Nvidia, AMD, Intel shares fall as AI chip selloff deepens
Nvidia, AMD and Intel stock prices dropped as a broader AI chip market selloff deepened amid investor concerns.
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Monday 12 October 2026
OpenAI adds 200 Dublin jobs, launches Applied AI Lab
OpenAI said it will add 200 jobs in Dublin and open its second Applied AI Lab there, expanding European operations.
OpenAI
Matter Machine raises £4M for AI materials discovery
Matter Machine closed a £4M pre-Series A to scale AI-powered materials discovery and appointed Oxford Nanopore's Gordon Sanghera.
Matter Machine
More: AI Insider
OpenAI defends researcher firings over safety dispute
OpenAI defended its decision to fire researchers following a dispute over safety practices, according to reports.
OpenAI
Cerebras shares fall sharply on AI market fears
Cerebras stock dropped sharply amid broader AI market fears, according to Barron's.
Cerebras
DeepSeek to lead round in ex-Tencent AI scientists' startup
DeepSeek is set to lead an investment round in Winverse AI, a startup founded by former Tencent AI scientists, with a valuation that could reach $400 million.
DeepSeek
UK ICO investigates AI agents at OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic
The UK Information Commissioner's Office is investigating AI agents at OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic, reportedly examining how the agents handle personal data.
UK minister says Medicare-style cyberattack likely in UK
A UK minister said a cyberattack similar to the OpenAI-linked Medicare breach seems likely in the UK, warning about vulnerability of health systems to AI-enabled attacks.
California takes action on AI safety with kill switch
California is moving on AI safety with a kill switch provision, part of state efforts to give regulators the ability to shut down dangerous AI systems.
Honeyjar offers AI tools to improve PR and communications
Honeyjar is pitching AI tools aimed at fixing the PR and communications process for journalists, entrepreneurs and public relations professionals.
Honeyjar
AWS rejects AI model monopoly, backs OpenAI and Anthropic
AWS' channel chief said there is no 'one model to rule them all,' saying the cloud unit backs both OpenAI and Anthropic models rather than a single dominant provider.
AWS
Ondas and Palantir launch Regna AI for defense missions
Ondas and Palantir are partnering to launch Regna AI, a new company building AI for defense missions. Details of the structure and offerings are limited so far.
Ondas
OpenAI to create 200 jobs in Dublin
OpenAI plans to add 200 jobs in Dublin, expanding its Irish presence.
OpenAI
More: Bloomberg.com, Briefs Finance
Microsoft president says UK best placed to lead AI regulation
Microsoft president Brad Smith called for urgent AI regulation, arguing milk and washing machines face more oversight than AI companies and that the UK is well positioned to lead.
Microsoft
Blueprints AI generates permit-ready construction blueprints in minutes
Santa Monica startup Blueprints AI, bootstrapped, says its software produces code-compliant construction blueprints from a photo, PDF or sketch in minutes.
Blueprints AI
GUDEA raises $7M seed for AI narrative intelligence
GUDEA raised $7 million in seed funding for AI narrative intelligence, technology that analyzes how stories and narratives spread.
GUDEA
Frontline Source Group promotes AI chat assistant to AI recruiter
Staffing firm Frontline Source Group says its AI chat assistant has been promoted to a full AI recruiter role. Few concrete details on capabilities or availability were given.
Frontline Source GroupClosed
GWI launches new agentic portfolio
GWI announced a new agentic portfolio of offerings. The source gives no concrete product details, pricing or availability.
GWIClosed
AlphaSense launches SuperAnalyst AI agent for financial workflows
AlphaSense launched SuperAnalyst, a next-generation AI agent aimed at high-value financial and strategic workflows. The company says it powers research and analysis tasks for finance teams.
AlphaSenseClosed
HCLTech taps Anthropic to boost enterprise AI offerings
IT services firm HCLTech is partnering with Anthropic to expand its enterprise AI play, per Mobile World Live. Financial terms and scope were not disclosed.
HCLTech
Visorway raises pre-seed at CHF 3M valuation
Visorway raised an angel-backed pre-seed round at a CHF 3 million valuation to scale AI-native procurement services.
Visorway
Ex-Plaud Peter Mo raises $26M for Ambi AI assistant
Peter Mo, formerly of Plaud, raised $26 million for Ambi, an always-listening AI assistant.
Ambi
More: BigGo Finance
Fedstack named an OpenAI Select Partner
Fedstack, a Smoothstack company, said it has been named an OpenAI Select Partner, a designation within OpenAI's partner program for companies building on its models.
Fedstack
AI industry spends billions on midterm election influence
The AI industry is flexing political muscle in the midterms with a multibillion-dollar spending spree, according to The Business Journals.
HCLTech and Anthropic sign Global Premier Partnership
HCLTech and Anthropic signed a Global Premier Partnership to scale governed agentic AI across global enterprises, extending Anthropic's enterprise reach.
Anthropic
Salesforce Agent Allowlist raises questions on AI commerce control
A Yahoo Finance piece examines what Salesforce's new Agent Allowlist means for controlling AI agents in commerce, letting firms govern which agents can act on their systems.
Salesforce
DeepSeek backs ex-Tencent scientist's robotics startup Winverse AI
DeepSeek backed Winverse AI, a robotics startup founded by a former Tencent scientist, according to Bloomberg via Investing.com.
DeepSeek
More: Investing.com
Nvidia's next move could spell trouble for software workers
TheStreet and Yahoo Finance report that Nvidia's next move could threaten software workers, suggesting AI tooling that automates coding and other software tasks.
Nvidia
More: Yahoo Finance
Pax8 finds small businesses adopt AI faster than they govern it
Pax8 research reports small businesses are building AI faster than they can govern it, highlighting a growing governance gap.
Pax8
More: Yahoo Finance UK
Cerebras stock swings on OpenAI chip report, Altman comment
Cerebras shares fell on a report about OpenAI's chips, then rose 9% after Sam Altman weighed in.
Cerebras
More: Benzinga
Nvidia nears $6 trillion market cap on record AI chip demand
Nvidia's market capitalization approached $6 trillion as relentless AI chip demand powered record growth.
Nvidia
Trader bets $21 million Nvidia falls below $180 by January
An options trader placed a $21 million bet that Nvidia shares will drop below $180 by January, signaling bearish positioning.
More: Yahoo Finance
OpenAI revenue and valuation statistics reported for October 2026
Exploding Topics published OpenAI revenue and valuation statistics for October 2026, aggregating figures on the company's financials.
OpenAI
I/O Fund analyzes new layer in Nvidia enterprise AI strategy
I/O Fund published an analysis of a new layer in Nvidia's enterprise AI strategy, examining where the company is expanding.
Nvidia
Anthropic names Jacqueline Dory Prescott data center portfolio lead
Google's Jacqueline Dory Prescott has been hired by Anthropic to lead its data center portfolio, as the lab expands its compute infrastructure.
Anthropic
Appinventiv outlines governance approach for securing autonomous AI agents
A vendor explainer on AI agent governance describes how organizations can control and secure autonomous agents. No new product or release is announced.
Appinventiv
UK minister says AI regulation must mimic Industrial Revolution laws
UK minister Kanishka Narayan told companies not to release frontier models if they cannot adequately control the risks, comparing needed regulation to Industrial Revolution-era laws.
Indian engineer quits Microsoft to build AI startup
An Indian man left a Rs 1.9 crore Microsoft job and now earns Rs 5.4 lakh with his own AI startup, according to a profile.
Tampa AI startup wins backing from FLF
A serial founder's Tampa-based AI startup has secured backing from FLF. Financial terms and product details were not disclosed.
DeepSeek leads $400M round for ex-Tencent scientist's robot lab
DeepSeek is leading a $400 million funding round for a robotics AI startup founded by a former Tencent AI scientist, valuing the company at $400 million.
DeepSeek