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AI Workers, Led by Anthropic Staff, Give Tens of Thousands to Minnesota Candidates

Anthropic employees gave more than $60,000 to Peggy Flanagan and also backed Angie Craig, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Emmer, campaign finance reports show.

October 31, 2026

Ollie Will Shut Down Its Privacy Focused AI Assistant on November 6

Family AI assistant startup Ollie, which raised a $7.5 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures, will close its app on November 6.

October 31, 2026

UT Austin Agreed to Pay Over $4.2 Million for ChatGPT and Claude, Contracts Show

Contracts obtained by The Daily Texan show the University of Texas at Austin committed more than $4.2 million over two years to ChatGPT Edu and Claude Edu.

October 31, 2026

OpenAI Cuts Funding Target to $20 Billion at $1.25 Trillion Valuation, FT Reports

OpenAI now seeks $20 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, down from $30 billion at $1.4 trillion, the Financial Times reported, and the first close may raise less.

October 31, 2026

AI Depiction of Josh Shapiro Airs in Pennsylvania Campaign Ad

A campaign ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacey Garrity uses an AI generated version of Governor Josh Shapiro. Pennsylvania law does not prohibit the content, and federal rules limit broadcasters from rejecting candidate sponsored ads.

October 31, 2026

Cate Blanchett-Backed Group Files Brief in NYT Lawsuit Against OpenAI

The Human Consent Foundation and entertainment groups argue that existing licensing systems can clear creative works for AI training.

October 30, 2026

India Proposes AI Rules for Telecom Networks and Services

India's telecom regulator proposes AI governance rules covering risk classification, human oversight, incident reporting and board approved internal policies. Stakeholder comments are due by November 27, 2026.

October 30, 2026

Perplexity Signs Multi-Year Deal for Blackwell Ultra GPUs on IREN AI Cloud

Perplexity will run AI workloads on NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs through a multiyear agreement with IREN.

October 30, 2026

NanoForge AI Raises $11 Million for AI Materials Research

NanoForge AI raised $11 million in seed funding led by Mirae Asset Venture Investment. The company will develop its materials prediction technology and build an autonomous robotics lab.

October 30, 2026

Blackstone Expects Anthropic to Receive Junk Credit Rating After IPO

Blackstone expects Anthropic to receive a speculative grade credit rating after its initial public offering, reversing an earlier forecast that the company would reach investment grade before 2027.

October 30, 2026

Ransomware Operator n0n Spent Over $7,200 on AI Tools in Extortion Attacks

SOCRadar found that a n0n ransomware operator used more than $7,200 in AI services to write and debug attack scripts while targeting 23 organizations.

October 30, 2026

OpenAI Publishes Fair Use Arguments in New York Times Copyright Case

OpenAI published excerpts from court filings that support treating the use of copyrighted works for AI training as fair use.

October 30, 2026

Surveys Find Widespread AI Chatbot Use Among Teens and Tweens

Two surveys found widespread AI chatbot use among children and teens, including for schoolwork and emotional support. Some uses were associated with poorer mental health, but the findings do not establish causation.

October 30, 2026

House Democrats Press OpenAI Over Safety Researcher Firings

Twenty House Democrats asked OpenAI to explain its dismissal of three safety researchers and provide details about security incidents involving its models.

October 30, 2026

Crosby Bids for Weil Gotshal Assets

AI focused law firm Crosby has bid for Weil Gotshal's trademark, brand and some internal data as the established firm prepares for a dissolution vote.

October 30, 2026

Murata Plans ¥1 Trillion MLCC Capacity Expansion Through 2030

Murata will invest about ¥1 trillion in multilayer ceramic capacitor production from fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2030, targeting at least twice its fiscal 2025 sales.

October 30, 2026

Google Opens Android Studio Rabbit 2 to Claude and Codex

Android Studio Rabbit 2 lets developers connect third party coding agents through the Agent Context Protocol, with access to Android development tools.

October 30, 2026

OpenAI Tightens ChatGPT Weapons Rules for Teens

OpenAI will restrict weapons information for users under 18, limit details about past mass attacks and publish a recurring report on violence prevention safeguards.

October 30, 2026

Anthropic Tells Claude Code Not to Recreate Existing Games

Anthropic updated Claude Code on Opus 5.5 to discourage users from recreating specific existing video games while continuing to support original projects.

October 30, 2026

Florida Sues A2E Over AI-Generated Sexual Images of Children

A2E says it has cooperated with law enforcement to detect and prevent child sexual abuse material, disputing allegations in a Florida lawsuit.

October 30, 2026
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