[10/26 12:00 UTC] Meta plans to raise up to 95 billion dollars in equity to fund its AI build…

AI News Flash for October 26, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Meta plans to raise up to 95 billion dollars in equity to fund its AI build-out, starting with a 35 billion dollar offering https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/meta-stock-offering-ai.html 2. Reuters exclusive: US political candidates are tailoring their messages for the AI chatbots voters use https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-political-candidates-tailor-messages-ai-models-used-by-voters-2026-10-26/ 3. The Dutch government plans to cut about 25,000 civil service jobs by 2035 in an AI-led efficiency drive https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-26/dutch-government-plans-to-cut-25-000-jobs-in-ai-led-overhaul 4. Deutsche Bank says AI has cut some corporate loan decisions from weeks to minutes https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ai-cuts-some-deutsche-bank-corporate-loan-decisions-minutes-2026-10-26/ 5. A Brown University student maps the hidden global labor behind AI, linking 13 data-labeling firms, 141 corporate customers and 31 countries https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-10-26/ai-data-workers