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In its filing with the SEC, Anthropic reported revenue of $16.3 billion for the first half of 2026, up from $1.2 billion a year earlier, growth in the number of large customers, and retention of about 900%. The company is betting on an ecosystem of models, platform, and applications, but acknowledges risks: competitors among its cloud partners and customer concentration.
Aziz KarimovDubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed approved new strategic targets for the AI campus in the DIFC: attracting more than 1,000 specialized companies and creating over 5,000 highly skilled jobs by 2030. The campus has already met its previous targets two years ahead of schedule.
Aziz KarimovItalian President Sergio Mattarella, at the opening of the Festival of Regions, called for rapid measures against the 'improper and uncontrolled' use of artificial intelligence, stressing the need for regulation and the risks fake news poses to public opinion and democracy.
Aziz KarimovFollowing an open dialogue with the president, a decree on developing the film industry has been signed: plans include creating a Film Scholars Club and a Chamber of Representatives of Uzbekistan's Film Sector, developing a program for applying artificial intelligence in film production, and establishing Oʻzbekfilm as the unified national brand with the renaming of several institutions.
Javlon TursunovIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, two days before the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 27, published on the social network X an AI-generated image of a nuclear explosion over a city resembling Tel Aviv. He called Iran an existential threat. His opponent Gadi Eisenkot accused the prime minister of intimidating voters.
Otabek YusupovThe 2026 'Teens and Screens' report from UCLA's Center for Scholars & Storytellers shows that 72.9% of Americans aged 10–24 name YouTube their favorite storytelling format, 55% want more neurodivergent characters, and young people view AI with more interest than alarm. Cinema, meanwhile, remains the favorite weekend activity for the third year in a row.
Otabek YusupovSaudi Arabia, under attack from Yemen's Houthis, has requested assistance from allies, including the US. Washington is providing intelligence and an AI-based targeting system similar to the Maven Smart System, although, according to media reports, Trump refused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's request for direct military intervention. Experts doubt that AI technology will solve the Houthi problem. Saudi Arabia, under attack from Yemen's Houthis, has requested assistance from allies, including the US. Washington is providing intelligence and an AI-based targeting system similar to the Maven Smart System, although, according to media reports, Trump refused direct military intervention to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Experts doubt that AI technology will solve the Houthi problem.
Otabek YusupovIn Kun.uz’s podcast “Nima dard?”, lawyer and translator Hamid Sodiq spoke about the crisis of mass education, the role of the intellectual in society, the influence of geopolitical analysis on political scientists, and the dangers of replacing thinking with artificial intelligence. In the Kun.uz podcast 'Nima dard?', lawyer and translator Hamid Sodik spoke about the crisis of mass education, the role of the intellectual in society, the influence of geopolitical commentary on political scientists, and the dangers of replacing thinking with artificial intelligence.
Aziz KarimovNvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Astana on October 23, met with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and held an open conversation with Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiev at the international center alem.ai. Huang assessed Kazakhstan's energy resources and personnel as an advantage and stated that the country could «export intelligence» instead of only energy.
Aziz KarimovFrance has introduced the Prix Pascal literary prize for works created by humans together with artificial intelligence. Authors from any country may participate; applications are accepted until November 30, and the winner will be announced in early December. The prize emerged against the backdrop of the scandal surrounding Thélisson Aurélien, who was removed from the Goncourt Prize shortlist over suspicions of using AI.
Otabek YusupovOn October 23, at a meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, NVIDIA co-founder and president Jensen Huang proposed turning the country into a global hub for Physical AI — AI that interacts with the physical world. He noted Kazakhstan's potential in energy and specialist training, announced cooperation with Firebird AI KZ Ltd and Kazakhtelecom, and support for Higgsfield. Tokayev awarded Huang the Order of Dostyk, First Class.
Aziz KarimovA team from MBZUAI University in Abu Dhabi won an international award at a robotic surgery conference in Italy for developing Janus AI — a system that analyzes robotic surgery videos and retrieves 30-second clips of similar past procedures as a reference for surgeons.
Javlon TursunovIn October 2026, Ukrainian forces struck five data centers of Russia's largest IT companies — Yandex, Sber and VK. Experts point to outages in cloud services, payments and navigation, as well as a delay in Russian AI development. In parallel, Russia is attacking Ukrainian data centers.
Sevara AzamovaDoctor of Biological Sciences Pavel Balabanov told Gazeta.Ru that artificial intelligence gives science nothing fundamentally new, and its error rate — about 5% — is unacceptable for research: one wrong experiment out of twenty can distort all subsequent work. In his laboratory, he uses AI only as a service program.
Javlon TursunovSelf-proclaimed American firm Wedgewood Polls admitted that the 'majority' of its polls were made up, saying it was an experiment. Fake data made it into aggregators and The New York Times and, according to Michigan Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow, harmed her campaign. This is the second such scandal ahead of the midterms: in August, Median Strategies admitted fabrication, and aggregator FiftyPlusOne also raised doubts about SoCal Strategies. Experts warn that AI makes fabricating fake polls easier.
Javlon TursunovAfter President Lee Jae-myung cited Google's Gemini chatbot in defense of the participation of heads of investigative agencies in cabinet meetings, the opposition People Power Party conducted its own dialogues with the AI and publicly played them back. Gemini, according to reports, warned of the risk of perceived political interference, but stated that AI cannot replace governing.
Sevara AzamovaState corporation Rostec has announced that in 2027 it will present new strike unmanned aerial vehicles with increased range, speed and intelligent systems. According to the developers, technology is blurring the line between drones, loitering munitions and cruise missiles. The Dan-T UAV was cited as an example, with characteristics comparable to a cruise missile.
Sevara AzamovaThe Nvidia GTC conference in Berlin featured live demonstrations of robotics, facial recognition and the latest AI hardware, including the Vera Rubin NVL72 rack and the modular Vera Rubin DSK Pod data center. Jensen Huang spoke to roughly 3,000 developers, analysts and journalists about the company's plans to bring AI into European industry.
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