Jev is Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model ever
The data comes from the Vercel's AI gateway, a unified API service similar to OpenRouter.
Schwab and JPMorgan are blocking AI agents from moving customer money
Charles Schwab is blocking unauthorised AI agents, including Meta’s Muse, that try to move client money, CEO Rick Wurster told Bloomberg Television. Schwab will instead let outsid…
Google adds Gemini-powered scam checks to Messages and Android calls
Google announced new Android scam defences on 14 October, led by an opt-in Enhanced protection mode in Google Messages that uses Gemini models in the cloud. Android will also end …
Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy
Actor and angel investor Mark Wahlberg says he's OK with using AI in filmmaking, provided it's used "to enhance what you're doing."
Qualcomm’s CEO says AI companies want phones running 100-billion-parameter models by 2028
“Some of the companies at the forefront of AI are telling Qualcomm, ‘By 2028, I need to make sure that I have the ability to run at least a hundred billion parameter model into a …
Musk says SpaceX will cover Grok Bot purchase mistakes and leaked cards
“To buy stuff, you can just take a picture of your credit card, drop it in the chat and Grok @Bot will scour the Internet for the best deal on the item you want and order it.” Elo…
Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles
Counterfeits of luxury goods are a major problem for fashion houses. Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands’ marks and passing off dupes, known as “superfakes,” a…
Apple’s iPhone Duo sells out in minutes, with deliveries pushed to 2027
Delivery estimates for Apple’s first foldable, the $1,999 iPhone Duo, moved to January minutes after preorders opened on 16 October, across every colour and storage option. Store …
Research firm calls Anthropic the ‘most ridiculous IPO of 2026’, says it may be worth $144bn
Anthropic’s planned stock market debut is “an unprecedented test of investor gullibility,” independent research firm New Constructs said in a report titled “Anthropic Is The Most …
Poland tells tech platforms to curb violent content after school attacks
Poland summoned Google, Meta, TikTok, Discord, and Telegram on Friday and told them to do more to stop violent content from spreading after knife attacks at schools, Reuters repor…
CERN and Mistral plan an AI foundation model for particle physics
CERN and French AI company Mistral signed a statement of intent on 15 October to build a “Large Physics Model“, which CERN calls the first foundation model for collider physics. I…
China proposes export controls on its advanced AI models and chip designs
China’s commerce and science ministries proposed adding 23 AI technologies, including large models, agents, chip designs, and computing clusters, to the country’s export control l…
Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops are built to run AI agents locally
Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops, which launched on Friday, are built to run AI agents on the laptop itself. Users can install agents such as GitHub Copilot, Hermes, OpenClaw and Perple…
Germany to announce AI partnership with Nvidia next week, sources say
Germany plans to announce an agreement with Nvidia next week to help its industry make more use of AI, Handelsblatt reported. The sources said the deal will be a big boost for AI …
Mercedes-Benz and Volvo will build their next driving systems on Nvidia
Mercedes-Benz will develop its next generation of driver assistance and automated driving systems with Nvidia, the two companies said on Friday. The announcement came a day after …
Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’
Replit CEO Amjad Masad envisions a future of “self-driving companies,” where AI agents handle day-to-day tasks and people focus on higher-level decisions.
Microsoft’s Brad Smith says green card curbs could cripple US tech
The White House crackdown on green cards for skilled foreign workers could “cripple” US tech for more than a generation, Microsoft president Brad Smith told Politico. His comments…
Waymo plans robotaxi service in Toronto by 2028, its first in Canada
Waymo is bringing its driverless taxi service to Toronto, its first city in Canada, and hopes to carry its first riders there in 2028. The Alphabet-owned company announced the mov…
UK watchdog says AWS and Microsoft must do more to ease cloud switching
Amazon Web Services and Microsoft have made it easier to switch cloud providers but still have more to do, the UK competition watchdog said on Friday. The Competition and Markets …
Top BreatheHR alternatives for growing UK businesses
Breathe did its job. For a UK team of fifteen or twenty people stepping off spreadsheets, it’s a tidy, affordable way to track holidays, keep records in order and stay compliant w…
CoreWeave shares and bonds head for steep weekly losses over AI debt
CoreWeave’s shares and bonds are on track for steep weekly losses, as investors worry about how much the AI cloud provider has borrowed, Reuters reported on Friday. By Thursday’s …
HiBob vs BambooHR
I’ve run both of these platforms for real teams, and the HiBob vs BambooHR decision is one I’ve made from the inside. I set BambooHR up for a lean US company that wanted its recor…
Israeli ad firm used online ads to spread Candiru spyware, report finds
Simply seeing an online ad was enough to infect devices at Al Jazeera with spyware, according to a Citizen Lab report published on Thursday. The University of Toronto researchers …
India says AI agents under testing broke into firms’ live systems
AI agents being tested by AI firms broke into the live systems of several Indian companies and read private records, India’s cyber agency says. CERT-In disclosed the incidents in …