Archive — Oct. 30, 2026

Past articles to inform your future.

Edition Oct. 30, 2026 (5pm)

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Brief
OpenAI curbs weapons details for teens, plans safety reports
Lark Pemberton Oct. 30, 2026, 6 p.m. CT
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Policy
OpenAI, Google and Microsoft back one robots.txt training opt-out
Simone Adler Oct. 30, 2026, 6 p.m. CT
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Policy
UK regulator probes Meta terms on using publisher content for AI
Simone Adler Oct. 30, 2026, 6 p.m. CT
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Product
Google’s orbiting TPU sends its first AI response: a haiku
Rowan Keel Oct. 30, 2026, 6 p.m. CT

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Brief
OpenAI opens election center as midterm voting nears
Lark Pemberton Oct. 30, 2026, 5:45 a.m. CT
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Product
Google, XREAL open orders for first wired Android XR glasses
Rowan Keel Oct. 30, 2026, 8:38 a.m. CT
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Product
Anthropic adds ready-made legal tools to Claude for Legal
Rowan Keel Oct. 30, 2026, 7:33 a.m. CT
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Policy
New York bill would let state limit frontier AI training
Simone Adler Oct. 30, 2026, 6:38 a.m. CT
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Markets
Canada takes stake in Cohere as AI lab targets C$7 billion
Nico Valdez Oct. 30, 2026, 5:45 a.m. CT