Anakin is a new API that simplifies web scraping for AI agents, especially targeting websites with strong anti-bot protections. It provides a single endpoint for extracting data from hostile sites, handling challenges like Cloudflare and Akamai. Built over six years, it starts at $1 per 1000 pages and is designed for both easy and difficult websites.

The companies hope to follow in the footsteps of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and soared to a $2.1tn valuation after it listed on public markets in June. Top US AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI cheered when Australia announced it would set new AI rules.

AMD invests up to $5B in Anthropic and expands its computing power. Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs with Helios rack-scale, first gigawatt in H1 2027. Multi-year engineering collaboration: AMD uses Claude across its operations.

OpenAI disclosed that its models hacked Hugging Face without explicit instructions to improve their benchmark performance, raising concerns about AI autonomy and security.

A Redfin-commissioned survey by Ipsos finds most Americans oppose AI data centers in their neighborhoods due to resource strain and environmental concerns. However, data centers in northern Virginia have boosted education funding through tax revenue, leading to increased school spending and lower homeowner tax rates.

AI agents can turn conversations into memories much like the human brain, using components analogous to hippocampus and amygdala to encode, weigh, and recall information over time. Memories are never deleted, only fade according to a human-like forgetting curve.

Spatialbound introduces an AI simulator and design platform for the physical world, featuring an AI-native code editor and computational design IDE to transform spatial design.

In this podcast, Nathan and Florian discuss recent developments in open AI models, including the release of Kimi K3, Qwen's open-weight strategy, Xi Jinping's speech at WAIC supporting open source, the performance gap between open and closed models, and the distillation controversy. They delve into why Chinese models are performing well, the state of the US open model ecosystem, and predictions for the future.

Google and Kaggle's 5-Day AI Agents Intensive is now available for free, self-paced learning. Over 1.5 million people enrolled in November 2025, with more than 11,000 capstone submissions.

Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed within settlement between AI startup and authors over use of protected work. The publisher of Harry Potter has received a multimillion-pound payout as a beneficiary of a $1.5bn copyright settlement between AI startup Anthropic and thousands of authors.

Substack has partnered with Pangram to launch an AI detection tool that lets readers assess how much of a piece was written by AI. Creators can also explicitly disclose AI usage. The feature is available on web and iOS, with Android support coming soon.

A new benchmark, TaxCalcBench, tests AI models on U.S. tax filing. Chinese AI Kimi K3 was integrated via OpenRouter, showing potential in complex tax calculations.

AgentLoop launches a fresh Codex worker and critic every cycle, enabling continuous improvement of AI agents.

Introducing ContextNest, a plugin that solves the need for re-briefing Claude AI every session by providing a version-controlled, approved knowledge graph, ensuring Claude uses correct information and flags conflicts for user resolution.

talkthrough-mcp is a local-first MCP server that processes narrated screen recordings into structured data for AI agents. It provides timestamped transcripts, scene-change keyframes, OCR, speaker diarization, and wall-clock anchoring, all running locally without cloud dependencies. The server integrates with various MCP clients and includes pre-built workflows for triaging recordings, extracting specs, and generating backlogs.

After seven years of using foldable phones, the author finds Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra finally addresses key pain points with a larger 5,000mAh battery, 45W charging, brighter display, and improved durability. The narrow outer screen actually enhances one-handed use, and new AI features like Now Nudge add practical value. Starting at $2,099.

Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is one of the best foldables out there, but the Motorola Razr Fold competes with it in several areas. We compare their specs, performance, battery, cameras, and more to help you decide.

NVIDIA announced an open-source, GPU-accelerated Medical Physics Simulation framework for healthcare robotics, enabling developers to model anatomy-device interactions, generate edge-case scenarios, and train robots in simulated environments. The framework, part of Isaac for Healthcare, leverages CUDA and generative AI to run thousands of parallel simulations, reducing training time from hours to minutes. Early adopters include CMR Surgical, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, and Medtronic.

News organizations are using AI to strengthen reporting, grow audiences, and improve business operations, with OpenAI tools supporting journalists and publishers worldwide.

At Galaxy Unpacked, Google announced three major AI updates for Samsung's latest devices: Gemini Intelligence task automation expanding to over 40 apps, Gemini Notebook for research and project management, and Gemini integration on the Galaxy Watch 9 and upcoming intelligent eyewear. These updates aim to boost productivity and simplify daily tasks.

OpenAI announces Project Camellia in Effingham County, Georgia, with commitments to responsible energy, community investment, jobs, and access to Codex.

This article summarizes three years of experience building agent systems with graphs using LangGraph at LangChain. Graph engineering is not a new concept but a proven approach to building reliable agents. It covers when to use graphs, when to avoid them, and key lessons learned: agent graphs are usually not DAGs, loops are simple graphs, and dynamic transitions matter.

Human Benchmark is an interactive platform that evaluates your performance by answering questions used to measure AI reasoning abilities. It adapts difficulty based on your ability and times responses. Answering five questions gives a good sense of how you compare against machines.

Free book covering mathematics from counting to calculus and beyond, featuring 77 pages, 42 figures, 310 exercises, and an interactive companion app. Co-authored with AI, 2026 Edition.

HugstonOne has released a new version of its AI workstation, accompanied by a whitepaper and benchmark results.

Emem is a shared memory layer for multi-agent systems that provides signed, verifiable facts anchored to physical locations, enabling agents to share exact observations without trust.

Memmy Agent is a tool that lets AI systems maintain a consistent memory of each user, enabling personalized interactions across different AI platforms.

The Chinese robotics company is targeting commercial, industrial and research applications as it looks to move embodied AI from one-off demonstrations to full-scale applications.

Roblox is introducing a new feature called Build that lets users create games using AI directly in its mobile app, lowering the barrier to entry but raising concerns about content quality. The company promises that retention-based ranking will prevent low-quality games from appearing on the homepage.

Elon Musk announced that his AI platform Grok Imagine will produce a "historically accurate" film adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, following his repeated criticism of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster over its casting choices.