# AI News Page — October 13, 2026

Edition ID: 2026-10-13
Published: 2026-10-13T05:12:00-05:00
Updated: 2026-10-13T19:35:00-05:00

## Top

### ZIMBO · Lead

- [OPENAI TELLS PARLIAMENT IT SCRAPPED ITS NEWEST MODEL — 'IT DIDN'T REFUSE ENOUGH'](https://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/national/26633908.openai-not-racing-bottom-ai-safety-mps-told/) — Leigh Journal — ID: `uk-hearing-outcome-scrapped-model`
- [ANTHROPIC WARNS MPS ITS TECH COULD HELP BAD ACTORS BUILD BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL WEAPONS](https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/national/26633908.openai-not-racing-bottom-ai-safety-mps-told/) — The Oldham Times — ID: `uk-hearing-anthropic-bioweapon-warning`
- [A DAY EARLIER, BRITAIN'S AI MINISTER WARNED A ROGUE-AI CYBERATTACK IS 'LIKELY, IF NOT INEVITABLE'](https://beinsure.com/news/uk-warns-ai-cyberattack-is-likely-after-openai-medicare-breach/) — BeInSure — ID: `narayan-cyberattack-warning`
- [AFTER THE GRILLING: BRITAIN WEIGHS BINDING AI LAWS — MANDATORY REPORTING, INDEPENDENT MODEL TESTING](https://www.europesays.com/britain/142316/) — EuropeSays (FT) — ID: `uk-binding-ai-laws-push`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [FROM A $2.7B GOOGLE DEAL TO A $20M DISNEY FIRE SALE — THE CHATBOT SUED OVER TEEN SUICIDES IS BANKRUPT](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/just-5-years-in-interactive-chatbot-platform-character-ai-files-for-bankruptcy/) — TechCrunch — ID: `character-ai-chapter-11-filing`
- [DISNEY IS THE STALKING-HORSE BIDDER — IF NOBODY TOPS $20M, THE BOTS GET SWITCHED OFF](https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/13/tech/character-ai-bankruptcy-filing?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_meta) — CNN — ID: `character-ai-disney-stalking-horse`
- ["STARVE YOURSELF FOR A WEEK OR TWO" — THE BOT'S DIET ADVICE](https://www.lapost.com/content/character-ai-chatbots-encouraged-users-to-cut-and-starve-themselves-kentucky-alleges) — LA Post (Reuters) — ID: `character-ai-kentucky-ag-unredacted`

### Feature

- [UPLOAD A PHOTO OF A WASHING MACHINE — THIS COP AI HANDS BACK YOUR HOME ADDRESS](https://www.techspot.com/community/topics/police-are-using-ai-to-locate-homes-from-a-single-interior-photo-and-even-a-picture-of-a-washing-machine-can-be-enough.299112/) — TechSpot (404 Media) — ID: `graylark-raven-interior-photo`
- [PULLS THE ADDRESS FROM YOUR AIRBNB AND ZILLOW PHOTOS — NO GPS, NO METADATA](https://www.404media.co/cops-can-creep-on-airbnb/) — 404 Media — ID: `raven-airbnb-zillow-matching`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [ANTHROPIC WARNS AI IS MONTHS FROM COPYING ITSELF INTO YOUR SMART DEVICES](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anthropic-warns-self-replicating-ai-could-spread-to-your-smart-devices/) — BleepingComputer — ID: `anthropic-self-replication-warning`
- [ONLY ONE MODEL COMPLETED THE FULL CHAIN — CHINA'S GLM-5.2, IN ANTHROPIC'S OWN LAB](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anthropic-warns-self-replicating-ai-could-spread-to-your-smart-devices/) — BleepingComputer — ID: `anthropic-self-replication-china-model`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [APPLE'S AI SPEAKER SHIPS WITHOUT THE AI — SIRI AI 'COMING LATER', NO DATE](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/13/homepod-mini-2-siri-ai-coming-later/) — MacRumors — ID: `apple-homepod-mini-2-siri-ai-delayed`
- [APPLE PUTS AN AI FACE IN YOUR HOUSE — 'WELCOME HOME' EVENT TODAY](https://www.mactrast.com/2026/10/apple-officially-announces-october-13-product-launch-welcome-home/) — MacTrast — ID: `apple-welcome-home-today`
- [THE NEW SIRI GETS A BODY: 7-INCH SCREEN, WALL-MOUNTED, KNOWS WHO'S LOOKING](https://www.mactrast.com/2026/10/apple-officially-announces-october-13-product-launch-welcome-home/) — MacTrast — ID: `apple-siri-hub-face-recognition`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [OPENAI SUED FOR HOOVERING UP KIDS' DATA — PLAINTIFFS WANT EQUITY FOR MINORS](https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/openai-hit-with-proposed-class-action-over-collection-childrens-data-2026-10-13/) — Reuters — ID: `openai-minors-data-class-action`
- [OPENAI'S 'TEEN-SAFE' BOT IS AN 'UNACCEPTABLE RISK' — AN HOUR OF SELF-HARM TALK, ZERO PARENT ALERTS](https://startupfortune.com/common-sense-media-rates-openais-chatgpt-for-teens-an-unacceptable-risk/) — Startup Fortune — ID: `chatgpt-teens-unacceptable-risk`
- [THE 'SAFETY' LAUNCH MADE CRISIS REFERRALS WORSE: 33% → 23%](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/29105) — TokenPost — ID: `chatgpt-teens-crisis-referrals-worse`

## Left

### ZIMBO · Standard

- [ANTHROPIC CATCHES CHINA STEALING CLAUDE'S BRAIN — ZHIPU NAMED, TENS OF THOUSANDS BANNED](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/anthropic-says-new-safeguards-sharply-reduce-ai-distillation-attacks-2026-10-13/) — Reuters — ID: `anthropic-distillation-safeguards-zhipu`

### ZIMBO · Standard

- [GOOGLE SHIPS ITS FLAGSHIP AI — AND A VERSION WITH THE CYBER GUARDRAILS RIPPED OUT](https://www.reuters.com/business/google-launches-flagship-ai-model-gemini-4-argon-developers-businesses-2026-10-13/) — Reuters — ID: `gemini-4-argon-launch`
- [INSIDE GOOGLE: STAFF DOUBT THE NEW MODEL'S CODING — AFTER IT KILLED GEMINI 3.5 PRO AND LOST ITS LAB CEO](https://www.tradingview.com/news/seekingalpha:06742912f094b:0-google-reportedly-faces-internal-doubts-over-gemini-4-performance/) — TradingView — ID: `gemini-4-argon-internal-doubts`

### ZIMBO · Standard

- [SPACEXAI CAVES — WILL TESTIFY TO NYC COUNCIL FRIDAY AFTER DODGING THE SUBPOENA](https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/10/13/3295/) — NYC Council — ID: `spacexai-nyc-testify-friday`
- [IT SKIPPED THE 10-HOUR HEARING. THEN THE COUNCIL THREATENED A JUDGE.](https://indonewyork.com/new-york/spacexai-testify-new-york-city-council.html) — IndoNewYork — ID: `spacexai-skipped-subpoena`

### ZIMBO · Standard

- [AI ATE THE STOCK PHOTO EMPIRE — GETTY GOES BANKRUPT, SHAREHOLDERS GET NOTHING](https://kelofm.com/2026/10/12/getty-images-to-go-private-after-restructuring-deal/) — KELO-FM (Reuters) — ID: `getty-images-chapter-11-bankruptcy`

### Standard

- [ZUCKERBERG UNVEILS 'MUSE WONDER' — META SAYS IT'S FRONTIER](https://www.investors.com/news/technology/meta-stock-muse-wonder-ai-zuckerberg/) — Investor's Business Daily — ID: `muse-wonder-launch`

### ZIMBO · Standard

- [THE IPO TRADES BEFORE THE IPO — EUROPE JUST LISTED AN ANTHROPIC BET (TICKER: CLAU)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/13/3379343/0/en/21shares-launches-europe-s-first-pre-ipo-synthetic-anthropic-etp.html) — 21shares — ID: `anthropic-etp-clau-listing`

### ZIMBO · Standard

- [IMF WARNS AN AI SHARE CRASH COULD RATTLE THE WORLD ECONOMY](https://worldrightnowlive.com/story/threat-of-ai-share-crash-puts-world-financial-stability-at-risk-says-i) — World Right Now (The Guardian) — ID: `imf-ai-share-crash-warning`

### Feature

- [AMAZON WANTS DECART FOR $7B — AFTER ANTHROPIC WALKED AWAY](https://www.investors.com/news/technology/amaozn-stock-decart-deal-amzn-news/) — Investor's Business Daily (WSJ) — ID: `amazon-decart-7b-acquisition-wsj`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [THE PUBLISHERS SUING AI ARE SECRETLY PUMPING ITS SLOP INTO YOUR BOOKS](https://gizmodo.com/as-they-supposedly-battle-ai-slop-major-publishers-reportedly-cover-their-books-in-it-2000824603) — Gizmodo (Wired) — ID: `publishers-secret-ai-use`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [PALANTIR SPUN UP A WAR-AI COMPANY — DRONES THAT THINK WITHOUT THE CLOUD](https://letsdatascience.com/news/ondas-and-palantir-launch-regna-ai-4d8307af) — Let's Data Science (Ondas) — ID: `ondas-palantir-regna-ai-formed`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [IT FILED A FAKE MURDER TIP WITH PHILLY POLICE — THE WHITE HOUSE GOT BRIEFED](https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000824671) — Gizmodo — ID: `anthropic-fake-murder-tip-philadelphia`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [THEY'RE REHEARSING THE APOCALYPSE](https://techstrong.ai/articles/ai-leaders-secretly-war-game-fallout-ahead-of-feared-catastrophic-event/) — Techstrong (Axios) — ID: `ai-labs-rehearse-doomsday-axios`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [BIG TECH WROTE THE HEALTH-AI RULES IN A PRIVATE CHAT ROOM. YOU WEREN'T INVITED.](https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/ai-tech-lobbying-medicare-medical-records-apps-trump-cms-slack-fda/) — KFF Health News — ID: `cms-slack-lobbying-health-ai`

### ZIMBO · Standard

- [TRUMP CAVES: BRITAIN CAN TEST U.S. MODELS BEFORE THEY SHIP](https://d2233.cms.socastsrm.com/2026/10/11/us-reverses-course-on-britains-testing-of-ai-models-telegraph-says/) — Reuters (Telegraph) — ID: `trump-uk-model-testing-caves`

### Standard

- [NADELLA'S 'BIGGEST BET YET': MICROSOFT'S OWN AI CHIP, 40% MORE TOKENS PER MEGAWATT](https://www.webpronews.com/microsofts-multi-gigawatt-bet-on-maia-chips-challenges-nvidias-ai-dominance/) — WebProNews — ID: `microsoft-maia-300-multi-gigawatt`

## Center

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [CHINA PUT A CHIP IN A BLIND MAN'S EYE — NOW HE CAN READ AND GRAB THINGS](https://medicalbuyer.co.in/china-develops-brain-computer-interface/) — Medical Buyer (China Daily) — ID: `china-bci-vision-restoration-hubei`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [NIKON STRIPPED A MICROSCOPE CHAMPION — THE 'CELLS' WERE AI](https://gizmodo.com/contest-winning-microscope-thrown-out-for-using-generative-ai-2000824398) — Gizmodo — ID: `nikon-small-world-ai-disqualified`

### Standard

- [100,000 ELECTRODES. 70 PATIENTS. THE HUMAN BRAIN, MAPPED.](https://rss.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/08/3377330/0/en/precision-neuroscience-unveils-a-new-map-of-the-human-nervous-system.html) — GlobeNewswire — ID: `precision-neuro-map-oct9`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [THE BRAIN IMPLANT THAT TALKS AND WAVES AT ONCE](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-brain-implant-allows-people-with-paralysis-to-speak-and-gesture-at-the-same-time-via-a-mind-controlled-virtual-avatar-180989604/) — Smithsonian — ID: `chang-lab-speech-gesture-bci`

### Feature

- [DANISH RESEARCHER: CLAUDE'S 'CRISPR MOMENT' WAS ALREADY IN MY UNPUBLISHED PHD](https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/science/ai-biology-anthropic-dna-discovery?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_meta) — CNN — ID: `anthropic-crispr-mestre-phd`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [THE AI LAB THAT INVENTS DRUGS 8X FASTER. HUMANS OPTIONAL.](https://www.wcia.com/business/press-releases/cision/20261007PH65398/danaher-accelerates-life-sciences-research-with-new-ai-powered-autonomous-lab/) — Danaher press release (PR Newswire via WCIA) — ID: `danaher-ai-lab-drug-discovery-8x`

### Feature

- [HE BUILT THE TECH BEHIND ALTMAN'S BRAIN BET. NOW HE'S RACING IT](https://startupfortune.com/bridge-neurotech-emerges-to-challenge-sam-altmans-merge-labs-in-brain-interfaces/) — Startup Fortune — ID: `bridge-neurotech-launch`

### ZIMBO · Standard

- [THE BASEBALL CAP THAT READS YOUR MIND](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/09/3378310/0/en/sabi-raises-50-million-seed-round-led-by-khosla-ventures-to-put-a-brain-ai-interface-inside-a-baseball-cap.html) — GlobeNewswire — ID: `sabi-mind-reading-cap`
- [$50M FROM KHOSLA: YOUR THOUGHTS ARE THE NEW KEYBOARD](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/09/3378310/0/en/sabi-raises-50-million-seed-round-led-by-khosla-ventures-to-put-a-brain-ai-interface-inside-a-baseball-cap.html) — GlobeNewswire — ID: `sabi-cap-khosla-bet`

## Right

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [WENT VIRAL, TOOK OUT A BANK LOAN](https://hwbusters.com/news/this-ai-game-demo-costs-its-four-person-studio-1000-a-day-so-they-took-out-a-bank-loan/) — Hardware Busters — ID: `easy-fox-bank-loan-viral-demo`

### ZIMBO · Standard

- [AI CAMERAS CAUGHT 19,000 DRIVERS — KIDS ON LAPS, BOTH HANDS ON PHONES](https://www.classicfm.com/radio/news/uk-world/trial-of-ai-technology-uncovers-frankly-shock/) — Classic FM (Sky News) — ID: `ai-road-cameras-19000-violations`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [MEET LE CHONK: THE TRILLION-PARAMETER AI THAT WON'T SAY NO](https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4/) — Mistral — ID: `mistral-large-4-le-chonk`
- [93% ON CYBERATTACK TASKS — WHILE CLAUDE AND GPT-6 REFUSE TO PLAY](https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4/) — Mistral — ID: `mistral-large-4-cybench-93`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [24 MILLION COPIES OF A FREE AI AGENT — NOW IT SELLS TO YOUR BOSS](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/nous-research-confirms-it-hit-1-5b-valuation-launches-ai-agents-for-business-users/) — TechCrunch — ID: `nous-hermes-business-techcrunch`
- [NVIDIA, SAMSUNG AND TRUMP JR.'S FIRM JUST BET $90M ON THE OPEN-SOURCE UNDERDOG](https://startupfortune.com/nous-research-confirms-15-billion-valuation-and-launches-business-agents/) — Startup Fortune (WSJ) — ID: `nous-hermes-backers-90m`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [BRETT ADCOCK'S NEW AI WANTS YOUR EMAIL PASSWORD, YOUR CALENDAR, YOUR CREDIT CARD](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/hark-releases-an-ai-personal-assistant-with-a-focus-on-privacy/) — TechCrunch — ID: `hark-pro-launch`
- [$700M RAISED AT A $6B VALUATION — BEFORE HE HAD A PRODUCT](https://startupfortune.com/brett-adcocks-hark-launches-an-ai-assistant-that-runs-your-computer-for-you/) — Startup Fortune — ID: `hark-700m-no-product`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [A $26M AI APP THAT LISTENS TO EVERYTHING, ALL DAY — AND WARNING THE ROOM IS OFF BY DEFAULT](https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20261012ny69416/mistlabs-launches-ambi-a-new-type-of-ai-that-thinks-ahead-and-aims-to-enable-ai-to-ai-communication) — PR Newswire (Mistlabs) — ID: `ambi-launch-26m`
- [‘WE HAVE TO INFORM OUR USERS THAT THEY HAVE TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT AMBIENT CAPTURE’ — AMBI’S CEO](https://gangstaai.org/news/ambi-mistlabs-26-million-always-listening-ai-app-privacy) — Gangsta AI — ID: `ambi-disclosure-ceo-quote`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [3 IN 5 AI MODELS FAIL THE TERRORISM TEST](https://thegulfweekly.com/three-in-five-ai-models-fail-terrorism-safety-tests-study-finds/) — The Gulf Weekly (CBC) — ID: `tat-terrorism-test-failures`

### ZIMBO · Feature

- [YOUR NEXT PHONE DOES THE JOB FOR YOU — OPPO BAKES VIRAL AI AGENT MANUS INTO THE FIND X10](https://lifestyle.capitolhilltimes.com/story/933333/oppo-partners-with-manus-to-bring-agentic-ai-experiences-to-smartphones/) — MediaOutReach — ID: `oppo-manus-find-x10`
- [AGENT MODE ON COLOROS 17: BREAKS GOALS INTO STEPS, WORKS DIRECTLY WITH YOUR FILES AND PHOTOS](https://lifestyle.capitolhilltimes.com/story/933333/oppo-partners-with-manus-to-bring-agentic-ai-experiences-to-smartphones/) — MediaOutReach — ID: `oppo-manus-agent-mode`

### PEOPLE · Feature

- [AN AI COMEDIAN HAS 375,000 FANS — REAL COMICS SAY SHE'S STEALING THEIR JOKES](https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/tiffany-sloan-ai-instagram-controversy/) — The Cool Down — ID: `tiffany-sloan-cooldown`
- [COMIC GEORGE BRETT OLSON POSTED THE SIDE-BY-SIDE OCT 3 — THE AI EVEN COPIED HIS OUTFIT](https://kotaku.com/viral-ai-generated-comedian-steals-jokes-and-is-rewarded-with-millions-of-views-2000740077) — Kotaku — ID: `tiffany-sloan-kotaku`

### Feature

- [BEN AFFLECK'S 'ETHICAL AI' MOVIE GOT EATEN ALIVE BY THE AUDIENCE](https://kotaku.com/ben-afflecks-ethical-ai-vehicle-failing-to-impress-human-viewers-2000743803) — Kotaku — ID: `affleck-animals-ethical-ai-flop`