Saturday, November 14, 2026 - 5 Minute AI News

OpenAI launches a wallet for autonomous AI shopping, banned Nvidia chips power Chinese models, Mirendil raises one billion dollars, Uber suffers a vendor breach, and Runway open-sources robotics.

1. OpenAI launches ChatGPT Wallet for autonomous AI shopping — OpenAI introduced a biometric-secured wallet allowing AI agents to make independent purchases. This enables fully autonomous financial transactions and intensifies competition with rival AI developers.
2. Banned Nvidia Blackwell chips power top Chinese AI models — Forensic research identified Nvidia's restricted Blackwell chips inside multiple Chinese AI models. The discovery exposes enforcement gaps in United States hardware export controls.
3. AI development startup Mirendil raises one billion dollar Series A — Infrastructure startup Mirendil secured one billion dollars in early-stage funding. The investment indicates strong market demand for software that accelerates the AI model development pipeline.
4. Uber suffers data breach through AI cloud vendor Fireworks AI — Uber confirmed thousands of drivers' licenses were stolen during a security incident at Fireworks AI. The breach highlights growing supply-chain risks from third-party AI infrastructure providers.
5. Runway open-sources Praxis-1 robotics control model — Runway released an open-weights model that translates video training data into physical robot control. The release allows developers to build upon advanced physical AI systems freely.

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