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JPMorgan Blocks Outside AI Agents, Citing Risk

On October 14, 2026, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said on an earnings call the bank will not allow outside AI agents to operate inside the company, calling it too risky for clients and for JPMorgan.

AI8h ago

Turkle Warns AI Intimacy Threatens Humanity

MIT professor Sherry Turkle, known for four decades of careful study of human-computer interaction, has shifted tone with her book Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines, highlighted October 16, 2026.

AI12h ago

AI Influencer Accused of Stealing Stand-Up Joke

On October 16, 2026, comic Julia Jasunas learned in an Instagram DM that influencer Aylen Skye had performed her joke about renting a room in a two-bedroom apartment to a cute guy.

Hardware

Hardware10m ago

Intel's Smaller Arc G Handheld Chip Surfaces

' Leaker Jaykihn on X identifies it as PTL-080 with a 0+8+0+4 layout, implying eight E-cores and four Xe3 GPU cores, well below the Arc G3 and G3 Extreme's 14-core CPUs with 10 and 12 Xe3 cores.

Hardware5h ago

Der8auer Explains Liquid Metal Staining on Copper

On October 16, 2026, overclocker Der8auer published a YouTube analysis of Thermal Grizzly's Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal, answering a customer concerned about a stained copper cold plate.

Hardware6h ago

NVIDIA Marketplace Drops RTX 5090 Worldwide

On October 16, 2026, NVIDIA's official marketplace showed no GeForce RTX 5090 cards available across the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Software

Software2h ago

Apple Tightens App Store Rules on Nudify AI Apps

On October 16, 2026, Apple updated its App Store rules to target nudify AI apps.

Software5h ago

Google Open Sources EnvHarness for Self-Evolving Agents

On October 16, 2026, Google researchers open-sourced EnvHarness, a framework for training self-evolving AI agents.

Software7h ago

Anthropic Grants Deep Access to Outside Safety Testers

On October 15, 2026, Anthropic said it will give employee-like access to six evaluators from METR, a nonprofit that tests frontier models.

Space

Space2h ago

Crew-12 Astronauts Reflect After ISS Mission Ends

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and the SpaceX Crew-12 crew discussed their recently concluded International Space Station mission during a press conference on October 15, 2026.

Space5h ago

Webb Unveils Atmosphere of Puffy Hot Jupiter WASP-17b

On October 14, 2026, astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope unraveled new atmospheric secrets of WASP-17b, a blisteringly hot exoplanet about 1,300 light-years away.

Space7h ago

NASA Confirms Artemis II Heat Shield Performed as Expected

NASA's October 16, 2026 update on the Artemis II crewed lunar mission restated its findings on Orion's heat shield after the April 10, 2026 splashdown.

Tech Startups

Tech Startups3h ago