October 19, 2026
Stories from this day
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Tech · 2 min readMeta Muse Spark Open: 816 billion parameters you can download, under a license that isn't open source
Scale — 816B total, ~42B active per token, 1M context, text/image/audio/video in
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Tech · 2 min readSchwab and JPMorgan block outside AI agents from logging in as customers and moving money
Blocked — agents using customer logins or browser automation
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Tech · 1 min readAnthropic Public Benefit Fund gets 5% of shares, plus 2% for every 50% rise in value
Pledge — 5% now, plus 2% per 50% value gain at board discretion; needs stockholder approval
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Economy · 2 min readBank of Korea expected to hold at 3.00% on October 22, 2026 — and to hike again in November
October — hold at 3.00% expected by 20 of 21 economists
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Economy · 2 min readWhy AI data centers aren't getting built: Bernstein says 35% of the US pipeline is credible
Scale — 47+ large US projects stalled in 2026; ~35% of pipeline credible (Bernstein)
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Tech · 1 min readOpenCode API key breach: 1.4% of Console users exposed via a legacy system slated for shutdown
Scope — ~1.4% of Console users with linked providers; only those emailed
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Tech · 2 min readHow to use the ChatGPT Chrome extension: since October 15 it clicks, types and fills forms in your tabs
Modes — Chat reads tabs; Work clicks, types and submits for you
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Tech · 2 min readWhat is model quantization: how a 1.5TB AI model shrinks to 4 bits and fits on one server
Idea — store each number in 8 or 4 bits instead of 16
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Tech · 2 min readWhat is screen scraping: handing over your password so software logs in as you, and why banks now block AI agents
Definition — software logs in with your credentials and reads or acts on the screen
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Tech · 2 min readWhat is a public benefit corporation (PBC): the legal form Anthropic and OpenAI chose to balance profit and mission
Definition — for-profit, but directors must balance profit, stakeholders and a stated benefit