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November 3, 2026

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GitHub expands Dependabot with version updates for Agent Package Manager

GitHub has expanded Dependabot with version updates for Agent Package Manager (APM) — the tool keeps versions of AI agent skills, prompts, and instructions in apm.yml up to date via automatic pull requests. These are not security updates. Available on github.com, and also coming to GitHub Enterprise Server 3.24.

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Apple opens up Siri AI to third-party developers in iOS 27.3

In iOS 27.3 (Developer Preview), Apple allows third-party developers to integrate Siri AI into all apps. The assistant uses personal context and on-screen awareness, and a new "app skills" feature combines multiple tasks into a single action.

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Netflix introduces AI Discover tab with recommendations based on mood, time, and trends

Netflix is launching a new AI Discover tab in its TV app with thematic content recommendations (based on mood, time available to watch, and trends). The rollout starts in the US for the English-language interface on supported TVs, with wider deployment expected in the coming weeks.

New: Specific topics include "scare me" and "quick watches" (in addition to "family movie night" and "something light"); The recommendation system takes into account the time available for watching; The system tracks trends as a factor in recommendations; Users can select more specific topics for further personalization of recommendations; The feature is labeled "experimental" and is being rolled out gradually

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Google DeepMind released Cheminformatics Skills for the Google Antigravity platform

Google DeepMind has released a set of AI agents called Cheminformatics Skills for the Google Antigravity platform. The agents are meant to ease the work of chemists in drug development with molecular data and let them focus on scientific hypotheses.

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Politicians criticize Google for making Search access conditional on enabling the Gemini AI tool in schools

Senators Sanders and Blumenthal, former FTC Chair Lina Khan, and New York Mayor Mamdani criticized Google for its decision to disable Search in K-12 schools that do not enable AI tools like Gemini. The company defends itself by saying that AI is disabled by default.

New: Senator Bernie Sanders criticized Google for 'extortion' and threatening schools; Senator Richard Blumenthal criticized Google for 'forcing Gemini into schools'; Lina Khan (former FTC Chair) commented on monopolistic behavior; Chris Phillips, Vice President for Education at Google, confirmed the deep integration of Search and AI; The announcement was made on election day (2024-11-05)

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GitHub Copilot now available in the JetBrains Air environment, including cloud tasks

GitHub Copilot can now be used directly in JetBrains Air for both local and cloud coding tasks via the Agent Client Protocol. Cloud tasks run in an isolated Docker container and use the existing Copilot subscription, not JetBrains AI credits.

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Huawei increases its share of the Chinese AI chip market, Nvidia falls to 34 percent

Nvidia's market share in China fell to 34 percent, while Huawei increased its share to 28 percent thanks to its Ascend chips. Huawei is preparing the Ascend 960 and 980 models with up to 384 GB of HBM memory, but according to the company it currently has no plans for the European market.

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Cisco integrates models from OpenAI into its enterprise security solution

According to its own announcement, Cisco is combining network intelligence with models from OpenAI with the aim of creating faster and more adaptive defense against cyber threats in enterprise networks.

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Sam Altman: RAM in ordinary computers is a waste, it belongs in servers

Sam Altman said that high RAM capacities in ordinary computers are a waste and that the memory should go to servers instead. AI data centers are consuming a growing share of the world's memory chip production, and according to estimates, the shortage is expected to last until 2030.

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OpenAI reports issues with file uploads in ChatGPT

OpenAI is reporting an increased error rate and degraded performance for file uploads in ChatGPT. The incident has the status "Identified", and the company is working on mitigation.