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NVIDIA names Colette Kress interim CEO after Huang resigns
NVIDIA announced on 12 November that Jensen Huang had resigned as CEO and left its board, effective immediately. CFO Colette Kress becomes interim CEO while retaining her finance role, and Harvey Jones becomes the company's first board chair.
nvidianews.nvidia.com ↗Why it matters
This leadership change creates a new governance test for a central AI supplier, with quarterly results still scheduled for 17 November.
Google prices Gemini 4 Hydrogen at US$1.50 input and US$7.50 output
Google introduced Gemini 4 Hydrogen on 12 November for coding and agent workflows, priced per million tokens at US$1.50 input and US$7.50 output across a one-million-token context window. It offers four thinking levels and is rolling out across developer, enterprise and consumer services.
blog.google ↗Why it matters
The new execution model adds a lower-cost option alongside Carbon, rather than repeating the earlier Carbon rollout or Decisions API announcement.
Replit Agent adds approved purchases and Google Ads campaigns
Replit's 12 November update lets its agent prepare purchases using Link and Visa, then wait for the owner to approve the final total. Commerce starts with one-time purchases for US Core and Pro users. Its separate Google Ads feature is available to Pro users worldwide.
replit.com ↗Why it matters
The release moves Replit beyond building software into business operations, with purchasing approval enforced before payment.
Claude Meetings begins beta rollout on Google Meet
Anthropic began rolling out Claude Meetings on 12 November for eligible Team and Enterprise customers using Google Meet. Claude joins visibly to take notes, answer questions and create documents or whiteboards during calls. Notes and transcripts are free during beta, while artifact creation is free through 10 February 2027, with connected-tool usage counted separately.
claude.com ↗Why it matters
This beta advances Meetings beyond its earlier coming-soon status, but excludes configurations such as zero data retention, HIPAA-ready accounts and customer-managed encryption keys.
World Labs releases Atlas with Viewfinder and Chisel tools
World Labs lists 12 November as Atlas's release date and now offers tools for generating and reconstructing 3D environments. Viewfinder builds explorable scenes from images, while Chisel supports controlled scene building. Mesh conversion and developer APIs connect the output to external workflows.
worldlabs.ai ↗Why it matters
The new tools extend the earlier model demonstration into creator and developer workflows, without establishing production performance or free access.
Liquid AI describes a 74-million-parameter speech codec
Liquid AI's 12 November LiquidCodec report describes a roughly 74-million-parameter codec operating on 24 kHz speech at 12.5 frames per second. In the developer's tests, speech models using its tokens achieved the highest naturalness score on eight test sets and the best intelligibility on four of eight.
liquid.ai ↗Why it matters
This new speech component targets efficient on-device generation, with the comparative results remaining developer-reported benchmarks.
AI in the nonprofit sector5
Four nonprofits ask a California court to freeze advanced AI development
Public Citizen announced on 12 November that it, Irreplaceable Education Fund, Heat Initiative and the Alliance for Secure AI had sued five frontier AI developers in San Francisco. The plaintiffs seek a development freeze under California law, alleging risks to public safety and computer systems.
citizen.org ↗Why it matters
The new filing turns nonprofit AI-risk advocacy into a request for judicial intervention, rather than an issued injunction or a finding that the allegations are proven.
NHS clinical AI fellowship closes on 16 November
Applications and approver forms for the NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI close on 16 November at 23:45 GMT, or 10:45 am AEDT on 17 November. The programme requires two days a week for 12 months from August 2027. Competitive funded posts provide salary cover, while nominated applicants need a sponsor or self-funding and face an £8,000 course fee.
nhsfellowship.ai ↗Why it matters
The still-live call offers structured clinical AI training, with professional, regional and employer-approval requirements determining which funding route is available.
JournalismAI offers 20 no-cost places across Africa
LSE's Google-supported JournalismAI Strategy Lab offers up to 20 places on a five-week online programme, now open across Africa. Applicants need English fluency, formal newsroom affiliation and an employer commitment letter, with freelancers excluded. Applications close on 29 November at 23:59 GMT, or 10:59 am AEDT on 30 November.
journalismai.info ↗Why it matters
This Africa-wide intake provides a concrete route for newsroom AI strategy and governance, with participation free and roughly five hours a week required.
Lightcone seeks four to six AI-assisted science fellows
Lightcone Research's first fellowship cohort runs remotely from December 2026 to February 2027, with applications due on 20 November. Four to six early-career researchers receive technical support and Claude or Codex credits, with travel support available for a Paris presentation. Applicants need their supervisor's agreement and access to their project's computing resources.
lightconeresearch.org ↗Why it matters
The scientific fellowship supports reproducible work with AI agents and is distinct from the earlier Lightcone Commons philanthropy listing.
Imperial's faculty AI fellowship offers £48,000 for its London year
Imperial's Schmidt-supported 2027 faculty fellowship opened on 3 November for researchers at six named partner institutions. The two-year programme includes a £48,000 stipend for its London year, a £30,000 flexi-fund and support at the home institution in year two. Applications close on 24 February 2027, subject to institutional internal deadlines.
imperial.ac.uk ↗Why it matters
This faculty route builds scientific AI capacity at partner institutions and differs from the recent-PhD fellowship in New York covered earlier.