AI news for Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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- Azure revenue disclosed for the first time, highlighting AI business strength TechCrunch AI
- Genie 4 released, real-time generation of virtual worlds CNET Japan
- Microsoft reports $1 billion revenue from OpenAI deal TechCrunch AI
- California weighs comprehensive measures for AI regulation AI regulation & lawsuits
- Reasons for OpenAI and Anthropic LLM price cuts Anthropic coverage
- FTC requests disclosure of individual price data Reuters (AI)
- Oracle outlines funding plan to turn AI spend profitable Reuters (AI)
- Local civil engineers in regional construction cut administrative tasks with Generative AI AI in Japan
- Teachers and Schools Rebuild Lesson Planning for the AI Era Reuters (AI)
- AI construction startups reach valuation above $400 million AI funding & deals
- SAP to switch from costly AI models to cheaper alternatives Reuters (AI)
- Oracle unveils automatic creation of business apps on the cloud Publickey
- Alexa+ launches in Japan; Prime members get it at no extra charge PC Watch
- OpenAI and ServiceNow expand enterprise workflow integrations OpenAI (official)
- Oracle Cloud to adopt Google's TPUs ITmedia AI+
- PLaMo 3.1 Prime Announces On-Prem Support ITmedia AI+