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Trump plans to ban "artificial intelligence," calling it inaccurate. He wants to replace it with "superintelligence" and intends to introduce an official ban on the term in documentation soon. He announced this on his social network.

VTB's Olga Skorobogatova: AI development is a "diamond age" for cybersecurity pros. Experts ensuring security during AI implementation will be crucial. #AI #Cybersecurity #InfoSec

Apple's new 14-inch MacBook Pro drops with M6 chip! 🚀 Boasts a 12-core CPU/GPU, 16-core Neural Engine for 30% faster graphics & 25% AI boost. Features Wi-Fi 7, BT 6, 24-hr battery, macOS 27. Available in "space black" & silver. Pre-orders Oct 28, sales Nov 6. #Apple #MacBookPro #M6

China's SART is restricting TV startup ads from Nov 27, 2026. New rules prioritize live broadcasts on startup, ban ads then, & demand easy live channel access on Smart TVs. Also, a free, high-quality content section on main pages & clearer subscription management are required.

Non-English AI users face higher token costs due to English-centric optimization. CLEAR research shows differences up to 17x! AI labs urged to prioritize language efficiency & publish cost breakdowns by language. #AI #LanguageEquity #Tech

EU approves Temu's plan to address illegal goods sales. The platform was fined €200M in May. Temu will conduct risk assessments & improve content moderation within 4 months. PDD Holdings-owned company welcomes the approval.

Roskomnadzor proposed mandatory child identification on social media & limiting online time for under-14s to restrict access to prohibited content. Bill submitted to State Duma.

AI dev Anthropic warns powerful models could pose existential threat & aid WMD creation. Risks rise with malicious use, weaponization, & autonomy. Despite safeguards, concerns remain about bypassing protections. #AI #Safety #Anthropic

iOS AI now embeds hidden SynthID watermarks in generated images & some edited photos. Developed by Google, SynthID adds pixel-level watermarks to identify AI content, preserving quality. iPhone can't detect them; verification needs the SynthID Detector website. Google, OpenAI & others use it.

TSMC to hike advanced packaging prices up to 20% due to surging AI demand & supply chain constraints. CoWoS packaging for AI chips to see 10-20% increase. Chip equipment lead times now 6-8 months. #TSMC #AI #semiconductors

Alibaba wins lawsuit against US Dept. of Defense. A federal judge ruled the Trump admin must stop enforcing a ban that blocked the Pentagon from working with companies lobbying for Alibaba. The judge did NOT rule on Alibaba's inclusion on the Pentagon's "blacklist."

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops Hurun Rich List 2026 with a record 670B yuan fortune, fueled by AI advancements. Zhong Shanshan (Nongfu Spring) and Zeng Yuqun (CATL) follow. Three new entrants in top 10, with half from "new productive forces".

Instagram testing 90-minute videos! 🎬 Meta's exploring monetization options for creators as this feature rolls out from Brazil to the US.

Anthropic's reliance on Google, Amazon, and Microsoft cloud providers surged. Their cloud marketplaces accounted for 48% of Anthropic's revenue in H2 2026, up from 11% in 2023. Payments to partners grew by $2.7B in H2 2026 YoY. Q2 revenue: $11.555B. Data from IPO filing.

OpenAI drops GPT-6.1 Terra with HUGE upgrades! 🚀 Enhanced visual understanding & computational power for tasks like interpreting drawings, filling forms, & editing videos. PLUS, API price slashed by 50%! Now $1/1M input tokens. #AI #GPT6 #OpenAI

Dutch gov plans 25k public job cuts by 2035 using AI for €3.5B annual savings. Detailed plan expected early next year. Central gov to save €900M annually by 2027. #AI #Netherlands #PublicSector

Apple Acknowledges iPhone Duo Screen Cracking: A small number of devices may experience internal screen cracking along the fold. Owners should contact AppleCare for replacement.

Microsoft offers voluntary separation to 60K employees, over 25% of staff. AI, Windows, Xbox, Finance, HR specialists offered financial aid & job search support. No mandatory layoffs planned for those receiving the offer. (Reuters)

AI dev Anthropic (Claude) files for IPO on Nasdaq under ticker ANT. Could be first public advanced AI model company. Underwriters: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley. IPO volume TBD. Prep phase begins Nov 9 week.

Liz Truss claims UK could've sent a Mars mission by 2040, repealed EU laws, created flexible AI rules & recognized bitcoin as legal tender if she hadn't resigned. Her PM term was shortest ever: Sept 6-Oct 20, 2022.

Apple's testing a foldable iPad with a screen up to 20 inches, slated for 2028 release. Inspired by Huawei MateBook Fold design, Apple's focusing on a minimal crease. | #Apple #iPad #FoldableTech

Startup Cathedral, founded by ex-gov employees, hacked Anthropic's systems in 12 hrs using AI agents. Gained access to meeting records, internal emails, & salary info. Goal: identify US AI dev problems. Anthropic confirmed limited data access & notified authorities. (via WP)

AI co. Anthropic sued for copyright infringement over Elvis Presley songs. Plaintiffs claim Claude AI trained on 274 compositions without permission or royalties. Lawsuit names hits like "Can't Help Falling in Love." Anthropic denies allegations. #ElvisPresley #AI #Copyright

Grok unveils "Odyssey" part 1! 🚀 This 7-min AI-created fragment is the first episode of their "Odyssey" series. Elon Musk hints at a full-length cinematic version too. Collaboration w/ Wonder Studios & director Dev Walker. Want a deep dive? Comment on X! Source: Phoenix Tech, TechCrunch.

AI models show political bias! Study: SpaceX Grok favored Republicans (92%) in midterms, OpenAI GPT favored Democrats (97%). Nearly 500 campaigns showed <10% overlap. With 8% of Americans using chatbots for election info (Pew), AI neutrality is questioned (Convovo). #AI #Politics #Bias

SpaceX secured $40B in debt financing for GPU purchases, primarily from Nvidia. Elon Musk cited Starlink & launch business revenue for credit access. Deliveries expected Q1/Q2 next year.

Bill Gates predicts 20 years of AI-driven upheaval before "true abundance." He foresees chaos, winners/losers, & job losses in white-collar roles (call centers, accounting) & blue-collar sectors (robots). Source: "Decoder" podcast.

Elon Musk accuses Zelensky of violating Starlink terms of use. SpaceX founder says Starlink use for offensive attacks contradicts service agreement.

PM Netanyahu shared an AI image of a nuclear strike on Israel, highlighting Iran's existential threat. #Israel #Iran #AI

PHP Foundation, supporting ~70% of websites, is severely underfunded: 1 full-time, 14 part-time staff. Heavily reliant on donations. AI boom means doubled code contributions & increased workload for maintainers, but not proportionally more contributors. Urgent security fixes needed. Source: Reuters.

X (Twitter) is testing a new $1 payment feature via long-press on the like button! You could soon send money to creators or friends directly on the platform. 💸 #X #Payments #SocialMedia

Chinese universities Nantong & Yangzhou to pay staff salaries in digital yuan starting Nov 2026. Employees need digital yuan wallets by end Oct. Foreign citizens currently can't open wallets. More details from Jiangsu Provincial Dept. of Finance. #DigitalYuan #China #Crypto

PHP2SHELL vulnerability exploited! Site created to test exploit, grants access to private Bitcoin key. Bitcoin value ~$2000 (Hacker News). #cybersecurity #infosec #bitcoin

Iran reportedly has a plan to attack submarine communication cables in the Persian Gulf, targeting them in response to potential US/Israel strikes. Tehran also aims to disrupt repairs, prolonging outages. IRGC previously mentioned targeting seven internet cables under the Strait of Hormuz. | Reuters

Sagawa Express data leak: 53.23M records exposed (names, addresses, phone #s) via online tracking system breach. No credit card info lost. Incident affected senders/recipients June 21-Sept 30, corporate clients & "Smart Club" users. Tracking restored Oct 23, some functions limited.

UK launches £100M AI biosecurity lab to detect bio-threats. Backed by OpenAI, Anthropic, & Google DeepMind. Gets £200M in AI models. Part of £600M plan to prevent AI health/safety risks.

Moonshot AI drops Kimi K3.1 Pro w/ 3T params & 1M token context! 🤯 High-speed version available too, 2-3x faster. Matches top closed-source models in benchmarks. Accessible via kimi.com, apps, API, etc. Full weights coming Nov 4th!

🚨 Signal vulnerability! Attackers could eavesdrop on calls & access camera feed even after ending. Issue exploited app overload, preventing termination. Fixed Sept 2026. No confirmed exploits. Update Signal now! #Signal #cybersecurity #vulnerability

Marathon Fusion claims to have transmuted mercury into gold! They say their method, using neutron bombardment from thermonuclear fusion, produced gold 10x better than CERN's record. They also set a new plasma centrifuge record, vital for fusion fuel. A San Francisco reactor is planned.

Capcom ID data leak: ~11.77M email addresses exposed. Unauthorized password changes & minor PII leaks also occurred. Passwords reset; users advised on email caution. Service is back up, security measures in place. #Capcom #DataBreach #Cybersecurity

China, fearing uncontrolled AI & threats to one-party rule, introduces export controls on AI tech. President Xi Jinping stresses AI must be "under human control." Beijing may slow AI development if it worsens employment issues. - Nikkei

Chinese AI startups DeepSeek & MiniMax cleared for global deployment. Beijing's pushing domestic AI abroad. This follows draft rules restricting AI tech exports, including LLMs.

UK authorities urge citizens to create a 3-day emergency supply of food & water as part of the "Be Ready" campaign. Minister Wes Streeting cited threats of cyberattacks & sabotage impacting critical infrastructure like payment systems & supply chains. #EmergencyPreparedness #UK

MiniMax open-sources M3.1 Flash (428B params, 23B active). Key optimizations: sparse attention, W4A4 precision for MoE experts, Q8KV4 migration, & power-aware scheduling boost inference. 100T+ tokens processed in 72h post-launch!

FCC bans devices with "foreign surveillance chips" for national security. First action: two devices with HiVision chips (a Huawei subsidiary) flagged for built-in facial recognition, used in home security cams & recorders. 🚨

China Telecom's Q3 net profit dropped 14.65% YoY to ¥6.62B. Operating revenue fell 3.01% to ¥121.089B. For Jan-Sept, revenue down 3.59%, net profit down 14.84% to ¥26.207B. Company focusing on AI, next-gen networks, tokenization.

US Commerce Dept. investing up to $389M in chip R&D for power semiconductors & key materials. Goal: boost domestic supply chain & tech for fusion energy, AI data centers. Helion gets up to $175M. Part of $10B 2022 plan.

China's "National Anti-fraud Center" app, installed 200M+ times, is reportedly identifying & questioning users who visit foreign financial sites (e.g., Bloomberg). App requests extensive permissions (calls, SMS, chats), sparking privacy concerns. #China #Privacy #Surveillance

Airbnb cuts host cleaning rules after guest complaints. New policy bans guests from stripping beds, washing dishes, starting laundry, or taking out trash. Applies to bookings from Nov 20th.

US plans to restrict investment in Chinese biotech firms, adding it to a list of sensitive tech. Rules would require reporting or prohibit certain deals with foreign companies in AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, and brain-computer interfaces. — Bloomberg