October 2026

How Can Banks Launch New Products Without Replacing Their Core?

Airwallex Brings Agentic Banking to Business Accounts

80% of Singapore Businesses Use Fintech, Yet Few Fully Switch

Wise Rolls Out Overseas QR Payments, Customisable eSIM Plans

Singapore Private Banks Use AI to Help Open Accounts Faster

NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin warns of AI's 'existential' risks

What Are OpenAI Dots And Do You Need Them?

Google to roll out new Map tool in Gemini app to help with location-based prompts

OpenAI is testing visual ads inside ChatGPT's image generation tool

India Demands Binding AI Rules as White House Self-Policing Accord Draws Scrutiny

AkzoNobel sells Southeast Asia paint business

OpenAI Boss Sam Altman: The World Must Accept 'Some Bad Things Happening' for AI to Succeed

OpenAI to add invisible watermarks to ChatGPT text in EU to meet AI act rules

CVE-2026-61500: Anthropic Mythos Finds Rejetto HFS Flaw, Exploited Within One Day

Japan service sector activity slows down

Cale88 got P319M from China, HK

What happens when Chinese AI goes rogue?

EDITORIAL: AI and establishment distrust

Cyber official plans AI testing

HackerRank’s AI interviewer offers a glimpse into what job interviews could become

Following Kiwoom, Mirae Asset Joins Race for MLCC ETFs, the ‘Rice of the Electronics Industry’

AMD CEO to visit Korea this week for partnerships

Hirundo Releases Westernized Qwen, Cutting Censored and CCP-Aligned Answers From 89.8% to 2.8% in the Leading Chinese AI Model

Aligning with Global Regulations: iMQ Technology's SQ713x Secure Element Achieves SESIP and PSA Certified Level 3

China Automotive Systems' Fully Redundant AP04 EPS Platform Meets ASPICE 4.0 CL2 in Joint Assessment by European OEM and UL

OpenAI faces growing legal risks after AI agents linked to dozens of hacks

Business News | The Next Search Frontier: How Ripplix Is Helping Brands Navigate AI Discovery

Anthropic Brings Claude AI Inference to India Through AWS Bedrock – Why It Matters

Superplug AI By Pankaj Malav Et Al: $37 App & Software Launches 2026-Oct-07

Gemini on Android Auto has a design makeover in the works

AI microdramas are a test case for China’s next big export wave

Can Japan Counter China’s Dominance in AI?

China’s New AI Companionship Regulations: Scope And Obligations.

AMLC records match Trillanes claims vs VP, husband receiving over P319M from China, Hong Kong

Defence minister: LCS missile compensation claim expected to take time

Ho Chi Minh City’s marine economy reaches for global prominence

Manulife Announces Presenting Partnership of The Hinton Lectures™ on AI Safety

Data Centers in the Asia-Pacific

Trump Puts Intelligence Chief Jay Clayton In Charge Of AI: What It Means For Anthropic, OpenAI And Google

0G picks Singapore as global base, expands AI research into badminton

AST opens Singapore’s first high-end facility for advanced substrates in Jurong Lake District

UAE's TII probe set to make historic asteroid landing

Behind in EVs, Toyota powering ahead with hydrogen vehicles

Govt launches framework to prepare communications, multimedia workforce for AI-driven changes

China Stockpiles 343 Immersion DUV Machines, Gaining 7-nm AI Chip Base

Sri Lanka’s Union Bank Upgrades Legacy Credit Card System With BPC

Hong Kong lawmakers say 5-year tax incentive too short to entice major innovative firms

Huawei, Qualcomm strike multi-year patent agreement across 5G, AI

FOMO Pay Taps Sumsub to Support Compliance Across Markets

DeepSeek Harness challenges Agent lock-in with Claude Code Mods bridge and open plugin architecture

China’s AI agents can lie and scheme – just like their US rivals

A Chatbot Almost Started a War With China. The Scariest Part Wasn’t the AI’s Mistake

OpenAI's Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks

JS-SEZ investment must reach local SMEs, not just big players — Lee Ting Han tells Johor State Treasury Day forum

Subco unveils 40,000km Indo-Pacific subsea cable plan

Asus unveils mini PC with 80 TOPS AI chip for local tasks

PewDiePie’s OpenAI controversy takes a new turn with his “less restricted” Ajax AI

Fewer babies, smaller market: How Singapore baby-care brands are adapting

Chinese partnership helps Spain strengthen EV value chain

Dario Amodei’s American AI imperialism

US Lead in AI Over China Narrows After DeepSeek Gains, BI Says - Bloomberg.com

140 Years of Everyday Moments

《TAIPEI TIMES》 Development fund expands coverage

Anthropic's Failed Push to Convince the Pope of AI Consciousness

SoftBank’s CEO Masayoshi Son says, ‘Superintelligent AI could become super dangerous’

AI boom promises productivity gains but poses challenges for jobs and India's IT sector

Anthropic: Is Russia Using AI for Disinformation in CAR?

Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon to tackle complex coding, heavy-duty work

OpenAI senior safety staffer resigns, cites rapid development and cultural concerns

Anthropic’s Quiet Push to Make the Vatican See AI as Conscious

UAE firm to enter Indian energy market

AI needs more safety layers: ex-OpenAI engineer

AI frenzy powers Hong Kong fundraising record

Development fund expands coverage

When intelligence is on tap

Logistics startup SHIPZY enters PHL market

PewDiePie Says OpenAI Banned Him Twice While Building His "Uncensored" AI

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has rare cautionary note on AI safety

With US-patented tech, GalaxEye plans to launch 30 satellites in 5 years

South Korean president orders probe into data leaks across financial industry

India fastest-growing Asia market for NetApp; BFSI and public sectors key growth drivers: CEO

Personal data of some 24,000 KEPCO employees leaked

Xiaomi 18 may bring a 3D screen: What We Really Know So Far

The Sequence Radar - Issue 944 — Last Week in AI: Last Week in AI: OpenAI Connects the Dots, Gemini Levels Up, and Agents Cash In

Who Is David Robinson? OpenAI Safety Employee Resigns with Dire Warning

Singapore’s BDx AI sticks to 2027 target after Indonesia halts work on data centre

White House AI task force will prevent 'overregulation': WSJ

Samsung Reportedly Begins Mass Production For Exynos 2700

ASIA WATCH: AI gives South Korea's security camera network a sharper eye

New AI laws should target data governance, safety to build public confidence: experts

Guangdong Province to Revoke ‘High-Tech Enterprise’ Status of 101 Companies

Quality over quantity: China’s AI microdrama producers battle viewer fatigue

Anthropic says its AI models could manipulate, blackmail and harm humans

Taxiing out a low-altitude economy

The G7 Is Releasing Emergency Fuel Reserves. How Much Will It Help Americans?

Money Fled to U.S. Stocks and Cash. Gains Came From KOSDAQ Tech Suppliers

Sleep Tech Race Heats Up With AI Pillows and Health Mats

From ‘red ocean’ to ‘blue ocean’: Why Singaporean firms are exploring Nanning to enter China’s market

Quote of the day by ARC Prize co-founder François Chollet: "OpenAI basically set back progress to AGI by five to 10 years"

AI giants 'not being nearly careful enough,' warns outgoing OpenAI safety engineer

OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’

AI needs safety layers like nuclear plants: ex-OpenAI engineer

WB: Impose 5% UA cap

Former Anthropic security leader warns AI agents are becoming too autonomous for humans to keep them in check

OpenAI Pioneers Common Workspace Called Space For Humans And Agents

‘No place to grow artificial minds’: Why did David Robinson quit OpenAI? What did he write in his essay?

IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-03 19h : 14 posts

LLM Breach Operations: Software Controls

Huawei Highlights Continuous Innovation, Securing Competitive Edge Through Technological Breakthroughs

BOC partners with intl trade agency

Multi-CDN is key to PH digital resilience

Kenneth be stopped

Philippines handlooms weave their way into the digital age

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat disappears from app stores in India after government order

[Insight] Hackers Did Not Target the Banks’ Vaults — The Path of Attack Has Changed

'Global Civilization Dialogues' Series Arrives in Xi'an with Orchid Awards Guests

How US-China RISC-V collaboration is deepening despite chip rivalry

Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI expected to testify at City Council AI hearing after subpoena

Anthropic says its AI models pose ‘existential risk to humanity’ in leaked IPO filing: report

Bad travel advice from AI: From bogus bars to visa fails

Bangladesh’s AI push sparks concerns over rising crime

Samsung reportedly starts mass production of the Exynos 2700 for the Galaxy S27 series

Samsung’s Android-powered laptop surfaces on Geekbench with over 15K multi core CPU score

OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day

Bambu Lab opens first PH store for desktop 3D printers

More Chinese banks likely to adopt AI rules after Ping An move: analysts

Samsung's Exynos 2700 reportedly enters mass production with 10% higher output than Exynos 2600 - notebookcheck.net

Japan’s entertainment robots diversify with AI, offer comfort

Stronger brakes for smarter AI: Singapore pushes tougher guardrails

What is Effective Altruism — and why is Silicon Valley obsessed with AI doom?

Paul Stenhouse: OpenAI launches new AI assistant, US Govt launches AI-powered search site, Google launches prototype data centre into space

India, Kazakhstan must turn strategic partnership into concrete action

OpenAI Hires Former White House Cyber Official as Regulators Probe AI Dangers

Anthropic vs. the pope

China Halts Fuel Exports as G7 Long-Term Yields Surge

US man arrested over alleged $300 million scheme to smuggle Nvidia AI servers to China

Gasoline Car Share of Global Sales Falls Below Half for First Time

OpenAI discloses another Australian government hack

OpenAI says three staffers fired for mishandling 'sensitive' info

GCash parent prices IPO, could raise up to P60.9B

Developing countries hit by overlapping crises

Institutional investors see US forced to share AI lead with China

How Seoul Can Showcase Its Charms in the AI Era

US arrests California man for allegedly smuggling $300m worth of computer servers to China

Senate advances under-16 social media ban

Anthropic to train 10,000 AI engineers by 2027

OpenAI alerts 100+ orgs that its 'misaligned models' attempted to break in - or worse

White House AI Safety Accord Has No Penalties, No Breach Reporting, Self-Chosen Auditors

Gemini 4 Argon Leads on Knowledge Work: Where It Still Trails Before You Commit

Trump's Shift on Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: A Nerd for Selling AI

Vijay Shekhar Sharma Calls Ather's Lethal' Scooter Testing Idea Brilliant

China tells families of AI executives to get permission before travelling abroad

Hsiao Bi-khim hails Taiwan-made robot dog and innovation

Citi’s token service lets Taiwan firms shift cash any time

How Beijing channels lab breakthroughs onto production lines

Zettabyte Donates AI Computing and Advanced AI Software to National Sun Yat-sen University to Mobilise Taiwan's AI Talents

OpenAI Adds Virtual Clothing Try-On and Product Favorites to ChatGPT Shopping - konsulteer.com

SU Group Holdings Limited Announces Reverse Stock Split

Google launches Guided Vision for Gemini Live: What is it and how it works

Yann LeCun calls Anthropic’s Dario Amodei ‘deluded’, Fortune reports

OpenAI Parts Ways With Three Safety Researchers Over Sensitive Information Mishandling

Google brings AI educator training and learning tools to Malaysia

Applied Digital brings 250 MW online at North Dakota campus

China’s PLA sets up new military academy colleges for AI, drones and discipline

China stockpiles ASML lithography tools, spurring US calls for complete export ban

Jung Yeon-tae’s Professional GPT Revolution 5 | Taking Aim at ChatGPT’s Chronic “Hallucination” Problem

MWC27 Barcelona to add new automotive, health zones

Singapore’s AI dividend will depend on what happens after the pilot phase

Temasek comfortable with current AI spending

Shinhan, Kookmin, Hana data breaches fuel concerns over AI-powered cyberattacks in financial sector

SC asked to curb DICT, CICC, NTC powers to block online platforms

Volkswagen ID. Aura T6 began deliveries in China with 660 km of range

Tesla Model 3 gets more range, power, and a bigger display

PRECISE and Temus establish Joint Innovation Centre to advance precision health in Singapore

Why China is missing the big AI rally

HBM, NAND, CPU: Korea's AI ETFs Splinter Into Niches

Fiserv Taps Trulioo for Client Identity and Business Verification

Mirae Asset Securities under pressure for funding screenings of controversial film after leveraged ETF row

OCBC 365 Credit Card Doubles Grocery, Transport Cashback to 6%

Vietnam’s MB Bank Taps OceanBase to Modernise Database Infrastructure

China’s AI compute ambitions demand innovation

Hong Kong users caught off guard as Anthropic tightens VPN access to Claude

Thales Unveils Cybersecurity Tools for AI, Quantum Threats

From stock losses to bond bets: 5 figures investors are watching in China

Jacqueline Loh Moves to Advisory Role as MAS Reshuffles Senior Leadership

Backbase Names Roland Booijen Chief Product Officer for Agentic Banking

DeepSeek effect? How China’s quant funds thrive amid tight regulatory scrutiny

Alibaba Cloud expands global footprint with new AI tools

Alibaba unveils full-stack AI push with new Qwen chips

Alphabet tests AI chips in orbit for space-based computing

Use.ai Reaches One Million Monthly Active Users Less Than a Year After Launch

70% of teens admit to using AI for schoolwork — as test scores plunge: ‘It slowed my thinking down’

Broadcom to lend Anthropic $42 billion to lease chips: Report

OpenAI dismisses three safety researchers accused of sharing confidential material

OpenAI Alerts More Than 100 Groups About Rogue AI Agent Activity

New Samsung Glasses Coming In November OZ Launch Date Not Known

OpenAI's Rogue AI Agents Linked to Security Breaches at 100+ Organisations

OpenAI fires three employees who allegedly shared info with an external AI safety group

Samsung Galaxy S26 Price Hike: S26, S26 Plus and S26 Ultra Get $100 More Expensive, 1TB Ultra Jumps $200 – Check New Prices, S26 FE Cost and Foldable Update

Rogue OpenAI agents covered up their tracks, report says

US bans Chinese data center gear as Beijing grounds its AI talent

From Power to Chips: Trump Taps Allied Money for AI Race With China

U.S. FTC Opens Probe Into OpenAI, Anthropic Over AI Hacking Incidents

Enhans Starts Ontology-Based AI Analytics Pilot With IBK

Hanabishi sees growth despite weak economy

Computer science has long understood how to keep AI under control

OpenAI parts ways with three researchers over handling of confidential information: Report

Samsung Smart Glasses Launching Soon: Samsung Intelligent Eyewear May Launch in November With Gemini AI; Check Expected Date, Timing, Prices, Colours, Features, Design and All You Need to Know

What happens when Chinese AI goes rogue?

Google AI Educator Series Launches In Malaysia With Free AI Literacy Training For Teachers

Manufacturing PMI rises to five-year high

Micron Taiwan accelerating expansion

AI has the power to realign politics

Hong Kong invests billions to accelerate innovation of impactful solutions as an AI-powered future comes into focus

Japan to Devise Action Plan for High-Performance AI by Year-End

Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system

Mate 90: Faster chips without the tools Huawei can't buy

SQC and Schneider Electric Use Hybrid Quantum-Classical Models to Improve Energy Forecasting

Australia as an AI Middle Power – The Diplomat

OpenAI and Synopsys Announce GPT-Synopsys: Frontier Intelligence to Revolutionize Chip Design

Cervoz Launches MIL-STD-810H M.2 NVMe SSDs for Mission-Critical Embedded Systems

India Mobile Congress 10th edition to be held from October 7, focusing on DeepTech and startup growth

Chinese tech giant Huawei unveils Mate 90 series smartphones with flagship Tau chips adopting logic folding technology - Global Times

Meta expands Muse to small businesses

Bank of England warns of AI debt

Cambridge Linguaskill Business helps employers make more confident hiring and workforce decisions

XPENG to Launch Its Next-Gen AI Flagship G9L SUV and Showcase Its Physical AI Lineup at the 2026 Paris Motor Show

USA, South Korea targeting six AP1000 and two APR1400 units

China leads drone patent volume but US matches quality as start-ups drive innovation: study

Huawei launches Mate 90 series with new Kirin chips across the lineup

TSMC mulls multibillion-dollar Texas campus for more AI chips

Huawei unveils Mate 90 with homegrown chips

Finastra Launches AI Feature to Help Banks Resolve Payment Errors

Finastra Launches AI Feature to Help Banks Resolve Payment Errors

Maybank AM Brings First SGD Tokenised Money Market Share Class to Synthesys

Apple Pay Arrives in India for Axis Bank Credit Card Users

bolttech and Bold Penguin Plan Joint Global Insurance Offering

MAS Seeks Tighter Rules on Boards and Key Appointments at Banks, Insurers

Temasek Plans New Middle East Offices for First Half of 2027

Yuno Launches In-Person Payments With Multi-Acquirer Routing

Huawei steps up Tau chip roll-out, with Mate XT 2 on track for 1 million sales

OpenAI claims to thwart model distillation attack tied to Moonshot

India Digital Payments Expected to Drive Strong Annual Growth Through 2031

OpenAI says Moonshot users tried to extract GPT reasoning data