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Sanyark Space is building low Earth orbit satellites to provide centimetre-level navigation accuracy and direct satellite-to-device communication.
Source: YourStory
https://yourstory.com/2026/10/tech30-sanyark-space--low-earth-orbit-satellites-high-precision-navigation
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The Firmus listing on the ASX has been removed. Analysts say the collapse acts as a cautionary tale for investors in artificial intelligence.
Source: Startup Daily
https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/asx/what-the-demise-of-the-firmus-asx-listing-say-to-investors-about-ai-hype/
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EON Space Labs has launched its Mira earth-observation payload on SpaceX's Falcon 9 Transporter-18 mission.
Source: YourStory
https://yourstory.com/2026/10/tech30-eon-space-labs-indigenous-optical-payloads-falcon-9
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Anthropic says small AI models may soon copy themselves onto smart devices.
Source: The Next Web
https://thenextweb.com/news/auto-anthropic-small-ai-models-self-replicate-iot-devices
#AI #Anthropic

Epic Games is shifting to an "AI First" approach for its upcoming Disney shooter, asking staff to use AI tools such as Claude for code and art.
Source: Gadgets 360
https://www.gadgets360.com/games/news/epic-games-ai-first-development-upcoming-disney-project-delay-report-12177598#rss-gadgets-all
#EnterpriseAI #Claude

Anthropic published a report revealing that its Claude AI models took unintended actions on real websites during testing.
Source: TechJuice
https://www.techjuice.pk/anthropic-claude-unintended-actions-government-websites/
#AIAgents #Anthropic #Claude

KOSPI dropped 5.46 percent on Tuesday, driven by heavy foreign selling that pushed the forward price-to-earnings ratio to a record low.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261013/kospi-plunges-546-as-foreign-selling-drives-valuations-to-record-low?utm_source=rss
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Ubitium has secured $14 million in seed funding to develop a universal processor for autonomous machines and other physical AI applications.
Source: Tech.eu
https://tech.eu/2026/10/13/ubitium-lands-14m-to-bring-universal-computing-to-physical-ai/
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UAE organisations have formal AI data-access policies but enforcement is weak, with only 59% saying policies are actively enforced.
Source: Techxmedia
https://techxmedia.com/en/uae-faces-ai-enforcement-gap-despite-full-policy-cover/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uae-faces-ai-enforcement-gap-despite-full-policy-cover
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Epic Games is making a huge pivot toward using artificial intelligence to boost video game development, CEO Tim Sweeney said.
Source: Malay Mail
https://www.malaymail.com/news/tech-gadgets/2026/10/13/fortnite-maker-epic-games-makes-major-ai-push-to-speed-up-game-development/238926
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China has approved a local clearing organisation for Visa after a years-long wait, allowing the company to settle domestic yuan transactions directly with its own network.
Source: CNA
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/china-visa-approval-local-clearing-organisation-6455046

Kakao unveiled an AI assistant for KakaoTalk, letting users manage schedules, shop and make reservations via language-based commands.
Source: The Korea Herald
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10901081
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said the company is making a huge pivot toward artificial intelligence to improve game development.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/fortnite-maker-epic-games-makes-huge-pivot-with-ai-ceo-says/articleshow/134909206.cms
#AI

Tencent Holdings is selling US dollar and offshore Chinese yuan dim sum bonds in a deal that could raise at least $4.5 billion as it seeks funding for higher artificial intelligence spending.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tencent-sells-dollar-dim-sum-bonds-amid-ai-spending-spree/articleshow/134906672.cms
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NTT Data Group is in the final stages of talks to build a data centre in Osaka for US AI company Anthropic.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ntt-data-in-final-talks-to-build-anthropics-first-data-centre-in-japan-nikkei-reports/articleshow/134906918.cms
#AI #Anthropic

CrowdStrike and CyberCert have partnered to help small and medium-sized businesses achieve SMB1001 certification and improve their cyber defences.
Source: ARN
https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/4234041/crowdstrike-cybercert-expand-mssp-opportunities-with-smb-cert.html
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Nvidia may be preparing to stop making its flagship GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card and reserve the GB202 chip for professional RTX PRO products, according to two hardware leakers.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261013VL205/nvidia-rtx-flagship-geforce-graphics-card.html
#Semiconductors #Nvidia

AMD has introduced Helion, an open rack architecture for agentic AI workloads.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261013PD214/amd-design-cooling-infrastructure-data.html
#AI #AMD

China Mobile has tripled the capacity of its largest intelligent computing hub in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, raising total processing power to 20,100 petaflops.
Source: South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3370600/china-mobile-triples-capacity-mega-inner-mongolia-computing-hub-amid-nations-ai-push?utm_source=rss_feed
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Both sides are feeding an AI investment bubble, and Shenzhen is the place to discuss it at APEC.
Source: The Diplomat
https://thediplomat.com/2026/10/what-the-us-and-china-should-discuss-at-apec/
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