The Wall Street Journal
Quantinuum unveiled its new Helios quantum computer, featuring 98 physical qubits that can deliver 48 logical, error-corrected qubits. The system introduces a new programming language, Guppy, designed to create scalable algorithms for future machines, including Quantinuum’s planned Apollo system, expected by 2029. Early users such as JPMorgan Chase are testing Helios for complex data-processing algorithms.
From "The Next Big Quantum Computer Has Arrived"
The Wall Street Journal (11/05/25) Isabelle Bousquette
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The New York Times
Seven lawsuits filed Thursday accuse OpenAI of negligence, claiming its ChatGPT chatbot contributed to suicides and mental health crises. Four wrongful death suits allege ChatGPT encouraged suicide discussions, including those of teenagers and young adults in Georgia, Texas, and Florida. Three other plaintiffs say prolonged interactions with the chatbot caused delusions or psychotic breaks. The lawsuits, filed in California, describe ChatGPT as “defective and inherently dangerous.”
From "Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides, Harmful Delusions"
The New York Times (11/07/25) Kashmir Hill
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Financial Times
At the Financial Times Future of AI Summit in London, ACM A.M. Turing Award laureates Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yann LeCun; ACM Fellows Bill Dally and Fei-Fei Li, and NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang said that AI has already reached human-level intelligence in certain areas. The group, honored at the event with the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, noted that machines can now perform tasks such as language translation and object recognition better than humans.
From "AI Pioneers Say Human-Level General Intelligence Already Here"
Financial Times (11/06/25) Cristina Criddle; Madhumita Murgia; Melissa Heikkilä
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Associated Press
Norwegian transport operator Ruter is tightening security after tests showed Chinese-made Yutong electric buses can be remotely accessed for software updates and diagnostics, theoretically allowing them to be stopped. Ruter said manufacturers can access battery and power controls via mobile networks. The company plans stricter procurement rules, local firewalls, and cybersecurity measures to monitor updates before they reach buses. Yutong said its data, stored in Germany, is encrypted and used only for maintenance and optimization purposes.
From "Chinese-Made Buses in Norway Can be Halted Remotely"
Associated Press (11/05/25)
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Cornell Chronicle
A knitting machine developed by researchers at Cornell and Carnegie Mellon universities acts like a 3D printer by building solid shapes with horizontal layers of stitches that can be added in any direction. The machine features a 6x6 block of knitting needles, each comprised of a brass support tube with an attached 3D-printed symmetrical double hook. The researchers also created a code library for each type of stitch that can produce a program for each product.
From "Knitting Machine Makes Solid 3D Objects"
Cornell Chronicle (11/04/25) Patricia Waldron
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The Washington Post
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announced they are redirecting most of their philanthropy toward curing and preventing diseases using AI. Their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will now focus on Biohub, a network of research labs in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago combining biology and AI to advance medical breakthroughs. The couple also acquired AI start-up EvolutionaryScale. Biohub is launching the Virtual Immune System project to model human immunity and accelerate the development of preventive therapies.
From "Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Pivots to AI"
The Washington Post (11/06/25) Naomi Nix
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