AI Daily brief · Thursday, 12 November 2026
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Anthropic launched its IPO roadshow on November 10 local time, planning to issue 825 million A-class common shares with a price range of $70 to $78 per share, with a maximum basic offering size of about $64.35 billion.
Model launches & updates
The Decoder+2 more outlets
Google DeepMind releases AlphaProof Code, a four-week verification of the Signal encryption core
Google DeepMind releases AlphaProof Code, an AI-powered mathematical proof software that meets security specifications, and completes the verification work usually requiring several years on the Signal encryption protocol in just four weeks.
Google DeepMindOfficial+3 more outlets
DeepMind releases AlphaGenome 2, predicting DNA variation impacts by cell type
Google DeepMind releases AlphaGenome 2, a conditional DNA sequence model that can predict the impact of DNA mutations on gene expression for specific cell types or states.
Product launches & updates
Google AI BlogOfficial+3 more outlets
Google launches Gemini Decisions API and Gemini Decision 1 model
Databricks BlogOfficial
Databricks releases new Genie: an autonomous AI colleague for complex enterprise work
Databricks released a new version of Genie, positioning it as an autonomous AI colleague that can continuously track progress, follow up on missing inputs, and take action when new information arrives. Users can set guards and approve critical steps. The new version is paired with Genie Ontology, which provides business definitions and organizational knowledge. Genie Search uses a hybrid search combining indexing and MCP, and continues to use Unity Catalog permissions. Unity Gateway manages access, cost, and auditing uniformly.
Google Developers BlogOfficial
Google releases generative UI open protocol A2UI 1.0
Google has released the Generative UI Open Protocol A2UI 1.0, which is the first stable version of the protocol, allowing AI agents to respond with interactive interfaces instead of plain text. Version 1.0 adds bidirectional function calls, accessibility support, and extended metadata, and provides open-source rendering SDKs for Web, Android, iOS, as well as agent SDKs for Python, TypeScript, and Dart.
Databricks BlogOfficial
Databricks upgrades Genie One to an enterprise AI collaboration workspace
Databricks announces Genie One as the unified entry point for enterprise AI collaboration, consolidating search, product generation, and cross-tool operations into one place, and providing enterprise context based on Genie Ontology, governed by Unity Gateway.
Industry
The Decoder+2 more outlets
Claroc claims over 35,000 Grok generative applications can be accessed without login, including patient data and plaintext passwords
Security company Claroc reported that out of 37,571 Grok-generated applications still online, 35,578 (94.7%) were accessible without login. The leaked content included ICU patient lab values, a list of over 3,500 employees from a hospital group, and 18 sets of plaintext account passwords from a time-tracking application source code; another 24 applications from SpaceXSI and X employees exposed internal sales area maps and advertising proposals.
Tips & opinions
OpenRouter Blog
OpenRouter tutorial: How to fix OpenAI and Claude's 429 rate limit error
OpenRouter published a tutorial explaining how to read the 429 response header and determine the rate limit source based on limit_source, providing three repair methods: retry, model fallback, and vendor failover.
AWS Machine Learning BlogOfficialAWS open-sources UAEF: cross-framework closed-loop evaluation AI agents
AWS releases open-source framework UAEF, using adapters to unify the execution traces of LangGraph, LangChain, Strands Agents, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and Langfuse into AgentTrace, then scoring with 7 dimensions and 36 built-in metrics.
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TechCrunch · AIOpenAI's quarterly revenue surpasses $1 billion for the first timeOpenAI's quarterly revenue has for the first time exceeded $1 billion, growing nearly 50% compared to the previous quarter, with adjusted operating margin narrowing from -150% to -109%; the company's annual revenue run rate reached $50 billion, but enterprise market revenue growth lagged behind Anthropic.
QbitAIMajor model manufacturers like Zhipu and MiniMax are offering 50% off on Tmall's Double 11On November 11th, major large model manufacturers such as Zhipu, MiniMax, Qwen Office, Alibaba Cloud, and Qoder launched a 50% discount Token event on Tmall. MiniMax's three monthly cards, Alibaba Cloud's two monthly cards, Zhipu's weekly card, Qwen Office's basic version membership monthly card, and Qoder's monthly card are all eligible for the discount, with the lowest price at 19.9 yuan. This marks the beginning of large models entering the mass consumer market.- QbitAIChina's AI accelerating towards the global stage: Industrial layout and opportunities with Shanghai manufacturing and Hong Kong connectionsChina's AI industry is undergoing a transition from technological breakthroughs to market applications, with capital shifting from 'paying for parameters' to 'pricing for returns'. Shanghai, leveraging its local enterprise capitalization, industrial clustering, and WAIC platform, has become a 'made-in' ground for AI technology implementation; Hong Kong, on the other hand, serves as a 'super connector' and 'super value-adder', providing a springboard for mainland China's AI enterprises to go global in terms of capital, regulations, and market connections. WAIC HONG KONG 2027 will be held in Hong Kong, focusing on industrial empowerment and a globalized ecosystem, showcasing China's AI practices to the world and connecting with global resources.
ITHome · AIShenlong Technology and Huoshan Engine have reached a strategic cooperation, with the new new energy vehicle model to be equipped with the latest AI cockpit solution.Shenlong Technology has reached a comprehensive strategic cooperation with Huoshan Engine, which will integrate Huoshan Engine's latest AI cockpit solution into a brand-new new energy vehicle, becoming the first joint venture brand to deeply create a full-link cooperation with Huoshan Engine. The new model will evolve into an Ai-Cockpit, introducing Huoshan Engine's AI capabilities covering product R&D to overseas business, creating an AI-native enterprise.- ITHome · AIUber DoorDash executive says AI agents for ride-hailing and food ordering have only hundreds of ordersUber and DoorDash executives disclosed that orders placed through AI agents like Meta Muse and Instinct amounted to only hundreds, far below the millions of regular orders placed daily. Uber completed 320 million orders in the last week of October, of which about 500 were Uber Eats orders processed by AI agents and only 4 were ride-hailing orders. Although consumers are interested in AI agents placing goods or tracking prices on their behalf, order errors and payment security concerns limit actual use.
36Kr · AINVIDIA and Huang Renxun faced a class-action lawsuit from shareholders, leading to a market value drop of 2.85 trillion in two days; Anthropic officially launched its IPO roadshow; Alibaba plans to split Pingtongge into an independent listing.NVIDIA and Huang Renxun faced a class-action lawsuit from shareholders, leading to a market value drop of 2.85 trillion in two days; Anthropic launched its IPO roadshow, planning to issue 825 million Class A common shares at a price range of $70 to $78 per share; Alibaba applied for the independent listing of its subsidiary, Pingtongge.
