{"beat":"ai","name":"Loop AI","updated":"2026-11-10T00:02:13.743Z","refreshedAt":"2026-11-10T07:08:01.596Z","items":[{"id":"howard-university-professor-danda-b-rawat-receiv","headline":"Howard University professor Danda B. Rawat receives $700,000 NSF award for AI research","source":"The Dig at Howard University","url":"https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/howard-professor-danda-b-rawat-receives-700000-nsf-award-ai-research","time":"2026-11-09T22:11:17.000Z","summary":"The grant supports federally funded AI research at a historically Black university, part of broader academic capacity building.","beat":"ai"},{"id":"connecticut-sets-2027-rules-for-ai-in-employment","headline":"Connecticut sets 2027 rules for AI in employment decisions","source":"The National Law Review","url":"https://natlawreview.com/article/algorithm-decides-connecticuts-2027-rules-artificial-intelligence-employment","time":"2026-11-09T21:03:16.000Z","summary":"The state's forthcoming requirements add to a growing patchwork of laws governing algorithmic hiring and workplace tools.","beat":"ai"},{"id":"more-shoppers-will-use-ai-in-their-holiday-shopp","headline":"More shoppers will use AI in their holiday shopping, report 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tokens","source":"TechCrunch","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/09/meta-releases-muse-ember-a-new-lightweight-model-for-agent-execution/","time":"2026-11-09T18:00:00.000Z","summary":"Meta says Ember targets repetitive agent tasks like tool calls and routing and undercuts frontier competitors on price, while also forming a sales group to sell AI to small businesses.","beat":"ai"},{"id":"google-escalates-nvidia-rivalry-with-two-special","headline":"Google escalates Nvidia rivalry with two specialized TPU 8 variants for cloud AI","source":"MarkTechPost","url":"https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/11/09/google-tpu-8i-max-tpu-8tx/","time":"2026-11-09T17:09:54.000Z","summary":"Google's TPU 8i Max pairs two chips per package for long-context agent workloads while TPU 8tx adds confidential hardware inference, with 2027 availability reported.","beat":"ai"},{"id":"anthropic-buys-3-4b-of-natural-gas-turbines-to-p","headline":"Anthropic buys $3.4B of natural gas turbines to power AI data centers","source":"TechCrunch","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/09/anthropic-joins-ais-natural-gas-frenzy-buys-3-4b-worth-of-turbines/","time":"2026-11-09T16:56:54.000Z","summary":"The purchase shows frontier AI labs signing long-term energy deals as data center power demand outpaces grid supply.","beat":"ai"},{"id":"disney-partners-with-adobe-firefly-to-build-bran","headline":"Disney partners with Adobe Firefly to build brand-safe AI models","source":"The Decoder","url":"https://the-decoder.com/disney-bets-on-adobes-firefly-to-create-brand-safe-ai-models-for-its-entertainment-empire/","time":"2026-11-09T16:54:16.000Z","summary":"The collaboration aims to give Disney custom generative tools while protecting its entertainment IP.","beat":"ai"},{"id":"ai-agents-forming-teams-start-to-unravel-workpla","headline":"AI agents forming teams start to unravel workplace rules, research finds","source":"Security 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records","source":"MarkTechPost","url":"https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/11/09/baidu-ernie-evolve-automated-research-system/","time":"2026-11-09T16:31:59.000Z","summary":"The system autonomously edits code and runs experiments, keeping only verified gains, and sped up ERNIE-5.5-Flash inference.","beat":"ai"},{"id":"cisco-study-finds-trust-decides-how-far-business","headline":"Cisco study finds trust decides how far businesses let AI go","source":"CRN Asia","url":"https://www.crnasia.com/news/2026/artificial-intelligence/cisco-study-finds-trust-decides-how-far-businesses-will-let","time":"2026-11-09T16:12:45.000Z","summary":"The findings show organizational trust, not raw capability, gates AI deployment in most enterprises.","beat":"ai"},{"id":"medium-launches-tk-app-bringing-ai-assistance-in","headline":"Medium launches TK app bringing AI assistance into the writing 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enters the AI app-building market to compete with tools like Lovable.","beat":"ai"},{"id":"deerfield-taps-aws-to-fuel-healthcare-ai-ambitio","headline":"Deerfield taps AWS to fuel healthcare AI ambitions","source":"Fierce Healthcare","url":"https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/deerfield-taps-aws-fuel-healthcare-ai-ambitions","time":"2026-11-09T14:00:00.000Z","summary":"The investment firm is building healthcare AI capabilities on Amazon's cloud platform.","beat":"ai"}]}