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First published October 08, 2026

64% of Americans say AI is developing too fast, poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll found that 64% of Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast.

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First published October 08, 2026

Google announces Gemini agent that performs tasks for business users

Google announced an integrated Gemini agent that performs tasks for business users.

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First published October 08, 2026

Apollo software development leader Margaret Hamilton dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, who led development of onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo program, died at 90 on September 30 in a hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, according to her daughter.

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First published October 08, 2026

FBI seizes tools from hacker group officials link to Chinese government

The FBI said it seized scanning and phishing tools used by Flax Typhoon, a hacker group officials link to the Chinese government, whose targets included U.S. power companies, overseas airports and Taiwanese universities.

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First published October 08, 2026

64% of Americans say AI is developing too fast, poll finds

An AP-NORC poll found that 64% of Americans think AI is developing too fast, while about eight in ten say the government should prioritize keeping AI under human control and protecting workers.

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First published October 08, 2026

Yandex says drone attack fire halted operations at Russian data center

Yandex said a fire caused by a drone attack halted operations at its data center in Russia's Ryazan region, with no impact on major consumer services and restoration of affected services underway.

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First published October 08, 2026

Broadcom in early talks on financing OpenAI chip purchases, Bloomberg reports

Bloomberg reported that Broadcom is holding early talks on financing OpenAI's purchases of jointly developed AI chips, potentially involving about $30 billion in debt, but formal procedures have not begun and plans could change.

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First published October 08, 2026

OpenAI launches GPT-6 and new interface supporting interactive graphics

OpenAI announced an Intelligent UI that incorporates graphics, buttons, forms and charts into ChatGPT answers, launching it alongside GPT-6 for paid plans on October 7 and scheduling availability for Free and Go on October 8.

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First published October 08, 2026

Microsoft announces Windows update incorporating AI agents

Microsoft announced a Windows update with tools combining AI agents and cloud and on-device AI capabilities, and unveiled the new Surface Laptop Ultra.

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First published October 07, 2026

Former Treasury Secretary Rubin warns of financial and social risks in AI investment boom

Former US Treasury Secretary Rubin warned that while the AI investment boom could deliver substantial productivity gains, overlapping financial commitments among AI companies, suppliers and investors carry financial and social risks that markets have not fully priced in.

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First published October 07, 2026

US government, Meta and Google join Biohub AI data effort with $1.8 billion pledged

The US government, Meta and Google joined Biohub's effort to build training data for AI used in biological research, bringing total pledges to $1.8 billion.

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First published October 07, 2026

Florida seeks injunction requiring Meta to remove users under 14 and limit teen use

Florida asked a court for interim measures during litigation requiring Meta to remove users under 14 in the state, limit teens' use to two hours a day and disable autoplay and infinite scrolling.

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First published October 07, 2026

Kagan and Soai win 2026 chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirror-image molecules

Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries about mirror-image molecules, with their research enabling reactions that produce desired molecular forms and being used in drug development.

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First published October 07, 2026

US government, Meta and Alphabet join $1.8 billion effort to build biology AI datasets

The US government, Meta and Alphabet are joining Biohub's effort to build public datasets for biological AI research, with total investment reaching $1.8 billion and Meta, Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs jointly investing $300 million.

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