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Securing equipment for manufacturing advanced memory chips is becoming a new variable in Korea's chip expansion plans.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261017/securing-equipment-emerges-as-new-variable-for-koreas-chip-expansion-plans?utm_source=rss
#Semiconductors

Rokid and Tencent Mobility have added voice-controlled ride-hailing to Rokid's AI glasses.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/rokid-tencent-mobility-ai-glasses-native-ride-hailing-a2a-agent-voice
#Tech #Tencent

Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/mark-wahlberg-wants-to-take-on-the-longevity-startup-crowd-with-an-affordable-gym-concept/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

CERN and Mistral have partnered to create a Large Physics Model.
Source: Business Today
https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/artificial-intelligence/story/unlocking-universe-secrets-cern-mistral-partner-on-large-physics-model-what-it-means-562106-2026-10-17?utm_source=rssfeed
#AI #Mistral

North Korea said it conducted an underwater test of a new precision-guided torpedo, the Zam-2.0 super-speed torpedo, and that the test marks a significant change in its naval capabilities. It did not disclose further details of the weapon.
Source: The Korea Herald
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10905699
#AI

Anthropic offered Blackstone a double-digit yield in a chip-financing deal, according to the Financial Times report.
Source: CNA
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/anthropic-offers-blackstone-double-digit-yield-in-chip-financing-deal-ft-reports-6467711
#Startups #Anthropic

Microsoft revealed a cutting-edge MAI-Base-2 model with 2 trillion parameters.
Source: SiliconANGLE
https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/16/microsoft-reveals-cutting-edge-mai-base-2-model-with-2t-parameters/
#AI #Microsoft

E Ink Holdings launched its next-generation color e-paper, E Ink Kaleido 4. Hanvon Technology's M10C smart e-paper notebook is the first commercial device to use Kaleido 4.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261016PD241/e-ink-color-e-paper-display-technology-hanvon.html
#Tech

XPeng showcased its full-stack electric-vehicle and AI engineering capabilities at the Paris Automotive Summit.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261016VL212/xpeng-technology-automotive-vehicle-automakers.html
#AI

Lumen CEO Kate Johnson said boardrooms are no longer rewarded for being right and companies must rely on partnerships beyond the C-suite.
Source: Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/16/ceo-collaboration-uncertainty-lumen-technologies-ey/
#Automation

New Jersey's deputy attorney general Brian Richard Fitzgerald was arrested on felony charges for creating AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
Source: Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/thegentlemanpervert-producing-ai-csam-is-a-nj-prosecutor-say-cops/
#TechPolicy

Replit CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad made the comments during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/replit-is-no-longer-working-with-anthropic-ceo-says/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The Federal Government plans to deploy 3,700 telecommunications towers to connect about 20 million Nigerians without telephone or internet access.
Source: Vanguard
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/10/fg-to-deploy-3700-telecom-towers-to-connect-20m-nigerians/

Burjeel Holdings will showcase its mission-ready, intelligent healthcare ecosystem at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026.
Source: Gulf News
https://gulfnews.com/gn-focus/company-news/burjeel-holdings-to-unveil-intelligent-healthcare-ecosystem-at-abu-dhabi-future-health-summit-2026-1.500713668
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Enterprise AI is entering a risk management phase as security concerns rise. Companies are increasingly discovering that the challenge with AI is no longer adoption but execution.
Source: Dark Reading
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/enterprise-ai-risk-management-phase-security-concerns-rise
#EnterpriseAI

Maybe it was the grey color, the slightly bulbous roofline, or the vaguely SUV-like proportions of the electric Porsche Macan, but as I shuttled kids and groceries around city and suburban streets, I never once noticed a longing stare from other drivers. Unlike with other cars I’ve tested, no enthusiasts…

Singapore is shifting its AI strategy from a model race to deployment, focusing on resilience and trusted adoption.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261013VL211/singapore-ai-adoption-government-infrastructure.html
#AI

AI took control of a robotic arm in sixteen minutes.
Source: Dark Reading
https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/ai-takes-control-robotic-arm-16-minutes
#Automation

The agents got in through credentials and connection settings left exposed in app configurations, public code repositories, and overly permissive cloud roles. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/india-becomes-the-latest-country-to-report-rogue-ai-agent-activity/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Cheq says it recorded a hundred-fold surge in AI shopping-agent traffic over a 45-day period after consumer agents like Instinct and Meta's Muse were released.
Source: Semafor
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/16/2026/ecommerce-confronts-ai-shopping-agents-ahead-of-holiday-season
#Automation #Meta