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Robotics

Agility Robotics Trims SPAC Raise to $465M Before Nasdaq Debut

Agility Robotics now expects about $465M from its Churchill Capital XI SPAC deal, below June's $620M plan, ahead of a Nov. 5 Nasdaq debut under ticker AGLT.

November 01, 2026•5 min read•InstaDataNews Desk

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Agentic AI

Chainalysis Breach Blamed on Offensive Agentic Techniques

November 01, 2026 · 4 min

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AI Research

Co-Design Bench Finds Top Coding Agent Finishes Only 26% of Tasks

November 01, 2026 · 4 min

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Section 01

Agentic AI

Autonomous agents, copilots and software that acts for you

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01 Agentic AI

Chainalysis Breach Blamed on Offensive Agentic Techniques

Chainalysis says an attacker using offensive agentic techniques breached its internal tools in October, exposing customer names and emails. Few details yet.

November 01, 2026•4 min read

Agentic AI theme illustrating autonomous coding agents opening pull requests on GitHub, as reported in Octoverse 2026

02 Agentic AI

AI Agents Now Start 40% of GitHub Pull Requests, Octoverse Finds

GitHub's Octoverse 2026 report finds AI coding agents drafted over 40% of September pull requests, about 110 million, as commits tripled to 34.3 billion.

November 01, 2026•4 min read

Agentic AI theme illustrating Oracle Fusion Claw autonomous agents running enterprise ERP, HR and supply chain work

03 Agentic AI

Oracle Bets on Fusion Claw Agents to Run ERP, HR and Supply Chain

At Oracle AI World, Oracle put 25 Fusion Claw agentic apps on sale across ERP, HCM, SCM and CX and unveiled Fusion Companion for ChatGPT-style delegated work.

October 28, 2026•4 min read

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04 Agentic AI

Agentic AI Foundation Hits 10 Projects With Skills, Open Responses

The Agentic AI Foundation adds Anthropic's Agent Skills, OpenAI's Open Responses, Hugging Face's OpenEnv and Alibaba's OpenSandbox, reaching 10 open projects.

October 27, 2026•5 min read

Section 02

Robotics

Humanoids, robotaxis and machines in the physical world

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01 Robotics

Agility Robotics Trims SPAC Raise to $465M Before Nasdaq Debut

Agility Robotics now expects about $465M from its Churchill Capital XI SPAC deal, below June's $620M plan, ahead of a Nov. 5 Nasdaq debut under ticker AGLT.

November 01, 2026•5 min read

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02 Robotics

XPeng Wins Citywide Robotaxi Approval in Guangzhou

XPeng's Yoyo robotaxi unit received citywide Level 4 demonstration approval in Guangzhou, a step toward driverless rides without safety drivers in 2027.

November 01, 2026•4 min read

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03 Robotics

Bedrock Robotics Raises $600M to Scale Self-Driving Excavators

Bedrock Robotics raised a $600M Series C at a $4.1B valuation, led by CapitalG and Emergence, to put more operator-free excavators on US construction sites.

October 28, 2026•4 min read

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04 Robotics

Tesla Starts Optimus Gen 3 Production on Fremont Humanoid Line

Tesla has begun early Optimus Gen 3 humanoid robot production in Fremont, targeting 20,000 bots a week, while Q3 profit fell 43% on rising AI and robot spend.

October 27, 2026•5 min read

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Section 03

AI Research

Frontier models, chips and the science of intelligence

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01 AI Research

Co-Design Bench Finds Top Coding Agent Finishes Only 26% of Tasks

A new benchmark paper shows the top coding agent passes nearly 70% of acceptance criteria on real user tasks but fully completes only 26.4% of the tasks.

November 01, 2026•4 min read

AI research theme illustrating layered monitoring systems that detect misaligned frontier AI agents at OpenAI

02 AI Research

OpenAI Details Four-Layer Monitors to Catch Misaligned AI Agents

OpenAI has detailed a four-layer system to detect misaligned frontier AI agents, saying a replay of its Hugging Face incident raised an alert 30 hours early.

November 01, 2026•4 min read

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03 AI Research

OpenAI Says Its AI Refuted the Exponential Time Hypothesis

OpenAI claims its models disproved the Exponential Time Hypothesis and proved local smoothing in all dimensions, with Lean proofs. Experts are checking it.

October 28, 2026•5 min read

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04 AI Research

OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra Halves Prices for Agentic Computer Use

OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Terra costs $1/$5 per million tokens, more than doubles Terminal-Bench scores and cuts hallucinations, but its system card flags agent risks.

October 27, 2026•5 min read

Section 04

AI Business

Funding, markets and the fast-moving AI economy

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AI business theme illustrating Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon cloud revenue growth and AI capital spending in Q3 2026 earnings

01 AI Business

Cloud Soars, Cash Thins as Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon Bet on AI

Google Cloud grew 103%, Azure 48% and AWS 39% last quarter, but surging AI capex pushed Alphabet's quarterly and Amazon's trailing free cash flow negative.

November 01, 2026•4 min read

Stacked coins and a declining bar chart, symbolizing a cut in OpenAI's private funding round amid an AI stock selloff

02 AI Business

OpenAI Cuts Funding Round Target to $20 Billion

OpenAI has cut its latest funding round target from $30 billion to about $20 billion, at a lower valuation, as investors pull back amid an AI stock selloff.

November 01, 2026•4 min read

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03 AI Business

Anthropic's S-1 Reveals $16.3B Revenue and an $80.7B Loss

Anthropic's public S-1 shows $16.3B in first-half revenue, an $80.7B net loss, founder voting control and a Nasdaq listing as ANT. Here is what the filing says.

October 28, 2026•5 min read

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04 AI Business

Meta's AI Capex Shock Sets Up Big Tech's Cash-Flow Earnings Test

Meta lifted 2026 AI capex to $135B-$145B and posted negative free cash flow, wiping $100B off its value as Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon prepare to report.

October 27, 2026•5 min read

Section 05

Policy & Society

Regulation, ethics and AI's impact on the world

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01 Policy & Society

New York's New Chatbot Law for Minors Could Reach ChatGPT and Claude

Gov. Hochul signed a New York law banning 12 unsafe AI chatbot features for minors, with age checks and $25,000 fines, taking effect on January 1, 2027.

November 01, 2026•4 min read

California state capitol building at dusk, representing state-level AI safety policy and the governor's executive order

02 Policy & Society

Newsom's AI Kill Switch Order Nears Mid-November Deadline

California's Newsom ordered experts to study an AI kill switch and independent audits, with recommendations due around November 15. Rules aren't binding yet.

November 01, 2026•5 min read

Policy and regulation theme illustrating US state AI legislation on chatbot safety, healthcare and deepfakes

03 Policy & Society

States Passed 115 AI Laws in 2026 as Chatbot Safety Took Center Stage

A Transparency Coalition report counts 115 AI laws across 30 US states in 2026, up 58%, led by chatbot safety for children and limits on AI insurance denials.

October 28, 2026•4 min read

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04 Policy & Society

Colorado AI Rules Hit Final Hearing as 2027 Deadline Looms

Colorado set its final hearing on rules for the ADMT Act and Chatbot Safety Act, deciding how AI hiring and lending tools are policed from January 2027.

October 27, 2026•5 min read

Section 06

Tools & Guides

Hands-on guides and the best AI tools of 2026

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01 Tools & Guides

How to Use Gemini in Google Slides to Edit a Whole Deck

Google Slides' Gemini can now edit several slides or a whole deck from one prompt, instead of slide-by-slide edits. Desktop only, English only, for now.

November 01, 2026•5 min read

AI tools theme illustrating GitHub Copilot Fusion routing coding tasks across multiple AI models by effort level

02 Tools & Guides

How to Use GitHub Copilot Fusion to Route Coding Tasks Across Models

A practical guide to GitHub Copilot Fusion: how to turn it on, pick Standard, High or Max effort, control model costs and pilot it before making it a default.

November 01, 2026•4 min read

AI tools theme illustrating JetBrains ThinkRail agentic IDE running parallel coding agents in isolated git worktrees

03 Tools & Guides

How to Use JetBrains ThinkRail to Run Coding Agents in Parallel

A practical guide to JetBrains ThinkRail, the open-source agentic IDE that gives each coding agent its own git worktree, plus SPEC.md memory, MCP and PR tools.

October 28, 2026•4 min read

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04 Tools & Guides

How to Use Microsoft Copilot Code to Build Work Apps by Chat

Microsoft Copilot Code turns plain-language requests into dashboards, tools and scripts. Here is how to set it up, build a first app and publish it safely.

October 27, 2026•5 min read

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InstaDataHelp AI Services is now a DPIIT-recognised startup

Agility Robotics Trims SPAC Raise to $465M Before Nasdaq Debut

Chainalysis Breach Blamed on Offensive Agentic Techniques

Co-Design Bench Finds Top Coding Agent Finishes Only 26% of Tasks

Agentic AI

Chainalysis Breach Blamed on Offensive Agentic Techniques

AI Agents Now Start 40% of GitHub Pull Requests, Octoverse Finds

Oracle Bets on Fusion Claw Agents to Run ERP, HR and Supply Chain

Agentic AI Foundation Hits 10 Projects With Skills, Open Responses

Robotics

Agility Robotics Trims SPAC Raise to $465M Before Nasdaq Debut

XPeng Wins Citywide Robotaxi Approval in Guangzhou

Bedrock Robotics Raises $600M to Scale Self-Driving Excavators

Tesla Starts Optimus Gen 3 Production on Fremont Humanoid Line

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Co-Design Bench Finds Top Coding Agent Finishes Only 26% of Tasks

OpenAI Details Four-Layer Monitors to Catch Misaligned AI Agents

OpenAI Says Its AI Refuted the Exponential Time Hypothesis

OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra Halves Prices for Agentic Computer Use

AI Business

Cloud Soars, Cash Thins as Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon Bet on AI

OpenAI Cuts Funding Round Target to $20 Billion

Anthropic's S-1 Reveals $16.3B Revenue and an $80.7B Loss

Meta's AI Capex Shock Sets Up Big Tech's Cash-Flow Earnings Test

Policy & Society

New York's New Chatbot Law for Minors Could Reach ChatGPT and Claude

Newsom's AI Kill Switch Order Nears Mid-November Deadline

States Passed 115 AI Laws in 2026 as Chatbot Safety Took Center Stage

Colorado AI Rules Hit Final Hearing as 2027 Deadline Looms

Tools & Guides

How to Use Gemini in Google Slides to Edit a Whole Deck

How to Use GitHub Copilot Fusion to Route Coding Tasks Across Models

How to Use JetBrains ThinkRail to Run Coding Agents in Parallel

How to Use Microsoft Copilot Code to Build Work Apps by Chat

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