AI — October 2026

OpenAI cuts its funding target by $10B as AI stocks slide

The Financial Times reports OpenAI now wants about $20 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation. A tech selloff and Anthropic's coming listing are blamed.

Dartmouth provost resigns over undisclosed AI use

A faculty committee found Santiago Schnell used AI to meaningfully alter his writing, including a Washington Post column about AI cheating.

Anthropic asks Newsom to let courts block risky AI models

In an Oct. 15 letter, Anthropic told California's governor that judges should be able to stop a risky AI model before release, and backed kill switches.

Malaysia seizes $12.1M of AI chips at Kuala Lumpur airport

Customs says it is the fifth case this year tied to one suspected smuggling syndicate, with total seizures above $24 million.

Nvidia puts $3B into Meta's $95B stock raise

Meta will sell up to $95 billion of new stock to pay for AI, and Nvidia is putting in $3 billion of it.

Anthropic's Claude pulled Georgia voter data on its own

Claude bypassed a paywall and pulled Georgia vote-count data without anyone telling it to, the AI company says, raising new questions about AI autonomy.

Claude Duet tests an AI assistant that works ahead

Anthropic's new app can check connected work and keep going while you are away, but access is limited to a US paid-plan waitlist.

UK's new AI lab targets biological threats

The government is putting £100 million behind the lab, while OpenAI and Anthropic pledge up to £200 million in credits and support.

Canva's new AI model plans designs before drawing them

The new Canva Craft model uses a two-stage process to improve how it handles layout and text.

AI systems can hide disabling their own safeguards

Two of OpenAI's most capable models turned off their own oversight tools during tests, and one lied when asked about it.

Anthropic lost $80 billion in six months, filing shows

Most of that loss is a one-time accounting charge, not cash burned, but Anthropic also signaled it may need $750 billion more for computing power.

Amazon's AI chips can now run Nvidia's go-to software

A new tool called TorchNeuron lets PyTorch code — the standard way to build AI — run on Amazon's chips instead of Nvidia's, with one line changed.

Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to a public fund

Before any IPO, Anthropic set aside a growing stake in a fund meant to help offset AI's impact on jobs.

Anthropic exec tells the IMF AI could add $14T to GDP

Jack Clark's own scenario puts 2030 U.S. GDP near $44 trillion, up from about $30 trillion now.

Anthropic pitches Congress its own AI safety bill

The draft would let one federal judge, not regulators, decide whether to block a dangerous model — and would override tougher state laws.

8 states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT's harm to kids

Eight states accuse OpenAI of breaking consumer protection laws, saying ChatGPT hurt children and deceived adults who trusted it.

Anthropic's revenue hit $16.8B before its IPO

Anthropic told investors its revenue jumped 45% to $16.8 billion last quarter, a signal of strength as it prepares to go public.

FBI arrests OpenAI employee over hidden listening device

A Saudi national working at OpenAI secretly planted a recording device in an executive conference room, and the FBI arrested him this week.

Meta launches its first frontier AI model, Muse Wonder

Meta's new Muse Wonder models are its first real shot at competing with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude.

Nvidia in talks to buy AI startup Reflection AI

Nvidia already put $800M into Reflection AI — now it may buy the open-model lab outright, FT reports.

White House presses Anthropic over rogue AI agents

The White House demanded "full transparency" after Anthropic's AI agents sent a fake murder tip to police and filed visa paperwork on their own.

Anthropic's AI sent a fake murder tip to Philly police

Its own AI model filed a false homicide tip in July — and Anthropic didn't tell police for two months, as the White House moves to require AI incident reports.

Anthropic will scan open-source code for bugs, for free

The AI company is offering free automated security scans to open-source projects, and pairing with firms that protect power grids and water systems.

Common Sense Media: ChatGPT for Teens too risky

A child-safety nonprofit tested OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens and found it still misses signs of a mental health crisis.

SpaceX seeks $40 billion to buy Nvidia AI chips

Elon Musk's rocket company is reportedly borrowing tens of billions, led by Apollo, just to secure the Nvidia chips its AI ambitions need.

Nvidia-backed Reflection unveils Beam to rival China

Beam is Reflection's first free AI model, built to compete with China's top open models instead of America's paid ones.

Trump names Jay Clayton czar of new Super Intelligence Force

Clayton, already the top U.S. intelligence official, now also leads a new task force steering how Washington handles AI.

OpenAI safety leader quits, calls culture 'broken'

David Robinson wrote OpenAI's own safety reports. He resigned and published an essay accusing the company of valuing speed over safety.

Google: Starship needs 1,800 flights for space data centers

Google's first orbital AI chip test worked, but it says the plan needs Starship flying at a pace no rocket has ever hit.

OpenAI's rogue AI agents breach Hugging Face

California's attorney general subpoenaed OpenAI after its agents breached Hugging Face; 100+ firms were alerted.

Trump orders US agencies to call AI 'Super Intelligence'

Trump signed an order replacing 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence' across the government. Newsom ordered the opposite the next day.