[10/31 00:00] Apple Intelligence is finally coming to China in December with iOS 27.3, with Alibaba's Qwen built in / OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic back a shared robots.txt signal that lets websites opt out of AI training

AI News Flash for October 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. Apple Intelligence is finally coming to China in December with iOS 27.3, with Alibaba's Qwen built in https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/30/apple-says-ios-27-3-beta-coming-next-week/ 2. OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic back a shared robots.txt signal that lets websites opt out of AI training https://openai.com/index/helping-websites-express-ai-training-preferences/ 3. Japan asks Anthropic and OpenAI to expand access to their advanced vulnerability-hunting AI models https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA2949Z0Z21C26A0000000/ 4. S&P cuts Meta's credit rating outlook to negative over its heavy AI spending and negative free cash flow https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/30/meta-outlook-to-revised-to-negative-by-sp-after-cash-flow-negative.html 5. Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite answers its first AI prompt from orbit, writing a haiku about space https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-research/project-suncatcher-satellite-response/