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Microsoft unveils Fara-7B, its first agentic SLM designed for computer use, available as an experimental release on Hugging Face and Microsoft Foundry
17+ hour, 39+ min ago (79+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Ben Dickson / VentureBeat: Microsoft unveils Fara-7B, its first agentic SLM designed for computer use, available as an experimental release on Hugging Face and Microsoft Foundry" " Microsoft has introduced Fara-7B, a new 7-billion parameter model designed to act as a Computer Use Agent (CUA) capable of performing complex tasks directly on a user's device. This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:35 PM ET, November 24, 2025....
Amazon unveils its Autonomous Threat Analysis system, born from a 2024 internal hackathon, to use AI agents competing in teams to identify vulnerabilities
21+ hour, 34+ min ago (71+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Amazon unveils its Autonomous Threat Analysis system, born from a 2024 internal hackathon, to use AI agents competing in teams to identify vulnerabilities" " Born out of an internal hackathon, Amazon's Autonomous Threat Analysis system uses a variety of specialized AI agents to detect weaknesses " This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:40 AM ET, November 24, 2025....
OpenAI unveils a free shopping research feature in ChatGPT that delivers a personalized buyer's guide, powered by a custom version of GPT-5 mini
17+ hour, 59+ min ago (70+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNET: OpenAI unveils a free shopping research feature in ChatGPT that delivers a personalized buyer's guide, powered by a custom version of GPT-5 mini" " ZDNET's key takeaways" " OpenAI released a shopping research feature in ChatGPT." " The experience helps you find products and deals. This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:20 PM ET, November 24, 2025....
A job listing shows Google is developing a new Android-based “Aluminium OS” that is “built with AI at the core”, potentially as a ChromeOS replacement for PCs
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (73+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority: A job listing shows Google is developing a new Android-based "Aluminium OS" that is "built with AI at the core", potentially as a ChromeOS replacement for PCs" " Google wants to replace ChromeOS with Aluminium OS, its new, Android-based operating system for PCs." " " This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 2:00 AM ET, November 25, 2025....
The US DOD and the intelligence community awarded Enabled Intelligence a seven-year, up to $708M data labeling contract in September, beating out Scale AI
17+ hour, 49+ min ago (74+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: The US DOD and the intelligence community awarded Enabled Intelligence a seven-year, up to $708M data labeling contract in September, beating out Scale AI" " An AI startup has won a seven-year contract to supply data labeling for artificial intelligence and machine learning for the US Department " This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:25 PM ET, November 24, 2025....
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5, which the company says is “the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use”
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (73+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Anthropic: Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5, which the company says is "the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use" " Our newest model, Claude Opus 4.5, is available today." It's intelligent, efficient, and the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use. This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 2:10 PM ET, November 24, 2025....
Internal memo: Amazon asks engineers to use its in-house AI coding assistant Kiro over third-party tools like Cursor, aiming to gather feedback for improvement
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (70+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Greg Bensinger / Reuters: Internal memo: Amazon asks engineers to use its in-house AI coding assistant Kiro over third-party tools like Cursor, aiming to gather feedback for improvement" " Amazon suggested its engineers eschew AI code generation tools from third-party companies in favor of its own " This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:40 AM ET, November 25, 2025....
Google is starting to bridge OpenAI's product moat, like with Gemini's “dynamic view” option, which converts a text answer into an interactive, visual output
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (77+ words) [Techmeme permalink] M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: Google is starting to bridge OpenAI's product moat, like with Gemini's "dynamic view" option, which converts a text answer into an interactive, visual output" " I have a simple method for my own AI rankings: product delight." That is, when I use the various services from the players in AI " This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:45 PM ET, November 24, 2025....
Sources: Google has begun pitching customers, including Meta and big financial institutions, on the idea of using TPUs in their own data centers
13+ hour, 9+ min ago (76+ words) [Techmeme permalink] The Information: Sources: Google has begun pitching customers, including Meta and big financial institutions, on the idea of using TPUs in their own data centers" " Google is picking up the pace of its efforts to compete directly with Nvidia in the AI chip business." " For years, the search giant has rented " This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:05 PM ET, November 24, 2025....
Poland's antitrust office UOKiK is probing whether Apple's ATT limits third-party data collection in mobile ads while giving Apple's own ads service an edge
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (72+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk / Reuters: Poland's antitrust office UOKiK is probing whether Apple's ATT limits third-party data collection in mobile ads while giving Apple's own ads service an edge" " Poland's anti-monopoly office UOKiK is investigating whether Apple (AAPL.O) is restricting competition in the mobile advertising market through " This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 3:20 AM ET, November 25, 2025....