™Daily Brief · Nov 7
2026.11.07 Saturday
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Nov 7 · 2 stories-
METR Assessment: Anthropic's Model Progress About Twice as Fast, Roughly 80% Due to AI
Evaluator METR published a report on Nov 5: Anthropic's model capabilities are improving at about twice the rate of March 2024 to October 2025, with roughly 80% of the acceleration attributed to AI doing its own R&D; mo…
Why it mattersAn independent assessment has quantified AI accelerating AI R&D — two years of progress in one, roughly 80% due to AI — but with most key evidence redacted, the conclusions rest o…
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Google to Invest $17 Billion in Wyoming: First Data Center in Laramie County, 702 MW Fuel Cells
Google announced on Nov 5 that it will build its first data center in Laramie County, Wyoming, a long-term $17 billion investment, with a 702 MW fuel-cell development with carbon capture and a pledge to pay for all the…
Why it mattersA $17 billion bet on Wyoming, with 702 MW of fuel cells plus carbon capture setting a new template for gas-powered data centers; two days after voters backed 40 of 41 local limits…
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