[10/31 06:00 UTC] About 50 Samsung presidents meet OpenAI's Sam Altman to discuss the next de…

AI News Flash for October 31, 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Topics: 1. About 50 Samsung presidents meet OpenAI's Sam Altman to discuss the next decade of AI https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/10/31/openais-altman-returns-to-samsung-discusses-ai-future-with https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2026/10/31/5KKUSLFGHBAY5I6WXEOHFPK35U/ 2. Tokyo Electron forecasts an 87% profit jump as Foxconn's chairman says AI is not a bubble https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/business/article317844951.html https://thenextweb.com/news/foxconn-openai-new-tie-up-no-ai-bubble https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/tokyo-electron-q2-profit-jumps-072721135.html 3. Cate Blanchett's nonprofit and Hollywood stars back the New York Times against OpenAI https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/cate-blanchett-hollywood-stars-brief-nyt-openai-lawsuit-1236935578/ https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/public-policy-legal/cate-blanchett-led-coalition-amicus-brief-new-york-times-openai-microsoft-battle/ 4. Pope Leo XIV says machines are tools, not persons, and urges a ban on lethal autonomous weapons https://gizmodo.com/pope-leo-xiv-reminds-world-that-ais-arent-conscious-beings-urges-autonomous-weapon-ban-2000833335 5. Canada and the EU launch a new alliance, including AI cooperation and access to EU supercomputers https://kuwaittimes.com/article/52696/world/canada-eu-launch-new-alliance-with-deals-on-ukraine-minerals-ai/ https://www.afp.com/en/canada-eu-launch-new-alliance-deals-ukraine-minerals-ai