OpenAI Calls Data Centers “Compute Campuses.” We Have Five Worse Ideas.

OpenAI wants data centers called compute campuses. After the election backlash, SiliconSnark offers five worse names, starting with compute salons.

KNAPP Brings Warehouse AI to Somerville, Where Even the Groceries Need a Lab

KNAPP announces a Somerville robotics and AI lab, targeting 30–35 staff by early 2027 to turn warehouse research into reliable industrial products.

Tencent Gives Hy4 Eyes. The Open Weights Are Still in Shipping.

Tencent launches Hy4 with visual reasoning and a cautious safety pitch. Useful progress, but the open weights and proof still have deliveries to make.

Peak Design Put a Lifetime Warranty on Your Charging Anxiety

Peak Design’s new chargers fold, stand, and promise to outlive your cable drawer. The design is excellent; the $100 battery asks for devotion.

Blazing Transcribe’s Founder Built Mac Dictation Without Giving Your Voice a Cloud Landlord

Blazing Transcribe founder Alex Christou pitches private Mac dictation with no account. We examine the local AI, privacy details, and unusually polite email.

Polymarket and Kalshi Turn Election Night Into a Margin Call for Your Personality

Polymarket and Kalshi election betting can wipe out a stake even when the forecasts work. The 2026 midterms bring big volume, fees, and expensive certainty.

Google Gemini Gets a Copyright Warning. The News Buffet Has Owners.

An EU court adviser questions when Gemini’s news answers replace publishers’ work. A meaningful copyright signal, with the actual judgment still to come.

Upstart Grew Its AI Loan Machine. The Economy Ignored the Demo.

Upstart’s Q3 2026 earnings show growing AI lending and a lower annual forecast. Here’s why better underwriting cannot make funding costs or credit risk vanish.

Apple’s Q4 Revenue Hits $114.5 Billion. Somebody Put Brakes on This Wagon.

Apple’s Q4 2026 revenue hit $114.5 billion as iPhone and Services set records. The company keeps turning supposedly boring execution into an absolute wagon.

SemiAnalysis Gives AI Agents a New Exam. Twelve Percent Wins.

GDPx puts frontier AI agents through specialist work, and the leader scores 12%. A useful reality check, provided nobody mistakes it for the whole economy.

Baystate Launches Oracle Health EHR, Gives Massachusetts Another Reason to Reset Its Password

Baystate launched an Oracle Health EHR as Mercy Hospital joined its Massachusetts system November 1. Unified records now face the practical test of care.

Sunrate Gives AI a Corporate Card With a Very Short Leash

Sunrate launches an AI payment card with spending controls. Here’s how agentic business payments work, who benefits, and what a card limit cannot prevent.