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US Judge Dismisses Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

A US federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit filed against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by his sister, Ann Altman, who accused him of sexually abusing her during their childhood.…

UK Audit Regulator Opens Inquiries Into Manchester City’s Financial Accounts

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has taken over inquiries into alleged accounting irregularities at Manchester City following an independent commission’s findings that the football club breached Premier League financial…

Anthropic Proposes AI Safety Bill to Block Models Posing Catastrophic Risks

Anthropic has proposed federal legislation that would allow the US government to block the release of advanced AI models if independent evaluators identify an imminent risk of more than 50…

SpaceX and Tesla Form Independent Committees to Review Potential Merger

SpaceX and Tesla have each established special committees of independent directors to examine a potential merger, according to Elon Musk, who serves as CEO and the largest individual shareholder of…

Hugging Face CEO Criticizes Netflix Documentary Over OpenAI Agent Cyberattack

Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue has criticized Netflix’s documentary AI Gone Wild for what he described as an inaccurate and exaggerated portrayal of an AI-driven cyberattack on his…

Anthropic Faces Cloud Capacity Shortages Despite $750 Billion in Planned AI Spending

Anthropic is struggling to secure enough cloud computing capacity from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, and Microsoft despite planning to spend more than $750 billion on AI infrastructure. According to…

SpaceX Reports $14.6 Billion in Quarterly Revenue as AI Business Surpasses Starlink

SpaceX reported $14.6 billion in revenue for the third quarter of 2026, a 161% increase from a year earlier, as its artificial intelligence business became its largest revenue source. The…

OpenAI Acquires Orchestra Bio to Expand AI Tools for Drug Discovery and Development

OpenAI has acquired AI biotechnology startup Orchestra Bio to expand its Rosalind platform, which helps life sciences researchers conduct experiments, analyze scientific data, and manage drug development. The acquisition brings…

Google Brings Gemini Personal Intelligence to Android Auto With Gmail and Calendar Integration

Google has started rolling out Personal Intelligence for its Gemini AI assistant in Android Auto, allowing drivers to access information from Gmail, Google Calendar, Maps, YouTube, and other connected services…

Google Launches Open-Source TorchTPU to Run PyTorch AI Models on Its Chips

Google has released TorchTPU as an open-source project, allowing developers to run existing PyTorch AI applications directly on its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) with minimal code changes. Announced on October…

General Motors to Close Michigan Battery Assembly Plant as Lease Expires

General Motors (GM) plans to close its Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant south of Detroit, Michigan, when the facility’s lease expires in summer 2027. The automaker confirmed that the closure is…

OpenAI Introduces Locked Chats in ChatGPT With PIN and Biometric Protection

OpenAI has introduced Locked Chats in ChatGPT, allowing users to protect selected conversations with a four-digit PIN or biometric authentication on supported devices. The feature, announced on October 20, 2026,…

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s Anthropic Stake Could Be Worth $20 Billion After IPO

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly owns approximately 1% of Anthropic, a stake that could be worth as much as $20 billion if the AI company achieves a $2 trillion…

Meta’s Muse AI App Surpasses 10 Million US Downloads in 40 Days

Meta has recorded more than 10 million US downloads of its Muse AI companion app within 40 days of launch, becoming only the 12th mobile application to reach that milestone.…

Former Nvidia Executive Says Robotics Is Still Years From Its ChatGPT Moment

Robotics has yet to reach a breakthrough comparable to ChatGPT’s arrival in 2022, according to Amulya Vishwanath, founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Techable Ventures. The former Nvidia…

JustWatch Launches Streaming Service With Free and Paid Plans Across 12 Markets

JustWatch has launched its own streaming service, JustWatch TV, offering free ad-supported movies, a paid subscription, and digital movie rentals across 12 markets. The service, launched on October 20, 2026,…

Electric Plant Raises $11.2 Million for AI Model That Reads Electrical Signals in Plants

Electric Plant has raised $11.2 million in seed funding to commercialize an AI system that interprets electrical signals inside living plants to identify their needs. Its technology combines low-cost sensors…

TikTok Employees Warned Executives About Child Safety Risks, Court Records Show

TikTok employees repeatedly warned company executives about child safety risks, including sexual exploitation, exposure to suicide-related content, and weaknesses in parental controls, according to court records obtained by NPR. Depositions…

Figma Adds 20 MCP Partners as CEO Dylan Field Raises Concerns Over AI Data Access

Figma has announced 20 new Model Context Protocol (MCP) partners to expand how AI agents interact with its design platform, despite concerns raised by co-founder and CEO Dylan Field about…

Reliable Robotics Raises $115 Million at Over $1 Billion Valuation to Advance Autonomous Flight

Reliable Robotics has raised $115 million in additional funding, pushing its valuation above $1 billion as it works toward Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for its autonomous flight technology. The…