[11/2 12:00 UTC] Elliptic finds no evidence of AI agents making decisions in the laundering…

AI News Flash for November 02, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Elliptic finds no evidence of AI agents making decisions in the laundering of $6.4 billion stolen from Binance https://www.elliptic.co/insights/how-north-korea-is-laundering-the-6-4-billion-stolen-from-binance/ 2. Twenty-nine NHS hospital trusts listed as benefiting from Palantir's data platform say they do not use it https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/02/palantir-unused-nhs-hospital-trusts 3. AI makes up only about 2.5 percent of telecom operator revenue, GSMA Intelligence finds https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/telecom-ai-roi-below-3-with-nvidia-the-sun-of-the-ai-ecosystem-gsma/ 4. Western startups are realigning Chinese open AI models for Western businesses https://restofworld.org/2026/western-startups-realigning-chinese-ai-models/ 5. Japan's minister says AI should let the country shrink, not raise, caps on Specified Skilled Worker visas https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASVC21SM1VC2UTFK005M.html