OpenAI Buys Orchestra Bio to Deepen Its Push Into Drug Development
OpenAI has acquired Orchestra Bio, a four-year-old startup that builds AI agents for drug-discovery operations, and will fold its team into the Rosalind life-sciences tools.
Nvidia Releases Open Nemotron Models for Enterprise Agents and AI PCs
A 120-billion-parameter model for enterprise agents and two smaller models for local use arrive from Nvidia, which says its own testing shows speed gains over rival closed models.
Jamie Dimon Says JPMorgan Will Not Let Outside AI Agents Into Customer Accounts
On the bank’s earnings call, the JPMorgan CEO said he does not want rogue agents inside the company, a stance that could affect agents such as Meta’s Muse.
Eric Schmidt’s Reported 1% Anthropic Stake Could Be Worth Up to $20 Billion
Fortune traces how the former Google CEO came to invest in Anthropic, and what his reported stake would be worth at the $2 trillion valuation the company is said to be targeting.
OpenAI Dismisses Three Safety Staff, and They Say It Was Over Safety Concerns
Fortune reports on a four-page letter from three fired OpenAI employees disputing the company’s account of why they were let go in the Hugging Face investigation.
Walmart Opens Its Store to AI Shopping Agents While Amazon Blocks Them
Walmart’s new Agent Gateway lets approved AI agents search inventory and buy on a shopper’s behalf, with spending limits and approval controls.
Meta’s Muse Agent Shared a Man’s Home Address With a Stranger During a Marketplace Sale
An Associated Press report describes how an AI agent with always-allow permissions arranged a pickup and revealed a Toronto content creator’s address without asking him.
Meta’s Revenue Jumps 26% to $64.6 Billion as a $10 Billion Settlement and AI Spending Squeeze Profit
Fortune’s look at Meta’s third quarter shows strong sales growth, a legal charge that halved the earnings picture and free cash flow that turned negative.
Trump Says Data Center Developers Should Pay Communities a Dividend
In a Truth Social post, the president suggested that companies pay host communities to win support for data centers. It is a suggestion, not a rule.
Anthropic and Nscale Reportedly Near a Second $45 Billion Compute Deal
Bloomberg reports the two companies are close to announcing another $45 billion compute agreement, a little over a month after the first, though talks are still underway.