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The Boa Compressor is an online context compressor built on a Mamba state-space model that encodes arbitrary-length context in a single linear-time pass.
Source: arXiv cs.CL
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.33006
#MachineLearning

The MARCA framework uses four agents to retrieve literature, assess drug labels, classify objective evidence, and reason clinically for Naranjo-based causality assessment.
Source: arXiv cs.CL
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.33279
#MachineLearning

FPT and NVIDIA have expanded the Nemotron-Personas-Vietnam dataset by ten times. The expansion is intended to power the next wave of agentic AI.
Source: ANTARA News
https://en.antaranews.com/news/438091/fpt-and-nvidia-expand-nemotron-personas-vietnam-dataset-by-10x-times-to-power-the-next-wave-of-agentic-ai
#AI #Nvidia

Live2.ai has raised Rs 130 crore in a pre-Series B round led by IvyCap Ventures.
Source: YourStory
https://yourstory.com/2026/10/live2ai-raises-rs-130-cr-to-expand-its-ai-led-social-commerce-platform
#Startups

Peter Sellis has become head of product at Elon Musk's X, bringing experience from Snapchat, Discord and Microsoft AI.
Source: Business Today
https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/ex-microsoft-ai-executive-peter-sellis-takes-over-as-x-product-chief-all-details-563880-2026-10-27?utm_source=rssfeed
#AI #Microsoft

Microsoft has offered voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, representing more than a quarter of its global workforce, as it seeks to contain costs and fund its expanding AI investments. The move is voluntary and aimed at cutting costs amid AI spending.
Source: Nairametrics
https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/27/microsoft-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-60000-employees-to-cut-costs-amid-ai-spending/
#AI #Microsoft

OpenAI has launched GPT-6.1 Terra, an AI model that can read screens, navigate websites and complete everyday computer tasks faster than earlier versions.
Source: TechJuice
https://www.techjuice.pk/openai-gpt-6-1-terra-ai-model-computer-use-coding/
#AI #OpenAI

Whose hand is behind this travesty? https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/x-is-nudging-users-to-promote-their-posts-with-a-pointing-hand-and-people-are-confused/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A US federal judge granted Alibaba a preliminary injunction, preventing the Pentagon from denying contracts because of its alleged military ties.
Source: Free Malaysia Today
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/27/alibaba-wins-injunction-against-pentagon-restrictions-tied-to-china-blacklist
#TechPolicy #Alibaba

Volkswagen is weighing the use of a vehicle software architecture created with China's Xpeng for its mainstream European models, a plan that could apply to about three-quarters of upcoming models from Volkswagen, Škoda and Cupra.
Source: TechNode
https://technode.com/2026/10/27/volkswagen-considers-taking-xpeng-developed-vehicle-architecture-to-europe/
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Emerging 6G control planes would compose Large Language Model agents that exchange interpreted conclusions, so hallucinations can propagate even over error-free transport.
Source: arXiv cs.MA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.34357
#MachineLearning

Korea's space agency completed a System Integration Readiness Review for an active debris removal satellite and will start final assembly of the flight model next month.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261027/korea-prepares-real-life-space-sweeper-to-hunt-orbiting-junk?utm_source=rss

The presented pipeline propagates uncertainty as structured quantities and builds convex safe sets that guarantee a feasible solution each cycle.
Source: arXiv cs.RO
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.33186
#Robotics

Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to 60,000 employees, and some Indian teams are eligible. There are ongoing concerns about the impact of AI technology on jobs.
Source: The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/microsoft-offers-voluntary-exit-packages-to-60000-staff/article71629641.ece
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AWS has launched the open-source TorchNeuron tool that lets developers port PyTorch AI applications to its custom Trainium chips without rewriting code.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261027PD201/aws-google-amd-intel-cuda.html
#AI #AWS #Google

Tata Communications said it will invest up to US$450 million to build about 10,000 kilometres of long-haul fibre linking India's data centres and AI hubs.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261027VL209/tata-group-india-data-center-infrastructure-capacity-demand.html
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Infinigence AI and Three-Body Universe launched a character agent at the 2026 Three-Body Day event in Beijing on October 25.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/infinigence-ai-three-body-universe-character-agent-agentworks-pdd-heterogeneous-inference
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Kuaishou has added AI digital staff to the merchant workbench of Kuaishou Shop, aimed at small sellers who run a shop alone or part-time.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/kuaishou-ecommerce-ai-digital-staff-merchant-workbench-store-manager-video-livestream-after-sales
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AgiBot's G2 Max is operating in JD Logistics' Smart Wolf warehouse, handling inbound cartons. The robot depalletizes about 80 boxes per hour with a success rate above 99 percent.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/agibot-g2-max-jd-logistics-warehouse-deployment-heavy-load-safety-rated-robot
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Shanghai issued an action plan for satellite internet covering 2027 to 2030 with technical targets for satellites, payloads, ground systems and consumer access.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/shanghai-satellite-internet-action-plan-2027-2030-laser-links-onboard-ai-direct-to-phone
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