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02 Dec 2025

AWS launches Nova Forge and Nova 2 models, giving enterprises a path to custom AI for $100,000

AWS unveiled Nova Forge at re:Invent 2025, a service that lets enterprise customers build custom frontier AI models for $100,000 annually by integrating proprietary data during training. The company also launched four new Nova 2 models with enhanced reasoning capabilities. Early customers including Reddit, Sony, and Booking.com are already using the platform to create domain-specific AI systems.

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HPE adopts AMD's Helios rack architecture with custom Ethernet switch for 2026 AI systems

HPE becomes the first major OEM partner for AMD's Helios rack-scale AI platform, bringing 72-GPU systems to market in 2026. The collaboration features a purpose-built Juniper scale-up Ethernet switch developed with Broadcom, targeting up to 2.9 exaFLOPS per rack. Built on open standards, Helios positions itself as an alternative to Nvidia's GB200 NVL72 platform.

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ASI Alliance members launch first GPU cluster to power decentralized AI infrastructure in Sweden

Singularity Compute has deployed its first enterprise-grade NVIDIA GPU cluster in Sweden, marking a milestone for decentralized AI. The facility serves as the hardware backbone for the ASI Alliance and provides flexible access to high-performance computing power for both commercial enterprises and Web3 projects, addressing the industry's GPU shortage while promoting data sovereignty.

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Stack Overflow launches AI Assist chatbot combining community-verified answers with generative AI

Stack Overflow has publicly launched AI Assist, an AI chatbot for developers that prioritizes community-verified knowledge over general sources. After beta testing with over 250,000 programmers, the tool uses a hybrid RAG+LLM approach to deliver human-validated answers with transparent attribution, addressing declining trust in AI while meeting developers' evolving needs.

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Mistral AI launches 10 open-source models to challenge OpenAI and Google with edge computing focus

French AI startup Mistral AI released its Mistral 3 family featuring 10 open-source AI models, including a 675B-parameter frontier model and nine smaller variants designed for edge devices. The release positions smaller, customizable models as superior alternatives to large closed-source systems, with capabilities spanning robotics, drones, and offline environments while operating on single GPUs.

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AWS CEO Matt Garman declares AI agents bigger than internet as Amazon stakes claim in AI race

AWS CEO Matt Garman positioned Amazon as a major player in the AI race at re:Invent 2025, declaring AI agents will be more transformative than the internet itself. With Bedrock now a multi-billion dollar business serving over 100,000 customers, AWS unveiled new Nova models, Trainium chips, and autonomous agents to compete with Microsoft and Google's faster-growing cloud platforms.

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Silicon Valley Startups Build Amazon and Gmail Replicas to Train AI Agents for Complex Tasks

Silicon Valley startups are creating replica websites of Amazon, Gmail, and United Airlines to train AI agents. These shadow sites allow AI systems to learn through reinforcement learning without getting blocked by real websites. Backed by venture capital, companies like AGI and Plato aim to build training environments that capture entire jobs, though the approach raises questions about copyright infringement and the future of automation.

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AI Agents Reshape Payments as Agentic Commerce Moves From Concept to Critical Infrastructure

AI agents are moving from concept to reality, fundamentally changing how payments and commerce work. Payment service providers, retailers, and issuers face a critical window to adapt as autonomous systems begin handling consumer purchasing journeys. OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol signals the infrastructure shift underway.

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Zig Programming Language quits GitHub, blames Microsoft's AI obsession and crumbling infrastructure

The Zig Software Foundation has abandoned GitHub for Codeberg, citing declining engineering quality and Microsoft's aggressive AI push. Andrew Kelly pointed to inexcusable GitHub Actions bugs and vibe-scheduling that crippled their CI system. The move reflects growing developer frustration as GitHub prioritizes Copilot revenue over core functionality.

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Anthropic launches Claude for Nonprofits with 75% discounts and free AI training to boost capacity

Anthropic unveils Claude for Nonprofits on Giving Tuesday, offering up to 75% discounts on AI tools, free training courses, and integrations with nonprofit platforms. The initiative aims to help resource-strapped organizations automate tasks like grant writing and donor segmentation while addressing concerns about privacy and safety in AI adoption.

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Gradium Emerges from Stealth with $70M to Revolutionize Voice AI with Ultra-Low Latency Models

Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium launches with $70 million seed funding to develop audio language models that deliver ultra-realistic voice interactions with dramatically reduced latency. The company aims to make voice the primary interface between humans and machines.

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OpenAI declares code red as Google's Gemini 3 gains 200 million users in three months

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared a code red emergency, delaying advertising plans and other products to improve ChatGPT as Google's Gemini 3 rapidly gains users and tops industry benchmarks. The move mirrors Google's own 2022 code red response to ChatGPT's launch, highlighting how quickly the AI race has intensified and raising questions about OpenAI's financial sustainability.

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Google's Nano Banana Pro sets new AI image generation benchmark but raises troubling questions

Google's latest AI image tool, Nano Banana Pro, generates ultrarealistic images with legible text that blur the line between real and artificial. Multiple reviews praise it as the best generative AI image model tested, but experts warn the technology makes misinformation easier to spread and AI-generated content harder to detect.

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Anthropic's AI agents autonomously generate $4.6M in smart contract exploits, raising alarm

Anthropic revealed that its Claude AI models and OpenAI's GPT-5 autonomously identified and exploited smart contract vulnerabilities worth $4.6 million in simulated tests. The AI agents discovered zero-day vulnerabilities in recently deployed contracts, with exploitation costs falling to just $1.22 per scan. The findings underscore how rapidly advancing AI capabilities are outpacing blockchain security defenses.

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Opera Expands Gemini AI Integration Across Browser Lineup, Reaching 80 Million Users

Opera has expanded its partnership with Google to integrate Gemini AI models across Opera One and Opera GX browsers, bringing advanced AI features previously exclusive to Opera Neon to a broader user base of over 80 million users.

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