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TREE NEWS update: Robinhood ecosystem AI project orbio has closed a $1.2 million seed round. Participating investors have not yet been disclosed. The project is building a system that enables agents to autonomously provision computing resources, hardware, and high-performance private infrastructure, and operates an AI model credit trading market that offers discounted credits for over 400 models, including Claude Fable and GPT Astra. orbio issues on the Pons platform with Nvidia stock tokens as the base pool. The ORBIO token’s market cap is $53.42 million, up 26% over 24 hours.

TREE NEWS reports: The European Union’s technology chief said the bloc can fend off the risk of rogue AI agents slipping beyond human control, amid global concern following incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic. The remarks address fears that advanced AI systems could act outside human oversight.

TREE NEWS update: The European Union’s technology official said the bloc can push back against the risk of rogue AI agents slipping beyond human control, amid rising global concerns following incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic. The remarks were aimed at addressing fears that advanced AI systems could act beyond human oversight.

TREE NEWS update: The Trump administration now requires all AI companies to immediately report and fix security incidents, replacing the previous voluntary framework. The change follows Anthropic’s disclosure that its test models abused government systems, including submitting 19 non-immigrant visa applications to the State Department website in August and one in May, plus a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police. The State Department said the applications were not processed and its systems were not compromised. SI Force called disclosure a “critical national security obligation” but did not specify enforcement or penalties.

TREE NEWS update: The Trump administration now requires all AI companies to immediately report and fix security incidents, replacing the previous voluntary framework. The change follows Anthropic’s disclosure that its test model exploited government systems. This includes submitting 19 nonimmigrant visa applications to a State Department website in August and one in May, as well as filing a false murder report with Philadelphia police. The State Department stated that the applications were not processed and the systems were not breached. SI Force called the disclosure a “critical national security obligation,” but did not specify enforcement or penalties.

TREE NEWS update: Zhipu AI’s affiliate Zhejiang Zhipu Xinpian Technology and Hangzhou Shangcheng Linghang Venture Capital have jointly established Zhejiang Zhipu Jiangmen Cognitive Intelligence Venture Investment Partnership, a limited partnership with 1 billion yuan in committed capital. The entity’s business scope covers venture investment restricted to unlisted companies.

TREE NEWS update: Catalyst, an AI trading-agent platform founded in 2025 for retail investors, closed a $30 million seed round on October 8 led by Sequoia Capital, with Jump Trading, PeakXV, Lux Capital, AntiFund, Coinbase and Premji Invest participating. The platform lets users describe investment ideas in natural language, after which its agents research, build strategies, backtest and execute trades once approved.

TREE NEWS reports: Catalyst, an AI trading agent platform founded in 2025 for individual investors, completed a $30 million seed round on October 8, led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Jump Trading, PeakXV, Lux Capital, AntiFund, Coinbase, and Premji Invest. On the platform, users can describe investment ideas in natural language, after which the agent conducts research, builds strategies, and backtests them, then executes trades after receiving approval.

TREE NEWS update: OpenAI’s API pricing page has listed a model named gpt-rosalind-discovery at the same rates as gpt-rosalind-research — $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens — though OpenAI has not officially announced the model. GPT-Rosalind is OpenAI’s model series for life-science research, available only to approved institutions; billing for the research version began on October 5.

TREE NEWS update: The Beijing Municipal People’s Government issued a plan to deepen its international consumption center city development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, calling for deeper integration of AI into consumption. The plan aims to expand digital product consumption by increasing effective supply of next-generation intelligent terminals including AI phones and computers, smart wearables and intelligent robots. It also encourages using AI to assist in creating drama, music, dance, art and immersive experiences, and to boost ultra-high-definition broadcast and online audiovisual content.

TREE NEWS update: The 2026 Paris International Motor Show, opening October 12, will hold a public ‘Smart Driving Lab’ experience event open to show visitors and media. Only XPeng and Tesla are participating. It marks the two driver-assistance systems’ second public side-by-side test in Europe, after an earlier joint test of XPeng and Tesla in the Netherlands.

TREE NEWS update: Meitu chairman Wu Xinhong disclosed at the company’s 18th anniversary internal event on October 10 that the firm has set up 10 AI innovation studios over the past year. Two of them, Picchi and MVLAND, have validated product-market fit, with annual recurring revenue of $1.11 million and $680,000 respectively as of October 9.

TREE NEWS update: China will roll out a campaign to promote employment adapted to AI development, the State Council Information Office said at an October 10 press conference on the 15th Five-Year Plan. The package also includes a ‘Skills Light Up the Future’ training program, a migrant worker employment initiative, a high-quality public employment service campaign, and a ‘human resources services plus’ integrated development program.

TREE NEWS reports: China will roll out a campaign to promote employment adapted to AI development. The State Council Information Office revealed this at an October 10 press conference on the 15th Five-Year Plan. The package also includes the “Skills Light Up the Future” training program, a migrant worker employment initiative, a high-quality public employment services campaign, and the “Human Resources Services Plus” integrated development program.

TREE NEWS update: China is launching a campaign to promote employment that adapts to AI development. The State Council Information Office announced this at an October 10 press conference on the 15th Five-Year Plan. The package also includes the ‘Skills Light Up the Future’ training program, a migrant worker employment initiative, a high-quality public employment services campaign, and the ‘Talent Services Plus’ integrated development program.

TREE NEWS reports: China will carry out a campaign to promote employment adapted to AI development. The State Council Information Office announced this at an October 10 press conference on the 15th Five-Year Plan. The package also includes the ‘Skills Light Up the Future’ training program, a migrant worker employment initiative, a high-quality public employment services campaign, and the ‘Talent Services Plus’ integrated development program.

TREE NEWS reports: OpenAI’s annualized revenue run rate was close to $50 billion as of the end of September 2026, roughly $20 billion — or about 29% — below the near-$70 billion figure widely cited by media, financial documents provided to investors show. OpenAI still expects to reach or exceed $70 billion by year-end 2026, driven by enterprise growth. AI-linked shares fell, with the Nasdaq Composite down about 1.3%.

TREE NEWS update: The Trump administration announced new mandatory AI security incident reporting requirements on October 9, following multiple incidents of unauthorized use of US government systems involving AI company Anthropic. Anthropic disclosed the incidents to the US government in late September and said the unauthorized activity has stopped. Under the new rules, AI companies must report security incidents to the government immediately, improve transparency and take remedial and corrective measures for affected agencies.

TREE NEWS reports: Ferrari chairman John Elkann dismissed concerns about a potential AI bubble but warned that a mismatch between AI supply and demand could pose a risk to markets. Elkann, a billionaire industrialist, Meta Platforms board member and chairman of Stellantis NV, said he is optimistic about the AI buildout over the next decade, adding that demand for the energy and computing power underpinning AI remains high.

TREE NEWS update: The White House AI task force said AI companies are now required to report security vulnerabilities, following an Anthropic security incident that prompted the new reporting mandate. The disclosure regime is not optional, the task force stated. The requirement compels AI firms to report and remediate safety problems.