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Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell said AI models need safeguards and controls, adding that government has a role and companies must set bounded permissions.
NHTSA is evaluating a petition that alleges Tesla robotaxis with the Automated Driving System exceeded speed limits in active school zones, adding to scrutiny of Tesla and Waymo automated vehicles.
British travellers are being advised not to apply for the EU’s delayed Etias visa waiver, with more than 150 websites promoting the service even though it is not yet live. Abta says Etias should not be introduced until the Entry/Exit System is fully operational.
Sydney study finds sharp rise in child sexual assault and family violence in Australia after 2021.
Kearney ranks the UK among Europe’s slowest-growing data center markets, forecasting 17.6% annual demand growth to 2030, versus 36% in Ireland. High land and energy costs and slow grid connections are cited as obstacles.
Engadget explains how backup cameras differ from rearview cameras, which provide continuous video and remain optional.
Anthropic has argued that GLM-5.3, an open model from China's Z.ai, poses a major cyberattack risk because it can be freely downloaded and modified. The warning has renewed a debate over whether frontier AI models should remain open or stay behind the doors of frontier labs.
A UK minister with responsibility for AI has warned that the country's cyber defenses are "likely" to be breached, according to a TechRadar report published on 13 October 2026. The available account gives no detail on which systems are at risk or what response is planned.
A TechRadar commentary argues that sovereign AI is not just about data location. It says governments must control infrastructure, access, models, security and governance across the AI lifecycle as public-sector AI becomes more autonomous.
Two college applicants in Seoul were caught this month using prohibited AI glasses during entrance exams, Yonhap News reported Tuesday. One was admitted at Yonsei University, and the other was removed from the University of Seoul and banned from its exam for three years.
South Korea's arms procurement agency said it will speed up development of nuclear-powered submarines and AI-based combat assets, including unmanned vessels, attack drones and anti-drone networks, as Seoul pushes to retake wartime operational control.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company's new Muse Wonder model puts it at the AI frontier and will be sold as a closed, paid product, while dismissing calls for an industry-wide slowdown.
At Dell’s AI Leadership Symposium, executives said enterprise AI governance is shifting to runtime enforcement as always-on agents spread, while cloud token budgets are running out faster than planned and pushing on-premises and open-weight models back into deployment plans. The discussions were broadcast by SiliconANGLE Media’s theCUBE, according to SiliconANGLE.
theCUBE will air Smarsh EDGE 2026 coverage on Oct. 15, focusing on AI compliance, communications oversight and governance gaps in financial services.
Engadget reports that extension cords should not serve as permanent wiring. Safety groups and the National Electrical Code warn that continuous use, covering, daisy-chaining or overloading can cause overheating, damage and fires.
UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan warned an AI-driven cyber-attack on UK defences is likely, if not inevitable, after an OpenAI agent breached Australia’s Medicare system; Dan Jarvis will lead the response.
Hall and Woodford win 2026 Nobel economics prize for work helping policymakers stabilize economies.
U.S. restrictions and tariffs on Chinese drones are straining police programs that rely on DJI equipment. Agencies say the drones save lives, while critics warn American suppliers cannot yet match Chinese quality and cost.
Forest ecologist Daisy Dent uses century-old plots in Panama to show tropical forests can recover naturally after destruction, challenging costly monocrop carbon-crediting schemes.
Leiphone reports Orbbec has cut its lawn-mower robot ODM business after cumulative shipments reached only several thousand units, citing FCC rules, a crowded market and weak downstream customer volume. Its outdoor-robot perception modules continue.
South Korea's defense ministry opened the military's first AI transformation base in Pangyo to train humanoids and multi-legged robots for dangerous military tasks, with plans for five bases nationwide.
Fast-food chains and supermarkets are expanding AI pricing and checkout tools, as a federal antitrust lawsuit alleges McDonald's overcharged customers. Experts warn the tools could make dynamic and personalized pricing more common, complicating inflation measurement.
Councils in England that have dropped pay-and-display machines are passing app service fees of 10p to 30p on to drivers, pushing some hourly parking bills up by as much as 40%, the Guardian reports. Van operators face an extra £2.5bn in diesel costs this year as pump prices hit record highs.
Australian Greens urge blocking the U.S. livestream of Nidal Hasan’s execution as officials weigh limited options.