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IBM Impact Accelerator Brings AI and Quantum to the Future of Learning and Work

IBM · Original source

IBM has selected four organizations for the education and workforce cohort of its IBM Impact Accelerator: InnovateEDU, the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, Ramona Technologies and the Udhyam Learning Foundation. Each receives a grant of IBM technology and expertise. Since 2022 the program has committed up to $75 million in cash and in-kind donations through 2028.

Introducing Scribe v3 and v3 Live, our most accurate speech to text models

ElevenLabs · Original source

ElevenLabs has launched two speech-to-text models. Scribe v3, for recorded audio, makes 27% fewer word errors than Scribe v2 across 102 languages. Scribe v3 Live, for realtime audio, makes 43% fewer errors than Scribe v2 Realtime, adds speaker diarization for the first time and improves turn detection. Scribe v3 Live is available in ElevenAgents, and both models are available in ElevenAPI.

Gemini Intelligence: New features, on more devices

Google · Original source

Google is expanding Gemini Intelligence on Android to more devices, including Motorola's first such phone, the motorola signature 27, which opens for U.S. pre-order on November 19, and Pixel 10 models via the November Pixel Drop. New features include Create My Widget, which builds a widget from a text description, and Device Assistance for support requests. Proactive suggestions are coming to Android Auto for Pixel phones.

Singapore Airlines elevates travel & work with OpenAI technology

OpenAI and Singapore Airlines · Original source

OpenAI describes how Singapore Airlines uses the OpenAI API for its Kris customer chatbot and Flight Recommender tool, and OpenAI models inside its internal AI platform Jarvis and in software development. Singapore Airlines reports a 2x rise in customer satisfaction after moving Kris to an LLM-powered experience, about a 10% cut in average handling time, nearly 3x growth in Flight Recommender users, and Jarvis use by more than 60% of employees.

NVIDIA Expands Open Source Commitment With OpenShell Donation and New AI Infrastructure

NVIDIA · Original source

NVIDIA is contributing NVIDIA OpenShell, an open source runtime for securing and governing autonomous agents, to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, announced at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. It is also contributing to the Google-led Agent Substrate project and announced new open source parts of its DSX AI Factory Platform: NVIDIA Kubernetes Engine, Kubernetes Recipes and Snapshot. NVKE and NVKR are in public preview.

Statement From the Independent Members of the NVIDIA Board

NVIDIA · Original source

The independent members of the NVIDIA Board have retained Joon H. Kim, a former acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and his firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct an independent investigation. The investigation was announced by the Board on Sunday 8 November 2026. The statement is a short update naming the outside counsel selected to carry out the review.

Gemini 4 Carbon is now available

Google · Original source

Google has made Gemini 4 Carbon available to developers, enterprises, scientists and consumers, two weeks after releasing it to cybersecurity defenders through its Fairwind Program. Google describes it as its strongest model for cybersecurity, long-horizon agentic workflows and scientific reasoning. It is available through the API in Google AI Studio and Gemini for business at the same introductory price as Gemini 4 Argon, and is rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers.

Closing the AI guidance gap in education

OpenAI · Original source

OpenAI has published a report on lessons from its education partnerships across EMEA, including with governments and education systems in Estonia, Slovakia, Greece and Italy. It focuses on educator support, AI literacy, local capability and evaluation, and reports early teacher adoption and time savings while noting that open questions remain about learning outcomes.

Work at the Frontier: AI’s effect on freelance work

OpenAI · Original source

OpenAI and Upwork studied how ChatGPT use compares with freelance demand across 63 matched work categories. In 43 categories, activities common in ChatGPT lost share on Upwork while less common ones gained. Between early 2023 and late 2025, the mix of tasks in AI-related postings became 45% more diverse, and AI-related projects had larger fixed-price budgets and more hours of work.

Gemini Robotics 2.5 accelerates real-world general dexterity

Google DeepMind · Original source

Google DeepMind has introduced Gemini Robotics 2.5, its most capable vision-language-action model, tested across more than 200 tasks. It reports a 30% to 100% higher success rate than previous baselines and 20% to 30% faster task completion. In a proof-of-concept on Mercedes-Benz production lines, Apptronik's Apollo 2 humanoid picked and packed automotive parts with a 96% success rate. The model is rolling out to robotics partners.

Introducing AlphaProof Code: a breakthrough in verifying complex software at depth

Google DeepMind · Original source

Google DeepMind says its AlphaProof Code agentic framework mathematically proved key security properties of the actual code behind the Signal protocol, which it describes as the first formal verification of a widely deployed cryptographic protocol at this depth. Agents powered by Gemini Carbon generated over six million lines of Lean, and the process took four weeks. DeepMind is open-sourcing the verification artifacts.

We’re bringing Adobe’s creative and productivity tools closer to your everyday Google apps

Google · Original source

At Adobe MAX, Google announced an expanded partnership with Adobe. Planned changes include a direct path from Google Drive and Gmail into Adobe Acrobat, Adobe connectors in Gemini and Gemini Enterprise, Adobe creative tools in AI Mode in Google Search, and Adobe's CX Enterprise Coworker agent in Gemini Enterprise. Adobe and Google DeepMind will also explore new editing experiences.

IBM and Microsoft Announce a New AI Agent Platform Designed for Industry-Specific Transformation

IBM and Microsoft · Original source

IBM and Microsoft have announced Imagine Enterprise, an AI agent platform for regulated industries. IBM Consulting contributes more than 6,000 pre-built AI agents and assets, while Microsoft provides the AI, data, cloud and security foundation, with forward-deployed engineers from both companies. Initial industry frameworks cover financial services, insurance and retail, and SEI is cited as an example client.

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