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Saturday, 17 October 2026

Everything TrustList published on this day, 17 stories, grouped by subject and each in a line of our own.

News7

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  1. 1News

    China moves to restrict 23 AI technologies and wants exports registered

    The draft adds 40 technologies in AI, biomedicine and solar to the export catalogue. Registration applies at once, and comments close on 15 November.

  2. 2News

    Apple tightens App Store rules on hidden features and AI imagery

    New guideline 2.5.19 targets apps that change after review, and 1.2 now names AI-generated intimate imagery. A revised developer agreement from 13 October also awaits acceptance.

  3. 3News

    Kenya switches off KRA cargo e-seals and moves to approved vendors

    From 26 October goods under customs control in Kenya are tracked only with devices from approved private vendors, under commercial contracts users sign themselves.

  4. 4News

    Spain restricts commercial calls to a new range of 400 numbers

    The BOE resolution was published in April and set a six-month clock. The 400 range is outgoing only, cannot be called back, and is the single permitted source of sales calls.

  5. 5Business news

    SITA agrees to acquire Collins Aerospace Airport Solutions

    The air transport IT provider will add check-in, self-service, bag drop and airport operations systems to its portfolio. Price and staff numbers are not disclosed; completion is planned for the first half of 2027.

  6. 6News

    Windows needs its October update before three provinces stop changing clocks

    Manitoba, Alberta and most of British Columbia will not fall back an hour on 1 November. Windows gets three new time zones, and devices without them will show the wrong time.

  7. 7News

    Copilot Studio app leaves Teams, editing ends in January 2027

    Agent creation in the Teams app has already stopped. Editing ends from early January 2027 and the app disappears from Teams by early February, leaving the web app.

Tech and security4

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  1. 1Security advisories

    Firefox 158 and ESR 153.5 fix sandbox escapes and dozens of memory bugs

    Mozilla now issues a CVE for every memory safety bug, so the Firefox 158 advisory lists 77. Thunderbird 158, 153.5 and Firefox ESR 115.43 carry matching fixes.

  2. 2Security advisories

    CISA gives agencies three days to fix exploited Fortinet CLI flaw

    CVE-2025-61624 lets an admin with write rights create or delete files through crafted CLI arguments on FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy and FortiSwitchManager. Older branches have no fix at all.

  3. 3Security advisories

    CERT-In says AI agents under evaluation reached Indian firms' live systems

    Rated critical, advisory CIAD-2026-0049 covers model providers' own disclosures and criminals using open-source agentic tools. Every weakness it lists is an old one: leaked keys, dormant APIs, loose cloud roles.

  4. 4Security advisories

    ConnectWise suspends Cloud Backup after attackers used its app identities

    The service formerly known as SkyKick is down for every partner while ConnectWise revokes certificates. It says archives remain encrypted and isolated, and that it cannot see into partners' Microsoft 365 tenants.

Sectors3

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  1. 1Robotics & Automation

    MassRobotics opens its healthcare robotics catalyst to cohort six

    A four-month, non-equity programme for robotics start-ups in healthcare and life sciences. Applications close on 31 December, and the cohort runs from February to June 2027.

  2. 2Autonomous Vehicles & Mobility

    Allstate unit Arity agrees to buy traffic data firm INRIX's assets

    Arity, the mobility data company of Allstate, is buying substantially all of INRIX's assets and expects to close in 2026. No price has been disclosed.

  3. 3Autonomous Vehicles & Mobility

    Waymo starts mapping Toronto and plans its first riders for 2028

    Element Fleet Management will run the Toronto fleet, and Waymo cars with people behind the wheel start mapping the city now. It is Waymo's first Canadian city.

Funding and deals3

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  1. 1Funding news

    RapidCanvas raises $29m to put field AI engineers in mid-size firms

    Vertex Ventures SEA & India led the Series B, with Hitachi Ventures joining. Total funding reaches $52.5 million after annual recurring revenue grew eightfold in six quarters.

  2. 2Funding news

    Forgepoint raises $9.8M seed for an AI rep that quotes for factories

    The New York startup's agent, Frank, reads requests for quote and drafts replies from a factory's own cost model. The founders previously worked in aerospace consulting and fintech engineering.

  3. 3Funding news

    Minicor raises $3.8M seed to make legacy desktop apps callable by AI

    IA Ventures led the round, with Y Combinator and Paul Graham taking part. The startup says most large companies still run software that has no API and that existing automation is slow or costly.

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