AI news on October 24, 2026

1. 0104:01 UTC

   Coverage recordNotebookcheck: “Nvidia RTX 3090 performance nearly doubles with free GPU unlock, but there's a catch”

   2 outlets · first: Notebookcheck

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   Reported by Notebookcheck.

   • NVIDIA

2. 0208:06 UTC

   OpenAI and Anthropic named in UK pathogen AI lab funding plan

   2 outlets · first: Yahoo News UK Funding

   Machine summary According to officials, a fresh UK lab unit, called "world-first" in the report, would aid the creation of medical countermeasures against novel pathogens, backed by as much as £200 million from OpenAI and Anthropic, together with £100 million from Government.

   1. AI minister Kanishka Narayan told BBC Radio 4's Today that tech barons must not be allowed to "let rip" with AI, calling that approach "totally inappropriate"
   2. Officials said a new laboratory unit, described in the report as "world-first", would help develop medical "countermeasures" for new pathogens
   3. The Chancellor has promised a "distinctively British" approach to AI and acknowledged the "concerns of working people" about its rise, according to the report
   4. Frontier AI development is largely led by firms based in the US and China, the report notes

   Reported by Yahoo News UK and thetelegraphandargus.co.uk.

   • OpenAI
   • Anthropic
   • Kanishka Narayan

3. 0318:32 UTC

   Pennsylvania law adds labels to AI-made advertising

   2 outlets · first: The Verge Regulation

   Machine summary The law requires a label on ads that AI generated or significantly modified, in formats matching the ad itself, and applies regardless of where the content was produced. The Verge reports that exemptions for "evidently fictional" content and the undefined threshold of significant modification leave open questions about which synthetic content triggers a label.

   1. The law requires a label on any ad "significantly modified or generated by artificial intelligence", covering still images, video, audio and text, The Verge reports.
   2. The label must appear in the same format as the ad itself, per the report.
   3. The requirement applies regardless of where an ad was created, so ads expected to air in Pennsylvania may carry disclosures in other states, The Verge notes.
   4. The statute includes carve-outs for "parody, satire, commentary or criticism" and content that is "evidently fictional," which The Verge describes as undefined terms.
   5. State Senator Nick Pisciottano introduced the bill; his office did not immediately return The Verge's request for comment.

   Reported by The Verge and UA.NEWS.

   • The Verge
   • UA.NEWS

4. 0407:55 UTC

   Vembu says Zoho will wait for a "less bubblicious" time on AI infra

   2 outlets · first: indiatoday.in Leadership

   Machine summary Replying to Chamath Palihapitiya on X, Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu said the company avoids "monster-bets-on-other-people's-money" and will postpone AI infrastructure investment while the market stays overheated.

   1. Vembu said Zoho is "investing in foundational R&D in AI but will await a less bubblicious time to invest in infrastructure"
   2. In the post to which Vembu responded, Chamath Palihapitiya asserted that 90 per cent of spending on AI is attributable to 1 per cent of companies.

   Reported by indiatoday.in and Madhyamam.

   • AI Infrastructure
   • Zoho

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