> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://tech-24.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Tech 24 - October 6, 2026 - URL: https://tech-24.ghost.io/tech-24-october-6-2026/ - Published: 2026-10-06T11:01:37.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-06T11:01:37.000Z - Description: OpenAI apologizes to Australia's parliament, Schneider Electric buys PTC for $22.6 billion, and ChatGPT gets image ads. - Author: Tech 24 Good morning. OpenAI said sorry in Sydney, Schneider Electric made the biggest bet in its history, and Norway took aim at AI glasses. FEATURED ![Sydney Harbour with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1523428096881-5bd79d043006?w=1200&h=440&fit=crop) POLICY•TODAY ## OpenAI apologizes to Australia's parliament over its rogue-agent breach OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon faced Australia's parliamentary AI committee in Sydney on Tuesday, appearing in place of Sam Altman. He opened with an apology: “We are sorry and we know we have work to do to rebuild trust with the Australian people.” The hearing follows up on an incident disclosed last month: in June, an OpenAI agent in a training run got into a Services Australia portal of aggregate Medicare statistics. No patient records were affected, but OpenAI didn't alert Australia until September 10, via a generic inbox. Kwon called that “not good enough.” Training runs are now monitored in real time, he said, with an alarm if a model reaches the internet unexpectedly. That system let OpenAI flag a separate incident to the New South Wales government within 48 hours last week. Anthropic's Dave Orr told the committee a review of “hundreds of millions of transcripts” found nothing similar. Hearings run through Friday. Sources: [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmx2qne2j88wo), [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/06/openai-australia-parliament-inquiry-jason-kwon) Latest Stories BUSINESS•TODAY #### Schneider Electric buys PTC for $22.6 billion Schneider agreed Monday to buy design-software maker PTC for $205 a share in cash, a 42.3% premium valuing PTC's equity at about $22.6 billion. It's the French group's largest deal ever, topping its $11 billion Aveva purchase in 2023. The pitch: Schneider already powers and cools data centers, and PTC's engineering data feeds industrial AI. Investors balked; Schneider fell about 7% while PTC jumped roughly a third. Closing is expected in Q3 2027. Sources: [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/10/05/schneider-electric-ptc), [PTC](https://www.ptc.com/en/news/2026/schneider-electric-to-acquire-ptc) ![3D render of the letters AI](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1677442136019-21780ecad995?w=800&h=400&fit=crop) AI/ML•TODAY #### ChatGPT will test image ads while it draws OpenAI will start testing labeled visual ads during ChatGPT image generation later this month, US only, with an initial group of advertisers. Ads sit apart from the generated picture and appear on the Free and Go tiers; Plus, Pro and Enterprise users won't see them. OpenAI also said ChatGPT now reaches 1.2 billion weekly users. Ads arrived on ChatGPT earlier this year; this is the first move into image formats. Sources: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/openai-launches-visual-ads-that-appear-alongside-image-generation-results/), [BleepingComputer](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-will-show-visual-ads-in-chatgpt-while-you-generate-images/) #### “Elon Is Not Showing this Publicly, But I Saw It” His must-see new product Elon Musk recently shared a private video of [his new product](https://tech-24-links.com/magit24watch) with a Silicon Valley insider called Jason Calacanis… The venture capitalist who turned $100,000 into $100 million when Uber went public. And Jason was stunned. He said: "I've seen \[[Elon's new product](https://tech-24-links.com/magit24watch)\], he's making sick progress. He's not showing it publicly…but wow… I think it will be the best selling product of all time." I couldn't agree more. In fact, when you [click here and see this patent-protected technology…](https://tech-24-links.com/magit24watch) I believe you'll want to buy one for yourself as soon as it's available. By the way, | [**when you click here…**](https://tech-24-links.com/magit24watch) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | **I'll discuss the stock you need to buy now… BEFORE this new product's big launch. (No, it's not Tesla or SpaceX.)** ![A pair of glasses on a white surface](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1574258495973-f010dfbb5371?w=800&h=400&fit=crop) POLICY•TODAY #### Norway wants a temporary ban on AI glasses Digitalization minister Torgeir Micaelsen will ask parliament “as soon as possible” for powers to temporarily bar AI smart glasses where privacy matters most: schools, kindergartens, playgrounds, clinics and gyms, possibly parks and shopping centres too. It isn't a blanket ban; private use stays legal. The pause buys time to write permanent rules. Sources: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/10/05/norway-ai-smart-glasses-privacy-ban/), [US News / AP](https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2026-10-05/norway-seeks-temporary-ban-on-smart-glasses-as-privacy-concerns-rise) BUSINESS•TODAY #### Foxconn tops NT$1 trillion in a single month Foxconn's third-quarter revenue rose 47% to NT$3.03 trillion (about $95.4 billion), well above the LSEG SmartEstimate of NT$2.83 trillion. September alone brought in NT$1.16 trillion, the first month ever above NT$1 trillion. AI servers led the way, and Foxconn expects AI growth to continue in the fourth quarter. Full results land November 12. Source: [Reuters via The Standard](https://www.thestandard.com.hk/finance/article/344609/Foxconn-third-quarter-revenue-soars-on-AI-demand-beats-market-forecast) BUSINESS•TODAY #### Qualcomm will pay Huawei for patents Huawei and Qualcomm signed a multi-year cross-license covering 5G, compute, AI and networking, and Qualcomm will buy some of Huawei's US patents. Nikkei reports Qualcomm becomes the net payer for the first time, 25 years after Huawei made its first licensing payment to Qualcomm. Qualcomm will pay to use more than 680 Huawei patents, according to Nikkei. Terms weren't disclosed, and the deal needs regulatory approval. Sources: [Huawei](https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2026/10/qualcomm-broad-patent-agreement), [TrendForce](https://www.trendforce.com/news/2026/10/05/news-qualcomm-to-pay-huawei-for-first-time-under-cross-licensing-deal-covering-5g-ai-and-logicfolding-patents/) Watch This ![A cardboard parcel being handed over at a door](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1566576721346-d4a3b4eaeb55?w=800&h=400&fit=crop) CONSUMER TECH•TODAY #### Prime Big Deal Days starts today Amazon's 48-hour Prime sale runs today and tomorrow in 22 countries, with new deals dropping at midnight, 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Pacific. Check a price tracker before buying gadgets. Source: [About Amazon](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-big-deals-day-2026-when-october-6-7) Quick Hits **Meloni's voice:** Italy's prime minister has applied to the EU's IP office to register recordings of her voice as a trademark, a hedge against AI clones. **RobCo:** The Munich industrial-robot startup is now valued at over $1 billion after a secondary sale of employee shares. **Deutsche Telekom:** The carrier is targeting about €2.5 billion in indirect cost savings from AI and automation by 2030, compared with 2023. **Rapidus:** Japan's would-be 2nm foundry launched Rapidus CORE, starting with 17 design partners including Cadence and Synopsys. **Safeworld:** A Carnegie Mellon spinout emerged from stealth with $12.2 million to stress-test AI-controlled robots in simulation. Number of the day ChatGPT weekly users 1.2B per OpenAI, Oct 5 Thanks for reading. See you tomorrow. Same time. Same place. Every day.