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Newent baby bank 'open to everybody'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck624p1y8ejyo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Taiwan's foreign minister Lin Chia-lung is expected to arrive in Phoenix on Saturday evening.
Source: Free Malaysia Today
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/03/taiwan-s-foreign-minister-to-visit-arizona-to-deepen-economic-ties
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A wave of account takeover attacks using artificial intelligence is testing major banks' defenses.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20261003/how-to-protect-your-accounts-from-ai-powered-attacks?utm_source=rss
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Ping An Bank became the first listed Chinese lender to formally adopt AI management rules, and analysts say more mainland banks are likely to follow.
Source: South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3369577/more-chinese-banks-likely-adopt-ai-rules-after-ping-move-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed
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Elon Musk and Jensen Huang said China could close the lithography gap by 2030.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261002PD247/asml-elon-musk-jensen-huang-2030-euv.html
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India's women athletes won gold at the Asian Games.
Source: YourStory
https://yourstory.com/2026/10/women-power-india-to-asian-games-gold-in-hockey-boxing
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True Markets launches tokenized equities and brings best execution on-chain. The company announced DeFi Orderbook trading on tokenized assets.
Source: ANTARA News
https://en.antaranews.com/news/433970/true-markets-launches-tokenized-equities-bringing-best-execution-on-chain
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Meta wants Muse in your TV and your toaster, so it's giving the code away for free. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/meta-wants-you-to-build-your-own-muse-gadget/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The proposed legislation would extend to all automotica license plate readers. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/sanders-introduces-bill-to-ban-the-federal-government-from-using-flock/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Apple says it will flag AI requests for Mac data after Meta's Muse draws complaints.
Source: CNA
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/apple-says-it-will-flag-ai-requests-mac-data-after-metas-muse-draws-complaints-6428346
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The most powerful AI models are often run inside the labs that build them with key safeguards switched off, and safety tests published may not reflect actual use.
Source: Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/02/we-cant-trust-them-completely-labs-safeguards/
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Apple announced it will limit full disk access on Macs because AI agents increase risk. The new controls will let users grant that level of access only when they truly intend to.
Source: The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1004295/apple-limit-mac-disk-access-ai-agents
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A US appeals court has blocked Minnesota's AI 'nudification' law for now in an XAI lawsuit. The injunction halts enforcement of the law pending further review.
Source: CNA
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/us-appeals-court-blocks-minnesotas-ai-nudification-law-now-in-xai-lawsuit-6428281
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RemoteThreat says its offensive cyber operations startup aims to evolve red teaming beyond traditional methods to simulate attackers' increasingly advanced capabilities.
Source: Dark Reading
https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/remotethreat-bets-security-teams-need-to-test-what-happens-after-defenses-fail
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Sean Parker, who once taught the music industry what asking for forgiveness looks like, is now back with the labels' blessing and money. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/sean-parker-is-rebuilding-stability-ai-around-music/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Nvidia hit a record for the first time since May, leaving it under $300 billion short of becoming the first company worth $6 trillion.
Source: The Next Web
https://thenextweb.com/news/nvidia-6-trillion-record-asml-gap
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Cloudflare says its new Clef model means humans no longer need to be in the loop for AI agents.
Source: The Decoder
https://the-decoder.com/cloudflare-says-its-new-clef-model-means-humans-no-longer-need-to-be-in-the-loop-for-ai-agents/
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The President highlighted that cyberspace is essential for America's innovation and strength, and announced a commitment to strengthen cybersecurity during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Source: White House OSTP
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/10/presidential-message-on-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month/
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The Quantum-Safe Summit 2026 warns of an encryption crisis that no one is ready for.
Source: OpenGov Asia
https://opengovasia.com/quantum-safe-summit-2026-the-encryption-crisis-no-one-is-ready-for-is-your-data-truly-secure-in-the-quantum-era-power-talk-23/
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Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon