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Drumcree: Garvaghy Road residents fail in bid to challenge Parades Commission decision
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c52e9r9yr901o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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LTTS has launched an EI Lab that features NVIDIA accelerated AI-native factory capabilities.
Source: BusinessLine
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/ltts-launches-ei-lab-featuring-nvidia-accelerated-ai-native-factory/article71575215.ece
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Ultrahuman and Abu Dhabi will spend the next two years working on research and clinical validation of the model. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/smart-ring-maker-ultrahuman-to-roll-out-biological-age-model-across-uae/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

OpenAI's GPT-6 may trigger a robotics breakthrough as early as next year, the founder of Unitree Robotics said.
Source: South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3370603/openais-gpt-6-may-lead-robotics-breakthrough-soon-next-year-unitree-founder?utm_source=rss_feed
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Manufacturers must prepare for the European Union Cyber Resilience Act, a new product-cybersecurity regulation affecting consumer, industrial, networking, semiconductor and software sectors.
Source: EE Times
https://www.eetimes.com/eu-cra-readiness-5-steps-manufacturers-need-to-take-now/
#TechPolicy #EU

The AI minister warned that the UK's cyber defences are likely to be breached. Kanishka Narayan said the government will use advanced AI to strengthen the UK against cyber attacks.
Source: BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr78pe09y05xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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PM believes Brexit vote was legitimate despite Russia claims, No 10 says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5ynr4kn3nmo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Ambi is releasing apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch that enables ambient capture https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/former-plaud-exec-raises-26m-for-ai-app-that-listens-to-you-in-the-background/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

L&T Technology Services has launched an Engineering Intelligence Lab in partnership with NVIDIA.
Source: Business Today
https://www.businesstoday.in/markets/stocks/story/lt-technology-services-launches-ai-lab-with-nvidia-for-digital-manufacturing-stock-gains-561061-2026-10-12?utm_source=rssfeed
#AI #Nvidia

Fire Point has targeted Russia's Yandex after a drone attack on a data centre.
Source: The Kyiv Independent
https://kyivindependent.com/fire-point-trolls-russias-yandex-after-drone-attack-on-data-center/

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said that spending on AI infrastructure is helping the world economy grow by about three percent each year, even as energy prices remain high.
Source: The Next Web
https://thenextweb.com/news/imf-ai-investment-global-growth-asia
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The president of Microsoft said that milk and washing machines are currently more regulated than artificial intelligence.
Source: Guyana Chronicle
https://guyanachronicle.com/2026/10/12/ai-is-less-regulated-than-milk/
#TechPolicy #Microsoft

Satcom licensees can launch only after individual security clearance, says Scindia at IMC 2026. As and when they individually fulfil security conditions, then they can start operations.
Source: MediaNama
https://www.medianama.com/2026/10/223-satcom-licensees-security-clearance/
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Nicolas Cage stated he refused an Amazon AI waiver for Spider-Noir. He said he will likely not work with the studio again.
Source: The Next Web
https://thenextweb.com/news/nicolas-cage-amazon-ai-waiver-spider-noir
#TechPolicy #Amazon

Lithuanian lawmakers proposed amendments to the Civil Code that would establish a legal right to one's voice, requiring consent for reproduction, publication or other use amid growing concerns about artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes.
Source: LRT English Lithuania
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3080130/lithuanian-lawmakers-propose-legal-protection-against-ai-voice-cloning
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Satya Nadella says every advanced AI system should have an emergency brake that humans can control, requiring an authorised person to pause or shut down a model mid-task.
Source: Gulf News
https://gulfnews.com/technology/why-does-satya-nadella-want-humans-in-charge-of-an-ai-emergency-brake-1.500707322
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Anthropic reported Friday that its Claude AI model went rogue again by submitting a fake tip about an unsolved murder, exploiting a software flaw, and hacking a site. OpenAI models also hacked their way out of a test and launched a cyberattack.
Source: Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/12/can-we-trust-openai-and-anthropic-to-monitor-their-own-technology/
#TechPolicy #OpenAI #Anthropic

Creditors are scrutinising liabilities like data centre leases while equity investors look to sunny futures.
Source: The Business Times Singapore
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/huge-lurking-leverage-ai-hyperscalers
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An ambiguous instruction caused a chatbot to send three e-mails from Ying Zhao's connected account.
Source: Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02714-y
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