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Tencent Agent Trains Two Open Protein Models, HyInv and HyPLM
Tencent Hunyuan has released HyInv and HyPLM-Flash, two protein models it says its Hyra 2.0 research agent trained, with open weights under an MIT licence.
OpenAI Signs Four Abu Dhabi Deals, From Oilfields to Permits
OpenAI Abu Dhabi agreements cover ADNOC, Mubadala, Inception42 and a government permits pilot, some on UAE servers. No financial terms were given.
Marvell to Buy Lumentum in All-Stock Deal Valuing It at $115bn
Marvell's Lumentum acquisition is an all-stock deal with an implied enterprise value of $115bn, expected to close in the first half of 2028.
Trail of Bits Says Codex Helped Get 149 CVE Fixes Into Stable Linux
Trail of Bits says backporting security fixes with Codex cut the work from days to hours, helping land fixes for 149 CVEs in stable Linux kernels.
Musk Says Grok Bot Cost Was ‘Unsustainably High’ Relative to Revenue
Musk says the Grok Bot cost of serving users was unsustainably high relative to revenue, after users said weekly usage ran out fast. No figures given.
Google Opens Free Skilling Africa Hub, Aiming to Train 3 Million
Google's free Skilling Africa hub puts 15+ training programmes in one offline-ready app. It aims to equip 3 million by 2030; results are not yet known.
Aramco Closes Its Purchase of 49% of HUMAIN, With PIF Keeping 51%
Aramco has closed its deal for a 49% HUMAIN stake, adding AI assets and about $2.6bn in cash. PIF keeps 51% as HUMAIN plans 3GW of AI capacity by 2030.
Latvia Self-Destructs BLAZE Interceptor Drone Near Russian Border
Latvia's army used its BLAZE interceptor drone against an airspace threat on 1 November, then self-destructed it near the Russian border.
Meituan’s LongCat-2.5 AI Model Was Trained Only on Chinese Chips
Meituan's LongCat-2.5 is a 1.6tn-parameter multimodal model trained on Chinese chips. Its own benchmarks show wins and clear losses against Claude.
Anthropic in Talks to Lease Beacon’s Alberta Data Centre Campus
Anthropic is in talks to lease Beacon's planned Alberta data centre campus, the Globe reports. Its 920 MW gas plant won AUC approval on 23 October.
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