AI news — Oct 23, 2026

8 stories, headline tone across 7 companies, and 13 agent releases.

Today's stories

Retro gaming is being overrun with AI The Verge
Retro video games are everywhere lately - especially in places where they aren't supposed to be. Halo in a web browser, Wind Waker on the iPhone, S…
ASUS ProArt P16 review: A sleek showcase for NVIDIA's RTX Spark Engadget
NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform is off to a good start, but the ProArt P16 is really only meant for AI fanatics.
Oura sues Ultrahuman (again) to block its latest smart ring from the US market Engadget
Oura has sued Ultrahuman again in a Texas federal court over its latest product, the Ring Pro.
Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony.ai and Nvidia TechCrunch
inDrive plans to begin testing Pony.ai's robotaxis in Kazakhstan's capital in the first half of 2027.
Canva’s first AI image model plans designs before generating them The Verge
Canva is diving even deeper into AI with the launch of an image generation model that competes directly with those from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Goog…
OpenAI makes its Jev competitor widely available as decision model competition heats up TechCrunch
OpenAI is launching its decision model to the world. Can it compete with the original Jev?
Unauthorized AI agents are reportedly already accessing US bank accounts Engadget
Sources at several banks have indicated that they have been taking actions independent of user instructions.
Claude Duet app is Anthropic’s bet on agents TechCrunch
Claude Duet is available through waitlist for Pro and Max plan users.

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