Brin says Gemini helps develop successors as safety report finds limits
Google DeepMind says AI automates some research tasks but has not significantly accelerated the overall development process.
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OpenCode breach affects 1.4% of Console users
Keys for external AI services may have been exposed, and some users have reported charges they did not authorize.
Apple and Meta enable Muse Spark Open to run on Mac Studio desktops
Meta says two M5 Ultra-equipped machines can hold the entire open-weight model, which has 816bn parameters.
Meta removes AI training reference from website-crawling terms
The revised terms take effect on 30 October, but a US publishers’ group says they do not explicitly rule out training on website content.
Japan to invest up to US$21 billion in GlobalFoundries plants in New York
The first factory is due to begin operating in 2029. A decision on the second is expected before the end of 2028 and will depend on demand.
Microsoft and Health-ISAC disrupt three cybercrime services
Microsoft said the services supported more than 1bn malicious messages targeting over 75,000 organizations worldwide since January 2026.
Intel CEO puts restructuring progress at about 80 %
Lip-Bu Tan gave no timetable for completing the overhaul and said rebuilding the chipmaker’s foundry operation would require years of investment.
Roman telescope camera surpasses predicted optical performance
Engineers measured optical error of 63 nanometers RMS, compared with a prelaunch image-quality requirement of approximately 90 nanometers RMS.
AI infrastructure faces potential write-downs above US$3.5 trillion
Gartner also forecasts that more than 80% of neoclouds, which rent AI computing capacity, will no longer operate independently by 2030.
