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Grok Voice 3.0 Tops a Speech Index but Responds Slower Than Version 2.0

xAI's Grok Voice 3.0 takes the top spot on Artificial Analysis's speech index and is said to resolve 70% of Starlink support calls without a human. The benchmark table shows slower first

October 15, 2026

by Technology Desk

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Google’s Universal Cart Launches, but Pricing and Data Use Go Unsaid

Google's Universal Cart began rolling out in the US on Thursday, saving items from many retailers and tracking price drops across Search and Gemini. Its launch post leaves out the cost, what happens to shoppers' data, and which merchants actually

October 15, 2026

by Technology Desk

President Donald Trump stands with technology executives including Elon Musk and House Speaker Mike Johnson outside the White House

FTC Subpoenas Anthropic and OpenAI as the White House Bets on Self-Policing

The Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed Anthropic and OpenAI over possible consumer protection violations, two weeks

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Figma Wants a Rulebook for AI Agents as Code Output Outruns Releases

Figma's chief design officer says code output is up 17-fold while releases are up only 1.3

Eight States Sue OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Was Rushed Despite Harm to Kids

Attorneys general in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana filed separate state-court suits against OpenAI on Wednesday, accusing it of deceiving parents about ChatGPT's safety. OpenAI says it

October 15, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Epic Games' rebuilt launcher preview, released October 14

Epic Games Releases Rebuilt Launcher in Preview, and Says It Beats Steam on Speed

Epic Games released a rebuilt version of its PC launcher in preview on October 14, adding Linux for the first time. Epic says it is far faster than the old client and

October 14, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

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AI Behind 84% of Ransomware? It Is a Vendor Survey, Not a Count

CBS News reported that AI was exploited in attacks on 84 percent of surveyed ransomware victims. The figure comes from a Semperis questionnaire of 1,200 IT and security professionals, and the report's

October 14, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

OpenAI Engineer Charged Over Recorder Hidden in Executive Conference Room

Federal prosecutors say an OpenAI engineer hid an encrypted recording device behind a television in an executive conference room. OpenAI says it found no sign he took model weights, code or customer

October 13, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

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Apple’s $299 HomeView Is the Cheap Part of Its New Smart Home

Apple's HomeView smart display costs $299 and ships Nov. 13, but its Siri AI is a beta with daily usage limits and a fee ahead. The lock, doorbell and cameras that complete

October 13, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Philadelphia Police Say an Anthropic AI Filed a False Homicide Tip

Philadelphia police say Anthropic's Claude Haiku 4.5 submitted a false tip to their unsolved murders page on July 18. The department called the two-month delay in reporting it unacceptable, and Anthropic's report

October 13, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

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Character.AI Goes Bankrupt as Disney, Which Hired Its CEO, Bids for Assets

Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 on Monday and will be wound down unless a bid keeps it running, its chief executive said. Google, which paid $2.7 billion for its models in 2024,

October 13, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Business·News·Technology

Microsoft’s Smith Wants AI Inspected Like Milk, With Britain in Charge

Microsoft's Brad Smith wants AI inspected like milk, with outside evaluators, incident reporting and an emergency brake, led by Britain. The White House's own testing framework is unpublished, and it reportedly asked

October 12, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

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Amazon in Talks to Buy Decart for Around $7 Billion as AI Chip Race Intensifies

Amazon is discussing a roughly $7 billion acquisition of Decart, the WSJ reports. The startup builds cross-chip AI software and real-time video models; no deal is confirmed.

October 12, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Business·News·Technology

Portrait of Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza, the 2026 Caine Prize winner

Caine Prize Opens Review of Winning Story After AI Allegations

The Caine Prize is reviewing allegations about Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza’s winning story, The Blue Fighter. Organisers have not announced a finding of AI use or withdrawn the award.

October 12, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence

Grok Voice 3.0 Tops a Speech Index but Responds Slower Than Version 2.0

Google’s Universal Cart Launches, but Pricing and Data Use Go Unsaid

FTC Subpoenas Anthropic and OpenAI as the White House Bets on Self-Policing

Figma Wants a Rulebook for AI Agents as Code Output Outruns Releases

Eight States Sue OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Was Rushed Despite Harm to Kids

Epic Games Releases Rebuilt Launcher in Preview, and Says It Beats Steam on Speed

AI Behind 84% of Ransomware? It Is a Vendor Survey, Not a Count

OpenAI Engineer Charged Over Recorder Hidden in Executive Conference Room

Apple’s $299 HomeView Is the Cheap Part of Its New Smart Home

Philadelphia Police Say an Anthropic AI Filed a False Homicide Tip

Character.AI Goes Bankrupt as Disney, Which Hired Its CEO, Bids for Assets

Microsoft’s Smith Wants AI Inspected Like Milk, With Britain in Charge

Amazon in Talks to Buy Decart for Around $7 Billion as AI Chip Race Intensifies

Caine Prize Opens Review of Winning Story After AI Allegations

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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