https://zlio.com/AI news, deduplicated.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-13/openai-says-staffer-arrested-for-hidden-recording-device-in-office zlio-3867Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:54:34 GMT 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.https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/european-cities-agents-urban-operations zlio-3138Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:28 GMT 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.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/openai-names-uday-ruddarraju-to-lead-data-center-computing-unit zlio-3989Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:41:43 GMT 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.https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/judge-orders-openai-to-turn-over-hiring-records-in-apple-trade-secrets-case zlio-4040Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:52:57 GMT A federal judge ruled Apple can access OpenAI's interview materials involving former Apple employees and testimony in the trade secrets dispute; OpenAI claims an ex-employee took product plans to Apple.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxNUEtid19BcllXOXJBaFhYUVZxVnNzN1JmSFk5NDdHUHRXenBmZnY2S3FtN0NjeHZYVU9NTjdkOHU5ZzJnRTNTZjVILTNtZmFSR05waGhrck5SZFJCOU1MTlJHSDZIb1pISEw1c3VCQTdjdzl4ZU5QdFRZd20wdW95UUdqek1MaDdFeVlxdVhveVctR29BU1NYQ3JkY0ZvMV92clZ4c3pLTS1Oel95?oc=5 zlio-3311Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT 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.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/nvidia-ceo-says-he-would-cut-off-customers-who-build-unsafe-ai zlio-4003Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:34:47 GMT 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.https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/france-ecosystem-agentic-computing zlio-3796Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:00:31 GMT Nvidia'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.https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48577/sbs-unveils-sovereign-ai-platform-for-core-banking zlio-3540Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:08:00 GMT French software firm SBS launched what it calls the world's first sovereign AI platform built for the banking market, aimed at regulated financial institutions.https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-early-talks-buy-security-startup-trail-bits zlio-2986Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:07:00 GMT 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.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-13/anthropic-asks-appeals-court-to-rehear-fight-over-security-risk zlio-3044Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:24:46 GMT Anthropic urged the DC federal appeals court to revisit its 2-1 ruling upholding the Trump administration's designation of the company as a supply-chain risk.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/anthropic-executive-says-open-source-ai-models-are-higher-risk zlio-3594Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anthropic's top sales executive outside the US argued that open alternatives to its models carry more risk of cybersecurity incidents and other dangers.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/coreweave-s-ceo-blames-rout-on-market-acting-irrationally zlio-3928Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:24:51 GMT As CoreWeave shares and bonds plunged, with yields near 15% on AI borrowing-binge concerns, CEO Mike Intrator said the market is acting irrationally.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0gFBVV95cUxOb0tIRTQ1MUFwZkk2TGMwckRaRDI2RUp3ZzBGYjdCaFo4ZWhUTzlrVzFEOWFMOERoakhGVnFPUUNBREZia3pCMmtpQUNtbFhvcm9IcnRORVdZNEpQWF8wdEY1Mzg1R2RqcndOU05GcjF3S19HLUVjcGp4WGJwazREUDI0eVlQOEJ0YVhMaW85SnVQZzdpQlVVaG03MFlEX1pvaS1mc2tGX0R6MjB0NjhvV0R3NmxWV1MxUk5nRHdid1NyWmpad3JUYXdqYWh4WU1tWnc?oc=5 zlio-3302Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:58:33 GMT Reports say DeepSeek'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.https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/anduril-talks-employee-share-sale-90-billion-valuation zlio-4067Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:23:03 GMT 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.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-14/sunil-mittal-warns-ai-is-outpacing-regulation-video zlio-3686Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:22:25 GMT 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.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxQVktEMWE5SzVEOW5UenYyenBTVENZbUVnT2tJUDFUZXEwcUNVWVRGVU9wdlJBQzRESFUzaGo2bDVEbGlnVEsxY3JfcnpUS1ZueFYtWlZyaV9iakFmZ2ZUZXFBbUdpVHV2c3BtSmZDVktqM1ktcElkTkxOUjk2TE1oLUQyS0J6ZWtyWnhJZ3dXVHBERjNDVWZfd3J3NDdrV1R5dDdhTjFNYkpUcFZDQ2EtMEx4QXhzMW8xanpEMEJvaFF3RDA?oc=5 zlio-3097Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:00:18 GMT 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.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-14/modal-ceo-ai-has-entered-a-new-era-of-software-video zlio-3991Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:31:05 GMT 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.https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/chinese-ai-startup-manus-drums-up-over-500m-in-fresh-funding zlio-2926Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:41:54 GMT 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.https://www.ft.com/content/64f058ff-c8c2-4e63-bf7f-57c08ce685cb?syn-25a6b1a6=1 zlio-3864Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:48:09 GMT 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.https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/just-5-years-in-interactive-chatbot-platform-character-ai-files-for-bankruptcy zlio-2760Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:28:34 GMT The interactive chatbot platform initiated voluntary Chapter 11, citing costs and litigation, and will sell some assets to Disney for $20 million.https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/zenzap-raises-44m-for-its-ai-chat-app-that-aims-to-replace-whatsapp-in-the-workplace zlio-3645Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:23:03 GMT Zenzap is an AI-powered workplace chat app positioned as a WhatsApp replacement, used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell. It raised $44 million and emerged from stealth.https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/ai-labs-having-second-thoughts-on-independent-safety-evaluations zlio-2924Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:03:10 GMT AI leaders joined whistleblowers and security chiefs at a UK parliamentary session, as Britain's spy chief warned AI could enable new bioweapons.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxPbTdCbFJKaTQ2SHJvc2hlR2JUamQzZUt4c28tU1EwRjhxTWEzdXppWkFSVC1ITWZtLUVPZjlGM0Z5Sm10SkdVY1ZUOTRBUl8xRXZzRXA4ZFlaM0ZQNXZSNXVZc0d5eHg4bWY3TVg1SmNSZ29IZHdfOEJNcE9KV3luQXBCb0d5MWk1YjlVQzUtdnFxWWpmSkZKYg?oc=5 zlio-3580Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:35:01 GMT Indian startup Parallel Loop raised $6.6 million in seed funding led by 3one4 Capital to integrate AI into enterprise workflows using forward-deployed engineers.https://openai.com/index/sentinelone zlio-4009Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT OpenAI Daybreak helps SentinelOne cut malware analysis from weeks to hours, letting the security firm investigate more threats, according to an OpenAI customer story.https://www.theverge.com/policy/1011417/new-york-ag-characterai-bankruptcy zlio-4049Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:47:54 GMT New York AG Letitia James and 40 bipartisan AGs filed a notice of interest in Character.AI's bankruptcy, seeking protections for consumer data sold in the proceeding.https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/apate-sends-ai-agents-undercover-to-get-scammed-so-they-can-gather-fraud-intelligence zlio-4015Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT Apate.ai runs AI agents that pose as scam targets to gather fraud intelligence, a twist on using agents for security rather than shipping products faster.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxQZDh1RnYtQmd3b0ZLYjh6dVd0cllieVhyUkpCbHB3SjdLMFc0N3FKOFVDbm1ISVhGNVVnY3ktVUVxcmszWjZacjJ5TkNLWVkyOHJpQTUzaEg5M0RsdXBvRXBqaWlWVFdHSU8wSGRWdi1kMkVmaGZjSVVEZWIzQnI3U21vTHBzS3VzRE5qckVzOVg4NXcwR1JpTDMyT083cTRYb1NWWWFIY1ZUd3h6MklfamVTNEw?oc=5 zlio-4013Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:47:43 GMT Reuters reports that as Wall Street banks both fund AI buildouts and deploy AI internally, risks are mounting on both the financing and adoption sides.https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/cerebras-ceo-pushes-back-on-ai-doomsday-warnings zlio-3016Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:36:59 GMT At TechCrunch Disrupt, Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman urged AI leaders to stop spreading doomsday warnings, saying risk focus drowns out benefits, and predicted personal AI assistants in every home; he also discussed capacity shortfalls behind OpenAI's move to Nvidia GPUs.https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/anthropic-strikes-licensing-acqui-hire-deal-ai-security-startup zlio-3193Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:30:56 GMT Anthropic agreed to license technology and hire engineers from Opaque Systems, a startup selling confidential-computing software for securing data used by AI agents.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxQeE9FVVRUSXRqS1ROS2dvQ2hoemRWeEtRa1ZYTEpUZDAwNDVEZFNxaXBRX3AzWXlmWENmNTU1S3NXRVhXNzB1eGoyX09BYVMxTXVubUdoVDJxMGRFSUdsVHYxR01nWEZkMzMzblMxbk9VQ2xZNmVVelVhMHRIRS1vUUlEM1hKZmYyd3QzUTBOSzFLXzkwbTZaTkY2cmRaMVFLMkdRU3RBZFRJVEFfdE8zdGZB?oc=5 zlio-2555Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:11:00 GMT Anthropic will share Q3 financials with investors as it weighs a reported $2 trillion valuation and prepares for a public prospectus at a later date.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3gFBVV95cUxPV2FfZV9nN3pqN3lXZzZKVzRxUU9NaVE4SW5oZDdWaFltRUo4OV9TUU1CakdMX0Jpak95cHo2M3M3UnZBMW10RlhucjYyNmZ1QzB1dTBnMGN6OHlaMWIxS1pibmd0TUN1ZTdXUVo4QXJ3SmY1Q0w2X2o1R0ljcURRRFVtNEN5djVWUVJwRDJ1eV9aTmJzV0JmQjZwcTdOV3FLZ2pyYVpNNHhxN1gxWUx3anNES2wyWHptQTdEemkyY1g1OTh6bzRBZm84RllacXhBN2tEaEpuR0QzSzRuZlE?oc=5 zlio-4068Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:24:00 GMT Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin sued OpenAI, alleging the company misled users about ChatGPT's safety.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOc2w2WlY3bjN4ZEx2QjI2ME1kemdlYU5HZ2ZBRy1TTTdVTHVFT2JqcEs2S1d5UHpFY0l3RUFiWGY2WGJVcjVHYjZ3RjVXdzZqLTMzYS1mNWFubWVmY0tiUWNnX0I4UjBKdTZQTmxPRWtGeFdWVXZVS1VjT3pUZnNnMUFIc0Z4alp0RC1iRjlkSnVMSEFIWUtTdUZsV2plNXF4?oc=5 zlio-4063Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:15:00 GMT The Guardian reports OpenAI's London staff receive an average of £2.3 million per person annually, reflecting intense AI talent pay competition.https://openai.com/index/the-eus-next-chapter-in-ai-is-agentic zlio-3393Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT OpenAI analysis says agentic AI adoption is growing among EU enterprises and small businesses, and identifies where deeper use could unlock more value.https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-tpg-backed-accounting-firms-plans-ai-acquisitions zlio-3624Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:42 GMT Accounting firm Smith + Howard, backed by TPG, is planning a new round of acquisitions, including two possible by year-end, and exploring AI for basic work.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxOLXc1enQyY3I3X2FpVGtkTG5kaVE4aVF4TVdRbzN3M0lUTUNqbDdLRDVxclM4T1gzcFdNS3gzZVdfSjlNSEw4STZVLWJObmZVQi1qY0ZxZkJERV9hS2ZoblFTZ3BCaXFnQUZtb3pCNmJFbngyUFQ0ZTRvb0dtWHlwTDdQOWViazRybXpzX0VSQ2RjaGxaa2YyS2UzRHc?oc=5 zlio-4001Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:48:54 GMT Thomson Reuters and OpenAI announced a collaboration to advance an open ecosystem for legal AI, pushing interoperable tools for legal research and workflows.https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/14/uvi-raises-7-5m-help-ai-agents-learn-business-context zlio-3533Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:43 GMT Agentic AI startup Uvi raised $7.5 million in seed funding led by CT Innovations to help AI agents learn business context and run at roughly eight times lower cost.https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/14/forgepoint-raises-9-8m-to-automate-custom-price-quotes-for-manufacturing-firms zlio-3531Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:26 GMT Forgepoint raised $9.8M in seed funding co-led by two investors to build AI that automates custom price quotes for manufacturing firms, part of a push to revive US manufacturing.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwJBVV95cUxQVHBFTVdGRVoyU05EWEoxanhhcTdjYlJOYjdFUmQzNWVNU0d4SWd6NlBIMlVlTnhCWHpqVjBlTktBOTNfcndWM1pPWjBrUldZeWstQXRlcVhZVnE3c1VDYmJZOFRVVUs0VFRTa3BfZ0dmQTFjd0tHR2drUTEyVUx4OXJMMVhBaktlel82LVJudHRoZnYwbkl2bzZXV0RsZXRVR2lMV0wyY0FjdTRWQjg0RDRLRTBHQXlrMWVDVDlUemw4SU52c2g3UFczMXZuOTBFTkxwNHVfbHhiOFJzdXpZSlBSYTZCQW1FNE81ZFcxMEhZdmFFbW8tSVpEUzNRMXRPUDhVX28zU2pMZngxZHpj?oc=5 zlio-2922Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:33 GMT Samsara made its no-code AI agent studio generally available for physical operations customers, letting fleets build agents for driver support and operations; the company reported 7x adoption growth.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-14/deepl-ceo-on-voice-ai-growth-and-competition-video zlio-3512Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:42:25 GMT DeepL CEO Jarek Kutylowski discussed surging demand for voice-to-voice translation, competition with OpenAI and Anthropic, AWS strategy, European data sovereignty, workforce cuts and staying private.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxOTXc4YzNuVFU1U2dtSjE1SG9xRUIxZTRtMU1xdXNodDkxMTRGaE9yQTJIVVVoeVJjdnFsbi0yeUJ6a09ZbGJ0Z3N5V1NiV1RGZlVDekptcUVqcTVtNGRsdDNpZkd1akEyN2hybUx5aFlXM05pZENOVFdfTXI3XzBxaGRMZ0NVcFFRVXZRbHlZYUNleHhiTTJ1UTN0dXJ6U0h2V3ZoWGdqOWp5SmdCMjFab1doZw?oc=5 zlio-2716Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:40:00 GMT The IMF says the global economy will top 3% real GDP growth this year as AI investment offsets Middle East energy shocks, but downside risks are mounting.https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/scimplify-raises-25m-to-challenge-chinas-grip-on-critical-materials-with-ai zlio-3480Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT Scimplify raised $25 million to challenge China's grip on critical materials using AI, with annualized revenue run rate tripled to $200 million and plans for US expansion.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/cheaper-yuan-debt-gives-tencent-an-ai-funding-advantage zlio-3285Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:10:27 GMT Tencent is using cheap offshore yuan debt to bankroll AI infrastructure, an edge over global rivals as Chinese firms tap yuan-denominated borrowing.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivgFBVV95cUxPZXZudlNESURqOEpaZnIxSFU0bWVEdE5XV0x2NDQ5R1NoX0VxUlRzNzliN09heUpKYmh6WXJXZmIydGxyaExTX2ZhR1FhNERSNDRUV08xTlVVVUpMdUdtTnN6UXFVLTFSdXlxaFhZd1JVaG95U2h2QkluTXY2RjRXQThQdXBVNTB1TzFKRk1MQTJ5QU83VGRxVE9QUktZc2UyYTBDdXJabWdXdDJfOWZNWFZGekxBTkgySU1CckFn?oc=5 zlio-3435Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:11:00 GMT Radware unveiled a security product that protects MCP servers, governing how AI agents access enterprise systems and preventing unauthorized agent activity.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixwFBVV95cUxNSG9fc3UyMUdWMkVfcm5TanYxYVoyRDZPampyRFAtVDJqODFQczRTQlhCYmMwNzBXNW1TUTRqN3JaZTM0N1ZsNFVfem9tNDFQSERob01NczVVOVlxek52djJWXzJpcHQyWk9GMkdUa0poY2k3enhRakstX1hqWjd6UUtKOWZVNjgzSV9BMWRCNnQ3cWRTTVpLc1g4amZXS1VER1ZXbHpMazZlY29TUjdTa1JCQTFnVWFhNl96ZER4SzFEdVJJdllF?oc=5 zlio-3884Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:51:12 GMT The FT reports Nvidia is weighing acquiring Reflection AI or making a larger investment in the startup.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxObzZ2NU5fcG1WbFdrOFpUMF9NWFRibEhqclowaW1QVk1rMGFaZFhnRmt2WmVvdi1WMnNlRXpsamdSSmNDWng0S2x2cXplZE5aZWFQZG5mLUN4MzNVYXlWMzBHQ0dYREd0LVRIOGowM1YtYTUwWjhpUDExdDk1Xy1wY1lsa1E5STJva19iaFdpWkpiaDVuYWRNOA?oc=5 zlio-3808Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:50:00 GMT An investment opinion piece arguing an unnamed smaller AI chip company, not Nvidia or Micron, could be the biggest winner in 2027. No new facts or announcements.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxOV2p0YjVjVkVueTYyNWw0bV95OTBoVUlLcWxrUjZwZjBmWlZoOWZESTk3NHhUX0RUV2p3bWFXYWE5MU1rZl9vblB3aXVRQUZxM2s4aEZzaWJRN1I5TnJWYURzMGNkR1NvWHlCUFBHZ09BSG1CMmtsdThSOHpGMmF6aVlDdTFIUTgyS2JYX1VEeXZmNEpqWWlUV1RFUlVYcVRkeG5EYQ?oc=5 zlio-3765Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT An investment analysis piece presenting the bull case for Nvidia, Micron and SanDisk heading into 2027. Opinion and forward-looking projections, no new announcements.https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/singapore-q3-gdp-grows-5.4-on-sustained-ai-driven-demand zlio-3334Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:44:45 GMT Singapore's economy grew 5.4% in the third quarter, with sustained demand linked to artificial intelligence cited as a driver.https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxNUUl1VFJDYVdRalVuMFRsRmlReV90cVJmc2lSbGZoanJybkVKdmhiNzAtamZmcllmU2M4Nlc5TzdoRFRuNndDRkJWOU9YNkd1Mkd4eGhDMEg2SHhLVUUtbzhzM0IzdG9JQmF3a1YxTzFHMk8xeENjdVJ5SWs0SWRfU0hvV3g4S3dLSHd4cVpaYi1fQXdBMnpXV0k2WnM2VS16NGVwSXJxbnRFLWstOURGQ1I3OA?oc=5 zlio-3782Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:38:00 GMT The Rockefeller Foundation and OpenAI Foundation announced a $50 million partnership to help cities improve public services through AI. The funding targets municipal AI deployments.https://www.theinformation.com/articles/companies-prove-ai-spending-pays zlio-3378Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:16:20 GMT The Information and The Register examine why companies struggle to prove AI spending pays off, as infrastructure spending forecasts outstrip expected revenue.https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3370838/ai-risks-could-repeat-china-shock-cost-jobs-former-us-commerce-chief-raimondo-warns zlio-3623Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:06 GMT Former US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo said rapid AI development risks disrupting the US economy like the China shock, speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum.