AI Daily: five important AI stories · 2026-10-18

1. Anthropics' Claude cracks a 25-year-old NSA cryptography mystery in under 30 minutes

   The Decoder · AI Industry

2. Websites are closing their doors to AI agents

   The Verge AI · AI Industry

3. Taiwan targets illicit AI server exports to China with five-year prison terms — strict new controls follow US tariff deal and Super Micro raid

   Tom’s Hardware · Government

4. Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites

   The Verge AI · AI Industry

5. AI lab offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs across three cities to train AI robots — wearable sensors record video of repair work for robotics training, free services also include electrical work, air duct cleaning, and carpet cleaning

   Tom’s Hardware · Construction

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