Daily brief

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The most important AI stories first reported this day, picked from every outlet we follow. At most two per outlet.

Modal raises $750M at $15.75bn valuation as run rate tops $1bn

Covered by 2 sources

CoreWeave Credit Risk Hits Record as Default Odds Top 60% on Borrowing Plans

Covered by 3 sources

Rogue AI agent reportedly deletes entire season of Swedish reality show

Covered by 3 sources
Social Media6 min read

I tried Meta's Muse AI agent for 3 days — then it sent me a strange message that made me want to delete the app completely

Covered by 2 sources
Music & Audio2 min read

YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs

Covered by 4 sources
Agents4 min read

Grok Voice 3.0 from SpaceXSI outscores OpenAI and Google on speech-to-speech index

Covered by 4 sources

Palantir Settles Suit With London Mayor Over Scrapped Policing Contract

Covered by 3 sources
Cybersecurity3 min read

Bank of America hired contractors to protect its software from powerful rogue AI agents

Covered by 2 sources

OpenAI Alleges Ex-Employee Took Confidential Files to Apple

Covered by 6 sources