AI2 min read
DeepSeek reportedly raises $15B days after US agency ban
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has reportedly raised about $15 billion, one of China's largest rounds, just two days after the US ordered agencies to remove its technology.
Tech news for October 22, 2026
Security2 min read
Microsoft: Storm-0940 used AI agents in ConnectWise breach
Microsoft says China-aligned group Storm-0940 used AI agents to breach ConnectWise Cloud Backup and reach customers' Microsoft 365 accounts.
Gaming2 min read
EA Shuts Down BioWare and Cuts About 3% of Its Workforce
Electronic Arts is closing BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, as part of layoffs affecting roughly 400 employees and a pivot to proven earners.
Business1 min read
Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion in New Mexico Privacy Case
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties for misleading consumers about privacy, in a case rooted in the Cambridge Analytica fallout.
Security2 min read
Meta Muse Pauses Sharing After Shared Chats Prove Easy to Find
Meta has suspended link sharing in its Muse AI agent after researchers found thousands of private conversations could be discovered through a simple DNS search.
Business2 min read
Tesla Plans to Start Selling Cybercabs by End of Year
Tesla says it will sell the steering-wheel-free Cybercab to customers by year-end, even as US safety regulators probe whether the vehicle meets federal standards.
Mobile2 min read
Apple Caps iPhone Duo Orders at Two Foldables Per Customer
Apple is limiting iPhone Duo purchases to two per customer, a rare restriction for the company, as preorders are already backed up until late January.
AI
AI1 min read
OpenAI GPT 6.1 models heading to Google Cloud and Antigravity
Google Cloud will add OpenAI's GPT 6 and 6.1 models Astra, Sol and Luna in the coming weeks, and GPT is also set to join the Antigravity coding tool.
Security2 min read
PHP flaws found by AI prompt NSA warning to patch or go offline
Two critical, decades-old PHP vulnerabilities uncovered with OpenAI and Wiz AI tools have led the NSA to urge immediate patching or taking sites offline.
AI2 min read
Anthropic Launches Claude Duet, a Work Agent for Small Teams
Anthropic's new Claude Duet app is an AI agent for professionals and small businesses, now open to Pro and Max subscribers through a waitlist.