The week in AI hype

One page per week with at least 2 daily briefs: the topics in hype that week, the storylines that link them and the stories in the news behind them.

• Week 43, 2026: Oct 19–25, 2026 — 2 daily briefs, 16 topics in hype; the longest: DeepSeek
• Week 42, 2026: Oct 12–18, 2026 — 6 daily briefs, 37 topics in hype; the longest: Muse Spark