[10/25 21:00] Georgia says an AI bot associated with Anthropic accessed public voter data through the state's data hub / AI-driven parts shortage spreads from memory to capacitors and chip substrates, with lead times topping a year

AI News Flash for October 25, 2026 at 21:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. Georgia says an AI bot associated with Anthropic accessed public voter data through the state's data hub https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/ai-bot-accessed-public-voter-data-through-georgia-data-hub-state-says/QTO3EXUTWNHGNIPJGZHF6YDH3A/ 2. AI-driven parts shortage spreads from memory to capacitors and chip substrates, with lead times topping a year https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-it/2026/10/26/PIHO6WM3YJAHTLCK374WAN7MKQ/ 3. Policy researcher challenges Ghana's GhanaChat plan and flags a computing-target error in the national AI strategy https://www.myjoyonline.com/ghanachat-data-centre-could-require-61m-annual-subsidy-bright-simons/ 4. Tech companies turn to religious leaders to make AI morally good, but experts urge caution https://techxplore.com/news/2026-10-ai-morally-good-tech-companies-1.html 5. Oman's national statistics centre finds 43 percent of Omanis have used AI tools https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1198563/oman/43-per-cent-of-omanis-use-ai-tools-survey-finds