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Thermal side channels create new security risks for autonomous vehicles.
Source: Semiconductor Engineering
https://semiengineering.com/thermal-side-channels-create-new-security-risks-for-autonomous-vehicles-missouri-st/
#MachineLearning

DeepSeek has released an updated version of its V4.1-Flash model that it says completes tasks faster.
Source: SiliconANGLE
https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/18/deepseek-releases-updated-v4-1-flash-model-it-says-completes-tasks-faster/
#Tech #DeepSeek

China is considering export controls that could check the global spread of its AI models and chips.
Source: Semafor
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/18/2026/china-mulls-ai-export-rules
#TechPolicy

Nvidia assembled six leading financial firms to launch financing platforms that could mobilise more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure projects.
Source: Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/18/nvidia-ai-financing-capital-markets/
#AI #Nvidia

Benchmark may have grown its funds and swapped out some partners, but onstage the five who are left sounded like friends who just happen to be running one of the Valley’s most storied firms https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/18/no-agenda-no-rush-no-leaving-san-francisco-benchmarks-partners-on-investing-in-a-frenzied-market/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c84g166kz003o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/18/anthropic-says-its-committing-5-of-its-shares-to-a-public-benefit-fund/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The Nigerian Communications Commission has told phone buyers to dial *315# before purchasing any device.
Source: Innovation Village
https://innovation-village.com/ncc-issues-315-code-to-help-buyers-avoid-fake-phones/
#TechPolicy

OpenAI released over 300 mathematics proofs, including solutions and partial solutions to long-standing problems, which has shaken the international mathematics community.
Source: Daily Maverick
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-18-crossed-wires-ai-smashes-the-foundations-of-the-global-kingdom-of-mathematics/
#AI #OpenAI

"You Can See Everything" is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/18/everyones-watching-the-elizabeth-holmes-documentary-you-can-see-everything/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Replit has made OpenAI its default AI partner, replacing Anthropic as the platform's default model provider.
Source: Innovation Village
https://innovation-village.com/replit-makes-openai-its-default-ai-partner/
#AI #OpenAI #Anthropic

Disney will offer jobs to at least 60 employees of Character.AI, representing the majority of the startup's workforce, and most have accepted the offers.
Source: Innovation Village
https://innovation-village.com/disney-to-hire-most-of-character-ais-workforce/
#AI

Anthropic has granted external evaluators employee-like access to its hardware and internal systems, embedding a METR team in its office to assess model risks.
Source: Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/anthropic-gives-outside-ai-watchdog-employee-like-access/
#TechPolicy #Anthropic

The UK government will ban online pornography that depicts strangulation, suffocation, incest or adults role-playing as children under 16 from early November.
Source: MyJoyOnline
https://www.myjoyonline.com/porn-showing-choking-or-incest-to-be-banned-from-early-november-in-the-uk/
#TechPolicy

The September White House summit produced a two-month extension of the trade truce until January 10, 2027.
Source: Cyprus Mail
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/10/18/trump-xi-meeting-just-kicked-can-down-the-road
#TechPolicy #WhiteHouse

Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, spoke at the Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture during the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok.
Source: Techsauce
https://techsauce.co/en/ai/jack-clark-per-jacobsson-lecture-ai-progress
#AI #Anthropic

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology asked Meta to ensure its recommendation systems do not expose users to a limited set of narratives.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/govt-asks-meta-to-ensure-its-recommendation-systems-do-not-expose-users-to-a-limited-set-of-narratives/articleshow/135031354.cms
#TechPolicy #Meta

Liquid's d1 ultra decision model is the company's most capable offering and is available via API.
Source: Activepieces
https://www.activepieces.com/blog/d1-ultra-decision-model-specs-pricing-and-license
#AI

After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, many of its employees will have the opportunity to take jobs at Disney. Character.AI’s former CEO Karandeep Anand recently became the entertainment giant’s first CTO, and the startup previously said that Disney had agreed to acquire some of its assets…

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