[10/20 03:00] A Chinese-language AI agent called ARTEX was likely used in the wave of cyberattacks on Japanese companies, GMO probe finds / New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the federal government has abdicated on AI and urges New Yorkers to push back

AI News Flash for October 20, 2026 at 03:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. A Chinese-language AI agent called ARTEX was likely used in the wave of cyberattacks on Japanese companies, GMO probe finds https://ascii.jp/en/elem/000/004/443/4443912/ 2. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the federal government has abdicated on AI and urges New Yorkers to push back https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/mamdani-says-feds-have-abdicated-on-ai-urges-new-yorkers-to-push-back/ 3. Preferred Networks and Tenstorrent selected for a NEDO project to build photonics-integrated AI processors in Japan https://www.nedo.go.jp/koubo/IT3_100387.html 4. National Australia Bank to cut 2,500 jobs, citing rapid technological change, as AI-exposed banks keep trimming https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/20/nab-bank-restructure-2500-jobs-cuts 5. World Bank's Global AI and Digital Summit opens in Seoul as South Korea pledges a global "AI basic society"; former BOK governor warns of inequality https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/10/20/s-koreas-ai-boom-could-widen-income-inequality-former-bok-governor.html