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Spotify will make 350,000 titles available in over 120 languages for this expansion https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/spotify-expands-audiobooks-to-over-180-markets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Two South Korean megachurches are investigating suspected cyberattacks that may have exposed personal data of hundreds of thousands of members, and evidence suggests AI tools were used.
Source: Free Malaysia Today
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/07/south-korean-megachurches-probe-suspected-ai-linked-cyberattacks
#TechPolicy

AeroBuoy is a drone-deployable, 3D-printed autonomous buoy designed for environmental inspection of remote and hazardous river systems.
Source: arXiv cs.RO
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.07390
#Robotics

The paper introduces a parameter-efficient decision operator trained by behavior cloning.
Source: arXiv cs.LG
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.06950
#MachineLearning

Taiwanese IC design firms say they will likely pass on upstream foundry and OSAT price hikes to customers through 2027.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261007PD224/2027-price-ic-design-2026-design.html
#Semiconductors

OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT text in the EU under the AI Act, joining other signatories such as Google and Microsoft.
Source: The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/openai-to-watermark-chatgpt-text-in-eu-under-ai-act-rules/article71551205.ece
#TechPolicy #OpenAI #ChatGPT

Hong Kong has opened applications for jointly funded Guangdong-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong projects under the 2026/27 Mainland-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme.
Source: OpenGov Asia
https://opengovasia.com/hong-kong-opens-applications-for-cross-border-technology-projects/
#TechPolicy

Black Hills Corp announced agreements to supply power to a proposed Google data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/black-hills-plans-1-8-billion-investment-to-power-googles-data-center/articleshow/134754626.cms
#AI #Google

Caterpillar and CoreWeave are working to shorten the learning loop for physical AI. Physical AI lets machines perceive their surroundings and act on them.
Source: SiliconANGLE
https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/06/caterpillar-coreweave-shorten-learning-loop-physical-ai-fullyconnected/
#Tech

A Chinese-led team published a three-dimensional spatiotemporal cell atlas of rice that covers the plant's full life cycle from germinating seed to grain fill.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/rice-full-lifecycle-3d-spatiotemporal-cell-atlas-cell-sustech-bgi
#MachineLearning

SpaceX is seeking $40 billion to purchase Nvidia chips, including about $10 billion in bank loans and $30 billion in investment-grade debt.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/spacex-seeks-40-billion-to-buy-nvidia-chips-ft-reports/articleshow/134754107.cms
#Semiconductors #Nvidia

Nokia and ICEYE are developing a low-Earth-orbit system that would let governments own and control satellites, ground infrastructure and terminals.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261006VL214/europe-nokia-capacity-2028-bandwidth.html
#AI

Rapidus is adding four Malaysian IC design firms to its semiconductor network, expanding its chip development support for customers worldwide.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261007PD205/rapidus-ic-design-intel-ip-design.html
#Semiconductors

Companies have more than doubled their spending on artificial intelligence in less than a year as AI moves beyond IT budgets.
Source: BusinessDay
https://businessday.ng/technology/article/ai-spending-doubles-as-companies-move-beyond-it-budgets/
#AI

OpenAI released more than 700 new research papers that detail results on a range of mathematics subjects. The papers were generated by an unreleased AI model.
Source: The Information
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/openai-publishes-700-new-math-papers-ai-made-solutions
#MachineLearning #OpenAI

South Korea's economy is closely tied to the artificial intelligence boom, and its $60 billion semiconductor exports are expected to boost the KOSPI's recovery.
Source: The Diplomat
https://thediplomat.com/2026/10/south-koreas-60-billion-semiconductor-exports-to-drive-the-kospis-resurgence/
#Semiconductors

Jump Trading is using OpenAI's technology to expand its quantitative research. The firm combines longer-running AI workflows with multiple data sources and human review.
Source: OpenAI
https://openai.com/index/jump-trading
#AI #ChatGPT #OpenAI

Anthropic has folded Project Glasswing into an expanded three-tier Cyber Verification Program.
Source: SiliconANGLE
https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/06/anthropic-folds-project-glasswing-into-an-expanded-three-tier-cyber-verification-program/
#Tech #Anthropic

"I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless," one shopper wrote on Threads. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/how-to-find-out-if-amazon-thinks-you-have-flat-buttocks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Apple appears poised to push into the smart home market with a slate of new devices and a key partner. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/apple-is-reportedly-partnering-with-lg-to-launch-a-smart-lock-thermostat-and-doorbell/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon