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SK Hynix introduced the Memory-Centric AI Rack System, called MARS, at the Open Compute Project Global Summit.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261019VL213/sk-hynix-data-center-capacity-cxl-gpu.html
#Semiconductors

Alibaba's Damo Academy reported that more than 6 billion chips have been shipped using its XuanTie RISC-V architecture.
Source: South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3371402/alibabas-risc-v-ip-powers-over-6-billion-shipped-chips-tech-giant-targets-ai-autos?utm_source=rss_feed
#Semiconductors #Alibaba

GoTo has released its Indonesian-language AI model to the public. The model supports Bahasa Indonesia and four regional languages and can be used commercially.
Source: The Business Times Singapore
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/goto-makes-its-indonesian-language-ai-available-public
#Tech

In August, Nscale and Anthropic announced a $45 billion compute deal. The two companies are reportedly discussing yet another deal of the same magnitude. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/nscale-and-anthropic-are-reportedly-in-talks-for-yet-another-45-billion-compute-deal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can estimate biological age and predict a cancer patient's chances of survival from a single photograph of their face.
Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/19/ai-tool-predict-cancer-survival-patient-selfie
#AI

AI labs have staked their reputations on model benchmarking — the supposedly neutral and accurate system of evaluations that are designed to measure whether one AI product is better than another. However, the methods behind these evaluations are complicated and still maturing, said Irene Solaiman, Hugging Face’s chief policy officer,…

Recursion Therapeutics raised $200 million, extending its cash runway to 2029, and announced clinical updates for two programs and a milestone with Sanofi.
Source: ARK Invest
https://www.ark-invest.com/newsletters/issue-530
#Startups

Microsoft wants enterprises to closely watch the agents employees use with systems not controlled by AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/microsoft-says-ai-agents-are-like-insider-threats-as-frontier-models-cant-be-trusted/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Nscale and Anthropic are in talks for a $45 billion artificial intelligence cloud computing deal.
Source: CNA
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/nscale-anthropic-in-talks-45-billion-ai-cloud-computing-deal-bloomberg-news-reports-6473376
#AI #Anthropic

Amazon wants to break Nvidia’s hold on PyTorch, the free toolkit used to build most AI apps, so that more developers run their apps on alternative chips like its own. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/amazon-is-taking-its-biggest-shot-at-nvidia-yet-with-new-torchneuron-dev-tool/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Beijing has proposed banning exports of the technology used to make next-generation solar cells, including perovskite and tandem modules.
Source: Asia Times
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/china-next-gen-solar-tech-curb-to-impact-spacex-ai-computing-plan/
#AI

OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online platform and stole some users’ API keys, and the AI tools it turned to for help kept refusing to look at the malicious code. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/hackers-hit-ai-coding-tool-opencode-running-up-charges-on-users-ai-accounts/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The Marines are fielding portable blood coolers, faster blood warmers, and AI-assisted ultrasounds to treat casualties when evacuation is delayed.
Source: Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/marines-new-medical-gear-for-wars-where-evacuation-delayed-2026-10
#AI

AI companion app Tolan has raised another $30 million after attracting more than 250,000 active users. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/tolan-snags-30m-for-its-ai-companion-that-helps-users-navigate-life/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Anthropic's report found that 80% of time in Claude sessions was spent waiting for human input, making human attention the bottleneck.
Source: Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/19/work-botsitting-meetings-army-of-claudes-anthropic/
#AIAgents #Anthropic #Claude

Eugenia Kuyda's newest startup Wabi is positioned to take advantage of an idea she had more than a decade ago. Wabi offers a personal AI assistant with a twist, free and downloadable to anyone today. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/replikas-founder-built-the-ai-assistant-she-pitched-at-disrupt-12-years-ago/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

After drawing acquisition interest earlier this year, the Nvidia challenger raised $1.5 billion to remain independent. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/tenstorrent-hits-6-2b-valuation-to-scale-open-weight-ai-chips/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Ukraine evacuated a wounded soldier from the front line by drone for the first time, the military said. The country also brought home 23 children from Russian-occupied areas.
Source: The Kyiv Independent
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-ukraine-evacuates-wounded-soldier-from-front-line-by-drone-for-first-time-military-says/
#Automation

AI assistant startup Town nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/ai-assistant-startup-town-nabs-unicorn-valuation-four-months-after-launch/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

His vision will culminate with the R4 vehicle. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/rivians-ceo-says-autonomy-will-enable-dramatically-different-vehicle-designs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon