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  1. DeepInfer details

    DeepInfer · SM100 · Ascend 950 · Apache 2.0

    All four come from DeepSeek's open-source inference engine: its name, the Nvidia and Huawei chips it supports, and its license, per its GitHub page.

    From the Drop: DeepSeek open-sources DeepInfer, the inference engine behind its production services

  2. Exposed by design

    Passive DNS · Share links · Hidden notes · Regulator

    Researchers found Muse share links via passive DNS, Ars reports; Redact says hidden WhatsApp notes told its bot not to recommend a regulator.

    From the Drop: Meta pauses Muse share links after researchers enumerated 6,800 of them · Redact: hidden WhatsApp help notes told its chatbot not to suggest a regulator

  3. Deal numbers

    $5.66 billion · $47.50 · 460 megawatts · $45 billion

    CNBC reports Salesforce's Braze deal at $5.66 billion, or $47.50 a share; a source says Anthropic-Nscale talks cover 460 megawatts worth around $45 billion.

    From the Drop: Salesforce agrees to buy Braze for $5.66 billion; Braze stock jumps over 50% · CNBC: second Anthropic-Nscale deal would cover a 460-megawatt West Virginia center

  4. Jobs handed to agents

    Wait times · Protein binders · Operations research · Manufacturing

    Yelp's agent checks wait times, Claude designed protein binders per Anthropic, OR-License tests operations research, and Arda builds agents for manufacturing engineers.

    From the Drop: Yelp's voice agent can now call restaurants to check wait times · Anthropic: 17 of 211 lab-tested Claude-led scorpion toxin binder designs passed · Preprint: top coding-agent setup scores 0.87 of expert quality on paid OR projects · Ex-OpenAI research chief Bob McGrew's Arda raises $230M at a $1.5B valuation

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