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What's new in AI: 31 Oct 2026

31 Oct 2026 · All digests

Key launches, policy shifts, and market signals shaping AI development this week.

Making it easier for websites to express AI training preferences

OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal that lets website operators specify whether their content can be used for AI training.

Provides a concrete tool for creators to control data used in model training, influencing compliance and data governance.

Source: OpenAI

Google's first data center satellite is online and writing poetry

Google launched a satellite equipped with Tensor Processing Units running a Gemma 4 model, successfully generating output from space.

Demonstrates the feasibility of deploying AI workloads on orbital hardware, opening new compute paradigms.

Source: TechCrunch AI

Cracks are emerging in the AI spending boom

Analysts note rising debt, negative cash flow, and investor skepticism as big tech pours billions into AI infrastructure.

Highlights financial risks that could affect funding for AI projects and job stability.

Source: TechCrunch AI

The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping

OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic will adopt a new standard allowing publishers to opt out of AI scraping.

Sets industry-wide norms for data usage, impacting how models are trained and legal compliance.

Source: The Verge AI

What to learn from this

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Study how to deploy large language models on specialized hardware such as TPUs and satellite platforms, and learn the emerging standards for AI data governance like robots.txt signals and scraping opt-out protocols. Understanding both the technical deployment stack and the legal frameworks will help you design AI systems that are scalable and compliant.

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