated Press:
California voters reject Proposition 40, which would have imposed a one-time 5% tax on residents with a net worth above $1B to mostly help fund health care  —  California voters have rejected a first-in-the-nation tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious ballot fight …
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
The US DOJ sues Lyft for allegedly discriminating against riders with disabilities, seeking $53M in compensation; Lyft disputes the allegations  —  The US Justice Department sued Lyft (LYFT.O) on Monday, alleging the ride-hailing services provider discriminated against passengers with disabilities …
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James Mayger / Bloomberg:
Australia is drafting legislation for an AI safety regulator empowered to impose “significant penalties” after an OpenAI model hacked a government site in Sept.  —  Australia will create a new artificial-intelligence safety regulator that will have the power to impose …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Disney and Adobe sign a multiyear deal to build proprietary “artist-led” generative AI models with Adobe Firefly Foundry to support Disney's production pipeline  —  The partnership will give Disney ‘early access’ to AI tech for its resorts, cruise line, ESPN graphics, and more.

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Skydance reports Q3 revenue up 5% YoY to $7B, net income of $73M, and adjusted EBITDA of $1B, excluding WBD, in its first earnings since closing the WBD deal

Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
James Gunn and Peter Safran step down as co-heads of DC Studios; Skydance appoints ex-Marvel exec Jeremy Latcham as president and chief creative officer of DC

Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Hollywood Reporter launches a Turkish edition with Titania Yayıncılık, with monthly print issues, following editions in India, Japan, Germany, and Australia

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Jennifer Hiller / Wall Street Journal:
Mavria, which aims to build modular data centers that can be shipped by trucks, raised $130M across pre-seed and seed rounds at a $1B valuation led by Paradigm
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Uber launches Uber Parking, an in-app parking reservation tool powered by its SpotHero acquisition, in 15 US cities, including Chicago, NYC, and San Francisco
Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
In a 60 Minutes interview, Trump says the DOJ threatened a top exec at “one of the big” AI companies over “bad” activities and this “person totally changed”
Bill Bishop / @niubi:
Jensen Huang's affair raises questions about Alice Huang's access to his devices and Trump conversations, and represents “another successful op” for China's MSS

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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Meta expands its AI age estimation tech globally to apply Instagram's Teen Account protections for millions of users from 13 to 17 who misrepresented their age
New York Times:
Jensen Huang maintains deep control over Nvidia, managing 60+ direct reports and owning a 3.56% stake, presenting a challenge for Nvidia's 10-person board
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