https://cortexplor.com/en/ AI news, trends and numbers from Brazil and around the world. en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:44:48 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/ibm-research-trains-deck-building-model/ https://cortexplor.com/en/ibm-research-trains-deck-building-model/ IBM Research fine-tuned a 20-billion-parameter open-weight model to generate slide decks that follow a company's own design language, the team reports. Models & Launches Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:44:46 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-valuation-drops-anthropic-ipo/ https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-valuation-drops-anthropic-ipo/ OpenAI's new funding round values it at $1.25 trillion, short of its $1.4 trillion target, days after Anthropic filed to go public, per TechCrunch, The Verge. AI Market Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:47:59 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/meta-launches-spaces-customize-muse-app/ https://cortexplor.com/en/meta-launches-spaces-customize-muse-app/ Meta launched spaces in its Muse AI app, letting users build custom dashboards like trackers and planners just by describing the idea in text, it says. Applications Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:57:18 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/protesters-storm-microsoft-data-center-amsterdam/ https://cortexplor.com/en/protesters-storm-microsoft-data-center-amsterdam/ About 100 protesters broke into a Microsoft data center site near Amsterdam, climbed a crane and hung banners, part of a wave of protests across Europe. Policy Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:57:18 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/perplexity-launches-teammates-ai-work-agents/ https://cortexplor.com/en/perplexity-launches-teammates-ai-work-agents/ Perplexity has launched Teammates, AI agents that work around the clock inside Perplexity Computer, limited to its $200-a-month Max plan, The Verge reports. Applications Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:52:36 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-ends-ndas-data-center-communities/ https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-ends-ndas-data-center-communities/ OpenAI says it will stop using NDAs with officials on data center deals and will keep paying full electricity costs after voters rejected AI buildout. Policy Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:46:11 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/meta-muse-gets-voice-mode-in-us/ https://cortexplor.com/en/meta-muse-gets-voice-mode-in-us/ Meta rolls out real-time voice and video chat with Muse AI avatars to every US user, heading next to its AI glasses and the Muse Charm device, per Verge. Applications Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:49:01 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-launches-gpt-6-cyber-security-model/ https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-launches-gpt-6-cyber-security-model/ OpenAI launches GPT-6 Cyber, a cybersecurity model that found 81 unknown Firefox bugs and cut its rogue behavior rate in tests, per Verge and TechCrunch. Models & Launches Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:49:01 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/chatgpt-adds-native-gif-creation-tool/ https://cortexplor.com/en/chatgpt-adds-native-gif-creation-tool/ OpenAI released Images 2.6 and gave ChatGPT native GIF creation and editing. Here is how the tool works, who can use it, and what changed for developers. Applications Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:49:50 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/claude-launches-personal-finance-tool/ https://cortexplor.com/en/claude-launches-personal-finance-tool/ Anthropic launched Personal Finance, linking Claude to bank accounts via Plaid. Here is who can use it now, how it works, and how it compares to ChatGPT. Applications Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:49:50 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/amd-forecasts-overtaking-intel-in-revenue/ https://cortexplor.com/en/amd-forecasts-overtaking-intel-in-revenue/ AMD expects about $17 billion in fourth-quarter revenue, above Intel's own $15-16 billion guidance, which would be a first, per Canaltech and Xataka reports. AI Market Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:50:30 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/amd-data-center-revenue-nearly-doubles-q3/ https://cortexplor.com/en/amd-data-center-revenue-nearly-doubles-q3/ AMD posted $13.38 billion in revenue for the third quarter, up 45% year over year, as data centers reached 64% of total sales, per CNBC and SiliconANGLE. AI Market Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:47:47 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/us-midterm-voters-reject-ai-data-centers/ https://cortexplor.com/en/us-midterm-voters-reject-ai-data-centers/ US voters approved restrictions on AI data centers in the November 3 midterms; only one local vote, in Harwood, rejected the limit, per CNBC and Engadget. Policy Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:54:32 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-acquires-pierre-computer-for-codex/ https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-acquires-pierre-computer-for-codex/ OpenAI is buying developer tooling startup Pierre Computer to feed its Codex tool; the deal's terms were not disclosed, according to SiliconANGLE and Tecmundo. AI Market Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:54:31 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/chatgpt-reaches-20-percent-google-search/ https://cortexplor.com/en/chatgpt-reaches-20-percent-google-search/ OpenAI says ChatGPT's search query volume now equals 20% of Google's, a figure announced by an executive and reported by The Verge and Olhar Digital this week. AI Market Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:53:55 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/google-turns-off-search-schools-ai/ https://cortexplor.com/en/google-turns-off-search-schools-ai/ Google confirms that US schools blocking Gemini and other AI tools will also lose all access to Google Search, according to The Verge and SiliconANGLE. Policy Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:53:55 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-rebrands-data-centers-compute-campuses/ https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-rebrands-data-centers-compute-campuses/ OpenAI renames its data centers 'compute campuses' ahead of US midterms, amid criticism over energy costs, according to TechRadar and The Verge reports. Policy Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:53:35 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/musk-mocks-altman-over-home-pc-ram/ https://cortexplor.com/en/musk-mocks-altman-over-home-pc-ram/ Elon Musk mocks Sam Altman for saying home PC RAM is wasteful, as a memory pricing crisis already hits the market, according to TechRadar and Computer Hoy. AI Market Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:53:34 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/ibm-updates-granite-switch-without-retraining/ https://cortexplor.com/en/ibm-updates-granite-switch-without-retraining/ IBM released Granite Switch 4.1.1, which adds new features without retraining the base model, according to the company's own announcement on Hugging Face. Models & Launches Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:51:13 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/musk-confirms-grok-bot-usage-cut-high-costs/ https://cortexplor.com/en/musk-confirms-grok-bot-usage-cut-high-costs/ Elon Musk confirmed Grok Bot's usage limits were cut on purpose over high costs, per TechCrunch and TechRadar. Here's what changed and who it affects. AI Market Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:51:13 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-merges-chatgpt-chat-work-tabs/ https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-merges-chatgpt-chat-work-tabs/ OpenAI will merge ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs into one screen in December, sharing the same token allowance with Codex, according to TechCrunch and ZDNet. Applications Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:46:10 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/meta-funds-research-five-us-universities/ https://cortexplor.com/en/meta-funds-research-five-us-universities/ Meta announces research partnerships with five US universities and $2 million in funding for projects using its AI models in medicine, according to the company. Applications Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:03:46 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/google-gemini-4-carbon-cybersecurity-model/ https://cortexplor.com/en/google-gemini-4-carbon-cybersecurity-model/ Google DeepMind launched Gemini 4 Carbon, a model built for cybersecurity and long engineering tasks, with restricted early access and Argon's pricing. Models & Launches Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:48:18 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/nvidia-nemotron-transcribe-open-weights/ https://cortexplor.com/en/nvidia-nemotron-transcribe-open-weights/ Nvidia released Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe, an open-weight speech model covering 40 languages that is already available on Hugging Face, the company says. Models & Launches Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:48:18 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/meta-brings-muse-to-singapore/ https://cortexplor.com/en/meta-brings-muse-to-singapore/ Meta expands its personal AI agent Muse to Singapore, adding local partners such as Shopee, Grab and Singapore Airlines, the company has now announced. Applications Sun, 01 Nov 2026 21:51:16 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/judge-allows-naacp-lawsuit-against-xai-data-center/ https://cortexplor.com/en/judge-allows-naacp-lawsuit-against-xai-data-center/ A federal judge denied xAI's motion to dismiss the NAACP's Clean Air Act lawsuit over unpermitted gas turbines powering its Colossus data center near Memphis. Policy Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:48:07 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/google-suncatcher-satellite-online-haiku/ https://cortexplor.com/en/google-suncatcher-satellite-online-haiku/ Google's Project Suncatcher satellite is now online and generated its first haiku in orbit using the Gemma 4 model, according to TechCrunch and The Verge. AI Market Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:54:18 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/mistral-releases-large-4-open-weights/ https://cortexplor.com/en/mistral-releases-large-4-open-weights/ Mistral has released open weights for its Large 4, a 1-trillion-parameter multimodal model with coding gains, according to the company and Hugging Face. Models & Launches Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:54:18 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-acquires-orchestra-bio-biotech-startup/ https://cortexplor.com/en/openai-acquires-orchestra-bio-biotech-startup/ OpenAI has acquired biotech startup Orchestra Bio, whose AI agents coordinate drug development programs, folding it into its Rosalind life sciences platform. AI Market Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:46:19 +0000 https://cortexplor.com/en/hacker-breaches-sites-with-ai-agents/ https://cortexplor.com/en/hacker-breaches-sites-with-ai-agents/ A hacker used AI agents with little human input to breach over 100 company sites; Reuters confirms John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins among the victims. Policy Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:50:46 +0000