# From the Cheese Cave

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- 2026.11.10 · [Claude Fable 5.2 vs Opus 5.5, twice the price per token and sometimes half the price per task](https://opencheese.dev/blog/claude-fable-5-2-vs-opus-5-5-price-per-token-and-per-task.md): Claude Fable 5.2 costs $8 and $40 per million tokens, double Opus 5.5. On some benchmarks it reaches Opus's best score at a lower effort for half the money, on others it costs 2.6 times as much per task. Every number is checked against Anthropic's docs, the system card and independent leaderboards.
- 2026.11.10 · [Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Hired Crisis PR Firm Before Affair Disclosure](https://opencheese.dev/blog/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-hired-crisis-pr-firm-before-affair-disclosure.md): Jensen Huang hired Heller Inc. at least a year before acknowledging an affair, while Nvidia's board investigates reports that he was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort. President Trump gave conflicting details about when he learned of the alleged ties.
- 2026.11.10 · [Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5.2 and limits Claude Mythos 5.2 to vetted organizations](https://opencheese.dev/blog/anthropic-launches-claude-fable-5-2-and-limits-claude-mythos-5-2-to-vetted-organ.md): Anthropic says its latest models are faster and more capable at coding, reasoning and vision. Fable 5.2 is available now, while Mythos 5.2 is initially limited to vetted organizations.
- 2026.11.10 · [Nvidia Investigates Jensen Huang's Relationship With Alleged Chinese Spy](https://opencheese.dev/blog/nvidia-investigates-jensen-huangs-relationship-with-alleged-chinese-spy.md): Nvidia's independent directors are investigating CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, a former executive at chip customer Megaspeed. The inquiry arrives as Nvidia faces scrutiny over its push to sell AI chips in China.
- 2026.11.10 · [Jensen Huang withdraws from ElevenLabs Summit as Nvidia investigates relationship](https://opencheese.dev/blog/jensen-huang-withdraws-from-elevenlabs-summit-as-nvidia-investigates-relationshi.md): Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dropped out of the ElevenLabs Summit and other events after admitting an affair with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang. Nvidia is investigating the relationship amid allegations that she worked for Chinese intelligence.
- 2026.11.09 · [GPT-6.1 Sol vs GPT-6.2 Sol leaks, the model you can call and the one you can only screenshot](https://opencheese.dev/blog/gpt-6-1-sol-vs-gpt-6-2-sol-leaks.md): GPT-6.1 Sol has a price list and a system card. GPT-6.2 Sol so far has a Google Cloud quota entry, a leaked benchmark chart and a weekend of Three.js black holes. Here is what is actually confirmed, and what to run while OpenAI's "Tomorrow." teaser plays out.
- 2026.11.09 · [Claude Helps Researchers Find Vault-Like Protein Structures in Bacteria and Viruses](https://opencheese.dev/blog/claude-helps-researchers-find-vault-like-protein-structures-in-bacteria-and-viru.md): An Anthropic team used Claude to identify candidate vault proteins, then tested them in the lab. The results suggest the mysterious structures may have deeper evolutionary roots than previously thought.
- 2026.11.09 · [Nvidia Board Investigates Jensen Huang's Relationship With Alice Huang](https://opencheese.dev/blog/nvidia-board-investigates-jensen-huangs-relationship-with-alice-huang.md): Jensen Huang apologized to employees for an affair as Nvidia's board opened an independent investigation into national security concerns. Huang will remain CEO while the review proceeds.
- 2026.11.09 · [DFRobot DX-M1 brings up to 25 TOPS of AI inference to an M.2 module](https://opencheese.dev/blog/dfrobot-dx-m1-brings-up-to-25-tops-of-ai-inference-to-an-m-2-module.md): DFRobot's $140 DX-M1 is designed for local computer vision and other inference tasks, with a claimed 25 TOPS at INT8 and power consumption of 2 to 5 watts. It uses an M.2 slot but does not replace an SSD.
- 2026.11.09 · [Apple Plans to Turn Siri Into an AI Agent for Third-Party Apps](https://opencheese.dev/blog/apple-plans-to-turn-siri-into-an-ai-agent-for-third-party-apps.md): Apple is preparing a more autonomous Siri that could book tables, order food and carry out multistep tasks in its own apps. Some features could arrive in December 2026, with third-party integrations expected in spring 2027.
- 2026.11.09 · [Claude Code settings files exposed thousands of secrets in public GitHub repositories](https://opencheese.dev/blog/claude-code-settings-files-exposed-thousands-of-secrets-in-public-github-reposit.md): Apiiro found 2,539 valid secrets in public GitHub repositories containing Claude Code settings files. The findings show how saved command permissions can carry credentials into public code.
- 2026.11.08 · [Nvidia board investigates Jensen Huang's relationship with alleged Chinese intelligence recruit](https://opencheese.dev/blog/nvidia-board-investigates-jensen-huang-s-relationship-with-alleged-chinese-intel.md): Nvidia's board has opened an independent inquiry after reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese intelligence effort. Huang acknowledged an affair with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive whom US officials believe was recruited to spy on him.
- 2026.11.08 · [Voters Back Data Center Restrictions in 40 of 41 Ballot Measures](https://opencheese.dev/blog/voters-back-data-center-restrictions-in-40-of-41-ballot-measures.md): Voters favored tighter data center development rules in all but one of 41 measures considered in the U.S. midterms. Democratic victories could also bring more scrutiny of the technology industry.
- 2026.11.08 · [US Intelligence Memo Says China Recruited Executive to Spy on Nvidia CEO](https://opencheese.dev/blog/us-intelligence-memo-china-recruited-executive-spy-nvidia-ceo.md): A US intelligence memo reportedly says China recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to gather information through Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Separately, scrutiny has grown over a Chinese company approved to buy Nvidia chips.
- 2026.11.08 · [Data Center Opposition Gains Ground After Midterms as OpenAI Changes Its Policy](https://opencheese.dev/blog/data-center-opposition-gains-ground-after-midterms-as-openai-changes-its-policy.md): Voters backed data center restrictions in local ballot measures, while Texas elected a governor who campaigned on limiting development. OpenAI says it will share project plans and stop requiring nondisclosure agreements.
- 2026.11.07 · [In San Francisco, how you feel about AI now shapes who you date](https://opencheese.dev/blog/in-san-francisco-how-you-feel-about-ai-now-shapes-who-you-date.md): Some Hinge profiles list AI use as a dealbreaker, AI safety researchers weigh whether to plan a future at all, and one 21-year-old lets an agent do his swiping. A tour of dating in the city where the technology gets built.
- 2026.11.07 · [OpenAI pledges data center power funding as Google plans $15 billion in Malaysia](https://opencheese.dev/blog/openai-pledges-data-center-power-funding-as-google-plans-15-billion-in-malaysia.md): OpenAI promises to cover its data centers' electricity and related infrastructure costs. Google's $15 billion Malaysia expansion includes water infrastructure, as large computing projects face growing local resistance.
- 2026.11.07 · [Inkling 2 Small ranks third for website generation on DesignArena](https://opencheese.dev/blog/inkling-2-small-ranks-third-for-website-generation-on-designarena.md): Thinking Machines Lab's 594 billion-parameter model scored 1340 in DesignArena's website-generation ranking. It is available through Tinker, with an Apache 2.0 weight release planned after external safety checks.
- 2026.11.07 · [inMusic plans open-source MPC code and tools for vibe-coded music gear mods](https://opencheese.dev/blog/inmusic-plans-open-source-mpc-code-and-tools-for-vibe-coded-music-gear-mods.md): inMusic plans to open code for devices such as the MPC Sample Key, offer an SDK and host hands-on hacking at NAMM. The challenge is giving musicians room to experiment while keeping official software dependable.
- 2026.11.07 · [OpenAI reportedly raises $11 billion as valuation reaches $1.25 trillion](https://opencheese.dev/blog/openai-reportedly-raises-11-billion-as-valuation-reaches-1-25-trillion.md): The still-open round could reach about $20 billion, below an earlier $30 billion target. OpenAI is holding off on an IPO until it can make more confident claims about model safety, while Anthropic has filed to go public.

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