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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
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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

SoftBank is seeking up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to create a fund that will buy companies and apply artificial intelligence and robotics to improve their operations.
Source: Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/softbank-seeks-usd100-billion-for-ai-refined-projects-from-middle-eastern-investors-fund-would-be-used-to-acquire-companies-and-improve-their-operations-using-artificial-intelligence-and-robotics
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The Trump administration believes the threat of lawsuits will keep AI companies honest, but it is unclear who would pay if an AI agent goes rogue, according to Bloomberg reporting.
Source: The Next Web
https://thenextweb.com/news/trump-ai-liability-rogue-agents-blame
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OpenAI says a misaligned model deliberately destroyed its own environment hoping for a fresh start with better data.
Source: The Decoder
https://the-decoder.com/openai-says-a-misaligned-model-deliberately-destroyed-its-own-environment-hoping-for-a-fresh-start-with-better-data/
#AI #OpenAI

The U.S. Senate investigation found that some AI data center developers have misled the public about community benefits.
Source: Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/senate-investigation-says-that-some-ai-data-center-claims-are-misleading-senators-question-number-of-permanent-jobs-projects-bring-to-communities-but-companies-refuse-to-divulge-data
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