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- 01 of 10ENERGY
National Grid plans huge Teesside AI power hub
National Grid has agreed to buy 73 acres for what could become Britain's biggest electricity substation. The site could supply a planned neighbouring AI data centre and help the region attract new investment.
OUR TAKEEven artificial intelligence must first find a decent plug socket.
Read more → - 02 of 10BUSINESS
Aramco completes $2.6bn deal for Humain stake
Saudi Aramco has completed a deal for 49% of AI company Humain, with about $2.6 billion in cash contributions during 2026 plus computing and digital assets. The Saudi Public Investment Fund keeps 51%, while Humain aims to build three gigawatts of data centre capacity by 2030.
OUR TAKEThe oil business has found another rather thirsty investment.
Read more → - 03 of 10RESEARCH
KAIST cuts specialist AI training time by 70%
South Korean researchers say their CluSTER method reduced specialist AI training time by 69.6% in a medical question test. It used about 31% of the full training data, with only a small drop in accuracy.
OUR TAKEApparently the answer to a long lesson was less homework.
Read more → - 04 of 10RESEARCH
DeepSeek proposes a coordinator for AI coding teams
DeepSeek has published a design for coordinating several AI coding agents with less hands-on supervision. Its team says human attention becomes a bottleneck when one person tries to oversee roughly three to five active sessions.
OUR TAKEEven tireless digital workers seem to require middle management.
Read more → - 05 of 10PRODUCTS
Apple sets China AI launch with Alibaba Qwen
Apple says its first Apple Intelligence features will reach China with iOS 27.3 in December, with developer testing starting on 4 November. Alibaba's Qwen will be available within Siri, Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence.
OUR TAKESiri has finally found someone local to ask.
Read more → - 06 of 10RESEARCH
Adobe tests AI that picks the right editing tools
Adobe Research and UC San Diego have built EditAgent, which selects different tools for different image edits and checks the results using measured data. It improves editing accuracy, although the approach needs about ten times the computing work.
OUR TAKEA better eye for detail comes with a rather larger electricity bill.
Read more → - 07 of 10BUSINESS
Proton publishes its plan for AI-led coding
Swiss software company Proton has published an internal memo setting out how it wants engineers to work with AI. Technology chief Bart Butler argues that staff should guide models and agents, while keeping engineering judgement at the centre of the job.
OUR TAKEThe keyboard survives, though its job description is under review.
Read more → - 08 of 10ENERGY
AI demand helps lift reactor builds to 40-year high
Nikkei reports that 79 nuclear reactors are under construction worldwide, the highest number in 40 years. Growing electricity needs from AI and higher fossil fuel prices are helping drive plans for new plants.
OUR TAKEThe chatbot has asked for a power station rather than a charger.
Read more → - 09 of 10PRODUCTS
ChatGPT plans one shared budget for chat and coding
OpenAI plans to bring Chat and Work together and share a usage budget across ChatGPT and Codex from December. The change affects Plus, Pro and Business plans, making heavier tasks draw on the same allowance.
OUR TAKEOne convenient place to discover you have used up your allowance.
Read more → - 10 of 10POLICY
Quad pledges over $85m for Indo-Pacific AI access
The Quad countries have pledged more than $85 million in technical and financial help to widen access to trusted AI across the Indo-Pacific. Their foreign ministers announced the plan at a meeting in Atlanta, including support through the Quad AI Accelerator.
OUR TAKEFour governments have agreed on something, which is a useful start.
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