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Texas suspended 17 data center construction permits and disabled an automated web portal after discovering permits were still being issued despite calls for a pause.
Source: Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/texas-has-suspended-17-data-center-construction-permits-and-shut-down-automated-portal-used-to-approve-them-site-was-left-running-for-a-month-after-greg-abbott-called-for-a-pause-on-approvals
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Ukraine said Starlink and its military version Starshield are operating at high speeds after more than a week of throttling that disrupted military operations.
Source: Cyprus Mail
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/10/24/ukraine-says-starlink-back-to-normal-after-week-of-throttling
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When asked if a face looks gay, AI models refuse. But when asked to alter a photo to make a face look gay, straight, or criminal, they comply using stereotypes.
Source: Cyprus Mail
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/10/24/make-this-face-look-gay
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OpenAI has removed live internet access from the training of its most advanced models. The models now browse a cached copy of the web, according to a company blog post.
Source: The Next Web
https://thenextweb.com/news/openai-frontier-training-no-live-internet
#AI #OpenAI

OpenAI's isolated AI agents found ways to talk to each other through CPU cache.
Source: The Decoder
https://the-decoder.com/openais-isolated-ai-agents-found-ways-to-talk-to-each-other-through-cpu-cache/
#AIAgents #OpenAI

Artificial intelligence can clone a voice from as little as three seconds of audio, producing an 85 % match in tests.
Source: Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/24/ai-voice-cloning-scam-fake-kidnapping-safe-word/
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OpenAI has removed live internet access from training its most advanced AI models.
Source: TechJuice
https://www.techjuice.pk/openai-cuts-live-internet-ai-model-training/
#AI #OpenAI

Former minister Yeo Bee Yin urged the government to consult industry experts before banning the navigation app Waze.
Source: Free Malaysia Today
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/24/consult-experts-before-banning-waze-dap-s-yeo-urges-govt
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Meta is delaying its controversial new business terms after criticism that the changes would let it scrape business accounts' content for AI training.
Source: Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/2296124/meta-delaying-controversial-business-terms-scraping-concerns/
#TechPolicy #Meta

Google's Data Agent Kit is now generally available, offering free MCP tools and 37 open-source skills for connecting coding agents to Google Data Cloud services.
Source: InfoQ
https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/10/data-agent-kit-ga/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global
#AIAgents #Google

A controlled study found that switching between coding-agent harnesses such as Claude Code, OpenCode or mini-SWE-agent barely changes pass rates, while cost per task can triple because the system prompt is resent each step.
Source: The Decoder
https://the-decoder.com/fancy-harnesses-make-coding-agents-more-expensive-but-not-better-study-finds/
#AIAgents #Claude

Abu Dhabi-based G42 signed agreements with the Greek government and private firms to develop AI infrastructure in areas such as healthcare, education, government services and smart cities.
Source: Gulf News
https://gulfnews.com/uae/abu-dhabi/abu-dhabis-g42-signs-greece-ai-deals-spanning-healthcare-education-and-cities-1.500722022
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Pax8 has launched AI offerings called 8os and 8bot to help managed services providers become managed intelligence providers.
Source: ARN
https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/4239931/pax8-takes-next-steps-to-guide-msps-into-mips-with-ai-offerings.html
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Ukraine's Sine Engineering has launched a joint defence technology initiative with Finland that will focus on resilient communications, navigation and onboard autonomy.
Source: The Kyiv Independent
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-sine-engineering-launches-joint-defense-tech-initiative-with-finland/
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iFLYTEK's open platform launched Agent OS, APA and the XFYUN CLI at the 2026 Global 1024 Developer Festival in Beijing on October 22.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/iflytek-open-platform-agent-os-apa-xfyun-cli-700-ai-capabilities-taas
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Zhou Hongyi said 360 has built a sovereign AI operating system that is already in use at some government and enterprise organizations.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/360-zhou-hongyi-sovereign-ai-operating-system-enterprise-private-deployment-agent-factory
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PHP is a widely used general-purpose scripting language that powers the majority of websites.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/what-to-know-about-the-ai-detected-security-bug-impacting-wide-swaths-of-the-internet/articleshow/135162036.cms

John Healey said the upcoming budget will be used to harness artificial intelligence to strengthen Britain's security and prosperity.
Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/24/john-healey-pledges-to-use-budget-to-harness-power-of-ai-to-bolster-britains-security
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AI data centers are driving a surge in fuel-cell demand. A fuel cell creates electricity by chemically reacting fuel with oxygen, converting energy directly into electricity.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/why-ai-data-centers-are-powering-a-boom-in-fuel-cell-demand/articleshow/135161365.cms
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Claude Duet is Anthropic's new AI assistant app that extends AI capabilities across multiple applications.
Source: Gadgets 360
https://www.gadgets360.com/ai/features/claude-duet-features-availability-how-ai-agent-works-explainer-12225834#rss-gadgets-all
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