October 2026

A 39-year-old unvaccinated woman in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has become the sixth person to die of the highly infectious virus amid a state outbreak that has stricken over a thousand people since it began in April. The woman died on Saturday, October 10. She had several underlying health conditions and had recently tested positive for […]

Committee chair rejected criticism that letter was ‘pre-determined’ by the government Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese’s office signed off on language in a bipartisan letter from a parliamentary committee considering AI policy before it was sent to the

Intel Corp. chief executive Lip-Bu Tan and Hock Tan, his counterpart at Broadcom Inc., have flagged capital access as a potential challenge for the artificial intelligence sector. The executives shared their observations today during a financial conference in Singapore. Intel and Broadcom are two of the AI industry’s most important chip suppliers. The former company’s

Meta Platforms Inc. today released Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, two artificial intelligence models it says are its most capable yet at running agents that handle personal and professional tasks. Meta aimed the release at the longer, multistep jobs people hand off to an AI agent. One example it gave was working through an

Google has announced new Android Enterprise policies for controlling AI automation, alongside stronger work-profile protections and additional device-management features. The post Google Adds Android Enterprise AI Controls: What IT Teams Can Manage appeared first on TechRepublic.

Google Chrome offers five tools for studying, from Gemini-generated quizzes and podcast summaries to split view and reading mode. Here’s what works and where. The post 5 Google Chrome Features for Studying, Including Gemini Quizzes appeared first on TechRepublic.

Anthropic’s new Claude policy prohibits extreme, repeated abuse. Learn what remains allowed, how enforcement works, and what changes for workplace users. The post Anthropic Draws a Line on Claude Abuse: What Counts as Going Too Far? appeared first on TechRepublic.

PC prices could stay high through 2027 as IDC forecasts an 18.3% increase in average selling prices. Here’s what PC buyers and IT teams should know. The post PC Prices Could Stay High Through 2027: What Buyers Should Know appeared first on TechRepublic.

Cisco announces Webex AI agents for meetings and customer service. Learn what IT teams should check about availability, integrations and access controls. The post Cisco Announces Webex AI Agents for Meetings and Customer Service appeared first on TechRepublic.

An Anthropic AI model submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder to Philadelphia police, the company and police department confirmed on Friday. A Claude model sent the false tip on July 18 to the Philadelphia Police Department’s website for submitting information about unsolved murders, but it was flagged by a spam filter. Anthropic apparently