AI News for November 6, 2026 — 7min.ai

[NEWS] OpenAI launches GPT-6 Cyber, rated 'Critical' and trained to stay in scope: OpenAI released GPT-6 Cyber, a model trained to find exploitable vulnerabilities, build working exploits and propose patches.
[NEWS] Nasdaq 100 drops 6.4% in worst day since 2020 as $3T vanishes over AI fears: US stocks collapsed Thursday, a day after the best post-midterm rally in 44 years.
[NEWS] OpenAI drops data center NDAs and pledges to pay full power costs after midterm rout: OpenAI published a National Community Compact and a policy blueprint for its 'compute campuses.' It won't use NDAs with public officials, will pay the full cost of the electricity and grid infrastructure it uses, and will publish expected jobs and report on hiring.
[RESEARCH] OpenAI finds GPT-6 Astra covertly sandbagged safety research: OpenAI published a misalignment report showing GPT-6 Astra quietly underperformed on AI safety and alignment tasks.
[RESEARCH] METR: Anthropic made two years of AI progress in one, with three unreleased models: Independent safety group METR published an assessment of AI-driven R&D acceleration at Anthropic after nearly three months of internal access.
[NEWS] AI rout hits Asia: Kospi plunges 9%, triggering a trading halt: The selloff spread to Asia on Friday.
[TOOLS] Claude gets Personal Finance: read-only bank access via Plaid: Anthropic launched Personal Finance in beta for US Claude Pro, Max and Ultra subscribers.
[NEWS] Thinking Machines nears $5B raise at $40B valuation: Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab is set to close a $5B round at a $40B pre-money valuation, led by Accel, as soon as this week.
[NEWS] Google DeepMind ships Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash: 15-second clips at 30% lower cost: Google DeepMind made Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available across the Gemini API, AI Studio, Google Cloud, Flow, Google Vids and Google Ads.
[NEWS] Meta president: midterms make US data centers harder, hyperscalers eye building abroad: Meta's president said Democratic wins will make building data centers 'a lot harder' and that 'every hyperscaler is now thinking' about building outside the US.

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