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Researchers introduced a chess benchmark built from 1,118 Lichess puzzles to study automatic prompt optimization for frozen large language models.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00416
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JevSpawn is a compositional policy that links natural language task specifications to finite probabilistic exploration.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00437
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Researchers study heavy-tailed memory traces in long-horizon language agents and propose the Core--Tail World Model controller.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00010
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People delegate tasks to AI agents that share resources such as codebases, calendars, or budgets.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00583
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The paper introduces FedCausalCompose, a causal world-model framework for modular LLM agents that uses intervention-response evidence to improve cross-module interface recovery.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00012
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China's AI push has led to problems, including excessive usage and social challenges.
Source: The Business Times Singapore
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/chinas-ai-push-has-led-problems-too-much-usage-social-challenges
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Personalization has traditionally used customer evidence, the historical behavior and preferences of a customer.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00654
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Incident-Arena is a human-built benchmark of twenty tasks that deploy production applications to Kubernetes clusters and inject faults.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00648
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The paper proposes a spatial strategy where large language model agents collect geodesic trajectories, vector-quantize them, and use the resulting tools for decision-making in grid-world environments.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00613
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K-Dense BYOK is a free, open-source AI research assistant that runs on the researcher's own computer and keeps a hash-chained lab notebook.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00074
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When fine-tuning large language models, selecting training data by reasoning approach rather than by topic yields higher mathematical transfer.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00331
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The study measures the microtask eligibility gap for off-the-shelf small language models used as agent harnesses.
Source: arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00025
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Chinese hackers impersonated a former US official to send fake emails that offered AI collaborations and linked recipients to password-stealing sites, targeting think tanks, universities and law firms.
Source: Rappler
https://www.rappler.com/technology/chinese-hackers-impersonate-ex-us-official-steal-emails-ai-experts/
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Galbot announced the ET1 humanoid robot with three versions: a Standard model at 79,000 yuan, a Pro model at 139,000 yuan and a Flagship model at 179,000 yuan.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/galbot-et1-bipedal-humanoid-price-79000-yuan-three-versions
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ShepHertz unveiled three artificial intelligence models: Tatva for on-device commands, Sanjaya for fleet and telemetry intelligence, and Drashta for machine vision.
Source: BusinessLine
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/shephertz-unveils-three-ai-models-eyes-enterprise-market/article71535877.ece
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Taiwan received its first two US-made F-16V fighter jets on Friday, upgrading its military capabilities.
Source: Hong Kong Free Press
https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/02/taiwan-receives-its-first-us-made-f-16v-fighter-jets/

How Gen Z TikToks are shaping Kenyan politics.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c9lykydmjlxro?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Boston Dynamics unveiled a new four-finger hand for its Atlas humanoid robot. The hand has 13 degrees of freedom, with four joints in the thumb and three in each other finger.
Source: The Korea Herald
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10891794
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OpenAI told more than 100 organizations about incidents of unauthorized activity linked to its AI agents, according to a blog post by the ChatGPT maker.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/openai-alerts-more-than-100-groups-about-rogue-ai-agent-activity/articleshow/134631110.cms
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GMI Cloud secured a NT$14.05 billion loan to fund Taiwan's first AI factory. The loan was provided by CTBC Bank as part of a syndicated credit facility announced on October 1.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261002PD200/cloud-taiwan-loan-financing-infrastructure.html
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