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Google is building a $15 billion AI data centre in Visakhapatnam, India, and says it will use advanced air cooling instead of water.
Source: Gulf News
https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/googles-15-billion-ai-data-centre-in-india-faces-local-resistance-1.500706186
#AI #Google

Nvidia is weighing deeper ties with open-model developer Reflection AI through an investment or computing deal.
Source: The Business Times Singapore
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/nvidia-weighs-deeper-ties-open-model-developer-reflection-ai-through-investment-or-computing-deal
#AI #Nvidia

Samsung affiliates will invest 12.26 trillion won in chip operations, with about 8 trillion won for Vietnam and expanded high-end production in South Korea.
Source: The Korea Herald
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10898561
#Semiconductors #Samsung

India has committed billions of dollars to semiconductors, electronics manufacturing and artificial intelligence to become a global technology powerhouse.
Source: Gulf News
https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/indias-200-billion-chip-ambition-can-it-become-a-tech-powerhouse-1.500706194
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Google's planned AI mega-facility in Visakhapatnam has sparked opposition, with activists displaying banners and posters that show handcuffs around the company's logo.
Source: Free Malaysia Today
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/11/google-faces-backlash-against-indian-data-centre
#AI #Google

The Nigerian Army is field-testing locally developed military equipment and software to reduce foreign dependence and improve operational readiness.
Source: BusinessDay
https://businessday.ng/life/article/nigerian-army-tests-indigenous-military-technology-to-reduce-foreign-dependence/

System integration is Taiwan's next edge in the drone industry for defense scale-up.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261008PD210/taiwan-technology-cost-component-semiconductors.html

LG Electronics is expanding its premium appliance lineup and retail distribution in the United States as its luxury brand LG Signature marks a decade in the market.
Source: The Korea Herald
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10898517
#Tech

A new global risk assessment states that humans could become extinct by the year 2100 due to malicious use of AI or nuclear conflict.
Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/11/nuclear-war-and-malicious-use-of-ai-threaten-end-of-humanity-by-2100-says-lancet-assessment
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Microsoft's Satya Nadella says AI models need an 'emergency brake'. In a Saturday morning post, the CEO wrote that it is time to step back and assess the trust architecture of AI.
Source: TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/microsofts-satya-nadella-says-ai-models-need-an-emergency-brake/
#TechPolicy #Microsoft

Entrepreneur Jako Andabak said the Pantheon data centre project in Topusko is proceeding according to schedule and should be finished by the set deadline.
Source: Total Croatia News
https://total-croatia-news.com/news/croatian-pantheon/
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Around 60% of AI models tested failed to meet terrorism-related safety standards.
Source: Kazinform
https://qazinform.com/news/study-raises-concerns-over-terrorism-risks-in-ai-models-0f04f5
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In a Saturday morning post, Microsoft's CEO wrote that it’s time “to step back and assess the trust architecture” of AI. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/microsofts-satya-nadella-says-ai-models-need-an-emergency-brake/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Apple disclosed a deal to hire the team and license technology from the personalized podcast startup Huxe.
Source: TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/apple-discloses-deal-to-hire-team-and-license-tech-from-personalized-podcast-startup-huxe/
#Tech #Apple

Is Apple hoping to get into the AI-generated podcast business? https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/apple-discloses-deal-to-hire-team-and-license-tech-from-personalized-podcast-startup-huxe/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmje5x80yg70o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Anthropic's Claude AI submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide, and the tip was marked as spam and never forwarded to investigators.
Source: Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/10/anthropic-claude-ai-false-tip-philadelphia-unsolved-homicide-case/
#TechPolicy #Anthropic #Claude

The startup says its fuel cells are super efficient and cut fuel costs during a time when the tech industry can’t get enough electricity. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/petra-power-looks-to-modernize-energy-for-data-centers-and-defense-vehicles/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Cloudflare will use this acquisition to improve its Workers programming model and platform. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/cloudflare-acquires-deno-to-improve-its-workers-programming-model/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun pleaded guilty to conspiring to divert Nvidia AI chips to China.
Source: Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/super-micro-smuggling-co-conspirator-pleads-guilty-to-sending-ai-chips-to-china-broker-admits-breaking-export-control-rules-as-company-co-founder-denies-charges
#Semiconductors #Nvidia