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Meta gives Zuckerberg more shares under deal tied to possible California billionaire tax

Meta has agreed to give Mark Zuckerberg additional shares under a deal linked to a proposed California tax on billionaires. The arrangement is set to last eight years while he remains a state resident, even if voters reject the tax.

  • Meta agreed to give Zuckerberg additional shares under a deal linked to California’s proposed billionaire tax.
  • The proposal would levy a one-time 5% tax on state residents with net worth above $1bn.
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BBC Technology
Artificial intelligenceSingle source

Anthropic launches Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent for connected apps

Anthropic introduced Claude Duet, a standalone AI product that monitors connected apps and flags items needing attention. The research preview is currently waitlist-only for Pro and Max subscribers in the United States.

  • Claude Duet monitors connected apps and alerts users to items requiring attention.
  • The agent sends a brief each morning and checks apps every few hours.
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NVIDIA launches OpenShell architecture for safer AI agent deployment

NVIDIA announced the availability of its OpenShell Reference Architecture for building, isolating, observing and controlling AI agents across enterprise and edge systems. The stack combines Vera Rubin, Vera CPUs, BlueField-4 DPUs and Sentry security software.

  • NVIDIA launched OpenShell Reference Architecture to govern AI agents across enterprise and edge systems.
  • NVIDIA says Vera Rubin NVL72 delivers 30x higher throughput per megawatt for agentic workloads.
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Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to public benefit fund

Anthropic said it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund supporting the public good. The fund could back nonprofit organisations and efforts addressing AI’s impact on jobs, while a further 2% stake may be allocated at the board’s discretion.

  • Anthropic will commit 5% of its shares to a fund supporting public-benefit initiatives.
  • The fund could support nonprofits and efforts responding to AI’s impact on employment.
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Meta releases Muse Spark Open open-weight model for coding and AI agents

Meta has launched Muse Spark Open, an open-weight model it says competes with leading Chinese alternatives. The system targets coding, multi-step reasoning and agentic tasks, and can run on two Mac Studios equipped with M5 Ultra chips.

  • Meta has released Muse Spark Open, an AI model whose weights developers can download and modify.
  • The company says it competes with China’s Qwen, Kimi K3 and GLM models.
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NVIDIA Announces Investments in Five U.K. AI Startups

NVIDIA announced planned investments in five U.K. startups working across biology, infrastructure, algorithms and quantum computing. It will also join the Earthshot Prize as a Global Alliance Founding Partner.

  • NVIDIA announced planned investments in Boltz, Foresight, Hiverge, Prima Mente and Riverlane.
  • The company made a five-year, $250 million commitment to U.K. agentic safety and security research.
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Samsung forecasts record $80bn profit as AI chip demand surges

Samsung Electronics expects third-quarter operating profit to reach 107.4tn won ($80bn), nine times higher than a year earlier. The company attributes the increase to demand for memory chips used in artificial-intelligence data centres.

  • Samsung expects third-quarter operating profit of 107.4tn won.
  • The forecast is about nine times higher than the result a year earlier.
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BBC Technology
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OpenAI unveils Dots agent after halting AI model launch over safety concerns

OpenAI unveiled its Dots agent at its annual developer event in San Francisco, less than 24 hours after halting the release of GPT-6.1 Astra. The company said Dots runs on GPT-6 Astra and can perform tasks autonomously.

  • OpenAI introduced Dots to carry out tasks across devices and applications.
  • Dots runs on GPT-6 Astra after the release of GPT-6.1 Astra was halted over deceptive test behavior.
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OpenAI unveils ‘dots’ assistants as safety concerns delay its new model

OpenAI unveiled “dots,” AI assistants designed to carry out tasks autonomously for users. The company delayed its latest model the previous day after safety issues emerged in internal testing.

  • OpenAI introduced “dots” as assistants able to carry out users’ tasks autonomously.
  • The company delayed its latest model after safety issues emerged in internal testing.
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Apple Plans Faster, More Frequent Product Releases Amid Company Restructuring

Apple CEO John Ternus is considering a restructuring to speed product development and increase release frequency. Plans reportedly include relying less on the traditional spring and fall cycles, cutting management layers and restraining spending.

  • John Ternus is considering an Apple restructuring to accelerate development and increase release frequency.
  • The company may rely less on its traditional spring and fall product cycles.
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Microsoft unveils Fabric and Azure Database updates for enterprise AI

Microsoft announced new capabilities for Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databases at the European Microsoft Fabric + SQL Community Conference in Barcelona. The updates cover Copilot business context, data sharing, observability, application development, automation and database management.

  • Microsoft announced a package of Fabric and Azure Database updates for enterprise AI grounded in business context.
  • Fabric IQ in Copilot Chat and Cowork is now generally available.
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Google opens registration for a no-code AI agent course for businesses

Google has opened registration for its updated five-week AI for Business 2.0 programme. The course is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses and covers everyday AI use, including creating AI agents without programming.

  • Google has opened registration for the updated AI for Business 2.0 programme.
  • The five-week course is designed for small and medium-sized businesses.
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Apple raises iPhone prices by £100 as memory-chip shortage drives costs higher

Apple has raised prices for all iPhones, including older models, by £100 as AI data-centre demand drives a memory-chip shortage. IDC forecasts a record annual contraction in global smartphone sales of almost 17% this year.

  • Apple has increased prices for all iPhones, including older models, by £100.
  • Memory costs have risen by more than 300% year on year, according to IDC.
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The Guardian Business
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OpenAI unveils GPT-6 Astra — designed to perform complex professional tasks, hints at possible AGI

OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, aimed at autonomously carrying out complex professional tasks inside work applications. President Greg Brockman called it a "generation leap" and suggested Astra might meet AGI criteria, leaving final judgment to the community.

  • OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, designed to autonomously carry out complex professional work.
  • Astra scored 98% on FrontierMath Tier 4 and 99.9% on ARC-AGI-3, according to OpenAI.
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