# IKANGAI AI News

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- [Anthropic files S-1 for Nasdaq IPO under ticker ANT](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/anthropic-files-s-1-for-nasdaq-ipo-under-ticker-ant/index.md): reported. Anthropic has submitted SEC paperwork for a Nasdaq public offering led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, with no share count or price range yet.
- [Google lets K-12 schools toggle AI in Classroom, but opting out also removes search](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/google-lets-k-12-schools-toggle-ai-in-classroom-but-opting-out-also-removes-sear/index.md): reported. Google says schools using Classroom can switch AI tools on or off individually, but search is bundled with Gemini, so opting out of AI removes search too.
- [OpenAI to acquire Pierre Computer Company to expand Codex's code tools](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/openai-to-acquire-pierre-computer-company-to-expand-codex-s-code-tools/index.md): official. OpenAI says it will acquire Pierre Computer Company, adding tools for building, understanding and reviewing code to Codex.
- [Apple to require 18+ rating for romantic AI companion and dating apps from November 16](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/apple-to-require-18-rating-for-romantic-ai-companion-and-dating-apps-from-novemb/index.md): reported. Apple will require dating apps and virtual companions with romantic or sexual content to carry an 18+ rating, and developers must declare those features by January 12, 2027.
- [Meta seeks at least $20 billion in cross-border bond sale for AI infrastructure](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/meta-seeks-at-least-20-billion-in-cross-border-bond-sale-for-ai-infrastructure/index.md): reported. Meta is seeking at least $20 billion in a cross-border bond sale to fund its expanding AI infrastructure.
- [Companies convert retired jet engines into gas generators to power AI data centers](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/companies-convert-retired-jet-engines-into-gas-generators-to-power-ai-data-cente/index.md): reported. AI companies are turning retired jet engines into natural gas generators, and xAI has installed eight converted turbines at its Mississippi data center.
- [AI-generated political ads flood midterm race and test platform labeling](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/ai-generated-political-ads-flood-midterm-race-and-test-platform-labeling/index.md): reported. Campaigns are filling feeds with AI-generated political ads, testing how quickly Instagram, YouTube and X can label synthetic content.
- [Democrat Gina Hinojosa wins Texas governor race, sending AI infrastructure stocks lower](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/democrat-gina-hinojosa-wins-texas-governor-race-sending-ai-infrastructure-stocks/index.md): reported. AI infrastructure stocks fell overnight after Hinojosa, who campaigned on a moratorium on new Texas AI data center development, defeated Governor Greg Abbott.
- [Apple warns in SEC filing that AI agents may act unpredictably and access systems](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/apple-warns-in-sec-filing-that-ai-agents-may-act-unpredictably-and-access-system/index.md): reported. Apple's new SEC filing says AI agents may behave in unintended ways, including accessing systems without authorization, and the company has tightened Mac agent permissions.
- [SEC enforcement director says agency is investigating AI capability and risk disclosures](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/sec-enforcement-director-says-agency-is-investigating-ai-capability-and-risk-dis/index.md): reported. The SEC Enforcement Director confirmed the agency is investigating companies for overstating AI capabilities and failing to disclose AI risks.
- [Hollywood stars and unions back New York Times in AI copyright case against OpenAI](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/hollywood-stars-and-unions-back-new-york-times-in-ai-copyright-case-against-open/index.md): reported. Anne Hathaway, Madonna and major unions filed briefs supporting the Times against OpenAI and Microsoft, and WME says AI use of creative material should be licensed.
- [Fireworks says it serves over 40T tokens per day for customers' customized open models](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/fireworks-says-it-serves-over-40t-tokens-per-day-for-customers-customized-open-m/index.md): reported. Fireworks told its first company conference it serves more than 40 trillion tokens daily to customers' customized models, a slice it says grew over 2x since summer.
- [Agents steer Allen Telescope Array and make first real-time AI pulsar detection](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/agents-steer-allen-telescope-array-and-make-first-real-time-ai-pulsar-detection/index.md): reported. NVIDIA-powered agents can steer the Allen Telescope Array and apply AI models through natural-language requests, and have made a first real-time pulsar detection.
- [50 GPT-6.1 Sol agents build a Minecraft civilization with leaders, rules and rationing](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/50-gpt-6-1-sol-agents-build-a-minecraft-civilization-with-leaders-rules-and-rati/index.md): reported. Y Combinator Labs and Olam Labs put 50 agents in a Minecraft world, where they appointed a leader, wrote rules and built a food-rationing ledger.
- [Apple begins beta testing Audio Intelligence on Apple Watch with conversation recall](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/apple-begins-beta-testing-audio-intelligence-on-apple-watch-with-conversation-re/index.md): reported. Apple has begun beta testing Audio Intelligence on Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, with Live Rewind and Siri Recaps features.
- [Gregory Kurtzer uses Codex to build Ginux, a Linux-compatible kernel, in 11 days](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/gregory-kurtzer-uses-codex-to-build-ginux-a-linux-compatible-kernel-in-11-days/index.md): reported. Gregory Kurtzer used Codex with GPT-5.6 Sol to build Ginux, a 139,000-line Linux-compatible kernel, in 11 days.
- [Netflix tests mood-based AI Discover tab with a small group of U.S. viewers](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/netflix-tests-mood-based-ai-discover-tab-with-a-small-group-of-u-s-viewers/index.md): reported. Netflix's AI Discover tab lets a small group of U.S. viewers pick a mood or theme and refine recommendations.
- [Anthropic warns updated IPO filing sees possible recursive self-improvement](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/anthropic-warns-updated-ipo-filing-sees-possible-recursive-self-improvement/index.md): reported. Anthropic says in an updated IPO filing that it may be approaching recursive self-improvement, where AI speeds up development of more capable AI.
- [Fal raises $1.3B Series F at $16B valuation as inference demand grows](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/fal-raises-1-3b-series-f-at-16b-valuation-as-inference-demand-grows/index.md): reported. AI inference platform Fal raised $1.3B in a Series F at a $16B valuation and has passed $800M in annual recurring revenue.
- [Applied Compute raises $350M at $3.25B valuation after reaching $100M ARR](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/applied-compute-raises-350m-at-3-25b-valuation-after-reaching-100m-arr/index.md): reported. Full-stack AI cloud company Applied Compute raised $350M at a $3.25B valuation and says it hit $100M ARR in 18 months.
- [MIT CSAIL team uses GPT-6 Astra to edit Qwen weights and raise math score](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/mit-csail-team-uses-gpt-6-astra-to-edit-qwen-weights-and-raise-math-score/index.md): reported. The MIT CSAIL team reports in a paper that GPT-6 Astra edited two layers of Qwen3.5-0.8B and raised its MATH-500 accuracy from 7.9% to 48.1%.
- [OpenAI brings Daybreak Red, built on GPT-5.6 Cyber, to AWS GovCloud (US-East)](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/openai-brings-daybreak-red-built-on-gpt-5-6-cyber-to-aws-govcloud-us-east/index.md): official. Approved customers can now use Daybreak Red, which brings GPT-5.6 Cyber to authorized cybersecurity work in AWS GovCloud (US-East) through Amazon Bedrock.
- [OpenAI tests one ChatGPT interface merging chat and work tools](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/openai-tests-one-chatgpt-interface-merging-chat-and-work-tools/index.md): reported. OpenAI is testing one ChatGPT interface that moves from conversation to action, with files, plugins and tasks together, while Codex stays separate.
- [OpenAI plans post-election policy push on AI speed limits and data centers](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/openai-plans-post-election-policy-push-on-ai-speed-limits-and-data-centers/index.md): reported. According to Axios, OpenAI is preparing a policy and public-relations campaign right after the U.S. midterm elections, starting during the lame-duck session.
- [AI server demand squeezes printed circuit board supply for PC makers](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/ai-server-demand-squeezes-printed-circuit-board-supply-for-pc-makers/index.md): reported. Factories are prioritizing complex, higher-priced boards for AI servers, and one Taiwanese maker says laminate prices are at least 12 times their July level.
- [Hugging Face Biology Research releases open 14.8B Carbon-X model for DNA and text](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/hugging-face-biology-research-releases-open-14-8b-carbon-x-model-for-dna-and-tex/index.md): reported. Carbon-X is trained on DNA sequences and ordinary text, and its creators report a 66.7% average across five DNA benchmarks.
- [South Korea proposes 2027 budget for chips, physical AI and sovereign model](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/south-korea-proposes-2027-budget-for-chips-physical-ai-and-sovereign-model/index.md): reported. The proposed 2027 budget includes 21.3 trillion won for chips, physical AI and data centers, plus 4.7 trillion won for a sovereign model.
- [DeepSeek publishes design and open repo for its Super-agent harness prototype](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/deepseek-publishes-design-and-open-repo-for-its-super-agent-harness-prototype/index.md): official. DeepSeek released a design article and a prototype repo for a long-lived router agent that hands work to isolated workers triggered by GitHub events.
- [SemiAnalysis launches GDPx benchmark; best model scores 12% on agentic tasks](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/semianalysis-launches-gdpx-benchmark-best-model-scores-12-on-agentic-tasks/index.md): official. SemiAnalysis's GDPx benchmark of 206 agentic tasks across 11 domains finds the best model scores only 12%.
- [Anthropic reportedly restricts Claude Code from cloning games, users report refusals](https://ai-news.ikangai.com/story/anthropic-reportedly-restricts-claude-code-from-cloning-games-users-report-refus/index.md): reported. Reports say Anthropic confirmed new Claude Code guardrails against direct game cloning, with refusals concentrated around Claude Code with Opus 5.5.

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