AI news of 23 October 2026 · Humans Versus Robots

Netflix can’t fire its way out of this downward spiral

Netflix plans 1000-person layoff across product, tech and legal teams.

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. | Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters assured investors this week that they have nothing to be concerned about. Sure, the company was going to lay off 1,000 employees, downsizing its product, tech, and legal departments, and was ousting its chief content officer, film chairman, and film vice president. But it had also hired a new COO - "one of the most effective at-scale operators in the entertainment industry," Sarandos said - to turn things around. Though executive shake-ups aren't uncommon, having so many of them back to back would send a concerning message even in the best of circumstances. With Netflix, however, the situation lo …

The Verge 15h ago 6 min read

AI training data

Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping

Meta delays enforcement of terms that would allow scraping news sites for AI training after publisher objections.

The Verge 13h ago

AI safety

Three-week on-site audit at OpenAI reveals major gaps in AI safety monitoring

External audit finds significant gaps in OpenAI's monitoring of AI agent behavior and safety.

The Decoder 6h ago

robotics, semiconductors, regulation

Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs

Intel obtained waiver to use foreign-made robots in US chip manufacturing operations.

Ars Technica 6h ago

AI regulation

Swedish government offices to ban ChatGPT and Claude Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Swedish government offices ban ChatGPT and Claude over data security and sovereignty concerns.

Hacker News 12h ago

OpenAI funding

OpenAI lowers valuation target, raises up to $30 billion Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI lowers valuation target while raising up to 30 billion dollars in new funding.

The Decoder 14h ago

AI training methods

Turning Database Grading into RL Rewards: Post-Training Agents with ThinkingBox Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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Hugging Face 1d ago

OpenAI, AI safety

OpenAI and Poland’s NASK partner to advance AI safety and security Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI and Poland's NASK announce partnership on AI safety research and digital security safeguards.

OpenAI 1d ago

OpenAI, funding valuation

OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI seeks $30 billion at $1.25 trillion valuation before planned IPO.

TechCrunch 1d ago

Google, privacy, AI

Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads

Google updated privacy policy to enable targeted ads using Gmail and Photos data.

The Verge 11h ago

Netflix can’t fire its way out of this downward spiral

Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping

Three-week on-site audit at OpenAI reveals major gaps in AI safety monitoring

Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs

Swedish government offices to ban ChatGPT and Claude Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI lowers valuation target, raises up to $30 billion Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Turning Database Grading into RL Rewards: Post-Training Agents with ThinkingBox Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI and Poland’s NASK partner to advance AI safety and security Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads

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