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Alibaba raises AI cloud prices by 34% and increases pressure on the compute market
Alibaba Group increased prices for cloud data storage and AI compute services by 34%, confirming a new trend: AI infrastructure is getting more expensive fast.
A mysterious model called Hunter Alpha appeared on OpenRouter, and it is being linked to DeepSeek
A free model called Hunter Alpha appeared on OpenRouter without a listed author, and the community suspected that DeepSeek is quietly testing next-generation AI ahead of its release.
Xiaomi reveals MiMo-V2-Pro: Hunter Alpha was not a new DeepSeek model
Xiaomi confirmed that Hunter Alpha, posted anonymously on OpenRouter, was an early build of MiMo-V2-Pro — its flagship model for AI agents, which the market initially mistook for a DeepSeek model.
Cloudflare: AI bots could surpass humans in internet traffic by 2027
Cloudflare's chief believes that by 2027, AI bots will start generating more internet traffic than humans, and websites and data centers will have to prepare for a new wave of load.
Blue Origin challenges SpaceX with filing for 51,600 satellites for orbital data centers
Blue Origin wants to place up to 51,600 satellites into orbit for Project Sunrise, a network of space-based data centers for AI intended as an alternative to SpaceX’s solutions.
Tech companies turn AI use into a race: programmers are compared by activity
In IT companies, using AI is no longer a personal choice: employees are already being ranked by their activity in AI tools, while spending on models is rising fast.
Sber is preparing GigaChat for a super app role and will eventually add paid features
Sber wants to turn GigaChat into a universal AI assistant instead of dozens of apps, and over time charge for its most valuable features — primarily agents and B2B services.
Arm introduced its first 136-core server AGI CPU for agentic AI
Arm moved beyond licensing for the first time and unveiled its own server AGI CPU: 136 cores, a focus on agentic AI, and a promise of more than double the performance per rack.
Microsoft hired Ali Farhadi so Mustafa Suleyman can focus on superintelligence
Microsoft strengthened its AI team by hiring former Ai2 head Ali Farhadi: he will take on part of the management load so Mustafa Suleyman can focus on work on superintelligence.
Pearl Abyss acknowledges generative AI traces in Crimson Desert and promises to replace the content
Players found 2D images in Crimson Desert with signs of generative AI, after which Pearl Abyss acknowledged the mistake, added a warning on Steam, and began replacing the disputed materials.
Tecno readies OpenClaw-based EllaClaw for smartphones to automate routine tasks
Tecno plans to integrate the OpenClaw framework into its Ella assistant so smartphones can schedule events, handle files and exchange data between apps on their own.
China could capture up to 42% of the mainstream chip market by 2028 amid AI demand
Chinese semiconductor makers, despite lagging behind the West technologically, expect to sharply increase their share in the mainstream chip segment thanks to growing AI demand.
U.S. universities are bringing back oral exams as students increasingly rely on AI
Instructors in the U.S. are increasingly bringing back oral exams: it is easier to see how a student reasons independently, and it is almost impossible to quietly hand the answer off to an AI chatbot.
GitHub will add AI scanning to Code Security to find vulnerabilities
GitHub will introduce AI scanning in Code Security to find vulnerabilities beyond CodeQL, expand language support, and give teams another layer of code protection.
CXMT doubled memory sales to $8 billion amid the AI boom and rising DRAM demand
Chinese memory maker CXMT, by preliminary estimates, increased revenue by 130% to $8 billion, showing how the boom in AI servers is reshaping the balance of power in the DRAM market.
Apple introduced RubiCap: compact AI models outperform giants at image description
Apple developed RubiCap — a way to train small models to describe images in detail; in tests, versions with 3–7 billion parameters outperformed systems with 32 and 72 billion parameters.
AccuWeather launched 10-day weather forecasts and official alerts for ChatGPT
An AccuWeather app is now available in ChatGPT: it pulls in current weather, a 10-day forecast, historical data, and official alerts to make responses more accurate.
Mozilla develops cq, a Stack Overflow-style knowledge-sharing platform for AI agents
Mozilla has started developing cq, a service intended to become a "Stack Overflow for agents" and help AI systems find answers, share experience, and reuse knowledge.
Quinnipiac poll: only 15% of Americans are willing to work under an AI boss
A Quinnipiac poll found that only 15% of Americans would accept an AI boss, while 70% expect job cuts due to the rapid adoption of such systems.
Panasonic sold out next year's battery output amid the AI infrastructure boom
Panasonic is ramping up production of lithium-ion cells in Japan and revising its Kansas plant project, but most of its future volumes are already tied up in contracts because of the growth of AI infrastructure.
Employers rethink their AI bet: half of companies need people again
Companies that cut staff under the banner of AI adoption quickly ran into bot limitations and are now preparing to reopen vacancies as soon as next year.
Owlcat Games uses generative AI in The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, but the release version will be made by humans
Owlcat Games said it uses generative AI while working on The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, but emphasizes that the release version of the sci-fi action game will be made entirely by humans.
Google brings Live Translate to iPhone and expands voice translation to 12 countries
Google has made Live Translate available on iPhone and expanded its rollout from three to 12 countries so users can hear real-time translation of a conversation directly in their headphones.
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash Live — voice AI that is increasingly hard to distinguish from a human
Google has begun rolling out Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, a model for real-time voice conversations that responds faster, sounds more natural, and makes synthesized speech harder to identify by ear.
Forrester: fear of AI-driven layoffs is slowing AI adoption in companies
Forrester's research found that companies are already rolling out generative AI at scale, but employees fear layoffs and are not getting the training they need, so adoption is stalling.
Meta to build seven gas-fired power plants for new AI data center in Louisiana
Meta will fund seven gas-fired power plants with a combined capacity of 5.2 GW in Louisiana to supply a new AI data center with power and avoid shifting infrastructure costs onto local residents.
Yandex Maps adds AI search across menus and services, with recommendations right on the map
Yandex has integrated an AI chat into Yandex Maps that finds restaurants by dish and businesses by service, explains its choices, and immediately shows matching places on the map.
Telegram tests AI Editor for rewriting, translating, and changing message style
AI Editor has appeared in the Telegram beta for Android: it corrects mistakes, translates messages, changes the tone of the text, and gives Premium subscribers noticeably more generations.
Vivo and Daxiao Robotics: a ChatGPT moment for humanoid robots could take up to 10 years
At the Boao Forum, Chinese market participants put the path to a mass breakthrough in humanoid robots at between two and ten years, with the main bottleneck described as a lack of low-cost data.
Bitcoin miners rush into AI: unprofitable mining pushes the market toward HPC
Bitcoin miners are rapidly repurposing sites for AI and HPC: the cost of mining is already above BTC's market price, and future contracts in the new segment are valued at about $70 billion.