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Anthropic Launches HIPAA-Certified Claude Opus 4.5; Google & OpenAI Race to Match Health and Commerce AI Breakthroughs

Anthropic Launches HIPAA-Certified Claude Opus 4.5; Google & OpenAI Race to Match Health and Commerce AI Breakthroughs

TL;DR * Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5 with HIPAA compliance and direct integrations to HealthEx, Apple HealthKit, and Android Health Connect for secure clinical data access * Google announces Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) with Walmart, Shopify, and Wayfair to enable AI-driven agent-based checkout within Gemini, standardizing payment and product discovery

AI-Driven Productivity Surge Sparks Job Slowdown as Fed Prepares Rate Cuts in 2026

AI-Driven Productivity Surge Sparks Job Slowdown as Fed Prepares Rate Cuts in 2026

TL;DR * U.S. labor productivity surges 4.9% annually in Q3 2025 as output rises 5.4% with minimal hours growth, driving record efficiency amid wage inflation slowdown * Colorado adds 2,700 nonfarm jobs in Oct–Nov 2025 as professional services sector loses 1,500 roles, signaling mixed labor

India's Massive 1,024 B200 GPU Cluster Boosts AI Sovereignty, Rokid Launches $299 AI Glasses with Hands-Free Payments, and Google Makes Gemini AI Free in Gmail

India's Massive 1,024 B200 GPU Cluster Boosts AI Sovereignty, Rokid Launches $299 AI Glasses with Hands-Free Payments, and Google Makes Gemini AI Free in Gmail

TL;DR * NVIDIA B200 GPU clusters deployed by E2E Networks to deliver 184 TB GPU RAM for scalable AI computing in India * Rokid and Ant International integrate Alipay+ GlassPay into AI smart glasses for hands-free payments across 150M+ merchants * Google integrates Gemini 3 AI features into Gmail for all users,

AI Boom Drives NAND Prices Sky-High, xAI's $20B Mega-Data Center Sparks Controversy, and AMD's 126 TOPS Chip Reshapes Local AI

AI Boom Drives NAND Prices Sky-High, xAI's $20B Mega-Data Center Sparks Controversy, and AMD's 126 TOPS Chip Reshapes Local AI

TL;DR * Sandisk to double 3D NAND memory prices for enterprise SSDs amid AI-driven demand, impacting 50,000+ NVL144 rack deployments * xAI to build $20B data center in Southaven, Mississippi with 2GW computing power for world’s largest supercomputer * AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor launches with 126 TOPS AI

AMD Ryzen AI 400 and Google TCL AI TV Lead On-Device AI Surge as Anthropic Secures $10B Valuation

AMD Ryzen AI 400 and Google TCL AI TV Lead On-Device AI Surge as Anthropic Secures $10B Valuation

TL;DR * AMD Instinct MI355X GPU delivers 2.5x inference throughput over NVIDIA Blackwell B200 for MoE-heavy AI workloads using ROCm ATOM engine * NVIDIA DGX Spark software update delivers 2.5x performance gain for AI workloads with Qwen-235B model throughput doubling on NVFP4 precision * AMD Ryzen AI 400 series processors

D-Wave Unveils 49-Qubit Quantum System, UGREEN Launches On-Prem GenAI NAS, ASUS Debuts Ultra-Dense Vector PC for HPC

D-Wave Unveils 49-Qubit Quantum System, UGREEN Launches On-Prem GenAI NAS, ASUS Debuts Ultra-Dense Vector PC for HPC

TL;DR * D-Wave launches 49-qubit dual-rail quantum system with error-reduced superconducting qubits, advancing hybrid quantum-classical HPC optimization * UGREEN NASync iDX6011 NAS integrates 96 TOPS local AI processing, 160TB storage, and dual 10GbE for on-device GenAI inference without cloud dependency * ASUS Vector PC redefines HPC chassis design with top-mounted RTX 6000

Marvell Acquires XConn for $540M, AMD Unveils Helios AI Rack

Marvell Acquires XConn for $540M, AMD Unveils Helios AI Rack

TL;DR * Marvell acquires XConn for $540M to enhance AI infrastructure switching with PCIe 5.0 and CXL support for hyperscale data centers * AMD unveils Helios AI rack with MI500 GPUs targeting 1,000x performance gain over MI300X for exascale AI workloads * Gigabyte introduces AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 Infinity with