[10/31 15:00] The AI industry's super PAC pulls back in the final stretch of the midterms / Reddit stock plunges about 28 percent as Google's AI search cuts US traffic

AI News Flash for October 31, 2026 at 15:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. The AI industry's super PAC pulls back in the final stretch of the midterms https://sfstandard.com/2026/10/31/losing-donors-fire-ai-industry-super-pac-retreats/ 2. Reddit stock plunges about 28 percent as Google's AI search cuts US traffic https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/reddit-stock-plunges-28-google-140700166.html 3. China's CXMT says it has validated a next-generation 4F-squared DRAM platform https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202610/1373367.shtml 4. A Finnish AI model screens for ear infections in young children and heads for home testing https://scienceline.org/2026/10/ear-infection-a-new-ai-model-may-have-the-diagnosis/ 5. China's five-year archaeology plan turns to AI restoration and deep-sea robots https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3372841/chinese-archaeologists-set-hi-tech-excavations-ai-and-deep-sea-robots