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Nvidia’s board opens a probe
Nvidia’s board will investigate after Jensen Huang admitted an affair with Alice Huang, a former customer executive suspected by US officials of working for Chinese intelligence. The board continues to back him and says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised. Huang says he’ll cooperate; shares fell as much as 8.8% Monday. China disputes the spying allegations.
GR00T learns by watching
Nvidia’s open GR00T 2 model learns delicate robot hand movements partly from human video, including 100,000 hours of footage the company is releasing. It averaged 95% success after five demonstrations per task in selected company tests. Foxconn, Siemens, and Nexuni are testing it for assembly, factory work, and laundry.
source: The Next Web
Instagram looks past the birthday field
Meta is expanding AI age detection globally to move teens who registered as adults into Instagram Teen Accounts. Those accounts limit sensitive content and messages from strangers and are private by default. Meta is adding Apple’s age-range signal in Australia, and US parents will receive age-estimation notifications next month.
source: The Verge
Google’s chips specialize
Google plans two new TPU variants for next year. The 8tx pairs with an AMD processor to keep sensitive data encrypted during processing; the 8i Max combines two chips for AI tasks requiring more information at once, including coding and drug discovery. Both reconfigure existing designs.
source: Bloomberg
Googlebook gets a tune-up
The November Googlebook update improves multitasking and browser stability, and fixes issues involving Zoom, USB microphones, external-monitor video, and unexpected restarts. All models receive security updates, though some fixes are device-specific.
source: Thurrott
Disney puts Firefly to work
Disney and Adobe signed a multiyear deal for AI models trained on Disney’s characters, settings, and visual styles, with plans spanning parks, studios, and ESPN. Imagineering already uses custom image and sketch-to-image models. The partnership also covers sports-fan tools and access to ESPN’s archive.
source: Reuters
Coinbase gets its trust charter
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gave final approval for Coinbase National Trust Company, bringing more of its crypto custody business under federal oversight. The limited trust bank charter supports safeguarding digital assets, but doesn’t allow ordinary deposits or loans. Conditional approval came in April.
source: Engadget
Apple’s China filing expands
Shanghai’s cyberspace regulator says Apple Intelligence is registered for tablets and laptops in China, following iPhone approval in July. Reuters reports Apple trained a China-specific model with Alibaba’s support. Alibaba says Qwen will power selected Siri, Writing Tools, and Visual Intelligence features, with an iPhone rollout planned for December.
source: Reuters