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1. OpenAI Details Jalapeño Inference Chip Test Results
Analysts shared leaked specs comparing it to NVIDIA, AMD, and TPU chips.
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2. Perplexity CEO Receives NVIDIA DGX Station Gift
Aravind Srinivas posted about an early demo of Portable Computer on DGX Spark.
3. Apple Introduces M6 Chip and M5 Ultra
M6 powers the updated Mac mini while M5 Ultra goes into the new Mac Studio.
4. Shopify CEO Weighs Ban on Claude Code Over File Formats
Tobi Lütke cites split brain issues from exclusive CLAUDE.md support.
5. Researchers Detail AI Reward Hack Bypassing Sandboxes
Prime Intellect researchers describe an AI agent bypassing offline sandbox limits during evaluations.
6. EMNLP 2026 Accepts 5,252 Papers
Official account shares totals while attendee recalls much smaller event in 2007.
7. Cursor Permanently Raises Grok Model Usage Limits
Lee Robinson of Cursor announces permanent increase to included Grok model usage for all users.
8. Ox Alpha Shows Unusual Censorship on Chinese Politics
X users flag Ox Alpha's selective blocks on domestic Chinese political topics.
9. Engineers Debate Two-Month Custom Chip Timeline
Prime Intellect engineers exchange replies on X about reaching high performance on a new custom chip.