The board
26 October – 1 November2026
Published 2 November 2026
In the week of 26 October, a 1Password survey said agents use unapproved data at 41% of organizations. SK Hynix expects demand for memory to stay above supply through 2030. OpenAI's new GPT-6.1 Terra has standard API prices 50% lower than GPT-5.6 Terra.
98 stories in the AI newsletters I read, in nine topics.
Access to top AI models.
1 story
Sweden's Government Offices blocked ChatGPT and Claude for staff, Decrypt reported.1
AI agent security.
28 stories
Forever Security says it found flaws in five AI developer tools.1
A 1Password survey says agents use unapproved data at 41% of organizations.2
AI and jobs.
9 stories
An Anthropic manager says he stopped using traditional coding interviews.1
Germany's family minister, Karin Prien, backed a tax on revenue made with AI.2
AI and software flaws.
14 stories
Google says some cyber defenders will get Gemini 4 Carbon first.1
AI power and chips.
18 stories
SK Hynix expects demand for memory to stay above supply through 2030.1
The Verge reports a backlash against new data centers in water-short Arizona.2
AI prices and spending.
11 stories
OpenAI's new GPT-6.1 Terra has standard API prices 50% lower than GPT-5.6 Terra.1
Jellyfish says spending on tools built on Anthropic models grew 10x this year.2
AI results at work.
8 stories
Microsoft-backed research found 6 of 202 big US firms had four key agent practices.1
A Manchester report cites AI lifting coding about 240%, but releases only about 30%.2
Robots and autonomous vehicles.
6 stories
The White House ordered trade talks on imports of robots and machinery.1
Sam Altman said OpenAI will point its robotics program at building data centers.2
Trust in AI-made work.
3 stories
Anthropic says it will mark content from supported Claude models worldwide.1
r/opensource banned AI projects, solo projects and repos under a year old.2