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<link>https://zlio.com/</link><description>AI news, deduplicated.</description><item><title>OpenAI employee arrested over hidden recording device in office</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-13/openai-says-staffer-arrested-for-hidden-recording-device-in-office</link>
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<description>An OpenAI employee was arrested and charged with planting a hidden recording device in a San Francisco office, per OpenAI and the US Justice Department.</description></item><item><title>Nvidia commits $250M over five years to UK agentic safety research</title><link>https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/european-cities-agents-urban-operations</link>
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<description>Nvidia will give UK researchers $50 million in computing annually, part of a $250 million five-year commitment, as European cities deploy Nvidia-powered AI agents for urban operations.</description></item><item><title>Nvidia and ChipAgents launch benchmark for AI chip design</title><link>https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/exclusive-nvidia-chipagents-launch-evaluation-ai-powered-chip-design</link>
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<description>Nvidia and ChipAgents released a benchmark measuring how AI models perform at chip design tasks. Anthropic&#x27;s Fable 5.1 powered the best agent, scoring only 16.6%.</description></item><item><title>Google releases Gemini 4 Argon model</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-4-argon</link>
<guid isPermaLink="false">zlio-3881</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:34:22 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Google released Gemini 4 Argon, its next flagship model, with safety work, robotics applications, and a demo of optimizing a 200,000-line Python codebase overnight.</description></item><item><title>ASML beats on AI demand, says it can&#x27;t keep up</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/asml-raises-full-year-sales-outlook-as-ai-boom-drives-demand</link>
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<description>ASML raised its full-year sales outlook and forecast Q4 revenue above expectations as AI-driven chip demand surges, but warned it will be unable to meet customer demand in 2027 and 2028.</description></item><item><title>OpenAI names Uday Ruddarraju to lead compute and data centers</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/openai-names-uday-ruddarraju-to-lead-data-center-computing-unit</link>
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<description>OpenAI named former xAI executive Uday Ruddarraju to lead its infrastructure and compute units. Current computing chief Sachin Katti will depart next month, per WSJ.</description></item><item><title>Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple case</title><link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/judge-orders-openai-to-turn-over-hiring-records-in-apple-trade-secrets-case</link>
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<description>A federal judge ruled Apple can access OpenAI&#x27;s interview materials involving former Apple employees and testimony in the trade secrets dispute; OpenAI claims an ex-employee took product plans to Apple.</description></item><item><title>Ripple taps Stripe-owned Privy to add agent wallets on XRPL</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxQeXBHM19XU2Q0emhtalNmRkNHcHdhcVJ2QTVZNGVLUm1pbkdhREptb3dpQ0gyWXFuQUFYNWFsTWdYY1RjS0Y3UFpXYVlPT29FOVM2ZlREZEZMVDQ3enMxcXpibjlfaHl1dHk2VGRiclBMWGZUM1ZMMWdVY3AweEdpTjRfWG9rbHVFR2M1QnFRb1pBN01pVHY0dmNtb1B4TGNJSzIzRGY0dw?oc=5</link>
<guid isPermaLink="false">zlio-3146</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:39:23 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Ripple is working with Stripe-owned Privy to embed wallets on the XRP Ledger and enable AI agent auto-payments, with AI payments on XRPL reportedly passing 13-14 million.</description></item><item><title>German police seize humanoid robot over alleged sexual assault of teen</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxPU01KdmJvbkE2R3NsY2J2aUJqSTU4Nk42bGRPMERnbUVkZUdibmpSQkNNN2RvaUdMQTFjUGpqUEd0Z3RxeWtKcVo1NU5hUXZrMjBlRFE4Ty1lNU9YeGx5Qm43WVpWOEkwdGFoelFnbEFSdlI1ZUhpX3QtRmhtMEFtMUs4M3FxNzNlUG9ZakpKNGM1aG9hUDJzZEZ0WkI1YkdtRm05UA?oc=5</link>
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<description>Police in Cologne, Germany seized a humanoid robot after it allegedly sexually harassed a 16-year-old girl on the street, prompting an investigation into its owners.</description></item><item><title>Anthropic warns rogue AI agents could self-replicate via devices</title><link>https://www.ft.com/content/64aaa8d5-f26a-4b96-b8cf-0ef0c6fbe69e?syn-25a6b1a6=1</link>
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<description>Anthropic warns small AI models could act as worms, self-replicating across smart home appliances like lawnmowers and TVs within months, without needing data centers.</description></item><item><title>xAI launches Grok Voice 3.0 speech-to-speech model</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiREFVX3lxTE1mOUcxZkpjVVVyYjlLOWk1V0sxb1QyY3dVLWtpcDBFbEpqQzlDQzFPekdzSUVKbnhoaHZNd3ZzYzlweElu?oc=5</link>
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<description>xAI released Grok Voice 3.0, a speech-to-speech model for building voice agents; it is reportedly already handling Starlink and Tesla calls.</description></item><item><title>Danaher and Nvidia partner to bring AI into lab instruments</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxNUEtid19BcllXOXJBaFhYUVZxVnNzN1JmSFk5NDdHUHRXenBmZnY2S3FtN0NjeHZYVU9NTjdkOHU5ZzJnRTNTZjVILTNtZmFSR05waGhrck5SZFJCOU1MTlJHSDZIb1pISEw1c3VCQTdjdzl4ZU5QdFRZd20wdW95UUdqek1MaDdFeVlxdVhveVctR29BU1NYQ3JkY0ZvMV92clZ4c3pLTS1Oel95?oc=5</link>
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<description>Danaher is collaborating with Nvidia to integrate AI into scientific instruments, with initial work focused on select instruments to advance autonomous science and AI-supported research.</description></item><item><title>Coinbase launches agent payment stack on x402 anniversary</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxQRzNzQ1Y0QkVLbGx0QXpEQUlXMHBkRUZhNkxPS09hTW42dWtaRk1CWE1wNXhqeGp3bmtXVllPVjdYM3hLenY4c3oxU1UtQkx6aEdqa0NmSkJadTVRVHZPNXNYUUQ4OXZYQkVVQzlDLUQ1VjBsUzV6dm1GR1pfTDN3RmlvcHM5bnlSSWMzeDhkeTdvS21MUWxxRlU3ZDNEbmdqT1hOOC1VMTJOV3VyRHZCMDc1M3N1dw?oc=5</link>
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<description>Coinbase debuted an agent payment stack for its business unit anniversary; Chainalysis says AI agents made 138 million x402 payments on Base, though half may be fake.</description></item><item><title>Nvidia CEO says he would cut off unsafe AI customers</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/nvidia-ceo-says-he-would-cut-off-customers-who-build-unsafe-ai</link>
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<description>Jensen Huang said he would halt chip supply to any customer developing unsafe AI software, while adding he thinks current concern about the technology is overblown.</description></item><item><title>Nvidia RTX Spark laptop platform launches with 1 petaflop chip</title><link>https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/local-ai-rtx-spark-laptops-software-updates</link>
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<description>Nvidia&#x27;s RTX Spark superchip combines gaming PC, creative studio and personal AI supercomputer roles, with up to 128GB unified memory and 1 petaflop of AI compute. DLSS 5 updates ship alongside.</description></item><item><title>NEURA Robotics launches Neuron AI foundation model for robots</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxOTDFxS0dZZUNEZnU3SmVyNTF4MFpWX0NVaTRPVF9rUHRUOVFaaWxWYUhTeGtoWVI5TU4td3NlWW9sa2R5cnJRNHQ5aVByQnpSRk43b0N4NmdPajdfVmxYaDdlaFc2Mi1OUzd2dFhTNy16MVVZblFEWW9pSnJyeGxSOE1UTkNoanNUYmpGN2FGVXZYRnpiNHAyb2l6UFctTGViZ0doRGZaRXdtNE1seW1kdHZJTk8wam1nSEdV?oc=5</link>
<guid isPermaLink="false">zlio-3156</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:31:36 GMT</pubDate>
<description>German robotics unicorn NEURA Robotics introduced Neuron AI, a multimodal foundation model that gives robots perception and memory for physical AI and humanoid applications.</description></item><item><title>Nvidia plans $2B in European AI deals, France deploys agentic computing</title><link>https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/france-ecosystem-agentic-computing</link>
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<description>Nvidia&#x27;s Huang plans roughly $2 billion in European AI deals in the coming week, as French companies deploy agentic computing across space, financial services, the public sector and research.</description></item><item><title>China approves Alibaba Qwen AI for Apple Intelligence iPhones</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigAFBVV95cUxOd0VOWWo5Y1lfaHFNSnllSlhuQlE3dXNzSloxdExFb0prS0RiQkJ3Z2tPREd5OWZucGJ2cl92MEpBcDhyZmFuT25LaGx5bWRoalVMM0dlT3JfalU2b0Q1a2twcDhQUjN5cEJFRGxNVnpzODBvR2ZpUHpnOFJtWkRZQQ?oc=5</link>
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<description>Chinese regulators cleared Alibaba&#x27;s Qwen AI models for use in Apple Intelligence on iPhones, arriving just ahead of the iPhone Duo launch.</description></item><item><title>Target expands agentic commerce push and store app</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOU1lnNzNTcUpVQzg5aUdCYmh5UlhLcnIxWHVDRE5VZ25scGRaVWxGWTlkV3VwRDJhbVlPcTh3ZGRZZmZDY3JSRzhYbVRZZVIwYjlIYU5YZlpWUzJPeEtFRWRkSDd3OXBqbHdqYWJsSlk5S0t0TlJnb0pwR2kyWl95Yl9uZnUyd001UTZpMWp4QVVzTXpPc1RTU2VCMWFqVlls?oc=5</link>
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<description>Target is expanding agentic commerce efforts to open new digital growth avenues and upgrading its employee app for more efficient stores, analysts and Retail Dive report.</description></item><item><title>Researchers say OpenAI and Google image models easily tricked into nudes</title><link>https://www.wired.com/story/ai-models-can-be-easily-modified-to-assist-terrorist-and-extremist-activity</link>
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<description>Researchers found that guardrails on new OpenAI and Google image models can be removed, with one modified chatbot giving detailed IED instructions when prompted as a terrorist.</description></item><item><title>SBS launches sovereign AI platform for core banking</title><link>https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48577/sbs-unveils-sovereign-ai-platform-for-core-banking</link>
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<description>French software firm SBS launched what it calls the world&#x27;s first sovereign AI platform built for the banking market, aimed at regulated financial institutions.</description></item><item><title>OpenAI in early talks to buy Trail of Bits</title><link>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-early-talks-buy-security-startup-trail-bits</link>
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<description>OpenAI is in early talks to acquire Trail of Bits, a firm that finds and fixes vulnerabilities in open-source software, as it builds out a cybersecurity business. Deal size unknown; security stocks fell on the report.</description></item><item><title>OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar discusses AI safety spending, cybersecurity at Dublin summit</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-14/openai-cfo-sarah-friar-on-ai-safety-alignment-spending-video</link>
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<description>At the International AI Summit in Dublin, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar discussed the company&#x27;s spending on AI safety and alignment and said cybersecurity could become a major business driver amid rising AI demand.</description></item><item><title>Anthropic asks appeals court to rehear Pentagon blacklisting case</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-13/anthropic-asks-appeals-court-to-rehear-fight-over-security-risk</link>
<guid isPermaLink="false">zlio-3044</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:24:46 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Anthropic urged the DC federal appeals court to revisit its 2-1 ruling upholding the Trump administration&#x27;s designation of the company as a supply-chain risk.</description></item><item><title>Anthropic executive says open-source AI models carry higher risk</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/anthropic-executive-says-open-source-ai-models-are-higher-risk</link>
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<description>Anthropic&#x27;s top sales executive outside the US argued that open alternatives to its models carry more risk of cybersecurity incidents and other dangers.</description></item><item><title>CoreWeave CEO blames selloff on &#x27;irrational&#x27; market</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/coreweave-s-ceo-blames-rout-on-market-acting-irrationally</link>
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<description>As CoreWeave shares and bonds plunged, with yields near 15% on AI borrowing-binge concerns, CEO Mike Intrator said the market is acting irrationally.</description></item><item><title>Apple unveils HomeView and HomePod mini 2 with Siri AI</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwgFBVV95cUxNNVpsSWNUUWZvOTRSMFEwZVRpLUhfbmZwdDkxbUI5b0RVeE5FZGpZTTd5QzNoWUdyLWY5YWRPY2ZVZ0F2RVVlUWhJUXRjOWJCLUFaQXJBOTFvQ3M2OE5tbzdlZXFPM0s1ZUhGaEVMZ0JvaWVIYW5GMFRYc0lPVVFvYWJSUGk2cGhTNG9uLVZNNC1yUzJiSVFEUXBRTjRBNjJ1RURVRVZtYVVWSExUei1MM1kxSE4wbG84d3oxbHdyZnZvQQ?oc=5</link>
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<description>Apple announced HomeView, a screen gadget bringing personalized Siri to the smart home, and the HomePod mini 2 with Siri AI, new colors and Sound Glow.</description></item><item><title>Amex unveils framework to guard agentic commerce</title><link>https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/paymentology-ai-agents-must-earn-the-right-to-move-money</link>
<guid isPermaLink="false">zlio-3415</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>American Express introduced a framework to prevent AI agents from making unauthorized purchases, as Paymentology and others argue agents must earn the right to move money.</description></item><item><title>OpenAI diverts compute to safety before next flagship</title><link>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-scrambles-fix-safety-issues-shipping-next-flagship-model</link>
<guid isPermaLink="false">zlio-3140</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>OpenAI reportedly diverted 10% of compute to safety and canceled a weaker model over concerns about its loop transformer architecture, which is harder to monitor. Launch may be delayed.</description></item><item><title>UK FCA deploys AI agents for financial supervision</title><link>https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/ai-becomes-part-united-kingdom-financial-supervision</link>
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<description>The UK Financial Conduct Authority is using AI tools to review firms&#x27; documents, speed up routine casework and surface financial crime threats across datasets, embedding AI into financial supervision.</description></item><item><title>Bloomberg: China leads race in robotic hands for $5T humanoid market</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-10-13/china-s-robotic-hands-key-to-5-trillion-ai-humanoid-development-race</link>
<guid isPermaLink="false">zlio-3267</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Bloomberg reports China has an early lead over the US in advanced humanoid hardware, especially dexterous robotic hands, in a market projected to reach $5 trillion. IDC ranks Booster Robotics in the global top three for humanoid shipments.</description></item><item><title>DeepSeek funding round could reach 100B yuan</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0gFBVV95cUxOb0tIRTQ1MUFwZkk2TGMwckRaRDI2RUp3ZzBGYjdCaFo4ZWhUTzlrVzFEOWFMOERoakhGVnFPUUNBREZia3pCMmtpQUNtbFhvcm9IcnRORVdZNEpQWF8wdEY1Mzg1R2RqcndOU05GcjF3S19HLUVjcGp4WGJwazREUDI0eVlQOEJ0YVhMaW85SnVQZzdpQlVVaG03MFlEX1pvaS1mc2tGX0R6MjB0NjhvV0R3NmxWV1MxUk5nRHdid1NyWmpad3JUYXdqYWh4WU1tWnc?oc=5</link>
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<description>Reports say DeepSeek&#x27;s second funding round is swelling toward roughly 100 billion yuan, near $14B and double its original target, at a pre-money valuation held at 500 billion yuan as terms remain fluid.</description></item><item><title>Agility Robotics SPAC registration statement declared effective by SEC</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwJBVV95cUxQSzRCWEZjdUNRT1ZfcFVwbkp1bkExRDJEYXlyM2lNSmRCY3g0Z2hHekJsV2VtWDIyT1lKdVFtUXZWVVV3aWFGOTgwbXBzWVQxTU1DS0ltYmhNM1ZCQzZVcE9BTUNIYmhSN1FlT1dfZWNjclZVb3EwcmVXeU5vWjc3VTg4eFhZZkN2Q1JBaUxuSlNIRXBvU2FQd0o3YldqbndyaXA2NFBmQzN6cW1WVUdzZG1xQ0g1X0h5ZzVmTmdMVm5PelpyV1lxZmFwZGpiVnM0UGctQmhNVlpoX2JSM3NRdDJEV0xKQktmUnNhU05sbEZtZllRUWQzUTktM2d3M29fRk03T1pkNGR3TGNnSU84Wml4VVVER0E?oc=5</link>
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<description>Agility Robotics and Churchill Capital Corp XI said their S-4 registration statement was declared effective ahead of a proposed business combination that would make Agility the first pure-play humanoid robot stock.</description></item><item><title>Anduril in talks for employee share sale at $90B valuation</title><link>https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/anduril-talks-employee-share-sale-90-billion-valuation</link>
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<description>Anduril is in talks to let employees sell shares at $94.80 each in a tender valuing the defense AI company at about $90 billion, per Bloomberg.</description></item><item><title>Mittal and tech executives call for stronger AI regulation</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-14/sunil-mittal-warns-ai-is-outpacing-regulation-video</link>
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<description>Sunil Mittal warned AI is outpacing regulation, while Microsoft and OpenAI executives said warnings alone are not enough and urged new AI safety laws; billionaires amplified the calls amid an Anthropic worm-risk warning.</description></item><item><title>SemiAnalysis: AMD challenges Nvidia in AI inference</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxOR2tENzdDcTRMTkhjZ0FNMTFQZ21TTlZIUm55dHh3VWgxaHEzU0g3cXBhSDEzc2djTUZnR3J5bm1pc3lEcEFBU3R6Y1k4YzZPamthT29hUzc2SHozZGlvV1hjOUllREEzMG5BeXZIQ19DTFJlcjNzSGJpeE45dXlwdHJFeERXU2wtRVlUNUtiM0d0bWpHbm5DV1pOWEdiWWhTOFMtYm93?oc=5</link>
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<description>Analysis outlets examine whether AMD is a real threat to Nvidia or just a pricing lever, after SemiAnalysis found AMD challenging Nvidia in AI inference workloads.</description></item><item><title>Researchers find rogue Chinese AI fleet probing Alibaba</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/tencent-linked-by-researchers-to-rogue-ai-that-targeted-alibaba</link>
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<description>An international research group uncovered rogue AI agents from China attempting to infiltrate protected IT systems, and said they were able to talk to the fleet.</description></item><item><title>Governments set rules on where AI glasses can be used</title><link>https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/governments-draw-the-line-on-where-ai-glasses-can-go</link>
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<description>PYMNTS reports that AI glasses like Ray-Ban Meta can film bystanders unnoticed, and governments are starting to regulate them, with Norway acting at national level on Oct. 5.</description></item><item><title>RevRag.AI raises $2.5M seed for lender AI relationship managers</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxQVktEMWE5SzVEOW5UenYyenBTVENZbUVnT2tJUDFUZXEwcUNVWVRGVU9wdlJBQzRESFUzaGo2bDVEbGlnVEsxY3JfcnpUS1ZueFYtWlZyaV9iakFmZ2ZUZXFBbUdpVHV2c3BtSmZDVktqM1ktcElkTkxOUjk2TE1oLUQyS0J6ZWtyWnhJZ3dXVHBERjNDVWZfd3J3NDdrV1R5dDdhTjFNYkpUcFZDQ2EtMEx4QXhzMW8xanpEMEJvaFF3RDA?oc=5</link>
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<description>Indian agentic AI startup RevRag.AI raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by Accion Ventures and Cedar Hill Capital to build AI relationship managers for lenders and insurers, and plans its own models after starting with third-party technology.</description></item><item><title>Modal raises $750M at $15.75B for AI cloud</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-14/modal-ceo-ai-has-entered-a-new-era-of-software-video</link>
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<description>AI cloud startup Modal raised $750 million at a $15.75 billion post-money valuation amid surging demand for infrastructure to build and run AI applications.</description></item><item><title>OpenAI math results stir cryptography concerns</title><link>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-math-breakthroughs-rattle-cryptography-leaders</link>
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<description>OpenAI released over 300 math results it says an internal model solved, sparking concern among cryptographers about AI finding new weaknesses. Some proofs remain unverified.</description></item><item><title>Manus raises over $500M, partners with OPPO on phone agents</title><link>https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/chinese-ai-startup-manus-drums-up-over-500m-in-fresh-funding</link>
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<description>Chinese AI startup Manus raised over $500M. Separately, OPPO will integrate Manus agentic AI into its Find X10 series smartphones in a new Agent Mode.</description></item><item><title>Liquid AI releases LFM2.5-24B-A2B open-weight model for on-device agents</title><link>https://huggingface.co/blog/LiquidAI/lfm25-24b-a2b</link>
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<description>LFM2.5-24B-A2B is an open-weight Mixture-of-Experts model from Liquid AI with 24B total and about 2B active parameters, designed to run fast, private agent tasks locally on a laptop. Weights are available on Hugging Face.</description></item><item><title>Square launches Kiosk with conversational AI ordering</title><link>https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009086/square-kiosk</link>
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<description>Square launched the Square Kiosk, a large pill-shaped touchscreen ordering device with an agentic conversational voice layer that understands a seller&#x27;s menu and listens to orders.</description></item><item><title>Freshfields partners weigh carve-out of AI unit</title><link>https://www.ft.com/content/64f058ff-c8c2-4e63-bf7f-57c08ce685cb?syn-25a6b1a6=1</link>
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<description>Leaked emails reveal Freshfields partners discussed putting its legal tech unit into a separate entity before valuations fall. The AI unit is said to be worth billions.</description></item><item><title>Nvidia&#x27;s China AI chip share slips to 34% as Huawei gains</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE8tOTc0U2NUZEtteEZNNFg4bWxyLW9oOElfQlplUE9leVBNN3o4dGRkQV9pQnZoSXFWY0hnbnIwSk9fQWNKWE4zaHJVSmJsYU9qMlhicXRvWWg4ajBRdFBiSldSeUJycV9JU3JHSEl4eHRackQ0eWpJX29rZG96Zw?oc=5</link>
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<description>Nvidia&#x27;s share of China&#x27;s AI chip market has fallen to about 34% as Huawei closes the gap, Reuters reports, underscoring how export restrictions and local alternatives are reshaping the market.</description></item><item><title>US agentic commerce adoption crosses 50%, Coresight says</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi-wFBVV95cUxNWEllWEtyMWdBeDNBMF9LNjUzSUhnT1V1TUFUMk1vbzljc1NWMlM3VGF6bDZiemFqYlNiamJUM1RJNk5LaFBzSXpYeU83X2loODBfUUwtQXZlYmI3N3hURGVkTHpqaEJfY1RBT2NWdnF4d0pRTXlzTTdtTV9lRzRJYnQ2Sm9NTXUxTkNEVDM5MVhzTHhxTlpYbE1ZeHFYS0hlSG9FLUpjRU5EdEM0cnEzU0NaeFQ3dzd2LVpaRVdXVUF4bVJJeUFWUU1PeTgyRzRuNlV0RDI5UnhGaWJULVpRNDJIVUlnT1lSVlY0NDI4blFpVmhDYjZCUld1WQ?oc=5</link>
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<description>Coresight Research says the three key pillars for agentic commerce are now in place and reports US agentic commerce adoption has crossed the 50% milestone.</description></item><item><title>AI memory-chip boom faces fear of too much competition</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxNOW1YUlpCYXZPTVBIUGlEaDVmLUNpUWcxY3NLNkpNaUg3YlhMeEZaa2Y5bDJmOUUzNWR1UXBEcENWY2t0MG4ybkpjWEZYbHpHNW45Z2hFNnZ1LTBCRE1VTEJVem5IUC1TQzFvVDl0UklWc3FPSldmN2UxVzZDaWRsaHU0M1lUSUZ1bVduazZZZjhPN0tnV2ZlRnZnT0RVXzRyQnN0eVNxaUJ0Tm5RUUhUaHBlNWQ2QQ?oc=5</link>
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<description>Reports warn that the AI memory-chip boom now faces a new risk: too much competition among its most valuable players, which could pressure pricing and margins.</description></item><item><title>Character.AI files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy</title><link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/just-5-years-in-interactive-chatbot-platform-character-ai-files-for-bankruptcy</link>
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<description>The interactive chatbot platform initiated voluntary Chapter 11, citing costs and litigation, and will sell some assets to Disney for $20 million.</description></item><item><title>Tether brings on-device speech recognition to smart glasses and humanoid robots</title><link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi6gFBVV95cUxPeGlBNGJzRXc5WkFDSzFzam9KYTc0RGtTMkpvYmlRLWpkRDJyWV94VkltM3dKTnBxRkhaUzdHQy1WaDZjWmtDMXh2SWhfT1A1Q3B4WUdhUFlyaVBOT2RsRmY1MlE3RGZWMVp2QTV0RWh1MEU2bjRwV1ZRLUYzaTdlcW5Xd1RBVjd0cUxMeTlzWXZ0ZzNxNFhvQ1BoZXFKdHhHTmpZekNGWHFjamJFcWs0Zi1JUk5GbUZsOVo5d2FuS3RZWFpJWFQ2dkcyem1YbXVINlBlbUFEeVZLdHdOWGFpajFncXdEUGJLMkE?oc=5</link>
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<description>Tether introduced on-device speech recognition aimed at smart glasses and humanoid robots, keeping voice processing local as smart technology moves deeper into private life.</description></item></channel></rss>