Also this week: Claude-made animated shorts, a cheaper Gemini 4 model, and the Nvidia petition for Jensen Huang.
News · 2026-11-13
On November 10, the FAA expanded SMART, an AI tool that predicts air traffic congestion, to all 22 US route control centers. It suggests routes and timing, and controllers decide. Three days later, a nationwide ground stop hit. Officials blamed a communications outage, and the vendor denies any link.
Why it matters: SMART gives advice only, and people stay in charge of keeping planes apart. The two events look linked because of timing, but the record shows them as separate.
What you can do: If you fly soon, check your airline's app for delays. When you read about AI in public services, ask who makes the final call and who checked the tool.
Read the sourceNews · 2026-11-08
A free open-source skill for Claude Code guides the AI through making 55 to 70 second vertical story shorts. It renders cartoon-style 3D scenes on your own computer with Remotion and three.js, and uses no AI video generator.
Why it matters: It shows an agent can follow a detailed recipe to make video, not only text. Setup is technical and needs plenty of disk space.
Read the sourceNews · 2026-11-12
Google launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen on November 12 as a fast tier for coding and agent work. Google lists it at $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output, below Argon's intro $2 and $10. Argon and Carbon remain the deeper reasoning models.
Why it matters: Cheaper, faster models make always-on AI helpers more affordable to run. Many scores are Google's own, so check independent tests first.
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News · 2026-11-09
Anthropic and Diode Computers report that Claude Fable 5.2 designed circuit boards for a speakerphone, a voice hub and a virtual pet. The prototypes worked without circuit fixes, and its PCB Gym score rose to 69% from 25% for Fable 5.
Why it matters: AI is starting to handle physical product design, not just software. These are early prototypes, with no certification or full validation yet.
Read the sourceNews · 2026-11-14
A public campaign site published an open letter asking Nvidia's board to reinstate Jensen Huang while an independent investigation runs. It showed about 7,188 signatures on November 14, including Elon Musk. The counts and job titles are self-reported.
Why it matters: A petition is pressure, not a vote. Huang resigned on November 12, and the board has not replied on the record.
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Two live evenings for non-technical professionals, managers and marketers. Participants build a working knowledge base, an agent skill, a prompt library and their own Artifacts, and connect Claude to the apps they use. No coding required.
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