Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 4.5, its latest AI model following 350 billion valuation
CNBC Technology ↗
Anthropic says its new Claude Opus 4.5 excels at coding, using computers and assisting users with complex enterprise tasks.
AI BRIEFING · 2025-11-24
AI Briefing — November 24, 2025
The 10 most important AI stories of November 24, 2025, hand-curated from the day's coverage. Every story links to its primary source.
A Research Leader Behind ChatGPTs Mental Health Work Is Leaving OpenAI
Wired ↗
The model policy team leads core parts of AI safety research, including how ChatGPT responds to users in crisis.
Googles Having the AI Build the UI in Latest Gemini Update
Bloomberg Technology ↗
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Austin Carr looks at Google’s decision to outsource interface design to its ever-evolving Gemini tools.
ECBs Lagarde Says Embracing AI Can Still Give Europe an Edge
Bloomberg Technology ↗
Europe’s economy should embrace artificial intelligence and remove any hurdles that could slow its diffusion to avoid missing out on the technology’s benefits, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said.
Amazon to Spend 50 Billion to Expand AI Services to US Agencies
Bloomberg Technology ↗
Amazon.com Inc. says it will spend as much as $50 billion expanding its capacity to provide artificial intelligence and high-performance computing services to US government entities.
Google commits to 1000x more AI infrastructure in next 4-5 years
AI News ↗
In order to meet the massive demand for AI, Google wants to double the overall size of its servers every six months, a growth rate that would create a 1000x greater capacity in the next four or five years. The statement came from the head of Google's AI infrastructure, Amin Vahdat, during an all-hands meeting.
Jony Ive and Sam Altman say they finally have an AI hardware prototype
The Verge ↗
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple designer Jony Ive have been keeping the finer details of the first mysterious OpenAI hardware under wraps, but it sounds like they've settled on a design. In an interview with Laurene Powell Jobs at Emerson Collective's 2025 Demo Day, they said they are currently prototyping the device.
Scale AI Loses to Smaller Startup in Bid for US Intel Work
Bloomberg Technology ↗
An AI startup has won a seven-year contract to supply data labeling for artificial intelligence and machine learning for the US Department of Defense and intelligence community, beating out a larger rival, Scale AI Inc.
AI Startup Raises 75 Million to Take Junior Bankers Grunt Work
Bloomberg Technology ↗
The artificial intelligence startup Model ML raised $75 million as it looks to develop technology to replace much of the grunt work done by investment bankers — from creating pitch decks to working up due-diligence reports.
Alibaba's Qwen AI App Hits 10M Downloads in First Week
TechRepublic ↗
This surge in user interest reflects a broader shift: Chinese tech giants are accelerating their push into AI-native consumer products. Alibaba's recently launched Qwen AI app has demonstrated remarkable market traction, accumulating 10 million downloads in the seven days since its public beta release.
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