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The Bank of Ghana is drafting a directive to regulate artificial intelligence use in the financial sector.
Source: MyJoyOnline
https://www.myjoyonline.com/bog-develops-ai-rules-for-financial-sector/
#TechPolicy

Odyssey-3 is a new generative world model offered as a public research preview.
Source: The Decoder
https://the-decoder.com/odyssey-3-is-a-new-generative-world-model-that-you-can-try-for-free/
#Tech

The bipartisan bill speeds permitting for solar farms, power lines, oil and gas pipelines and makes it harder for presidents to cancel permits.
Source: Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/11/energy-permitting-ai-fossil-fuels-clean-power-environmentalists/
#AI

Satya Nadella said the danger of AI is creating nested black boxes, where an opaque model operates inside an opaque orchestration system and is monitored by another opaque model.
Source: Business Today
https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/artificial-intelligence/story/satya-nadella-flags-black-box-ai-risks-why-microsoft-ceo-wants-stronger-controls-over-superintelligence-560856-2026-10-11?utm_source=rssfeed
#TechPolicy #Microsoft

The UAE ranked first worldwide in AI adoption, with 70.1 percent of its working-age population using artificial intelligence, according to Microsoft's Q1 2026 report.
Source: Gulf News
https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-ranks-first-globally-in-ai-adoption-among-working-age-population-at-701-per-cent-1.500706244
#EnterpriseAI #Microsoft

Anthropic said its AI models unintentionally interacted with U.S. government websites during automated testing.
Source: Innovation Village
https://innovation-village.com/anthropic-admits-ai-agents-meddled-with-government-websites/
#AIAgents #Anthropic

Banks are increasing AI security spending after cyberattacks caused deposits to fall.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20261011/banks-race-to-ramp-up-ai-defenses-as-deposits-fall-after-cyberattacks?utm_source=rss
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CapCut launched ICG Studio, an AI interactive film game creation platform, in closed beta on September 20.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/capcut-icg-studio-tencent-tdream-kuaishou-ai-interactive-film-game-creator-tools
#Tech #Tencent

Ant Group has quietly started a limited beta of a new version of LingGuang, its multimodal AI assistant, and is repositioning the app as a personal agent with long-term memory.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/ant-group-lingguang-2-0-limited-beta-personal-ai-agent-long-term-memory-skills-mcp
#AIAgents

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the most trustworthy super-intelligence system will be the one that requires the least inherent model trust.
Source: Times of Oman
https://timesofoman.com//article/177876-most-trustworthy-ai-system-demands-least-inherent-model-trust-says-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella
#AI #Microsoft

AI-powered cyberattacks on South Korean banks may be linked to a Chinese group that offers DDoS-for-hire services, according to a Seoul-based cybersecurity firm.
Source: The Korea Herald
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10898597
#AI

The government is pursuing a two-track AI strategy that includes a national AI foundation model and a separate frontier AI program.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20261011/cover-story-koreas-2-track-ai-strategy-casts-uncertainty-over-sovereign-model-project?utm_source=rss
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Playwright MCP servers let AI agents navigate websites and extract data using natural language. They enable the creation of autonomous browser workflows.
Source: Activepieces
https://www.activepieces.com/blog/playwright-mcp-server-for-claude-code-and-cursor
#Automation #Claude

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
#Semiconductors

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