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Elon Musk confirmed that his Terafab venture is in talks with TSMC about a chip factory in Texas.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261003VL200/tsmc-texas-elon-musk-spacex-investment.html
#Semiconductors #TSMC

Bitchat has become largely unavailable in India as a result of the restrictions. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/jack-dorseys-bitchat-disappears-from-app-stores-in-india-after-government-order/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Vessev hopes its electric hydrofoil ferry will change the way people and cities think about boats. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/vessev-built-an-electric-ferry-that-almost-flies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

AI is speeding up exploits and vulnerability spreadsheets can't keep up, according to recent analysis.
Source: The New Stack
https://thenewstack.io/cve-vulnerability-risk-management/
#EnterpriseAI

North Korea said it tested an intermediate-range strategic missile that used artificial intelligence, hours after Seoul reported a ballistic missile launch.
Source: Vanguard
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/10/north-korea-says-test-of-intermediate-range-strategic-missile-included-use-of-ai/
#TechPolicy

David Robinson, who worked on safety systems at OpenAI, left the company and criticized its safety culture.
Source: The Decoder
https://the-decoder.com/another-openai-safety-departure-adds-to-a-pattern-of-researchers-leaving-with-public-warnings/
#TechPolicy #OpenAI

California has signed new workplace laws that ban employers from using artificial intelligence to fire workers, to predict emotional states, or to collect neural data.
Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/03/california-ai-laws-worker-protection
#TechPolicy

We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/all-the-ai-agents-that-can-live-in-your-text-messages/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Farooq Abbasi, an investor in Neko Health, talked to Equity about the hot health tech company and what's next for it. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/spotify-billionaires-body-scan-startup-has-come-to-america/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Google has suspended submissions to its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program because of a flood of invalid AI-generated reports.
Source: Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/google-suspends-part-of-the-oss-vrp-bug-bounty-program-due-to-an-influx-of-invalid-ai-submissions-product-vulnerability-submissions-ended-october-1
#TechPolicy #Google

Muse creates detailed profiles of all your friends and family, and millions have downloaded Meta's AI agent Muse despite privacy costs.
Source: WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/muse-creates-detailed-profiles-of-all-your-friends-and-family/
#AIAgents #Meta

Claude Opus 5.5 includes new performance metrics that help engineering leads assess whether the model justifies higher operational costs for their workflows.
Source: Activepieces
https://www.activepieces.com/blog/claude-opus-55-whats-new-benchmarks-and-pricing
#AI #Claude

California has subpoenaed OpenAI as the Department of Justice investigates cybersecurity incidents involving the company's AI models and agents.
Source: Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/california-subpoenas-openai-as-it-investigates-huggingface-breach-doj-wants-more-information-on-cybersecurity-incidents-to-determine-developer-responsibility
#TechPolicy #OpenAI

Meta has launched Muse Gadgets, an open-source project that lets developers connect physical hardware to its Muse AI agent.
Source: Gulf News
https://gulfnews.com/technology/meta-wants-you-to-build-your-own-ai-gadget-and-its-giving-away-the-code-1.500696998
#AIAgents #Meta

Meta's AI agent app Muse reached five million downloads and three million weekly active users within 22 days of launch.
Source: TechJuice
https://www.techjuice.pk/meta-muse-app-surpasses-5m-downloads-3m-weekly-users/
#Tech #Meta

UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford investigation bailed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6d095ygggv1o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Consulting firms say that as AI gets cheaper, power demand could keep climbing. New reports from McKinsey and BCG reveal the impact of falling token prices on the grid.
Source: Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/cheaper-ai-models-may-strain-power-grid-consulting-firms-say-2026-10
#AI

NITDA will use technology and artificial intelligence to capture and analyse ideas from young Nigerians at the National Youth Conference, turning them into policy proposals.
Source: Digital Times Nigeria
https://digitaltimesng.com/nitda-to-use-ai-to-turn-youth-ideas-into-policy-proposals/
#TechPolicy

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra cleared the Orc starting zone in World of Warcraft in 40 minutes with no deaths, using only network traffic and quest data without seeing rendered frames.
Source: Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/gpt-6-astra-plays-world-of-warcraft-blind-and-clears-the-orc-starting-zone-in-40-minutes-with-no-deaths-ai-agent-navigates-by-server-network-traffic-with-pulled-quest-data
#AIAgents #ChatGPT #OpenAI

Deepmind researchers propose an approach called Artificial Symbiotic Intelligence.
Source: The Decoder
https://the-decoder.com/deepmind-researchers-propose-artificial-symbiotic-intelligence-as-an-alternative-to-the-singularity/
#Tech