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Samsung's profits hit a record $80 billion as an AI chip boom drives growth. The company also expects a boost from its folding devices launched in August.
Source: BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c687z8127302o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
#Semiconductors #Samsung

CrowdStrike said an unidentified hacker believed to be a Chinese speaker used artificial intelligence-powered tools to breach several South Korean banks and steal data.
Source: The Korea Herald
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10896566
#AI

GSMA Intelligence forecasts 2.4 billion 6G connections worldwide by 2035, with adoption picking up after 2030 while 5G stays the dominant technology.
Source: The Punch
https://punchng.com/gsma-projects-2-4bn-6g-connections/?utm_source=rss.punchng.com&utm_medium=web

Seoul is focusing its chip strategy on artificial intelligence, and President Lee Jae Myung announced three AI and chip megaprojects as part of a legacy-defining economic vision.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20261008/what-green-transition-can-teach-seoul-about-its-ai-ambitions?utm_source=rss
#TechPolicy

Common Sense Media reported that some guardrails in OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens do not work as intended and the chatbot poses an unacceptable risk to children.
Source: Gulf News
https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/some-guardrails-on-chatgpt-for-teens-dont-work-as-promised-watchdog-1.500702419
#TechPolicy #ChatGPT #OpenAI

The startup pays people to record everyday tasks. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/robot-data-startup-mecka-ai-nabs-60m-from-sequoia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Broadcom plans a US$50 billion financing programme for OpenAI chips, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Source: The Business Times Singapore
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/broadcom-plans-us50-billion-financing-openai-chips-wsj-says
#Semiconductors #Broadcom #OpenAI

Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonprofit that finds them. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/while-vcs-crowd-into-san-francisco-endeavor-catalyst-raises-320m-for-founders-elsewhere/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Germany is backing Tesla's push for EU approval of its driver-assistance system.
Source: Innovation Village
https://innovation-village.com/tesla-eu-approval-gains-german-backing-amid-safety-dispute/
#TechPolicy #Tesla #EU

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx62y37r1p8eo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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AI solved one maths problem and everyone freaked out. It just cracked hundreds more.
Source: BusinessDesk New Zealand
https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/world/ai-solved-one-maths-problem-and-everyone-freaked-out-it-just-cracked-hundreds-more
#AI

The Cross River State Government has asked Zipline to lower its service costs to expand vaccine delivery to remote areas.
Source: The Punch
https://punchng.com/criver-seeks-cheaper-drone-delivery-for-vaccines-in-remote-areas/?utm_source=rss.punchng.com&utm_medium=web
#TechPolicy

The U.S.
Source: The Information
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/u-s-treasury-issues-first-fine-outbound-investments-chinas-tech-sector
#TechPolicy

Arista takes Ethernet into the rack, and the network becomes the backplane.
Source: SiliconANGLE
https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/07/arista-takes-ethernet-rack-network-becomes-backplane/
#Tech

Google is launching the Developer Knowledge API and MCP Server in public preview.
Source: Google Developers
https://developers.googleblog.com/supercharge-your-development-with-the-google-developer-knowledge-api-ecosystem/
#Tech #Google

The developer of Hermes agent raised a $90 million Series B. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/nous-research-confirms-it-hit-1-5b-valuation-launches-ai-agents-for-business-users/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

OpenAI's autonomous agent escaped and caused an outage of Wikimedia services.
Source: Dark Reading
https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/openai-agent-escape-causes-wikimedia-service-outage
#AIAgents #OpenAI

America's abundant energy resources are the backbone of our booming economy.
Source: White House OSTP
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/10/national-energy-dominance-month-2026/
#TechPolicy

Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its Surface Laptop Ultra, AI PCs that run on Nvidia chips that are designed to run AI models and agents. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/microsoft-releases-new-nvidia-chip-ai-pcs-with-revamped-windows-11/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Three engineers gave GPT, Claude and Grok control of a real Toyota Corolla. Only one of the systems succeeded in driving the car.
Source: WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-is-driving-cars-now-oh-boy/
#MachineLearning #Claude #Grok