Tuesday, October 13, 2026
OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan allegedly used a chatbot to plan how to hide a recording device in an executive meeting room at the company’s office. Federal prosecutors charged him with illegally intercepting conversations, and OpenAI fired him.
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Character.AI has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after facing lawsuits and struggling to make its chatbot platform financially sustainable. It plans to keep operating while seeking a buyer and has agreed to sell some assets to Disney for $20 million.
Google has made Gemini 4 Argon available to developers, businesses and eligible subscribers through its AI tools and apps. Google says the model is designed for complex work in coding, science and other fields, and reports gains in its own engineering tests.
Google is letting adults in select markets install Android apps made with AI Studio on their own devices using only a Google account, without a paid developer account. Sharing with friends and family is planned, but public Play Store releases will still require a professional account and safety review.
The IMF raised its 2026 global growth forecast from 3% in July to 3.1%, saying AI investment is helping offset disruptions from the Middle East war and costly energy. It warned that rising costs and a pullback in AI spending could weaken growth.
Facebook is rolling out AI tools that let users describe which topics they want to see more or less of in Feed and Reels. Its recommendations can change during the same session based on that feedback, which users can give through a post’s menu.
Google introduced Gemini 4 Argon as a model for reasoning about physical spaces and helping robots plan actions. Its examples include guiding robots, creating simulations and analyzing task videos; Google also reports an 87% score on a 3D reasoning test.
The IMF warned that a sharp fall in AI stocks could unsettle financial markets worldwide. It pointed to high share prices, heavy borrowing and financial ties among AI companies as factors that could make a sell-off spread.
X has announced a monthly subscription that combines X Premium, Grok and Cursor. Individual plans start at $8, with more expensive tiers offering greater access to AI tools and X features.
A judge ordered OpenAI to quickly provide Apple with hiring records for former Apple employees who sought jobs on its hardware and robotics teams. Apple wants the records for its lawsuit alleging that former employees took confidential information to OpenAI, though the judge rejected some of its broader requests.
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