[10/15 15:00] FTC subpoenas Anthropic and OpenAI over safety incidents; Trump's AI task force meets Thursday (CBS News, Axios, Reuters) / NYC Comptroller Mark Levine urges Anthropic to pause its IPO over AI safety (Quartz, Bloomberg, Reuters)

AI News Flash for October 15, 2026 at 15:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. FTC subpoenas Anthropic and OpenAI over safety incidents; Trump's AI task force meets Thursday (CBS News, Axios, Reuters) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ftc-subpoenas-anthropic-openai-consumer-protection/ 2. NYC Comptroller Mark Levine urges Anthropic to pause its IPO over AI safety (Quartz, Bloomberg, Reuters) https://qz.com/nyc-comptroller-anthropic-ipo-pause-ai-safety-101526 3. ByteDance's Seed unit sets up an AI safety and alignment team and launches a global hiring drive (Reuters) https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/chinas-bytedance-sets-up-ai-safety-team-launches-global-hiring-drive/articleshow/134965810.cms 4. Canada's Cohere to acquire Prague-based AI cybersecurity firm Aisle and launch Cohere Cyber (BetaKit) https://betakit.com/cohere-to-acquire-czech-ai-cybersecurity-firm-aisle-set-up-new-cyber-division/ 5. Amazon's Bee launches two new personal AI devices that record conversations, starting at $75 (TechCrunch) https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/amazons-bee-launches-two-new-personal-ai-devices-starting-at-75/