ChatGPT Adds Locked Chats. Gemini Adds Personal Intelligence in Cars. U.S. Blocks DeepSeek in Government. Spotify Removes AI Slop.

The AI news for October 21st, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/chatgpt-now-lets-you-lock-your-chats/ Google’s more personalized Gemini AI is heading to your car. Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1014999/google-gemini-ai-cars-android-auto US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/us-orders-federal-agencies-to-remove-chinas-deepseek-ai-from-their-systems/ Spotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations Source: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1014284/spotify-ai-slop-spam-songs-removed