While Amazon blocks AI agents, Walmart rolls out the welcome mat
As Amazon blocks AI agents from shopping on its site, Walmart is taking the opposite approach, introducing new technology that lets AI agents make purchases on customers' behalf, with controls over sp
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techcrunch.com
21.10.2026
The internet is having a very bad cybersecurity day
From AI-discovered PHP vulnerabilities to flaws in Node.js and popular AI tool LiteLLM, cybersecurity teams have plenty to worry about this week.
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techcrunch.com
21.10.2026
PHP armageddon: OpenAI, Google’s Wiz find ancient holes, panicking the internet
This is the kind of security issue that was found and prevented by AI, but is also a high risk because of AI.
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techcrunch.com
21.10.2026
Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule
A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.
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bbc.co.uk
21.10.2026
Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
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 to
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techcrunch.com
19.10.2026
GM is giving OnStar an AI makeover
It's one of the biggest overhauls ever to the 30-year-old connected car product.
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techcrunch.com
21.10.2026
Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C
Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion.
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techcrunch.com
21.10.2026
OpenAI Invests in Startup That Uses Brain Implants to Detect Cancer
It’s the latest in a growing wave of bets that AI companies are making on brain data.
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wired.com
21.10.2026
Can Europe Build Data Centers Without Giving Up Its Climate Goals?
A plan to funnel the heat given off by data centers into nearby homes has run aground in Germany. Across Europe, policymakers are weighing AI ambitions against climate objectives.
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wired.com
21.10.2026
Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed
The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI run amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without the permission of a judge.
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techcrunch.com
21.10.2026
Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash
Meta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add language respecting robots.txt.
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arstechnica.com
20.10.2026
Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your car
Google is bringing Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature to cars, allowing its AI assistant to draw on information from Gmail, Calendar, Maps, YouTube, and other Google services to deliver more perso
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techcrunch.com
20.10.2026
Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei
The former Google CEO owns about 1% stake in the leading AI lab, Bloomberg reported.
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techcrunch.com
20.10.2026
French Government Calls Emergency Meetings With Platforms Over Protests
TikTok and other sites were told to curb protest footage and AI-altered images, while online retailers like Vinted and eBay reportedly signed an agreement stop looted goods from flooding resale sites.
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wired.com
20.10.2026
Meta ordered to name execs who approved torrenting for AI training
Meta argues nobody “decided” to pirate books to train AI.
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arstechnica.com
20.10.2026
Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps
Meta's AI companion Muse has surpassed 10 million U.S. downloads in its first 40 days, joining an exclusive group of apps that includes Threads. New data also shows Muse is retaining users at higher r
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techcrunch.com
20.10.2026
Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help humans listen to what plants are saying with the subtle electricity coursing through their stems.
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techcrunch.com
20.10.2026
An AI Agent Joined a Listserv of Top Internet Researchers. The Reply-All Chaos Is Still Unfolding
Hysteria over the agent's appearance in a 7,500-person group reveals that internet experts have outdated notions of privacy.
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wired.com
20.10.2026
The dangers of letting tech billionaires shape our world
As SpaceX impacts Ukraine and AI-generated music divides artists and fans, critics are asking what happens when technology has too much control over our livesThis was originally published in TechScape
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theguardian.com
20.10.2026
Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher
Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand political parties are ed
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theguardian.com
20.10.2026