Anthropic, PBC disclosed approximately $895.4 billion of purchase commitments and lease agreements in an amended Form S-1 filed November 2, 2026, saying substantially all relates to compute and infrastructure. The preliminary prospectus also adds third-quarter 2026 results as the company prepares an initial public offering of Class A common stock. The total covers arrangements entered…
The next phase of AI transformation will be about what companies can learn from every decision it makes, as well as who owns that learning Conversations surrounding AI have been focused on one main question: what can these models do? They were benchmarked, piloted, and marveled at, and it was the right question for the…
TechCrunch reported on November 2, 2026, that Israeli startup 42AI had exited stealth with $62.5 million in seed funding and a behavioral world model operating at financial brokerages. The founders told TechCrunch that the system estimates probabilities for how individual clients may act under changing circumstances. Chief executive and co-founder Amit Gal-Or told TechCrunch that…
Sarah Webb is COO and Co-Founder of LawVu, bringing a background in engineering and software leadership that includes roles at LOVEFiLM and Amazon. She joined LawVu as CTO in 2015 and became COO in 2020, combining experience across technology, operations, security, and governance. Her work focuses on helping legal teams connect their data and workflows…
Most AI systems are built to interpret information or generate an answer. 42AI is pursuing a different question: how will a particular person respond when circumstances change? The company has emerged from stealth with what it calls a Behavioral World Model, positioning human behavior as a distinct prediction problem for enterprise AI. The Tel Aviv…
Regina Barzilay, MIT’s School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of AI and Health, and James Collins, MIT’s Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering and Science, are the recipients of the 2026 Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence. The award recognizes their joint work in “pioneering AI-enabled antibiotic discovery, integrating deep learning, bioengineering, and experimental validation…
Perplexity on November 2, 2026, published a technical guide to persistent AI agent memory, detailing the Brain system in Perplexity Computer, the Agent API’s memory-building components, and tests for whether stored context improves an agent’s later work. Brain’s Architecture and Reported Results Perplexity describes Brain as its self-improving memory system for Computer, built to organize…
Clark launched Clerks, which it describes as autonomous AI employees for CPA-firm audit work, and announced an $11 million seed round on November 2, 2026. Touring Capital led the round, joined by returning investors Marathon Management Partners, Rerail and Sofeon Ventures. In a release distributed by PR Newswire, Clark said the financing, together with a…
Ali Hayat is CEO and founder of Axipro, combining a background in industrial risk management and ISO auditing with experience in cybersecurity and compliance consulting. His early work involved high-stakes industrial environments, where safety, regulatory requirements, and operational risk were central concerns. He later built Axipro without outside investment, focusing on helping growing companies adopt…
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on November 2, 2026 requiring covered non-government data-center owners in Russia to reserve 10% of their floor space and capacity for Russian information resources, according to a Kremlin announcement. The signed decree gives those owners no more than 10 days from its entry into force to make the…