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Trump’s AI task force starts work and tells labs to report rogue behaviour

“Our message to all SI companies is clear: delayed notification, inadequate corrective action, and a failure to take responsibility will not be tolerated,” the task force’s leaders said. Jay Clayton, Andrew Ferguson, Scott Kupor and Emil Michael lead Donald Trump’s Super Intelligence Force. They sent that warning to AI companies this week. On Thursday, the […]

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MapQuest now shows Flock and other surveillance cameras on its map

MapQuest has added a surveillance layer to its app that shows known outdoor cameras and licence plate readers, including those made by Flock Safety. Users can switch it on in Map Options, next to the traffic and incidents layers. The update follows a surge in MapQuest downloads in September. MapQuest has added a layer to […]

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Ramp passes $2bn in revenue as its Europe chief confirms the $60bn round

“Today, Ramp raised $1.85B at a $60B valuation,” Eric Oancea, who leads Ramp in Europe, wrote on LinkedIn. His post confirms the round that Bloomberg reported on 10 October. Ramp’s co-founders, Eric Glyman and Karim Atiyeh, marked the new valuation with a blog post on 15 October, titled “Ramp at $60B: The End of the […]

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Research firm calls Anthropic the ‘most ridiculous IPO of 2026’, says it may be worth $144bn

Anthropic’s planned stock market debut is “an unprecedented test of investor gullibility,” independent research firm New Constructs said in a report titled “Anthropic Is The Most Ridiculous IPO of 2026.” The firm puts the AI company’s equity at as little as $144bn. That is 93% below the $2tn valuation Anthropic is reportedly targeting. The report […]

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Microsoft’s Brad Smith says green card curbs could cripple US tech

The White House crackdown on green cards for skilled foreign workers could “cripple” US tech for more than a generation, Microsoft president Brad Smith told Politico. His comments came a week after the US suspended Microsoft and seven other companies from PERM, the Labor Department programme employers use to sponsor foreign staff for permanent residency. Adobe, Cognizant, […]

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Nvidia and Apple each gave $25M to Trump’s ballroom, Washington Post says

Both Nvidia and Apple have each contributed $25 million to the new White House ballroom being set up by President Donald Trump, the largest amount any donor has given. The numbers are from a donor list obtained confidentially by The Washington Post, which published the list on Thursday. It is an internal spreadsheet used for […]

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Bank of America CEO says 1,000 contractors are fixing AI-exposed flaws

Bank of America brought in about 1,000 outside contractors in the second quarter to repair software weaknesses exposed by AI models, chief executive Brian Moynihan said on 14 October. One of those models, he said, was Anthropic’s Mythos. Moynihan disclosed the figure in an interview with CNBC after the bank reported third-quarter results, and discussed it again […]

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Arkansas sues OpenAI, alleging it misled users about ChatGPT safety

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has sued OpenAI, saying the company told users ChatGPT was safe while it knew of serious risks. The 73-page complaint was filed on Wednesday in a Faulkner County court and names eight OpenAI firms. The state says ChatGPT has encouraged suicide and self-harm, fed delusions, given bad medical advice and helped […]

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US and European regulators question banks about AI agents and cyber risks

Banking regulators in the US and Europe are stepping up efforts to contain the risks AI poses to banks, Reuters reported, citing six people familiar with the matter. Some fear that cyberattacks or rogue AI agents could shake the financial system. In the US, the Federal Reserve and two other bank regulators are questioning banks […]

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US charges 14 over North Korean IT worker scheme at more than 70 companies

The US Justice Department has charged 14 people over a North Korean job scam, announced on Tuesday. North Korean IT workers used stolen names to get remote jobs at more than 70 US firms. The workers earned about $3 million, which went to North Korean groups under US sanctions, prosecutors believe. The firm works in […]

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