The Blue Wave Has Tech Bros Scrambling for Data Centers in Space
After Democrats won big in Texas and other AI infrastructure hot spots on Tuesday, data center enthusiasts looked for comfort in low-Earth orbit.
AI News — November 5, 2026
On November 5, 2026 we collected 9 stories from 5 sources. Most covered: business, agents & tools, chips & infra.
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AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress — here’s how they fared
AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2026 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle.
Qualcomm is betting big on data centers as smartphone sales sink
With smartphone sales tanking by around 20 percent compared to 2025, Qualcomm is looking to data centers to help boost its bottom line. …
webAI Releases TwIL-8B, an 8.8B Reasoning Model Scoring 98.2 on MATH-500
webAI released TwIL-8B, an 8.8B reasoning model post-trained from IBM Granite 4.2 8B. It posts 98.2 on MATH-500 and 81.6 on LiveCodeBench, but trails similar-size models on knowledge benchmarks.
Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says
During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only 4 people booked a ride using an AI agent.
Certinia brings AI into professional services workflows
Certinia Inc. is bringing AI into the software firms use to sell projects, assign staff, deliver work and bill clients. …
17 better ways Elon Musk could have wasted $446 million
One of the basic problems of spending too much time on social media is that you are cooking your brain by reading posts from a pack of attention-seeking lunatics. …
OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election
OpenAI’s Chris Lehane wants AI to define the 2028 election, proposing a new social contract that could benefit Americans while also advancing the AI giant’s own business interests.
Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor
The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.
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