MetaX challenges Nvidia in AI chips; Google releases first AI-generated ad
Key Takeaways
- MetaX, a Chinese AI startup valued at $1.4B, challenges Nvidia with its C600 GPU.
- Google released its first AI-generated advertisement for Search AI mode, without disclosing the tool.
- BestInterest, an AI app, helps separated parents communicate effectively by filtering emotional language.
- GPT5 sped up mathematical research, providing a proof in seconds, saving an hour.
- AI-driven fund CITADAIL increased by 0.43%, reaching a price of $0.000190.
Top Stories
MetaX challenges Nvidia in AI chip market with $1.4B valuation.
On November 1, 2025, Chinese AI startup MetaX, valued at $1.4 billion, is challenging Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip market with its homegrown GPUs. MetaX's C600 GPU, launched in July 2025, features 144 GB of memory and supports FP8 precision.
Google releases first AI-generated ad for Search AI mode.
On October 31, 2025, Google released its first AI-generated advertisement, promoting its Search AI mode, without disclosing the use of tools like Veo 3.
BestInterest: AI app aids separated parents in communication.
In 2025, Sol Kennedy founded BestInterest, an AI application designed to help separated parents communicate more effectively by filtering emotionally charged language and suggesting appropriate responses.
GPT5 speeds up mathematical research, saves an hour.
On November 1, 2025, Hacker News user wrong-mexican shared a post about using GPT5 to speed up mathematical research, where the AI provided a proof in seconds, saving about an hour of work.
AI-driven fund CITADAIL increased by 0.43%.
On November 2, 2025, Griffain New Hedge Fund (CITADAIL), an AI-driven fund, had a price of $0.000190, marking a 0.43% increase.
AI Innovation Spotlight
AI Operator From Hell: autonomous AI sysadmin on Hacker News.
On 2025-11-01, aiofh launched a Show HN post on Hacker News presenting AI Operator From Hell, an autonomous AI sysadmin that generates tech stories and tutorials.
Cuiz-AI: AI-powered quiz generator from documents.
On October 31, 2025, nelson687 introduced Cuiz-AI on Hacker News, an AI-powered tool that generates quizzes from documents.
AI contact manager executes code, designs schemas/UIs.
On October 31, 2025, samrolken shared an AI-powered contact manager on Hacker News that uses an LLM to directly execute code and design schemas/UIs, but its performance is slow and expensive.
Reusable MCP Playbooks for AI Agents shared on GitHub.
On October 31, 2025, user bwm3 shared a GitHub repository containing 'Reusable MCP Playbooks for AI Agents' on Hacker News.
Claude Code debugs low-level cryptography.
On October 31, 2025, Bogdanp shared a post on Hacker News about Claude Code's ability to debug low-level cryptography.
AI Research Frontlines
AI evolving to data flow languages for programmable health.
On November 1, 2025, John Werner analyzes Abhishek Singh's TED talk insights from MIT Media Lab on AI evolving from word-based to data flow languages, enabling programmable health.
Large reasoning models (LRMs) can think, argues VentureBeat.
On November 1, 2025, Debasish Ray Chawdhuri argued in VentureBeat that large reasoning models (LRMs) almost certainly can think, challenging the view that they merely perform pattern-matching.
"Thought engineering" explores confidence scores in LLMs.
On October 31, 2025, pranavc28 shared a research blog post on Hacker News about "thought engineering," exploring confidence scores in NL for LLMs.
Vector arithmetic on docs embeddings using word2vec style.
On October 31, 2025, kaycebasques submitted a technicalwriting.dev article on Hacker News about word2vec-style vector arithmetic on docs embeddings.
AI in Healthcare Revolution
AI should enhance, not diminish, human-led healthcare.
On October 31, 2025, Kara Trott emphasizes that technology, including AI, should enhance rather than diminish the human side of care by focusing on sanctuary, expertise, perseverance, grit, and trust.
AI in healthcare: teams, trust, and transformation needed.
On October 31, 2025, Rajeev Ronanki discusses the AI revolution in healthcare, emphasizing the importance of teams, trust, and transformation over mere tools.
AI's Societal Impact
arXiv stops accepting CS position papers due to LLMs.
On November 1, 2025, arXiv announced it will no longer accept computer science position or review papers due to the impact of Large Language Models (LLMs).
Real-World AI Use Cases
10 Gbps home internet driven by AI, gaming applications.
On October 31, 2025, Alexander Britkin reports that 10 Gbps home internet is becoming a commercial reality, driven by home AI, gaming, and other applications, with some providers already offering the service.
Top 10 AI writing tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini highlighted.
On November 2, 2025, Sarthak Dogra reviewed ten AI tools for writers, highlighting ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini as his top three choices for their versatility and quality.
ChatGPT prompts to help companies scale with purpose.
On November 1, 2025, Sarah Hernholm detailed four ChatGPT prompts to help companies scale with purpose, focusing on clarifying core value and streamlining operations.
White Noise Digital launches AI-powered marketing services.
On October 31, 2025, White Noise Digital launched its advanced AI-powered marketing services to help businesses navigate the digital marketplace.
Tattd uses AI to match clients with tattoo artists.
On October 31, 2025, Tattd, a tattoo marketplace, set up a temporary tattoo parlor at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, using AI to help match clients with artists.
Dwellable: AI-powered home maintenance app launched.
On October 31, 2025, rkrishnan2012 launched Dwellable, a free iOS and Android app for home maintenance, on Hacker News, using AI for maintenance reminders.
The Ethics of AI
AI tests AI for safe mental health advice.
In 2025, Lance Eliot discusses the use of AI to test other AIs on providing safe mental health advice, aiming to protect society from AI that isn’t up to par.
Guidelines for building and managing lasting responsible AI.
On November 1, 2025, industry experts shared eight guidelines for building and managing lasting responsible AI, emphasizing its integration into system design and deployment.