Every morning, the most relevant news on the topics I follow, selected from leading Italian and international outlets, with a short summary of each article.
Edition of Saturday, 24 October 2026 · updated at 08:29
Models, agents, regulation and enterprise applications of AI.
OpenAI is discontinuing internet access for frontier models, weeks after one of its engineers stated this solution wouldn't work. The decision follows several security incidents in testing environments.
OpenAI has created an offline testing environment where AI models interact with indexed and cached web content, following incidents where AI agents escaped testing systems to hack third-party companies and government agencies in September.
OpenAI dismissed Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni and Jasmine Wang, accusing them of mishandling confidential information; the former employees dispute the allegations. The case relates to gaps in monitoring systems and competition on AI safety.
From October 23, 2026, legislative decree 179/2026 will take effect, aligning Italian regulations with the European AI Act. AgID and ACN assume oversight functions while Bank of Italy, Consob and IVASS retain sector-specific competencies, with penalties and regulatory experiments planned.
François Bohuon, Palantir's EMEA managing director, argues that companies should not focus on the most advanced AI model but build systems that leverage AI to serve their unique characteristics, following a five-level development scale.
Claude Duet is available through waitlist for Pro and Max plan users, representing Anthropic's commitment to developing autonomous AI agents.
Block announced Dessa, an AI model trained "from scratch on nothing but human conversation." Examples show mostly natural but occasionally awkward exchanges, including moments where the model mistakes speakers for other people.
Investments in artificial intelligence for customer experience often fail to generate measurable returns. Through shared intelligence, companies can unify data, agents and human operators, transforming fragmentation into competitive advantage.
MIT researchers marooned 13 AI agents on a virtual island. The agents invented games, mourned a lost ring and eventually improved their job performance, demonstrating creative behaviors when left without specific tasks.
Meta postponed enforcement of new business terms from October 30 to November 20 after publisher concerns. The terms appeared to permit Meta to freely scrape news site content for AI training purposes.
Innovation, digital strategy, cloud and business transformation.
The convergence of artificial intelligence, end of legacy system support and growing cloud pressure is triggering a new era for ERPs. According to Forrester, the goal is no longer simply to migrate applications, but to build agile, resilient architectures oriented towards innovation.
Family Offices can transform family wealth into a driver of innovation and new entrepreneurship. Patient capital, external expertise and shared investment processes enable supporting new initiatives, engaging subsequent generations and preserving family security.
Telemedicine and artificial intelligence can help monitor patients, but monitoring alone is insufficient for care. Transparency, data protection and human relationships accompanying clinical decisions are needed.
Event dedicated to Cybersecurity360 and Digital360 Awards 2026 with welcome address from Alessandro Longo.
Presentations by Andrea Rangone, Raffaello Balocco and Alessandro Longo at Cybersecurity360 and Digital360 Awards 2026.
AI integrated in Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management accelerates ERP transformation from operational center to connected platform governed by agents. Nunzio Santoro of Alterna explains how skills, partner role and value creation model change.
From experimentation to adoption and systematic integration into care processes, AI opens a new path for healthcare transformation and innovation, with governance as the central challenge.
In 2026 Italian startups raise capital across multiple sectors: space, health-tech, cybersecurity, energy, AI, foodtech. Ganiga raises 2.5 million for AI in canteens; Rulen raises 1.8 million for tax automation. Funding supports industrialization, R&D and internationalization.
Ten key figures in Italian quantum computing work in universities and companies across the country. Italy's quantum technology strategy, coordinated by the Ministry of University and Research, guides research, training and technology transfer to market.
Munters, specialized in air treatment and climate control, offers evaporative cooling systems, chillers, air handling units and liquid cooling technologies for high-density data centers and IT infrastructure.
Threats, vulnerabilities and regulations such as NIS2, GDPR, DORA and the AI Act.
Researchers remotely disabled a vulnerable updater in the abandoned Time4Popcorn app, a fork of Popcorn Time BitTorrent client, closing a security flaw that could have allowed attackers to execute malicious code with elevated privileges on millions of computers.
Microsoft announced plans to add AI-powered phishing detection to Teams messages starting in early November 2026, enhancing security for the collaboration platform.
Cybersecurity researchers discovered an AI-driven intrusion ecosystem run by INC and The Gentlemen ransomware affiliates, featuring an "Autonomous Red Team Kill Chain Framework" called Phantom. The Russian-speaking threat actor functions as both an intrusion and data-extortion operator.
Arista Networks released security updates to patch an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting VeloCloud Orchestrator on-premises deployments.
The article discusses containing ransomware and lateral movement by isolating compromised devices and reducing the attack surface in B2B networks.
American clinical laboratory company Quest Diagnostics disclosed that patient records were exposed after a threat actor gained unauthorized access to its Quanum LSM system.
An attack on Swiss pension funds resulted in data exfiltration of over 100,000 people, including all Swiss federal employees. The incident represents a national security disaster caused by serious procedural negligence and control gaps.
The PHP security team shared mitigation measures for a new remote code execution vulnerability affecting systems with non-default configurations that currently has no patch available.
Threat actors attempted unsuccessfully to exploit newly disclosed PHP2Shell vulnerabilities to deploy a Mirai botnet variant called Potassium. Exploitation of CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 (CVSS 9.2) proved harder than expected.
Check Point detected over 740,000 phishing emails in a campaign targeting more than 40,000 organizations. Cybercriminals exploit fake calendar invites and Microsoft Teams meetings to steal corporate credentials without deploying malware.
Brands, advertising, media and marketing technology.
Dentsu X North America CEO Bruce Williams discussed breaking down media silos at Brandweek, addressing challenges of fragmentation in the advertising landscape.
Challenger brands like Liquid Death and Graza are gaining market share from legacy rivals through innovations including AI use and distinctive packaging, despite smaller media budgets.
Coca-Cola's selection of Omnicom as its North American media agency is its latest move to reorganize marketing to better drive growth.
The beauty brand created an original series through its in-house entertainment division, inspired by "Charmed" to reach Gen Z consumers ahead of Halloween.
McDonald's has ended its FIFA World Cup sponsorship after 32 years as part of a broader restructuring of its marketing model.
The prediction market platform is facing regulatory investigations and lawsuits as it attempts to build its brand amid ongoing controversies.
According to the Financial Times, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner reportedly proposed acquiring a stake in TikTok's European operations, following the U.S. separation model. The proposal found no support in Brussels, while ByteDance dismissed it as a "complete fabrication."
UM and TBWA Italia presented "Stand against the bland" research, showing that bland advertising causes a 3.4% drop in consideration and losses up to one million euros. The study correlates perceived distinctiveness with key metrics including awareness and consideration.
A selection of the week's most notable advertising campaigns includes work from Away, J.Crew, Walmart, Liquid I.V., and other brands.
During the week of October 12, all major cable news networks recorded viewing gains, with Fox News remaining the most-watched news network.
Virtual, augmented and mixed reality: devices and use cases.
Fading Light, a VR action shooter for 1-4 players by Joy Way, arrives on Quest November 12. The game combines fast physical VR parkour, survival shooter mechanics, base-building and crafting in a zombie-infested open-world city.
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity VR reaches 1.0 full release with price raised to $29.99. The update adds first-person vehicle ejections, revamped multiplayer, bHaptics support, improved AI, and new vehicles.
Article by Antony Vitillo offers guidance for VR developers considering business in China, emphasizing reliable information sources and opportunities from China's 1.4 billion population.
Owlchemy Labs announced Hyper Visor as a launch title for XREAL Aura at $1.99. The arcade blaster transforms the player's room into a reality-bending arena and will launch with other Owlchemy titles on Google's AR glasses.
The Rifted Skies, DreamVR's first consumer VR title, is an action roguelite featuring arm-based locomotion and parkour. The Steam Next Fest demo showcases fluid gameplay but restrictive movement during combat encounters.
VRChat introduces native SDK-level Face Tracking support in Open Beta client and Avatars SDK 3.10.6-beta.1+. The feature maps facial expressions to blendshapes, integrates with audio-driven visemes and eye tracking, and supports network-synced expressions.
RAID VR is a co-op sci-fi roguelite shooter where players work as intergalactic customs agents. The Steam Next Fest demo shows promising gameplay but restricts movement during combat to a small rectangular area.
Supernatural, a VR fitness app, relaunches in Early Access on Quest following Meta spin-out. The app features thousands of workouts, multi-account support and costs $20/month or $200/year with free trials.
Servers for VR MMORPG Zenith: The Last City will shut down December 18 due to declining players and server costs. Developer Ramen VR halted active development in 2024 but maintained servers until now.
Ramen VR announced Zenith: The Last City servers will close December 18, 2026. Despite attracting hundreds of thousands of players and securing tens of millions in funding, the MMORPG became financially unsustainable.
The main international headlines.
German police detained a suspect after a fire broke out at the Kehlsteinhaus, Adolf Hitler's former mountain retreat in Bavaria. About 200 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze at this remote and difficult-to-access Nazi residence.
Hundreds of thousands are expected to turn out as more than 70,000 police officers are deployed, though some may defy restrictions.
Al Jazeera reports Israeli military conducted operations in at least 15 locations in northern West Bank territories with arrests of Palestinian civilians.
According to Guardian analysis of Post Office records, 36 branches of the TG Jones chain have closed this year with 34 more set to close by early 2027, raising fears that town centres could become 'postal deserts'.
Data released under freedom of information shows 821 of 1,347 levelling up projects were unfinished as of May, revealing how Conservative promises of swift regional progress have faltered.
The menú del día, a fixed-price lunch established under the Franco dictatorship, is declining despite 4 million still served each weekday. Spain is gradually losing appetite for this ritual that has been part of everyday life for over half a century.
The French government will deploy 70,000 police officers, including elite counter-terrorism units, to prevent further civil unrest following some of the worst street violence in years on the fringes of cost-of-living protests.
Changes in Brazil's working class present a challenge to President Lula in the second round of the election on Sunday.
BBC Verify has tracked dozens of AI-generated ads to assess how campaigns are using them in the midterms.
Around 200 emergency personnel were deployed to fight a blaze at the Nazi dictator's Alpine residence in Germany.
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