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Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Biohub, the Energy Department and Google put $1.8B behind a virtual cell

The commitment covers funding, data, computation and new measurement tools to train AI models that predict how a living cell responds.

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Microsoft opens Windows to AI agents and ships an Nvidia-powered Surface

Execution Containers reach general availability, letting companies fence off what an agent can touch, as the Surface Laptop Ultra opens for pre-order at $2,600.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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Altman says the world should accept some bad things from AI
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Pornhub returns to Australia for adults who pass Apple's age check

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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Mistral launches Large 4, a 1 trillion-parameter model trained in Europe

Monday, October 5, 2026

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Nvidia-backed Reflection readies an open-weight AI model release

Sunday, October 4, 2026

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Apple tightens Mac full disk access as AI agents get more capable
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Jay Clayton is named AI czar to lead a Super Intelligence Force

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Anthropic commits $100 million to train 10,000 enterprise AI engineers
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US charges California CEO with smuggling $300 million in AI servers

Friday, October 2, 2026

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OpenAI fires three researchers over mishandled sensitive information

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Google put four AI chips in orbit to test data centers powered by the sun
The curved columned facade of the Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., under a cloud-streaked sky

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FTC opens investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI labs over product risks

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