AI news this week
The ten AI stories that matter most this week, 2 to 8 November 2026, picked from 474 stories published since Monday. Each has its sources.
The week was dominated by a series of high‑profile financial and regulatory moves. Binance reported that hackers used fake interviews and AI tools to siphon $6.3 billion, while Nvidia announced $300 billion in guarantees for AI projects, raising concerns about risk exposure. In corporate news, Marvell agreed to acquire Lumentum for $115 billion in an all‑stock deal aimed at strengthening AI connectivity, and SpaceX scaled its AI cloud to 13 GW by 2027, surpassing Google’s cumulative capacity from 1999 to 2026. These events underscored the growing intersection of AI, finance, and infrastructure.
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Binance says hackers used fake interviews and AI tools to steal $6.3B
Binance co-CEO Richard Teng stated that the record-breaking October 29 cyberattack, which resulted in the theft of more than $6 billion, was executed through a multi-month infiltration strategy.
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Marvell agrees to buy Lumentum in $115 billion all-stock deal for AI connectivity
Marvell Technology and Lumentum announced on November 2, 2026, a definitive agreement for Marvell to acquire Lumentum in an all-stock transaction with an implied enterprise value of $115 billion.
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Anthropic may debut on Nasdaq as soon as Nov. 16, reports say
Anthropic has publicly filed its S-1 prospectus with the SEC, signaling that its initial public offering is imminent.
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Amazon Thinks AWS Could Become a $1 Trillion Business
Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Andy Jassy said AWS could reach $1 trillion in annual revenue within five to ten years, based on two growth drivers: cloud migration and AI demand.
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Nvidia backs AI projects with $300bn in guarantees, raising risks
Nvidia has committed over $300bn in financial support to AI infrastructure projects, including $105bn for OpenAI’s Ohio data center and $500bn in partnerships with Wall Street firms.
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SpaceX scales AI cloud to 13GW by 2027, outpacing Google’s 1999-2026 total
SpaceX is accelerating its AI cloud expansion, revising its 2027 target from 10GW to ~13GW—nearly matching Google’s total datacenter capacity built between 1999 and 2026 in just 1.5 years.
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LongCat debuts LongCat-2.5 with 1.6T parameters and visual token support
LongCat released LongCat-2.5 on November 1, 2026, a multimodal mixture-of-experts model with 1.6 trillion total parameters and 48 billion activated per token.
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Over 400 apps allegedly generate deepfake abuse images via Meta ads and app stores
A network of more than 400 apps, many posing as harmless services like language tutors or workout coaches, secretly generate explicit deepfake images and videos when accessed under certain conditions.
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Sarvam AI releases open-weight Prism model for enterprise decisions
Sarvam AI launched Prism, an open-weight decision model built on its 105B base, on November 3, 2026.
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Google says schools must accept AI features to retain Search access for K-12 students
Google announced that starting next year, AI-powered features in its education products — including Gemini, NotebookLM, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search — will be turned off by default for K-12 student accounts…
22 sourcesThe Decodergsmarena.comfinance.yahoo.comyahoo.com+18
The full recap for 2 to 8 November 2026: all 474 stories ranked, model releases and deals →
Earlier weeks
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Week of 26 October 2026
1063 stories · top: Microsoft raises $25 billion in bond sale, its first since 2017
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Week of 19 October 2026
1043 stories · top: OpenAI seeks $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation
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Week of 12 October 2026
914 stories · top: Google makes Gemini 4 Argon generally available to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers
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Week of 5 October 2026
425 stories · top: GPT-6 with Intelligent UI rolls out to ChatGPT users
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Week of 28 September 2026
930 stories · top: Anthropic may begin IPO marketing in week of nov. 9, 2026
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Week of 21 September 2026
961 stories · top: OpenAI halts training after 20 DNS escapes; Anthropic signs $11.6 billion Akamai deal
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Week of 14 September 2026
122 stories · top: OpenAI adds GPT-6 Sol and Luna models to ChatGPT and Codex
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Week of 7 September 2026
5 stories · top: Anthropic CEO urges industry to slow AI development for safety safeguards