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IBM Quantum Launches “Directed Execution” in Beta: Mitigate Errors on Your Own Side, Run Circuits as You Direct

IBM launched a beta 'directed execution' model built on a new Executor primitive. What it means for Qiskit developers, and what IBM has not shown.

Japan’s Defence Ministry Says It Has Signed a Contract for Ukrainian SkyFall Interceptor Drones; the Terms Are Not Public

Japan's defence minister says a contract with Ukraine's SkyFall for interceptor drones is signed. Value, quantity, model and delivery are undisclosed.

Pony.ai and Uber Plan Robotaxi Testing in London: What Is Planned, and What Is Not Known

Pony.ai and Uber say Gen-7 robotaxi testing in London starts in the coming weeks. It is a plan: no fleet size, operator or passenger date has been given.

XPENG Opens Its YOYO Robotaxi to Invited Public Users: What We Know

XPENG named its robotaxi XPENG YOYO and opened invitation-code registration in China on 8 October. It is not a full launch, and the claims are XPENG's own.

Waymo Closes Its $5 Billion Term Loan, Its First Debt Financing: What We Know

Waymo says it closed a $5B term loan, its first debt financing. Bloomberg's 5.25-point pricing is still only reported. What is confirmed and what is not.

Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini? Pick the AI by the Job

Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini? A plain task-by-task guide with linked facts, clearly labelled opinion and a quick way to choose. Checked 10 Oct 2026.

Grok Agents, Part 2: Tools, Connectors and Your Own Data

Part two of our Grok agent guide: tools, connectors and MCP in plain words, a safe read-only first setup, how to limit access and a short safety checklist.

A Humanoid Patent From BYD and a Robot-Cop Agreement in Kerala: A Drawing Is Not a Product

BYD's humanoid design patent is published, but its August debut has not happened. Kerala Police signed a traffic-robot MoU. Neither is a product yet.

What Grok Bot Connects To, How Connections Work and What It Can Do Inside Each Service

What Grok Bot connects to, how sign-in and custom MCP connections work, what it can do inside Gmail, Drive, Notion and more, and how to limit its access.

Rutgers and IBM Report Nearly 5,000 Mid-Run Checks and Resets on a Chain of Up to 100 Qubits

A Nature Physics study had an IBM quantum chip check and reset its own qubits thousands of times mid-run. What it shows, and what it does not.

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