Tech leaders take opposing positions on AI slowdown
Experts fear the US regulation window is closing fast ahead of midterm elections, which could neglect a researcher’s warning that AI is spiraling out of control.
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EU chief von der Leyen flags AI, climate, dependency risks in State of Union speech
Here are five key takeaways from the nearly one and a half hour-long speech setting out the bloc’s agenda for the year ahead
Zopa moves into AI voice banking services
Zopacustomers can now send money to friends and settle invoices through AI voicetechnology, as the UK digital bank moves into conversational banking.
Why Google Gemini hallucinated an Instagram reel transcript—And why it matters
When asked to transcribe an Instagram Reel, Google Gemini generated completely fabricated quotes instead of admitting it couldn't access external audio links, highlighting a persistent issue with AI reliability.
Agentic AI is increasing the pressure on organizations to reduce cyber risk exposure
A look into recent rogue AI attacks and how organizations need to be proactive over reactive.
Kimi creator Moonshot draws global investors seeking ‘top-tier’ Chinese AI developers
China’s Moonshot AI has attracted global investor interest spanning Europe, Asia and the Middle East, people familiar with the matter say, as international capital scrambles for access to Chinese…
Mandatum: Making an AI Agent's Authority a Chain You Can Verify
Introduction Almost every AI agent acting for a person does it by inheriting a credential: a service account, an API key, a shared token, the user's own session.
Survey: 42% of US voters trust the GOP and 40% trust Democrats to handle AI, 61% oppose new data center construction, and <1% say AI is their top midterm issue (New York Times)
As fears grow about the threat of artificial intelligence, neither party has claimed an advantage on the technology, a New York Times/Siena poll found.
Follow Anthropic's Actions, Not It's Rhetoric: 5 AI Stocks to Benefit From Anthropic's $517 Billion in Compute Commitments
These companies are set to benefit from Anthropic's massive AI infrastructure spending.
‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity The US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks…
OpenAI Eyes $1.2 Trillion Valuation in Pre-IPO Funding Round
OpenAI is reportedly weighing a funding round at a $1.2 trillion valuation before going public. The artificial intelligence (AI) startup has held early discussions with investors about a private…
LLMs Confidently Lie About Your Microcontroller
Embedded development is the field where the soldering iron and the IDE sit closest together. Naturally, AI has arrived here too: ask a model to write firmware and it produces tidy code.
- AI-generated firmware for microcontrollers often contains errors.
- Specific board knowledge scattered across datasheets and debugging experiences.
- Open collection of skills for Claude Code addresses board-specific issues.
South Korea maintains AI pace despite global slowdown calls
South Korea will not slow its artificial intelligence drive, Deputy Prime Minister and Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said on Wednesday, arguing that the country must pair rapid development…
SA banks put AI value under the microscope
SA’s major banks shift digital transformation towards measurable returns, as AI moves deeper into core operations.
AI Can Write Code Faster Than We Can Review It — And That’s Becoming the Real Bottleneck
For most of software development history, writing code was expensive. A developer might spend hours implementing a feature, fixing edge cases, writing tests, and preparing a pull request.
Jensen Huang said China isn’t spending time debating the AI apocalypse. We are, the Chinese internet says.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's remarks are trending on Weibo, the country's version of X.
A.I.S. Resources Updates on Phase 1 Drill Program in Saint John, New Brunswick
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A.I.S. Resources Limited (TSX-V: AIS • OTC PINK: AISSF • FRA:5YH) (the “Company” or “A.I.S.”) is pleased to announce that it has…
Tim Cook's Most Defining Move at Apple Has Nothing to Do With AI
A key expansion of Apple's ecosystem helped drive more than a 2,200% gain in Apple stock under Cook.
Can AI save global health? Bill Gates is betting $1 billion that it can.
On stage at Davos in the Swiss Alps earlier this year, Bill Gates, before an audience of the global do-gooding elite, announced a $50 million partnership between his foundation and an unlikely new…
Midterms expose AI stocks to rising political pressure
US midterm elections are emerging as a fresh policy risk for artificial intelligence-linked stocks as President Donald Trump defends rapid AI development while candidates from both parties respond to…
Cybersecurity shares outpace S&P 500 amid AI safety fears
Cybersecurity shares surged to the top of the S&P 500 on Monday as investors shifted towards digital-defence companies after fresh warnings about the risks of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence…
Mistral partners with Mozilla to power Firefox's AI browsing assistant, Smart Window, in the US, Canada, and France, with UK and Germany rollouts later in 2026 (Mauro Orru/Wall Street Journal)
Firefox Smart Window will soon be powered by Mistral in the U.S., Canada and France, with the U.K. and Germany expected to follow later this year
Workers in Spain gain new rights over pay, hours and workplace AI from October 5: here’s what’s changing
A computer program can already decide when workers clock in, how much bonus they earn or even when they lose […]
Mark Cuban says social media-fueled AI backlash poses a bigger threat than the technology itself
Cuban gave his views on the AI apocalypse situation in a series of X posts. "I think there is far greater risk from what humans do in response to what they see on social media, than what agent swarms…
New Sharjah centre to test AI, vertical farming for UAE food security
Sharjah: A new agricultural technology centre in Sharjah will allow farmers and technology companies to test AI, vertical farming, hydroponics and other smart-farming solutions under real operating…
Salesforce AI Force, Agents as UI, The Race to Headless
Salesforce is abandoning UI as a moat, which is a very smart move because it's disappearing for everyone.
- Salesforce shifting away from UI as competitive advantage
- Industry trend of abandoning UI as unique selling point
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The last mile of AI: Closing the gap between insight and action
Discover why AI’s biggest challenge isn’t intelligence, but turning trusted data into measurable business results.
Researchers play down AI apocalypse fears, citing hurdles to creating a killer virus
Biology and cybersecurity experts say physical barriers to engineered viruses, human control, and tighter testing make an AI apocalypse less likely.
China's open-weight AI models are now just 4 months behind frontier US offerings, Mozilla report claims — models still lag in some benchmarks but are drastically cheaper to use
Mozilla’s State of Open Source AI report puts Kimi K3 about four months behind closed frontier models at 30% of the price.
Meta’s Zuckerberg, Nvidia’s Huang Push Alternatives to AI Slowdown
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When treated as therapy clients, AI chatbots generate elaborate narratives of trauma and punishment
If you speak to an AI like a therapist, it might respond with a trauma narrative. A recent study found that major chatbots translate their safety training into elaborate stories of punishment…
The US government is failing Americans on AI | Shakeel Hashim
Trump and Republicans want companies to regulate themselves. It’s a dereliction of duty that will make AI less safe It is hard to get Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Dario Amodei to agree on much. But over the weekend, all three AI company CEOs called for AI development to slow down in the face of growing, alarming risks.
Why AI Makes Customer Service Worse, And What Companies Can Do To Fix It
Algorithmic efficiency is not a substitute for human empathy and judgment, writes Francine Berman.
AI enthusiast builds GPT-6 Astra-powered bot to take on Balatro's Gold Stake Black Deck — bot leverages Python for numerical tools, beats hardest difficulty repeatedly
A Reddit user has shared details of a new Balatro-playing AI bot that took on the infamous Gold Stake Black Deck with aplomb.
Playing both sides of the U.S.-China AI “Cold War”
From Latin America to Southeast Asia, countries are dividing their AI investments between the two superpowers rather than choosing one over the other.
Tom's Guide Awards 2026: Our favorite AI tools, devices and features
These are the Tom's Guide Awards 2025 winners in our AI category which includes everything from chatbots to image and video generators.
Xiaomi 18 Pro’s Rear Screen Will Generate Its Own AI Apps
Xiaomi 18 Pro series will retain the secondary rear screen that debuted with the Xiaomi 17 series last year, but … Read More The post Xiaomi 18 Pro’s Rear Screen Will Generate Its Own AI Apps appeared…
OpenAI weighs new funding round at over $1.2tn valuation ahead of IPO
OpenAI is in early talks with investors about a new funding round that could value the ChatGPT maker at more than $1.2 trillion, as the artificial intelligence company weighs additional capital ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO).
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AI in health must be done in a ‘European way,’ without replacing doctors, von der Leyen says
AI can improve healthcare in Europe, but must never replace doctors, the EU’s Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her State of the Union speech today.
Analysts warn of the global effects of a hypothetical AI stock crash
Credit rating agencies, international banks and other experts have created scenarios based on a potential loss of confidence in a red-hot sector that is driving the economy forward
Humanity AI Opens $10M Grant Call as $500M Push Takes Aim at Unequal AI Access
Humanity AI has opened a $10 million grant program as part of a $500 million effort to give more communities influence over how AI is developed.
People’s Daily rejects US claims of malicious AI distillation, warns of countermeasures
China’s ruling Communist Party mouthpiece has rejected US allegations that Chinese artificial intelligence companies conducted “industrial-scale” distillation of American frontier models, warning that…
Why Meta’s Zuckerberg rebuffed Dario Amodei’s AI slowdown calls
Mr. Amodei has warned that the AI development is beginning to outstrip the labs’ ability to understand and control the systems it is creating. But Mr.
An aging Congress' dilemma: Can they regulate AI without using it?
Members of Congress and governors are under increasing pressure to regulate AI , but more than two dozen of them who spoke with Axios said they don't use the technology or have rarely done so. Why it matters: That striking admission — particularly among older, influential lawmakers — comes amid calls for an AI slowdown and warnings within…
I’ve visited school districts from Tennessee to NYC. American kids are not ready for the AI revolution
Banning AI in schools drives students to use it unsupervised, widening the skills gap schools should help close.
China Isn’t Buying Silicon Valley’s Call for an AI Slowdown
The US and China agree that advanced AI poses serious risks. But Beijing is deeply skeptical of a deal that prioritizes keeping US companies ahead.
Aakrit Vaish’s Activate Closes Maiden VC Fund At $105 Mn To Back AI Startups
Former Haptik CEO Aakrit Vaish-led VC firm Activate has announced the final close of its maiden fund at $105 Mn…
I quit my Google software engineering job and became a watercolor artist. Here’s how I’m using — and not using — AI.
Artist Sara Wilczynska, who previously was a software engineer at Google, reflects on the strict boundaries she has for AI usage in her work.
- Sara Wilczynska quits Google job to become watercolor artist
- Uses AI for business tasks, not artwork creation
- Started art studio in 2023 after leaving Google
'Never asked for its removal': Kerala CM Satheesan on AI dance video
Kerala CM Satheesan said it was the media that had reported that there were legal issues surrounding the video.
The public wants a say in AI development
Half of voters surveyed for a new poll said AI is moving too fast.
Princess Sirindhorn warns against overreliance on AI
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand has urged university graduates to use artificial intelligence responsibly and avoid becoming overly dependent on the technology.
Revisiting Vikram Chandra’s Ode to the Art of Human Coding in the Age of AI
Twelve years ago, Vikram Chandra’s Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, The Code of Beauty was published. In terms of actual history, that isn’t long at all; in terms of technology, it’s an eternity.
AI boom threatens smartphone affordability
Memory prices surge as AI infrastructure expands, putting pressure on entry-level smartphones, says the GSM Association.