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Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis TechCrunch
JPMorgan Chase blocks outside AI agents from directly accessing customer accounts Finextra
NatWest enlists Nvidia to help its AI spending tool understand regional accents Finextra
Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt TechCrunch
As White House shifts focus toward AI and tech, U.S. science leaders defend role of the American university STAT
House Democrats push FAA to pause AI tool deployed in DC airspace FedScoop
Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different TechCrunch
How ADI is helping robotics startups scale The Robot Report
What it takes to build accountable AI in government FedScoop
YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms TechCrunch
BBVA joins Meta-backed Personal Agent Protocol initiative Finextra
Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence TechCrunch
Deutsche Bank deploys Farsight tech Finextra
Hegseth uses AUSA spotlight to push autonomy, ‘generational’ defense investment Breaking Defense
Target wants more efficient stores. An upgraded employee app could help. Retail Dive
HiRO-ACEv2: Simulating extreme weather at 3 km resolution for a fraction of the cost Hugging Face
Starling becomes first bank to train AI model on UK sovereign cloud Finextra
Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music TechCrunch
Save 50% on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket and join the last 2 days in San Francisco’s Moscone West TechCrunch
RoboBusiness 2026 panel to discuss reshoring with robots The Robot Report
Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace TechCrunch
Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to TechCrunch
Dropping degree requirements from federal contracts opens the door to AI-enabled services FedScoop
On-Demand – How AI agents help FIs tackle regulatory change Finextra
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Day 2 TechCrunch
Mollie to build banking layer for AI agents Finextra
PJM plans to study SoftBank’s Ohio AI project under state agreement approach Utility Dive
The Blind Spots of Agentic Pentesting and How to Close Them BleepingComputer
Bakkt chooses Thredd to power credit card-as-a-service programme settling in stablecoins Finextra
STAT+: The startup chasing ‘general biological intelligence’ STAT
Timken Precision Drives puts the motion challenge first in humanoid robots The Robot Report
DOCOsoft contracted by Siriuspoint for claims management Finextra
Amp puts AI agents to work beyond code with OpenAI models OpenAI
SentinelOne cuts malware analysis from weeks to hours OpenAI
Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China’s grip on critical materials with AI TechCrunch
Agentic AI and Digital Assets: How Can Banks Future-Proof Payments? Finextra
Goodwin Partner Launches US AI-Native Law Firm Arm Artificial Lawyer
Readily secures $11M series A to continue building out AI regulatory compliance platform Fierce Healthcare
GSS and Storm Reply collaborate on sanctions screening Finextra
Movere launches AI-native payments platform Finextra
How Can AI in Payments Balance Innovation With Fraud Risk? Finextra
STAT+: Lobbyists and trade groups fight to shape how states regulate medical AI STAT
Business is booming for free, video-first specialist newsbrand Electrifying Press Gazette
Harvey Launches Intake for Inhouse Teams Artificial Lawyer
Nuclear-powered data centers? It’s a tough sell in Utah coal country. Canary Media
Confido Health nabs $12.5M to scale agentic AI across PE-backed medical groups Fierce Healthcare
How Third Moment Research runs 10,000 agents for 36+ hours OpenAI
How Block is building AI-powered security with OpenAI technology OpenAI
From AI Tools to Agentic AI – A Roadmap Artificial Lawyer
NVIDIA Announces New Investments in the UK Startup Ecosystem NVIDIA
European Cities Deploy NVIDIA-Powered AI Agents to Run Smarter Urban Operations NVIDIA
Google DeepMind and Singapore Government collaborate to build fine-tuned AI model for scam detection Google DeepMind
The EU’s next chapter in AI is agentic OpenAI
Who Is Building the AI Foundation for K-12 Classrooms? EdSurge
Is this idea from AI or humans? A detector claims it can tell Nature
China’s AI research is booming: what it’s like to be on the front line Nature
NYSOFA expands partnership with Intuition Robotics to bring ElliQ to more seniors The Robot Report
Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient TechCrunch
SBS unveils sovereign AI platform for core banking Finextra
Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home TechCrunch