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Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation

Just 9 months after raising an $180 million seed round, Flapping Airplanes has landed $1 billion Series A for its mission to build AI models "without ingesting half the internet."

Tech techcrunch.com 21.10.2026

Tesla stars Optimus robot production in California as profit falls 43%

Tesla's revenue was flat and its expenses skyrocketed as it pressed the accelerator on its Optimus robots, AI, and autonomous driving.

Tech techcrunch.com 21.10.2026

Made in Our Image

In the output of AI, we see ourselves refracted through a strange new form of intelligence. This issue is an attempt to make sense of those refractions.

Journal bigthink.com 21.10.2026

People are vibe coding copyrighted apps with AI – will tech firms sue?

Every time a new technology hits the internet, there is a battle between the rights of users and major companies. To see how this will play out with AI, columnist Jacob Aron looks to examples from the

Science newscientist.com 21.10.2026

OpenAI, Google expand partnership with cloud deal

OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with Google LLC to make its artificial intelligence models available to developers through Google Cloud.

Azerbaijan azernews.az 21.10.2026

Bessent shrugs off ‘systemic’ AI risks at closed-door investor conference

Treasury secretary spoke to financiers at charity event where tickets cost $7,500

Finance ft.com 21.10.2026

NSA warns on ‘critical’ cyber vulnerabilities detected using AI

Researchers used OpenAI models to find severe faults in software used on majority of websites around the world

Finance ft.com 21.10.2026

G.M. Hopes to Design New Cars in as Little as 2 Years Using A.I.

General Motors is seeking help from artificial intelligence to keep up with Chinese companies that introduce vehicles very quickly.

Politics nytimes.com 21.10.2026

GM is giving OnStar an AI makeover

It's one of the biggest overhauls ever to the 30-year-old connected car product.

Tech 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.

Tech techcrunch.com 21.10.2026

AI could turn scientific papers into research assistants

An AI ‘virtual author’ can help scientists use a paper’s methods on new data. But it’s not going to match a human author’s expertise.

Journal sciencenews.org 21.10.2026

Pangram CEO: People believe AI writing is indistinguishable from ours. It’s not.

When the first commercial AI detectors arrived in late 2022 and early 2023, it wasn’t exactly an auspicious start. News articles and social media posts showing AI detectors flagging the Declaration of

Journal bigthink.com 21.10.2026

AI hasn’t taken my writing job — but it is living rent-free in my head

When a growing chorus of readers and critics accused Jamir Nazir, winner of the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize, of using AI to write his winning entry, I did what any writer with a healthy

Journal bigthink.com 21.10.2026

Jensen Huang’s Vision for Europe Runs on Plug-In Data Centers

At Nvidia’s GTC in Berlin, Huang unveiled their new plug-in data center—the DSX Pod—as the key to unlocking Europe’s AI infrastructure lag. Oh, and autonomous humanoid robotics.

Tech wired.com 21.10.2026

Republican Appears to Publish AI Prompt Saying Trump Is 'Not Popular'

The now removed note on the website appeared to give a brutal assessment of the president.

Politics newsweek.com 21.10.2026

Concerns mount over artificial intelligence as Silicon Valley sees AI boom

Tuesday, October 20 saw protests in more than 50 US cities against the rise of artificial intelligence. Demonstrators are calling for a moratorium on AI development, and the sentiment is shared by man

World france24.com 21.10.2026

See the Scientific and the Mundane Become Surprisingly Dazzling When Viewed Through a Microscope, From Neurons to Ballpoint Pens

The Nikon Small World Competition has announced its photography winners for its 52nd annual contest. This comes weeks after its video winner was dethroned for use of generative A.I.

Journal smithsonianmag.com 21.10.2026

AI promises productivity, but for managers, it’s mostly a headache for now

More than 50% of managers say they're finding it harder to evaluate employees' work after adopting AI, according to a new survey.

Tech techcrunch.com 21.10.2026

How The New York Times Reports on A.I. Images

A Times reporter and editors discuss the challenges of sifting through what’s real and what’s not in pursuit of the news.

Politics nytimes.com 21.10.2026

A Design Flaw in Share Links Exposes Users’ Personal Conversations With Meta’s Muse

The company is suspending the feature after security researchers discovered how easy it was to access sensitive information shared with the AI assistant.

Tech wired.com 21.10.2026