AI news for Friday, 6 November 2026
The day’s AI news in one list, the biggest stories first. Each story links to its short read and to the outlets that reported it.
- 1 · Funding & DealsOpenAI reportedly raises 11 billion dollars
OpenAI has raised $11 billion in a new funding round that values the company at $1.25 trillion, though the full round has not yet closed and is expected to reach approximately $20 billion in total.
Reported by TechCrunch and 3 more
- Microsoft data center protest breaks into Amsterdam site
Protesters broke into a construction site of a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam, with approximately 100 people scaling cranes and displaying banners.
Reported by The Verge and 1 more
- 3 · RoboticsBoston Dynamics unveils Stretch Gen 2 robot
Boston Dynamics unveiled Stretch Gen 2, an updated autonomous mobile robot designed to unload trailers in logistics operations.
Reported by The Robot Report
- 4 · Policy & DramaIndustry experts discuss China blocking SoftBank acquisition of ABB Robotics
China's government blocked a Japanese company's planned acquisition of a robotics manufacturer, citing concerns that artificial intelligence training data could be transferred abroad.
Reported by The Robot Report
- Huawei data center shows China's AI computing gap
Huawei has built a major AI data center campus in Inner Mongolia using domestically-designed chips, revealing constraints on China's artificial intelligence computing capacity.
Reported by Epoch AI
- 6 · BenchmarksOpenAI introduces benchmark for AI lab science
OpenAI has introduced BioBasicsBench, a benchmark that measures how well AI agents can interpret raw experimental data from routine wet-lab scientific work.
Reported by OpenAI
- 7 · BenchmarksDeepSeek and GLM match OpenAI in hacking skills
A company that measures AI capabilities tested how well different AI models could hack into simulated corporate networks.
Reported by Wired AI
- 8 · Policy & DramaOpenAI partners to test systems for vulnerabilities
OpenAI has announced a partnership with a security firm to test its systems for vulnerabilities, particularly focusing on how its systems interact with third-party services.
Reported by OpenAI
- 9 · Policy & DramaMeta delays commercial terms update after backlash
Meta has indefinitely delayed plans to update its commercial terms and require business account users to allow AI training on external websites linked on Facebook.
Reported by Ars Technica
- 10 · Policy & DramaAI companies seek to buy corporate files and emails for training
AI companies are seeking to purchase internal corporate documents, emails, and other workflow data from businesses to use for training their models.
Reported by Wired AI
- 11 · Agents & ProductsRamp data shows AI spending stalling just as Anthropic nears its IPO
AI spending growth has stalled even as companies use more AI tokens, according to data from a business spending platform.
Reported by TechCrunch
- 12 · RoboticsPhysicl raises $10M for robot training simulations
A startup has raised seed funding to create realistic digital simulations that help train robots.
Reported by TechCrunch
- 13 · Funding & DealsPalo Alto Networks in talks to buy Clutch
Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Clutch Security, a startup that secures AI agents' access to company systems, for $500 million in cash plus additional milestone-based payouts.
Reported by TechCrunch
- 14 · Agents & ProductsMeta introduces Spaces for collaborating with Muse agents
Meta has launched Spaces, a feature that lets users create customized, topic-focused experiences within their Muse AI assistant, such as shopping hubs, school dashboards, or music trackers.
Reported by TechCrunch and 1 more
- 15 · Models & ReleasesThinking Machines releases Inkling 2 Small AI model
Thinking Machines Lab released Inkling 2 Small, a multimodal AI model with 594 billion total parameters and 17 billion active parameters that accepts text and images.
Reported by MarkTechPost and 1 more
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