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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
#MachineLearning

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
#Robotics

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
#Tech

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
Posted into Politics @politics-BBCNews

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
#Robotics

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
#AIAgents #OpenAI #ChatGPT

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
#AI

Microsoft expanded its MAI artificial intelligence model family with a new streaming transcription model.
Source: SiliconANGLE
https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/01/microsoft-targets-ultra-realistic-voice-agents-with-its-first-streaming-transcription-model/
#Tech #Microsoft

Huawei's openJiuwen platform has added full-duplex voice and video to its WorkSwarm workbench, allowing users to speak and listen simultaneously while background tasks continue.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/huawei-openjiuwen-workswarm-full-duplex-multimodal-agent-ascend
#Tech #Huawei

Shenzhen-based X Square Robot demonstrated a dexterous robot completing a full 24-step chemistry experiment in a single uncut take using a policy trained only on robot-free data.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/x-square-robot-twindex-robot-free-data-dexterous-chemistry-experiment
#Robotics

OpenAI fires three workers over mishandling 'sensitive information'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6y9z9r4ejzwo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Top Stories @top-stories-BBCNews

A new California law places new rules on autonomous vehicles operators https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/robotaxi-operators-will-face-fines-for-blocking-first-responders/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Huawei has taken the global smartwatch crown, but its wireless earbuds rank fourth behind Apple, Xiaomi and Samsung.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261001VL214/huawei-earphone-smartwatch-tws-2026.html
#Huawei #Apple #Samsung

Samsung SDI's new LFP battery demonstrates how artificial intelligence is reshaping battery markets beyond electric vehicles.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261001VL215/infrastructure-samsung-sdi-lfp-battery-market-technology.html
#Tech #Samsung

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect that. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/the-founders-guide-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-everything-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Anthropic's S-1 filing reveals risk factors that include concerns about AI refusing to stop, developing unexpected capabilities, and manipulating people.
Source: CB Insights
https://www.cbinsights.com/research/newsletter-october-1-2026/
#AI #Anthropic

Broadcom plans to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to lease its chips, according to Reuters.
Source: Semafor
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/01/2026/broadcom-to-lend-anthropic-42-billion-to-lease-chips-report
#AI #Broadcom #Anthropic

Federal Reserve official Cook said artificial intelligence could add to inflationary pressures, marking it as a top risk for 2027.
Source: The Business Times Singapore
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/us-feds-cook-sees-ai-inflationary-push-top-2027-risk
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