AI briefing for Thursday, 12 November 2026

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BusinessPolicyThe Verge ↗11 Nov

Nvidia board reportedly prepares to remove CEO Jensen Huang after second affair report

Nvidia's board is reportedly preparing to dismiss CEO Jensen Huang after a report of a second alleged affair, this time with an executive who reports to him. This comes days after he admitted an affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy.

Why it mattersA leadership change at the company that supplies most AI chips could affect chip supply, AI investment and US-China tech tensions.

SecurityBuildersThe Hacker News ↗10 Nov

Hackers exploit SGLang flaw to breach NEAR AI inference server and steal agent and user data

An attacker used a remote code execution flaw in the open-source SGLang inference engine to run code on one of NEAR AI's inference servers, taking data from 18 agents and about 100 users. Requests sent in a confidential mode were also potentially visible on that server.

BuildersEverydayThe Verge ↗11 Nov

Google DeepMind unveils AlphaGenome 2 to show how DNA changes affect different cells

Google DeepMind released AlphaGenome 2, the successor to its genome-predicting model. It aims to explain how DNA changes affect different cell types, which could help find causes of disease.

More from today

1. BusinessArs Technica ↗11 Nov

   TSMC to invest $1 billion in Anthropic and OpenAI

   Taiwan's chipmaking giant TSMC plans to invest $1 billion in Anthropic and OpenAI. The move is another example of circular financing in the AI industry while AI stocks are shaky.

   Why it mattersChip suppliers investing in their own customers ties the AI boom more tightly together, raising both growth and risk for investors.

   Business
2. SecuritySecurityWeek ↗11 Nov

   Fortinet patches nearly 100 vulnerabilities after adding frontier AI to its security testing

   Fortinet released fixes for nearly 100 vulnerabilities in one large batch. The surge follows the company's use of frontier AI models in its product security testing.

   Why it mattersAI-driven bug hunting is producing far more patches, so IT teams should expect larger and more frequent update cycles.

   

3. SecurityHelp Net Security ↗12 Nov

   Credential stuffing bots disguise themselves as a popular AI agent to slip past defenses

   In one October week, an online marketplace received over 414,000 visits from traffic claiming to be a well-known consumer AI agent, all aimed at the sign-in page. The traffic was actually a credential stuffing operation testing stolen usernames and passwords, and it outnumbered the real agent's visits.

   Why it mattersSites that trust traffic just because it claims to be an AI agent can be opened up to account takeover attacks.

   

4. SecurityPolicyDark Reading ↗12 Nov

   Japan proposes emergency cybersecurity funding as AI-assisted breaches rise

   Japan is pushing an emergency funding package that adds public-private cyber responders and an AI-focused team run by the economic ministry. It also gives more room to use the government's new active cyber-defense powers.

   Why it mattersGovernments are starting to fund dedicated defenses against AI-assisted attacks, which will shape how companies report and respond to breaches.

   

5. BusinessEverydayTechCrunch ↗10 Nov

   Anthropic launches Claude Meetings as part of a new AI office suite

   Anthropic introduced Claude Meetings, where Claude drafts plans, maps timelines on a whiteboard, answers chat questions and pulls data from connected work apps during meetings. It is part of a wider set of office tools for non-technical workers.

   Why it mattersOffice workers may soon get AI that turns meetings directly into plans and tasks, competing with existing workplace software.

   

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