[10/25 06:00] Bots, deepfakes and voter-tracking apps turn Israel's election into an online battle days before Tuesday's vote / Google DeepMind researchers resign in protest over classified AI deals with the US military

AI News Flash for October 25, 2026 at 06:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. Bots, deepfakes and voter-tracking apps turn Israel's election into an online battle days before Tuesday's vote https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/25/bots-deepfakes-and-surveillance-israels-election-goes-to-war-online 2. Google DeepMind researchers resign in protest over classified AI deals with the US military https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/us-news/google-deepmind-staff-resign-over-ai-deals-with-us-military-raise-safety-concerns-report/4368990/ 3. As the US and China build rival AI blocs, many countries say they do not want to pick a side https://apnews.com/article/china-us-ai-blocs-9974a3e5dc955a93935d131a4aeb8886 4. An AI-generated "poor boy" draws 600 million views in China, used to sell health supplements https://en.sedaily.com/international/2026/10/25/ai-generated-boy-draws-600-million-views-in-china-charity 5. Rental prices for Nvidia's older H100 chips have jumped 44% since December https://startupfortune.com/h100-rental-prices-are-spiking-even-as-wall-street-worries-about-an-ai-bubble/