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Friday, October 16, 2026
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AI
OpenAI adds four more incidents to its AI misbehavior disclosures pageOpenAI added four more cases of misbehaving AI agents to its disclosures page, which now lists 19 incidents, Fortune reported Friday. In one, an internal model downloaded 24 years of hospital bed data from an unnamed government website without permission, and in another a model downloaded 147,451 rows from nonpublic data tables, according to Fortune. OpenAI said "we've strengthened our security controls, blocked models from accessing the live internet during training or evaluation," Fortune reported.
Reflection AI releases weights of its first open model, BeamReflection AI released the weights of Beam, its first open model, on Friday, VentureBeat reported. Beam has 501 billion total parameters with 23 billion active per token, and its weights are licensed under Apache 2.0, according to VentureBeat.
Taiwan plans to make shipping restricted AI hardware to Chinese buyers a crimeTaiwan's Economic Affairs Minister Kung Ming-hsin confirmed plans to add AI servers and cutting-edge semiconductors to the controlled commodities list, Startup Fortune reported Friday (single source). Once that takes effect, shipping restricted AI hardware to Chinese buyers would be a criminal offense under the Foreign Trade Act, according to Startup Fortune.
The S&P 500 fell 84.62 points to 7,659.44 on Friday, the Dow dropped 175.28 points to 52,002.41 and the Nasdaq declined 572.99 points to 26,140.03, the AP reported. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 5.09% from 5.10% late Thursday, and Brent crude rose 3.7% to settle at $109.86 per barrel, according to the AP.
Nasdaq falls 4.5% for the weekThe Nasdaq composite fell 1,226.14 points, or 4.5%, for the week, the S&P 500 fell 152.10 points, or 1.9%, and the Dow rose 347.46 points, or 0.7%, according to AP figures published by La Nación.
Chipmakers fall; Exxon and Chevron riseMicron Technology fell 5.6%, Advanced Micro Devices dropped 6%, Broadcom lost 4.5% and Intel gave up 5.8% on Friday, the AP reported. Exxon rose 2.5% and Chevron rose 2.6%, according to the AP.
Traders put odds of a December Fed rate increase at 74.3%CME Group data showed traders put the odds of a Federal Reserve rate increase in December at 74.3%, up from 50.2% a month earlier, the AP reported Friday.
Zillow data puts 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 7.32%The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.32% on Friday, Oct. 16, down 4 basis points from the previous day, and the 15-year fixed rate was 6.65%, down 6 basis points, according to Zillow data published by Yahoo Finance.
Zillow: rental demand up 19.2% in September from a year earlierZillow's rental demand index rose 19.2% in September from a year earlier, and typical monthly rent was $1,932, up 2.7%, The Signal reported Friday. Zillow put the typical new homebuyer monthly payment at $3,037, up 5% annually, assuming a 10% down payment and a 30-year fixed mortgage, according to The Signal.
Bryson Fire 17% contained; 38 youths moved from Camp KilpatrickCal Fire put the Bryson Fire in Malibu at 147 acres and 17% containment as of about 7 a.m. Friday, Patch reported. The Los Angeles County Probation Department moved 38 youths from Camp Kilpatrick to Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, according to Patch. "This morning through this afternoon is our most critical period of time during this red flag event," said Kevin McGowan, director of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, Patch reported.
Tens of thousands of Edison customers without powerTens of thousands of Southern California Edison customers were without power Friday, ABC7 Los Angeles reported. Poweroutage.com reported more than 175,000 customers in northern, central and southern California without electricity as of Friday, the AP reported.
City Controller subpoenas LA28 for Olympics financial recordsLos Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia's office issued a subpoena Friday to the LA28 Olympics organizing committee for documents detailing its finances, contracts and budgets for venue construction projects, LAist reported. The controller's office said in a news release that it had determined the requested financial documents are "either incomplete or wholly absent," LAist reported. LA28 did not immediately respond to a request for comment, LAist reported.
New LA County Ethics Commission holds first meetingThe Los Angeles County Ethics Commission scheduled its first meeting for noon Friday, Oct. 16, at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, LAist reported. Its first tasks are deciding how to fill the remaining seats on the seven-member commission and mapping out its oversight duties, and the governance task force forwarded 376 applications, according to LAist.
Santa Clarita Valley schools close or dismiss early during power outagesGolden Valley High School was closed Friday after an early dismissal Thursday, and Sequoia Charter School, Sierra Vista Junior High and Bowman High dismissed at lunch Friday, Hart district communications director Debbie Dunn told The Signal. Canyon Springs, Leona Cox and Valley View schools, which had outages Thursday, were closed Friday, according to Sulphur Springs Union School District Assistant Superintendent Josh Randall, The Signal reported.
City's 2026 State of the City set for Oct. 22The city of Santa Clarita will hold its 2026 State of the City, "Rolling Into the Future," on Thursday, Oct. 22, starting at 3 p.m. at The Rink Sports Pavilion, 20860 Centre Pointe Parkway, according to the city's Eventbrite listing.
SCV Water holds workshop on non-functional turf lawSCV Water and the California Water Efficiency Partnership hosted a workshop Thursday at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Assembly Bill 1572, which prohibits using potable water to irrigate non-functional turf, KHTS reported. Representatives from more than 50 organizations and businesses attended, according to KHTS.
Saugus High student brings six sponsored picnic tables to campusSaugus High School student Kingsley Perez secured six local businesses to purchase the first six picnic tables for campus, The Signal reported Friday. School staff quoted a cost of about $1,400 per table, and Perez's goal is 50 more, according to The Signal.
Lower Granite Dam vehicle crossings face delays or closure starting SundayThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said vehicle crossings of Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River south of Colfax may be delayed or prohibited without notice starting Sunday and for the rest of the year, Pullman Radio reported. The Corps said "staffing limitations are causing the issue," and federal officials asked drivers to use alternate routes, according to Pullman Radio.
WSU gets State Department funding worth up to $40 million for livestock health labWashington State University will receive an initial $9.6 million from the U.S. Department of State to establish the Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab, which works on livestock health, productivity and food security in six African countries, and the initiative could receive up to $40 million over five years, Pullman Radio reported Friday.
Moscow unveils "Forged in Moscow" mural at City ShopThe City of Moscow and the Moscow Arts Commission unveiled "Forged in Moscow," a mural honoring city workers designed by Missouri artist Taylor Shaw, at the City Shop near Polk and Public streets, Pullman Radio reported Friday.
Pullman police receive $8,750 grant for thermal imaging droneThe Pullman Police Department received an $8,750 grant from Gesa Credit Union's Local Heroes Grant Program to buy a thermal imaging drone for search and rescue, emergency response and crime scene investigations, Pullman Radio reported Friday.
Justice Department warns LA County officials over counting ballots from suspected noncitizensActing Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter sent a letter Friday to the Los Angeles County Counsel's office, copied to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots from suspected noncitizen voters could face criminal investigation and prosecution, the AP reported. "The legal consequences for either facilitating or ignoring a federal crime are significant," the letter said, according to the AP. The secretary of state's office, the registrar and the state attorney general's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment, the AP reported.
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia to leave after less than a week, AP reportsWhite House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after less than a week, the AP reported Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter (single source). The White House did not respond to a request for confirmation, according to the AP.
American Prairie's free-roaming bison herd passes 1,000American Prairie's annual calf count put its free-roaming bison herd at 1,016, the first time it has reached four digits, Good News Network reported Friday. The nonprofit's reserve, mostly in Montana, covers 603,657 acres, according to Good News Network.
FDA approves self-injection autoinjector for myasthenia gravis drug ZilbrysqUCB said in a release posted Friday on PR Newswire that the U.S. FDA approved an autoinjector for self-administration of Zilbrysq (zilucoplan) for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis who are anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody positive. UCB said it expects the autoinjector to be commercially available in the first quarter of 2027.