Meta releases Muse Spark Open, an AI model that works on Macs
Meta worked with Apple so the open model runs on two to four linked Mac Studios, and says it is the strongest open model made in the US.
AI news, 16 October 2026
The 10 AI stories of the day, each told in about 200 words with its sources linked.
Published 00:45 UTC, 10 stories
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OpenAI and Anthropic · regulationFTC sends legal demands to OpenAI and Anthropic over AI safety
The US consumer watchdog wants documents on safety incidents, privacy and safeguards, Axios reports, two weeks after confirming its probe of both labs.
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Amazon · devicesAmazon launches two Bee AI gadgets that listen and take notes
A $75 wristband and a $100 phone attachment turn conversations into summaries and to-dos, and a paid plan links them to Alexa+ and Amazon shopping.
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Anthropic · moneySome Anthropic investors now eye a $1.5 trillion IPO valuation
Investors who heard Anthropic’s pre-IPO pitch are discussing a lower price after its growth slowed, Reuters reported, down from about $2 trillion.
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TSMC · chipsAI chip demand gives TSMC its sixth record quarter in a row
The world’s largest contract chipmaker beat forecasts and finished its second Arizona plant, though its shares fell in a wider AI sell-off.
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Anthropic · safetyAnthropic gives outside safety checkers employee-level access
Anthropic says six researchers from the non-profit METR now work inside it with staff-level tools, and it has given up any veto over what they publish.
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OpenAI · securityAccused OpenAI engineer booked a one-way flight, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say the engineer charged over a hidden microphone was due to leave for Saudi Arabia three days after his arrest; he is presumed innocent.
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Nvidia · modelsNvidia releases an open model built to run AI agents all day
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL reads text, charts and web pages, and companies can retrain it on their own data and run it on their own servers.
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Bank of America · securityFlaws found by AI keep 1,000 contractors busy at Bank of America
The bank brought in outside help to patch software holes that advanced models such as Anthropic’s Mythos exposed, its chief executive says.
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AI agents · paymentsAI agent payment system x402 passes 138 million transactions
A Chainalysis report finds bots paying for data, computing and code checks by the cent, with no person approving each purchase.
