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AI News October 8, 2026

Today's AI headlines: Claude Haiku 5.5, Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users, Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip

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Claude Haiku 5.5

Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users

The developer of Hermes Agent raised a $90 million Series B.

Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11

Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its Surface Laptop Ultra, AI PCs that run on Nvidia chips that are designed to run AI models and agents.