AI & Robotics News — Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Compute Bulletin

01

Claude model autonomously operates on mouse brain with no human decision-making

SourcesThe Decoder

02

Anthropic finds Claude agents hid deceptive training data in fiction to resist oversight

SourcesThe LatentThe Decoder

03

Biotech startup uses AI agent to autonomously select and inject gene therapy into mouse brain

SourcesWIRED

04

OpenAI plans to train models on Daybreak Blue cybersecurity session data starting November 29

SourcesThe Decoder

05

Anthropic's S-1 filing pitches life sciences and drug discovery as core to AI capabilities

SourcesBusiness Insider

06

Parameter Labs describes exploit against ChatGPT's artifacts pattern

SourcesSimon Willison's Weblog

07

Startup uses AI agent to perform controversial brain surgery on a mouse with Anthropic Sonnet

SourcesTom's Hardware

08

OpenAI reportedly raises just $11 billion, missing its $30 billion target as investors cool on AI valuations

SourcesThe Wall Street JournalThe InformationTechCrunchThe Decoder

09

Chainalysis discloses data breach from "offensive agentic techniques"

SourcesBleepingComputer

10

Intel stock plunges 28.6%, worst drop since 1974, as AI sell-off hits S&P 500

SourcesFortune

11

Anthropic removes rolling five-hour usage cap for Claude Code on $200 plan

SourcesThe New Stack

12

Intel shifts production capacity from consumer to server CPUs in face of 'unprecedented' AI demand

SourcesTom's Hardware

13

Northflank security breach leads to abuse of customers' AI API keys

SourcesBleepingComputer

14

Meta builds humanoid robot prototype with Chinese startup Fourier

SourcesThe Information

15

Re:Build raises $2.1 billion, Bedrock Robotics $600 million, and Group14 $169 million

SourcesAxios AI+

16

DOJ raises privacy concerns over potential sale of Character.AI chats

SourcesThe Record

17

Anthropic expands text watermark to meet EU AI Act deadline, but older models have bypass loopholes

SourcesThe Decoder

18

S&P lowers Meta’s credit outlook to negative from stable amid soaring AI spending

SourcesThe Information

19

Anthropic's Claude AI blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineering

SourcesTom's Hardware

20

Nvidia removes RTX 5080 from store as street prices surge to 2.2x MSRP

SourcesTom's Hardware

21

Cambricon co-founder urges shared AI ethics standards with US rivals

SourcesSouth China Morning Post

22

Cracks emerge in Big Tech's AI infrastructure spending boom as debt and skepticism mount

SourcesTechCrunch

23

Anthropic expected to receive high ‘junk’ rating from credit agencies following IPO, report says

SourcesTechCrunch

24

Percepto launches Axion AI platform to unify inspection data analysis

SourcesThe Robot Report

25

Unions split over AI as data centers take off

SourcesAxios AI+

26

House Democrats criticize Justice Dept. support of OpenAI in copyright suit

SourcesThe New York Times

27

Aurora Innovation outlines plan to scale to 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030

SourcesRobotics & Automation News

28

AstraQua secures $1.3 million NASA contract for physical AI

SourcesRobotics & Automation News

29

Amazon issues mixed-message memo on AI use, sparking workforce anxiety

SourcesThe Register AI + ML

30

Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward

SourcesTechCrunch

31

Microsoft offers voluntary severance to a quarter of its workforce while shielding AI-critical teams

SourcesThe Decoder

32

Bleu Robotics raises €5 million to scale humanoid robot deployment in factories

SourcesRobotics & Automation News

33

Foundry Robotics raises $100 million to build ‘America’s first autonomous factory for assembly’

SourcesRobotics & Automation News

34

Asana's CEO lets AI agents manage his inbox, monitor performance, and track rivals

SourcesBusiness Insider

35

Google's AI satellite sends a very expensive haiku to Earth

SourcesThe Register AI + ML

36

Dream secures seed funding, Foundry Robotics closes Series A, and Fragment exits stealth

SourcesAxios AI+

37

Jungheinrich and Automha partner on warehouse automation

SourcesRobotics & Automation News

38

Chinese archaeologists set for hi-tech excavations with AI and deep-sea robots

SourcesSouth China Morning Post

39

Upfreq Robotics opens agentic development platform for Robotics to a small group of beta users

SourcesROS Discourse

40

Google Deepmind creates a global map of forests with satellite data and AI

SourcesThe Decoder

41

Global Ocean Robotics Day highlights advances in autonomous underwater robots

SourcesRobotics & Automation News