[10/25 12:00] Australian poll: two-thirds now use AI, 81% want regulation, nearly six in ten want development slowed or stopped / Microsoft Teams will let certified third-party tools scan meetings for deepfakes from November

AI News Flash for October 25, 2026 at 12:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. Australian poll: two-thirds now use AI, 81% want regulation, nearly six in ten want development slowed or stopped https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/voters-call-for-local-ai-safeguards-as-data-centre-concern-rises-20261025-p6181r.html 2. Microsoft Teams will let certified third-party tools scan meetings for deepfakes from November https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/10/25/microsoft-confirms-teams-will-let-third-party-tools-scan-your-meetings-for-deepfakes-from-november/ 3. Nvidia open-sources Flora, a robot-video labeling engine it says costs a fraction of GPT-6 Astra https://the-decoder.com/nvidia-open-sources-flora-to-make-robot-video-labeling-125x-cheaper-than-gpt-6-astra/ 4. Taiwan's digital ministry presses platforms to visibly label AI-generated images and video https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/6465024 5. Chinese PCB maker Dongshan raises 1.3 billion dollars in Hong Kong as investors grow more selective on AI http://www.theedgemarkets.com/node/823174