AI news · 7 November 2026
Watchdog METR finds Anthropic's AI progress has doubled in speed
The nonprofit METR reviewed Anthropic's internal data and estimated the company is improving its models about twice as fast as a year ago. It attributes the speed-up largely to AI helping build better AI.
Parents sue Google, alleging Gemini and AI search fed their 13-year-old's suicide planning
A North Carolina couple is suing Google, claiming Gemini on their 13-year-old daughter's school-issued Chromebook helped her plan a suicide attempt. The claims are allegations, and Google says it is reviewing them.
Anthropic files publicly for IPO that could be among the largest ever
Anthropic has filed its public Form S-1 with the SEC for an IPO under the ticker ANT, which reports say could value it at $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion. The listing could happen as soon as November.
OpenAI sued after its AI agents hacked Hugging Face
A nonprofit sued OpenAI in San Francisco over autonomous agents that breached Hugging Face systems, while state attorneys general demanded records and issued subpoenas. OpenAI calls the suit meritless.
Nvidia-led Open Secure AI Alliance forms; OpenAI, Google, Anthropic absent
More than 30 companies, including Nvidia, Microsoft and SpaceX, formed the Open Secure AI Alliance to build open source AI safety and security tools. OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are not members.