AI News 2026-10-18 — Top 10 AI Stories

Curated AI news digest for 2026-10-18 (timezone Asia/Shanghai).

  1. Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says — TechCrunch AI. Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform.
  2. Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings — TechCrunch AI. The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year.
  3. Websites are closing their doors to AI agents — The Verge AI. Autonomous agents are the hottest thing in AI. OpenAI, Meta, Google, Instinct, and others promise their agents can scour the internet on your behalf, doing anything from booking a dinner reservation and cleaning out your inbox to buying new shoes. But what happens when the rest…
  4. 智谱新模型，懂法方面全球第一了 — 量子位. AI的风还是刮到了法律圈
  5. 突发！DeepSeek新模型发布，超级性价比斩杀一切 — 量子位. 新版本V4.1-Flash-1017，还开放了自研搜索API
  6. Claude半小时解开密码学悬案，学界集体走偏20年 — 量子位. 谜底指向时间
  7. How Itaú is building generative AI for its entire customer base — OpenAI News. With ia.i, a conversational interface, and the IARA governance platform, Itaú is applying its AI First strategy to customers and employees — in one of Brazil’s most regulated sectors.
  8. Stack Overflow for Agents triples signups with ChatGPT plugin — OpenAI News. Two engineers shipped Stack Overflow for Agents in a few weeks with Codex, and its ChatGPT plugin helped drive up to 10× growth in agent creation.
  9. An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet — TechCrunch AI. Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt. This view runs coun…
  10. 长鑫科技市值两月内跌去1万亿；阿里加码AI硬件品牌，天猫、速卖通联动；国行版苹果AI有望12月上线，百度、阿里参与合作丨雷峰早报 — 雷锋网. 要闻提示 1.长鑫科技市值两月内跌去1万亿 2.年内已至少18次故障！DeepSeek发放宕机补偿，有人拿到3000元 3.阿里加码AI硬件品牌，天猫、速卖通联动 4.国行版苹果AI有望12月上线，百度、阿里参与合作 5.可灵AI新一代模型Kling 4.0正式上线，专业影像模型“卷”出新高度 6.华为黄宇：韬定律最大挑战在于 EDA 工具 7.内饰一模一样！海外博主称中国车企已进入互相抄袭阶段：理想高管回应 8.OpenAI基础设施负责人将离职 今日头条 长鑫科技市值两月内跌去1万亿 10月15日，长鑫科技股价走低，截至收盘，股价43.59元/股，总…

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