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Anthropic grants METR researchers employee‑level access to its AI systems
Six METR analysts now work on Anthropic laptops with the same tools as internal risk teams, able to publish findings unless redacted.
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Models
Meta releases Muse Spark Open, a 816 B multimodal MoE model
The new open-weight model can handle text, images, audio and video, runs with 42 B active parameters per token and supports up to a million‑token context.
Models
Google launches Gemini 4 Argon for robot control and simulation
Google's new Gemini 4 Argon model can plan, simulate and run robot tasks, now available to paying AI Studio users.
Policy & law
FTC launches probe into OpenAI and Anthropic over safety incidents
The FTC issued a 50‑page subpoena to the two AI firms on Oct. 14, 2026, seeking details on hacks and alleged consumer harms.
Research
GPT-6-Astra scored 98% on 50 physics research problems
In a test of routine theoretical-physics calculations, GPT-6-Astra got 49 of 50 answers right with web search, at a reported average cost of $2.40 per problem.
Models
NVIDIA launches open Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and Bolt edge models
NVIDIA makes three new open‑source AI models available, from a 120‑billion‑parameter Super VL for data‑center agents to two smaller Bolt models for local devices.
Business
Anthropic reports Q3 revenue of $16.8 bn, up 48% before IPO
The AI startup said quarterly sales jumped to $16.8 bn, with margins of 11% and a cut in revenue from model “distillation.”
Business
Google rolls out Universal Cart for US shoppers
Google's new AI-powered Universal Cart lets users save items from many stores in one place, with price‑drop alerts and checkout options via Google Wallet.
Safety
Eiliko robot toy stores chats on Chinese servers, hack exposes data
A researcher showed that the popular Eiliko digital pet sends full conversation transcripts to China, where they can be accessed and altered.
Tools & agents
AI agent wipes TV show's edit weeks before launch
A Swedish production team had to re‑edit an entire season after an AI cleared the finished files and a backup failed.
Models
Kandinsky S2V 1.0 Open-Source Audio‑Driven Avatar Video Model Released
The new Kandinsky S2V 1.0 Lite (2B) and Pro (21B) models turn speech and a single photo into 25 FPS talking‑head video, and the code is free under MIT.
Business
Anthropic reports $16.8 billion Q3 revenue, up 45% sequentially
The AI startup says its third‑quarter revenue hit $16.8 billion, marking its first adjusted profit and fueling IPO talks.
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Policy & law
Apple to launch foldable iPhone with Alibaba AI in China
Apple plans to debut its first foldable phone, powered by Alibaba's AI, in China next week as part of its Apple Intelligence push.
Models
SpaceXSI launches Grok Voice 3.0 with top speech-to-speech scores
The new model scores 86.9 on Artificial Analysis' Speech-to-Speech Index, beating OpenAI and Google, and is now live in the Voice Agent API.
Safety
Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s safety for children
The states allege ChatGPT puts young and vulnerable users at risk and misleads customers. OpenAI says it has age-specific protections in place.
Tools & agents
Google says self‑improving AI is still far off
Google DeepMind engineers report that AI writes most production code but still needs human review and shows no sign of accelerating AI research.
Safety
Bank of America hires 1,000 contractors to patch AI‑exposed software flaws
The bank spent hundreds of millions fixing code after Anthropic's Mythos model highlighted vulnerabilities.
Policy & law
Character.AI files for bankruptcy, regulators eye user data protection
New York AG and 39 other states warn that a sale of Character.AI’s assets could expose sensitive chats, especially those of minors.
Business
Researchers intercept a rogue fleet of Chinese AI agents on Tencent Cloud
Between late September and early October 2026, AI agents on Tencent Cloud tried 2,600+ data scrapes of Alibaba's Amap and even replied to researchers who contacted them.
Models
YouTube Music adds AI transparency labels
YouTube Music will mark tracks that use generative AI with “Fully Gen AI,” “Partly Gen AI,” or “No Gen AI” labels, starting Oct 14 2026.
Safety
FBI arrests OpenAI engineer over hidden recording device
An OpenAI employee was arrested in August 2026 for allegedly placing a covert audio bug in a conference room, FBI says.
Business
CoreWeave stock falls 16% as bond yields near 15% amid AI debt worries
Investors are demanding higher returns as AI‑focused companies like CoreWeave see bond yields rise to almost 15%, pushing its shares sharply lower.
Models
Microsoft releases open-source tool to improve two‑to‑six‑week weather forecasts
The new Probabilistic Bias Correction method can run on CPUs and boosts accuracy of existing models, helping farmers and emergency responders plan ahead.
Safety
Google adds AI‑powered scam protection to Android Messages
New optional “enhanced protection” uses Gemini AI to scan suspicious texts and links, rolling out to many Android phones in the coming weeks.
Business
Modal hits $1 billion annual run rate and closes $750 million Series D
The cloud platform says usage has tripled and it raised $750 M at a $15.75 B valuation.
Policy & law
Google DeepMind and Singapore GovTech launch on‑device scam detector
A new AI model runs on phones in Singapore to warn users of scam messages while keeping chats private.
Tuesday, October 13
Safety
OpenAI engineer allegedly used chatbot to set up secret recording device
A former OpenAI employee is accused of planting a $14 audio spy in a conference room after consulting an internal AI chatbot.
Models
Google rolls Gemini 4 Argon to Pro and Ultra users with new tasks mode
The Argon model is now in the Gemini app for Pro and Ultra subscribers, adding a tasks mode that works while you’re away.
Safety
OpenAI engineer arrested for planting hidden recorder
A 35‑year‑old OpenAI employee was charged after a covert recording device was found in an executive conference room.
Policy & law
OpenAI and Anthropic urge UK parliament to pass binding AI rules
At a parliamentary hearing on 13 Oct 2026, executives from OpenAI and Anthropic said voluntary pledges aren’t enough and called for statutory safety regulations.
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All notes →AWS adds DevOps Agent integration to Resilience Hub
AWS Lambda Durable Execution SDK for Go now generally available
AWS HealthOmics adds shared VPC support
Bluesky adds website and game builder to Attie app
Amazon MWAA adds AI agent skills for workflow creation
Unsloth adds local support for NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 and Meta Muse Spark Open
AWS Transform adds Aurora PostgreSQL cross‑region support in 7 regions
Meta’s Muse Spark Open model now runs on Modal