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How One Country Became the Unlikely Crossroads of the Global A.I. Boom
How One Country Became the Unlikely Crossroads of the Global A.I. Boom The New York Times
OpenAI reportedly lowers funding target for new round
OpenAI’s latest funding round doesn't seem to be living up to expectations.
A-listers and AI stylists: how high-street brands are staging a fashion comeback
Gap, M&S, Topshop and more are taking a leaf from luxury label playbooks to satisfy savvier generation of shoppers High street brands that boomed in the noughties before the squeeze of both sustainably minded consumers and the rise of ultra-cheap…
Agentic AI for Immune-Related Adverse Event Detection in Cancer Immunotherapy
Agentic AI for Immune-Related Adverse Event Detection in Cancer Immunotherapy Oncodaily
Artificial intelligence answers: what is the expected result of the derby of anger?
Artificial intelligence answers: what is the expected result of the derby of anger? Goal.com
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Tampered Claude Code Extension Put SSH Backdoor on Up to 5,000 Cursor Users' Computers
Tampered Claude Code Extension Put SSH Backdoor on Up to 5,000 Cursor Users' Computers Northeast Times
EqualAI CEO: Your AI assistant is acting in your name. Who signed off?
EqualAI CEO: Your AI assistant is acting in your name. Who signed off? Fortune
AI Agents Are Boosting Chip Demand While Putting Google’s Search Business at Risk
AI Agents Are Boosting Chip Demand While Putting Google’s Search Business at Risk Investing.com
Big Tech's AI bill comes due, but Michigan automakers see a rebound
Big Tech's AI bill comes due, but Michigan automakers see a rebound Detroit Free Press
Is AI your new wingman? How chatbots are transforming dating
Almost 40% of British singles have used AI for romantic advice, from writing messages to assessing potential partners After Sam’s ex joked that her sister found him ugly, he turned to AI. Google Gemini had a look at the photo and politely disagreed.…
Humans are still doing the work behind some AI agents
Humans are still doing the work behind some AI agents CNBC
Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims
Named “Volta-Autodoxer,” the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.
Microsoft links ConnectWise supply chain attack to AI agents ...
Microsoft links ConnectWise supply chain attack to AI agents ... eeNews Europe
The US Midterms and Frontier Labs: AI Safety as a Political Instrument
The US Midterms and Frontier Labs: AI Safety as a Political Instrument orfonline.org
Japan’s universities must move beyond first-wave AI policies
Japan’s universities must move beyond first-wave AI policies East Asia Forum
AI Policy Fears Grip Stock, Bond Traders With Midterms Days Away
AI Policy Fears Grip Stock, Bond Traders With Midterms Days Away Bloomberg.com
Asana's CEO lets AI agents manage his inbox, monitor performance, and track rivals
Asana's CEO lets AI agents manage his inbox, monitor performance, and track rivals Business Insider
Meta’s Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasn’t Yet
Companies have spent the past several weeks trying to reassure investors that Muse and other AI agents pose more of an opportunity than a threat.
Apple to launch iPhone AI features in China in December via Alibaba partnership
Apple to launch iPhone AI features in China in December via Alibaba partnership South China Morning Post
An AI Agent Injected Drugs Into a Live Mouse’s Brain
A biotech startup let an agent choose a gene therapy and successfully inject the treatment, offering a startling glimpse of the future of research labs.
Reader's View: Delay deployment of artificial intelligence
Reader's View: Delay deployment of artificial intelligence Duluth News Tribune
CAS AI chief on agents, Copilot and the physical lab
CAS AI chief on agents, Copilot and the physical lab R&D World
Proton's CTO wrote a manifesto for the AI coding age. It struck a nerve with engineers.
Proton's CTO wrote a manifesto for the AI coding age. It struck a nerve with engineers. Business Insider
iFAST Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence & Big Data UCITS Index ETF Overview (XBG)
iFAST Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence & Big Data UCITS Index ETF Overview (XBG) Barron's
Tampered Claude Code extension in Cursor planted an SSH backdoor
Tampered Claude Code extension in Cursor planted an SSH backdoor Notebookcheck
Relying on AI is rotting your brain. But here’s what you can do about it | Carly Dober
Each new tech product is designed to make our lives easier and keep us mindlessly entertained. Switch off: embrace discomfort – and boredom Ever longed for your own personal assistant? In the ever quickening tech race, Meta has recently launched…
After scraping the Internet, AI giants pledge ‘no scraping’ tool for publishers
After scraping the Internet, AI giants pledge ‘no scraping’ tool for publishers Malay Mail
Agentic AI excitement runs ahead of results
Agentic AI excitement runs ahead of results Investing.com
AI agents are helping criminals to commit cyber crimes more cheaply and efficiently, say experts
AI agents are helping criminals to commit cyber crimes more cheaply and efficiently, say experts The National
One AI rule book: chip expert urges shared standards across China, US models
One AI rule book: chip expert urges shared standards across China, US models South China Morning Post
Virtual Influencers, Real Reservations: How Artificial Intelligence Drives Hotel Bookings
Virtual Influencers, Real Reservations: How Artificial Intelligence Drives Hotel Bookings Macau Business
Ollie, Privacy-First AI Assistant Startup, to Shut Down Nov. 6 After $7.5M Seed Round
Ollie, Privacy-First AI Assistant Startup, to Shut Down Nov. 6 After $7.5M Seed Round BigGo Finance
Estée Lauder Strikes Long-Term Partnership With Microsoft, Deploying Copilot to More Than 14,000 Employees
Estée Lauder Strikes Long-Term Partnership With Microsoft, Deploying Copilot to More Than 14,000 Employees BigGo Finance
Nvidia weighs playing the cosigner for Nscale’s AI data center in West Virginia
When investors get nervous about AI spending, it helps to have the chipmaker that sells the chips offer to cosign the loan.
Inside a malicious Claude Code-branded extension and its persistent SSH backdoor
Inside a malicious Claude Code-branded extension and its persistent SSH backdoor Microsoft
Ollie, a privacy-focused AI assistant, is shutting down
As an increasing number of AI assistants flood the market, the founder of Ollie, an assistant that respected its users' privacy, says it will be shutting down in a week.
“Black October” for AI Developer Platforms
“Black October” for AI Developer Platforms wiz.io
Building trusted access for AI agents with OCI IAM
Building trusted access for AI agents with OCI IAM Oracle Blogs
Faster planning decisions as new rules and AI tackle delays
Faster planning decisions as new rules and AI tackle delays GOV.UK
How AI is impacting the midterm elections
How AI is impacting the midterm elections WLFI
Lawsuit: AI recording tool used by AHN, Highmark violates patient rights
Lawsuit: AI recording tool used by AHN, Highmark violates patient rights TribLIVE.com
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Cursor says up to 5,000 users affected by tampered Claude Code extension
Cursor says up to 5,000 users affected by tampered Claude Code extension Reuters
Intel’s stock crashes, knocking $12B from government’s stake
Intel is being hurt by PC sales as the AI industry gobbles memory and other components causing PC prices to rise.
Anthropic expected to receive high ‘junk’ rating from credit agencies following IPO, FT report says
Blackstone's forecast is just a prediction, but naturally, a high junk rating would make it more difficult and costlier for Anthropic to raise the money to keep funding its massive spending that has undergirded its business.
This Week at FDA: New ConOps for drug inspections, AI policy proposal, and more
This Week at FDA: New ConOps for drug inspections, AI policy proposal, and more RAPS
Last-minute Halloween costumes for tech nerds
No Halloween costume? Just be a deceptively cute AI agent icon, a PHP vulnerability, or sleepy time Bryan Johnson.
How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon
This week on Uncanny Valley, we also discuss Anthropic’s IPO filing and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms.
Cracks are emerging in the AI spending boom
Big Tech is pouring billions into AI infrastructure, but mounting debt, negative cash flow, and growing investor skepticism are raising questions about the sustainability of the AI spending boom.
House Democrats Demand Trump Preserve Grok AI Chats After TIME Report
House Democrats Demand Trump Preserve Grok AI Chats After TIME Report Time Magazine
Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours Ars Technica
Purdue researchers explore how students engage with artificial intelligence in STEM classrooms
Purdue researchers explore how students engage with artificial intelligence in STEM classrooms Purdue Polytechnic
Looking at the future of artificial intelligence in the workplace
Looking at the future of artificial intelligence in the workplace Local 3 News
TCAI’s Jai Jaisimha on artificial intelligence and mental health: How should AI be used?
TCAI’s Jai Jaisimha on artificial intelligence and mental health: How should AI be used? Transparency Coalition
I read Anthropic's 92-page risk factor document, so you don't have to – video explainer
Anthropic, the creator of Claude, filed to go public on the US stock market on 26 October. The company's filing statement contains a 92-page risk factor document in which it acknowledges the dangers that AI poses to society and human beings, and…
Trust Is the Product: Why CX Leaders Must Own AI Governance
Trust Is the Product: Why CX Leaders Must Own AI Governance CMSWire
Basically no one is using AI agents for their DoorDash orders
Basically no one is using AI agents for their DoorDash orders Ars Technica
ICYMI: Assembly Takes Action on AI Oversight at Special Committee Hearing
ICYMI: Assembly Takes Action on AI Oversight at Special Committee Hearing Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas
Tech sell-off drives US markets down by nearly $1tn after subpar earnings reports
Big tech stocks falter as investors question whether billions being poured into AI can generate returns quickly enough A sell-off of tech stocks that began earlier this month and gained steam with disappointing earnings from leading tech companies…
Legal researcher believes human relationships are still the answer in the age of AI
Legal researcher believes human relationships are still the answer in the age of AI UGA Today
Will artificial intelligence spell the end for SaaS?
Will artificial intelligence spell the end for SaaS? Computer Weekly
Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text
Can't agree on where to eat? Zest's AI concierge can combine everyone's tastes, put restaurant options to a vote, and make the reservation.
Credit where it’s due to AI for uncovering the PHP flaw – and discredit to the leaker | Letters
David Gibson says the problem is that details of the flaw were revealed before it was fixed, while Charles MacKinnon notes that we are at the mercy of technology we don’t understand Chris Stokel-Walker may be right (The internet has broken – again.…
A question for those who hate datacentres
Technology and urban planning | The Guardian letters page | Porridge Your account of the datacentre controversy in Cardiff (The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle, 24 October) missed out the important…
Sam Altman Absolutely Hates the Idea of People Running Their Own AI Models at Home, Argues They Shouldn't Own Computers
Sam Altman Absolutely Hates the Idea of People Running Their Own AI Models at Home, Argues They Shouldn't Own Computers Futurism
Google’s first data center satellite is online and writing poetry
The first TPU in space is running a Google DeepMind Gemma 4 model and writing cheesy poetry.
Building fine-grained version control for agents with Rust and Durable Objects
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How do we make new economic ideas a reality? – Aditya Chakrabortty answered your questions
Guardian columnist, senior economics commentator and host of the new Radical Thinking podcast Aditya Chakrabortty answered your questions on the big ideas around economics, society and democracy, and his new podcast thegreatfatsby asks: Do you…
Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warns that the AI boom is ‘a great opportunity to go deceive people’
The cautionary Theranos tale takes on a new significance in the AI era, when companies that have never turned a profit are raising capital at trillion-dollar valuations.
New York Bill Would Raise AI Safety Regulations
New York Bill Would Raise AI Safety Regulations PYMNTS.com
Ghost in the machine: how AI is haunting the search for the supernatural
Ghost hunting has changed in recent years due to AI chatbots, and paranormal enthusiasts are concerned Ghost hunting is a tech-heavy pursuit. When Amy Waine and Jarrad Cutting investigate haunted locations, they’re loaded up with software of their…
Where do chief AI officers go after federal service?
Where do chief AI officers go after federal service? Brookings
Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors
Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors BleepingComputer
Malicious Claude Code extension distributed through Cursor marketplace
Malicious Claude Code extension distributed through Cursor marketplace Sophos
Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of Self-Study
Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of Self-Study The CPA Journal
Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution and spark huge compensation rights case
Scraping copyrighted material from internet could ‘potentially’ amount to acquisition of property by government, Anne Twomey says Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast Altering copyright law to allow AI companies to scrape…
Skip the small talk: Make game-changing connections at TechCrunch Founder Summit with Braindate
At TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026, happening November 4 at SoWa Power Station in Boston, networking powered by Braindate is designed to make those conversations easier to find, whether they are in 1:1 or small-group on-site meetings. Register before…
DoorDash said it’s only received ‘several hundred’ orders from AI agents
DoorDash said that it is open to working with third-party agent makers.
Compromised Claude Code Extension (2.1.313) in Cursor Marketplace Plants Attacker SSH Key and Persistence
Compromised Claude Code Extension (2.1.313) in Cursor Marketplace Plants Attacker SSH Key and Persistence OX Security
AI agents and responsibility – a message from regulators
AI agents and responsibility – a message from regulators Burges Salmon
Confronting What Lurks in the Shadows: AI Regulation and Governance
Confronting What Lurks in the Shadows: AI Regulation and Governance Infosecurity Magazine
5 days left: Your last chance to connect, scale, and save at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026
5 days to save up to $100, plus a second pass for free to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 in Boston on November 4. Register now.
Can AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out
Runware is building a factory to turn out prefabricated AI data centers on an assembly line. The real test will be whether it can deliver at that scale.
GitHub bets on multi-agent software development with Copilot overhaul
GitHub bets on multi-agent software development with Copilot overhaul InfoWorld
Radiology, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Human Understanding
Radiology, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Human Understanding Forbes
SAP Shows How to Lead with AI Governance at SAP TechEd
SAP Shows How to Lead with AI Governance at SAP TechEd SAP News Center
Technology governance scholar Gillian Hadfield on AI safety and security
Technology governance scholar Gillian Hadfield on AI safety and security Johns Hopkins University
Anthropic hacked to deliver remote access trojan to Claude developer laptops worldwide
Anthropic hacked to deliver remote access trojan to Claude developer laptops worldwide DoublePulsar
Trojanized Claude Code Extension Delivered Persistent SSH Backdoor to Developer Machines
Trojanized Claude Code Extension Delivered Persistent SSH Backdoor to Developer Machines Step Security
AI agents are upending digital business processes
AI agents are upending digital business processes InfoWorld
Artificial Intelligence is a Horror Story
Artificial Intelligence is a Horror Story Literary Hub
Microsoft to withdraw Copilot from Samsung and LG TVs
Microsoft to withdraw Copilot from Samsung and LG TVs Broadband TV News
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon Highlights the Importance of Human Judgment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon Highlights the Importance of Human Judgment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence The Straits Times
Official Claude Code Extension on Cursor Marketplace Trojanized with Persistent SSH Backdoor
Official Claude Code Extension on Cursor Marketplace Trojanized with Persistent SSH Backdoor The Hacker News
Trojanized Claude Code Extension 2.1.313 in Cursor Marketplace Plants SSH Backdoor
Trojanized Claude Code Extension 2.1.313 in Cursor Marketplace Plants SSH Backdoor Rescana
FDA, CMS scramble to avoid regulatory logjam as more states look to test AI in clinical settings
FDA, CMS scramble to avoid regulatory logjam as more states look to test AI in clinical settings STAT
Fortinet FortiAIGate targets AI security risks with real-time inspection, policy enforcement and agent controls
Fortinet FortiAIGate targets AI security risks with real-time inspection, policy enforcement and agent controls Industrial Cyber
AI agents free up CEOs’ time to think ahead
AI agents free up CEOs’ time to think ahead Financial Times
AI safety depends on government capacity. Washington is weakening it.
AI safety depends on government capacity. Washington is weakening it. Federal News Network
Digift sets controls for AI agents in tokenised finance
Digift sets controls for AI agents in tokenised finance CFOtech Asia
Nvidia CEO says ties to Singapore company under spying probe were ‘normal’
Nvidia CEO says ties to Singapore company under spying probe were ‘normal’ The Edge Singapore
You don’t need to believe in a god to get a religious exemption from using AI at work
David Durman, a University of Kentucky administrator, recently earned a religious exemption from using AI in the workplace.
BeyondTrust puts guardrails around the rise of Agentic AI
BeyondTrust puts guardrails around the rise of Agentic AI CRN Asia
Casap Raises $56 Million as AI Agents Take on Fraud and Payment Disputes
Casap Raises $56 Million as AI Agents Take on Fraud and Payment Disputes Finovate
More than half of Victorian lawyers use AI – but only a quarter have cut client fees as a result
Research finds 55% of lawyers are using AI in legal practices, up from 37% last year, though efficiency gains aren’t as high as expected Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast More than half of Victoria’s lawyers have reported…
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APAC firms race ahead on AI agents, but controls lag
APAC firms race ahead on AI agents, but controls lag SecurityBrief Australia
Commentary: AI agents need middle managers too
Commentary: AI agents need middle managers too CNA
Amazon gives Wall Street mixed financial picture in earnings report
E-commerce company posts high cloud computing sales but gives a cautious sales forecast for the fourth quarter Amazon offered a mixed picture of its financial health on Thursday in its quarterly earnings report. The e-commerce company gave a…
A Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure Pentagon System
Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employee’s personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified and the vulnerability could be patched.