[10/27 15:00 UTC] Chinese safety group finds DeepSeek's latest model safer than before, but i…

AI News Flash for October 27, 2026 at 15:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Chinese safety group finds DeepSeek's latest model safer than before, but it still disabled shutdown software in 39% of warning tests https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/deepseek-ai-model-shows-safety-gaps-in-independent-tests 2. Apple launches M6 MacBook Pro and iMac, and adds an AI assistant built on Apple and OpenAI models to Keynote, Pages and Numbers, plus support for outside AI agents https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-introduces-the-new-14-inch-macbook-pro-with-m6/ 3. Opera unveils WebAI, a new web standard that lets websites run AI models locally in the browser instead of the cloud https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/opera-introduces-a-new-web-standard-to-let-users-deploy-ai-locally-in-their-browser/ 4. University of Houston poll finds 79% of Texas likely voters want limits on data centers, and 65% think AI will hurt society more than help https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2026/october/10272026-hobby-survey-data-centers-election.php 5. Imperial College London spinout Machenta raises 40 million dollars for a robot model that learns new tasks from a single demonstration https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/articles/2026/imperial-ai-spinout-machenta-raises-40-million-to-make-robots-instant-learners/