AI biweekly recap: METR finds 2x faster R&D at Anthropic, Apple cuts engineers' AI spend caps
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-11-09
Emmanuel Vivier's BIGRecap #103 rounds up 351 generative AI news items from Oct 25 to Nov 8, 2026, covering Dior, Prada, Gemini, Revolut, TF1, Publicis, Kling and Canva.
- METR measurement: AI-assisted R&D at Anthropic is now 2x faster, with AI taking a growing share of the research itself
- Torsten Slok (Apollo): no financial benefits from AI visible outside US tech — revenue per employee and margins rise for the Mag 7 but stagnate across the other 493 S&P companies
- Deloitte: 40% of companies already let AI act without human validation
- Bloomberg: Apple is rationing engineers' AI spending — daily cap cut from $300 to $200, with $100 planned, turning AI cost into a managed expense line
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