[10/13 00:00 UTC] Anthropic researchers warn small AI models may be months away from self-rep…

AI News Flash for October 13, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Anthropic researchers warn small AI models may be months away from self-replicating on IoT devices (Anthropic research, The Verge) https://www.anthropic.com/research/self-replicating-ai https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009658/anthropic-self-propagating-ai-slime-mold-botn 2. NYT, The Economist and AFP among 40-plus new members of publisher AI coalition SPUR (Reuters, Press Gazette) https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/nyt-economist-among-publishers-joining-coalition-curb-unpaid-ai-use-2026-10-12/ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/new-york-times-among-surge-of-sign-ups-to-publisher-ai-coalition-spur/ 3. SpaceX's AI unit (formerly xAI) launches The X Subscription bundling Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor and X Premium (x.ai) https://x.ai/news/x-subscription 4. Omron to acquire U.S. industrial PC maker OnLogic for $675 million in physical AI push (Omron announcement, Nikkei Asia) https://www.omron.com/global/en/news/2026/10/c1013.html https://asia.nikkei.com/business/business-deals/japan-s-omron-to-buy-us-based-onlogic-for-630m-in-physical-ai-push 5. Student caught using AI smart glasses on Yonsei University entrance exam, a first in Korea (Korea JoongAng Daily) https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/student-caught-using-ai-smart-glasses-in-yonsei-entrance-exam/12916279