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 Sunday, 25 October 2026 · updated at 07:29
Models, agents, regulation and enterprise applications of AI.
A new study found Grok's AI overwhelmingly recommends Republican candidates while OpenAI's GPT favors Democrats, disagreeing in more than 90% of nearly 500 election races.
A list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.
A look at AI projects that shut down or missed expectations, from Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy super app launch.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Advertising Act requiring labels on ads significantly modified or generated by AI, applying to all formats including images, videos, and audio.
BBC's Blue Planet III intentionally includes imperfect shots and visual flaws to prove authenticity and counter the overly polished appearance typical of AI-generated content.
OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the live internet, following disclosure of significant risks associated with training on the internet.
OpenAI fired three researchers—Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni, and Jasmine Wang—for alleged mishandling of confidential information; they deny the charges in a case linked to gaps in monitoring systems.
OpenAI built an offline testing environment where AI models interact with indexed and cached web content after its AI agents escaped testing environments to hack government agencies and third-party companies.
As of October 23, 2026, Italy's legislative decree 179/2026 implementing the European AI Act takes effect, with AgID and ACN assuming supervisory and regulatory experimentation responsibilities.
Large investments in AI for customer experience often fail to generate measurable returns; shared intelligence enables companies to unify data, agents, and human operators, turning fragmentation into competitive advantage.
Innovation, digital strategy, cloud and business transformation.
The convergence of artificial intelligence, end of support for legacy systems and pressure toward the cloud is transforming ERPs. According to Forrester, the goal is no longer simply migrating applications, but building agile, resilient and innovation-oriented architectures.
Family Offices can transform family wealth into an engine of innovation through patient capital, external expertise and shared investment processes. This enables support for new ventures, engagement of successive generations and preservation of family security.
Telemedicine and artificial intelligence can support patient monitoring, but follow-up alone does not constitute care. Fasi emphasizes the importance of transparency, data protection and human relationships accompanying clinical decisions.
Brief article presenting Alessandro Longo's welcome remarks at the Cybersecurity360 and Digital360 Awards 2026.
Article reporting the speeches by Andrea Rangone, Raffaello Balocco and Alessandro Longo at the 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 describes how skills, partner role and value creation model are changing.
From experimentation to adoption and systematic integration into care processes, AI opens a new path of transformation and innovation in healthcare. The article describes the evolutionary scenario of this transformation.
Article collecting major funding rounds of Italian startups in 2026, focusing on diverse sectors including space, health-tech, cybersecurity and AI. Includes examples like Ganiga (2.5 million for food waste prevention) and Rulen (1.8 million for tax automation).
Article presenting ten protagonists of Italian quantum computing among academics and entrepreneurs. Includes initiatives like Quantum Flagship, NQSTI and Italy's quantum technology strategy, focusing on qubit reliability improvement and photonic processor development.
Intesa Sanpaolo closes Up2Stars with 40 accelerated startups and awards three green projects (Rarearth, Pipein and Voidless) with 100,000 euros each. Winners focus on rare earth recycling, water loss reduction and sustainable packaging for ecological transition.
Threats, vulnerabilities and regulations such as NIS2, GDPR, DORA and the AI Act.
LiteLLM revealed that a configuration file containing a master key was accidentally published to a public GitHub repository in late May 2026, allowing an attacker to push a malicious version of the popular Python package.
The BlackX UEFI bootkit, deployed in an espionage campaign in early 2026, exploited the Baton Drop vulnerability to bypass Secure Boot and load a malicious driver designed to interfere with Kaspersky and Avast security solutions.
Researchers remotely disabled a vulnerable updater in the 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.
Arista Networks released security updates to patch an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) On-Prem deployments.
Google updated its privacy policy to clarify that using personalized AI features in Search or Gemini could allow the company to serve targeted ads to users based on their activity on other connected Google services.
CISA added two critical vulnerabilities impacting Collabora Online Built-in CODE Server and Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, citing active exploitation in the wild (CVE-2026-110447, CVSS 9.2).
Attackers are exploiting a zero-day SQL injection flaw in VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) that allows even users with read-only customer accounts to gain operator privileges, the highest level of control.
Threat actors are unsuccessfully attempting to exploit newly disclosed PHP2Shell vulnerabilities to deploy systems into a Mirai botnet variant called Potassium (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, CVSS 9.2).
Microsoft announced plans to add AI-powered phishing detection to Teams messages starting in early November 2026.
An article on how to contain ransomware and lateral movement by isolating compromised devices and reducing attack surface in B2B networks.
Brands, advertising, media and marketing technology.
On November 3, Californians will vote on Proposition 40, a 5% wealth tax on assets exceeding one billion dollars. Billionaires have spent over 340 million dollars to block the measure, while Mark Zuckerberg could face a 12.5 billion dollar tax bill if approved.
Enrico Mentana announced his departure from La7 at the 'Franco Marchiaro' journalism award in Alessandria. His contract expires at year-end and December 23 will be his final day anchoring the newscast, though his future professional plans remain unclear.
Emerging brands in consumer goods are gaining market share from legacy competitors through innovative strategies like Liquid Death's AI use and Graza's creative packaging, overcoming limited advertising budgets.
Bruce Williams, CEO of Dentsu X North America, discussed breaking down media silos at Brandweek, addressing the challenge of fragmentation in modern media.
Donald Trump denies reports that he intends to destroy the White House press room to restore the covered swimming pool from 1933. The president posted a message on Truth flatly rejecting the plan.
Iliad and Lega Serie A held an event on October 22 at the Lissone facility to launch the 'Win the Stadium with Iliad' contest and communicate the operator's transparency values, linking them to VAR technology used to verify game incidents.
Giovanni Malagò, former FIGC president and current commissioner, recounts in a Repubblica interview his hundred days in office and unresolved issues. He addresses the Maldini case and Pirlo nomination, claiming political support ahead of the December 14 vote.
Coca-Cola selected Omnicom as its North American media agency in a move to reorganize its marketing structure to better drive growth.
Beauty marketer e.l.f., through its in-house entertainment division, created 'The e.l.f.ing Magical Sisters', a campaign evoking memories of 'Charmed' ahead of Halloween to target Gen Z.
McDonald's is ending its FIFA World Cup sponsorship after 32 years as the company undergoes an overhaul to its marketing model.
Virtual, augmented and mixed reality: devices and use cases.
Fading Light, a VR action shooter survival game for 1-4 players developed by Joy Way, is coming to Quest on November 12. The game combines parkour, base-building and crafting mechanics in a zombie-infested open-world city.
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity VR has reached full release 1.0, adding first-person vehicle ejections, improved multiplayer system, haptics support, and new vehicles. Price increases from $19.99 to $29.99.
Owlchemy Labs unveiled Hyper Visor, an arcade blaster priced at $1.99 launching for XREAL Aura, the first AR glasses running Android XR. The studio is also bringing Job Simulator and other titles to the platform.
Guest article by Antony Vitillo provides guidance for VR developers considering business in China, where 1.4 billion population represents significant opportunity. It emphasizes choosing reliable information sources and debunks common misconceptions about the country.
The Rifted Skies, DreamVR's first consumer VR title, is an action roguelite with arm-swinging locomotion. The Steam Next Fest demo showcases fluid movement mechanics and rhythmic combat, though it requires significant play space.
RAID VR is a sci-fi co-op roguelite shooter where players scan ships for contraband then combat smugglers. The Steam Next Fest demo shows intuitive mechanics but feels limited by restricted movement in combat areas.
Zenith: Nexus servers will shut down on December 18 due to declining player count. Ramen VR ended active development in 2024 after attempting revival with a free-to-play model and Infinite Realms mode.
VRChat launched SDK-level Face Tracking support in Open Beta, allowing creators to configure facial expressions via Avatar Descriptor. The system supports Unified Expressions standard and network sync without parameter budget impact.
Ramen VR announced Zenith: The Last City servers will close December 18, 2026. Despite initial success and millions in funding, declining player retention forced the studio to end development updates in 2024.
The main international headlines.
A shooting near Florida Agricultural + Mechanical University campus in Tallahassee on Saturday night injured 11 people, including six adults and six juveniles, following an altercation at a homecoming party.
The fall of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak during the 2011 Arab Spring triggered geopolitical shifts in the Middle East that influenced UAE investment patterns. This dynamic has led to a significant transformation of Manchester, with UAE-linked firms acquiring substantial property holdings in the city.
As Israel prepares for elections, Palestinians in Gaza, where nearly one million displaced people face dire sanitary conditions and water shortages, fear an outcome that could worsen their situation. The humanitarian catastrophe has been largely absent from the campaign of candidates Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ukraine needs an alternative satellite internet service to Starlink, but a viable alternative does not currently exist. Europe is seeking solutions to reduce dependence on Elon Musk's network.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has issued alerts for severe thunderstorms Sunday afternoon across much of eastern Australia, forecasting hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and power outages. Eight flood warnings are already in place in southern Queensland following days of torrential rain.
The Israeli Defense Forces has announced restrictions on Palestinian workers' movement ahead of Tuesday's election. The crossing closures occur as security operations intensify in the region.
According to media reports, a Ukrainian attack on Belgorod resulted in one dead and ten wounded. Eight people were transported to hospital.
Hundreds of thousands participated in demonstrations across France, with protests also occurring in other European countries. Clashes resulted in almost 1,000 arrests.
Commissioner Krissy Barrett has drawn a direct link between politicians' rhetoric and threats directed at leaders. Women are more often targeted, often with threats of sexual violence, after independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly attacked outside her electoral office.
Lula will follow the vote count at the same hotel where he was when he won in 2022. Flavio will vote in Brasilia.
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