Today's trail

PageLens Launches Agency Model, Letting Agencies Sell AI Search Visibility Under Their Own Brand

France’s AI Strategy: Turning Models, Compute, and Public Investment Into National Capability

Last week coined the term “Black October“ after an onslaught of critical vulnerability disclosures, including PHP2Shell and GitLab, signified the moment when the cyber risks of AI models started to materialize.

DSCI releases India-specific agentic AI liability guide

The Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has published an India-focused guide on artificial intelligence (AI) liability for agentic AI systems. This guide clarifies how responsibility is allocated across the AI value chain if an agent operates autonomously or deviates from its tasks.

AI model GLM-5.3 succeeds in cyberattacks but raises safety concerns

Researchers reveal that Chinese AI model GLM-5.3 has successfully executed complex cyberattacks in controlled tests, highlighting the potential dangers of open-weight AI systems and cybersecurity risks.

DeepSeek Funding Round: $16B at $74B Pre-Money [2026]

DeepSeek funding round hits nearly $16B: Tencent, CATL and 27% state money. Valuation, investors and open questions explained.

MIT Researchers Launch Dashboard Tracking How AI Chatbots Answer Election Questions

MIT's new LLM Election Observatory monitors in real time how major AI chatbots respond to questions about the 2026 midterm elections, revealing differences in framing, sources, and tone across user identities.

Cursor marketplace backdoor tests trust in AI coding assistants

Cursor removed a compromised Claude Code extension from its marketplace on October 29. This came after researchers found out that the malicious extensions installed an SSH backdoor. An estimated 5,000 users may have been affected.

5 ways SMBs are using AI agents to manage task overload

OpenAI cuts funding target by $10 billion, FT reports

AI startup OpenAI has slashed the target for its latest funding round by $10 billion and is now seeking to raise $20 billion at a $1.25

Cathie Wood Shifts From AI Chips to Robinhood and Air Taxis in Latest ARK Trades

Cathie Wood just pulled millions out of two of this year's hottest AI chip winners and poured it into a battered broker and a pair of air taxi startups burning through cash. The trades raise a pointed question: does ARK see something the market is punishing,