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Sep 30, 2026 ·
CNBC
China’s commerce ministry said Beijing will “respond firmly” if the European Union imposes restrictions on Chinese businesses or products, warning the move would disrupt EU-China trade talks and undermine mutual trust.
Meta, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, and XAI signed the non-binding “White House Accord on Superintelligence” that sets out four layers of internal controls and audits but does not require any specific actions or define key terms like “robust” controls.
Sep 30, 2026 ·
The Register
Meta announced the Meta Enterprise Platform, aiming to evolve its Muse AI stack into products and services enterprises can deploy in operations via a connected suite including Muse agent, Meta Business Agent, Muse API, and Muse Code.
Sep 30, 2026 ·
Computerworld
Sam Altman said OpenAI won’t go public until it can make “confident safety claims” about its models, with no firm IPO timeline.
Sep 30, 2026 ·
The Verge
You can repurpose an old router instead of replacing it by using it as a secondary/tertiary device—options include access point/repeater or mesh node, a LAN-port switch, file/print server via its USB port, a dedicated VPN router, or running custom firmware like OpenWrt/DD-WRT/FreshTomato for more control.
Sep 30, 2026 ·
Engadget
A U.S. government chatbot for America.gov responded to “Minecraft” by generating a roughly 1,800-word monologue that rewrites the Minecraft “End Poem,” rather than malfunctioning or jailbreak-breaking.
Sep 29, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Google put Gemini Enterprise for Legal into preview in late August with four major firms, and Anthropic released Claude Legal Solutions in the three months before that, as AI vendors move faster into legal work than courts can fine lawyers for filing AI-generated fictitious citations.
Sep 29, 2026 ·Engadget
Nearly a quarter of Anthropic’s revenue last year came from two customers, and its prospectus warned many large clients aren’t locked into long-term contracts—giving enterprise CIOs potential leverage to negotiate terms like price protection, advance notice before model retirements, and data portability.
Sep 29, 2026 ·Computerworld
Routers generally keep working after firmware updates stop, but newly discovered security flaws may go unfixed, leaving the device potentially vulnerable as attacks increasingly target unpatched routers in bulk.
Sep 29, 2026 ·Engadget
People lost up to 25% of their body weight in a trial of Eli Lilly’s retatrutide
Sep 29, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Trump’s executive order directs US executive-branch websites, policy documents, and press releases to refer to AI only as “Super Intelligence,” with officials expected not to use the terms “artificial intelligence” or “AI” in relevant settings.
Sep 29, 2026 ·The Verge
“dot.com” was transferred to xAI in July and now redirects to the Grok chatbot app download page, making it a target of internet prank theories tied to OpenAI’s Dots launch.
Sep 29, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Nineteen of 21 late-model vehicles sent traffic to at least one third-party company, and seven of 30 companion mobile apps shared sensitive data including VIN, email, phone number, and precise location with third parties.
Sep 29, 2026 ·TechCrunch
BMW’s revamped 2027 i3 50 xDrive is rated for up to 468 miles of range on EPA testing, with a starting price of $61,500 plus a $1,350 destination fee.
Sep 29, 2026 ·The Verge
Translation earbuds turn a spoken conversation into translated speech by running speech recognition, machine translation (often using NLP and sometimes LLMs), and then text-to-speech synthesis that’s played back to the listener via Bluetooth or through the earbuds’ offline processing.
Sep 29, 2026 ·Engadget
Training for OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-6.1 Astra, was stopped over safety concerns, amid ongoing protests and legal/regulatory actions against the company.
Sep 29, 2026 ·Ars Technica
EliseAI raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, doubling its valuation from its Series E round last August.
Sep 29, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Dutch police arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man on September 15 in connection with ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for attacks on Ticketmaster, Rockstar Games, and the FBI’s website and employee data.
Sep 29, 2026 ·The Verge
Grokipedia, SpaceXAI’s AI-powered online encyclopedia, is showing recent page updates again after a months-long pause, including fact-checks added within the last few days on pages like Barack Obama’s and within the last hour on Elon Musk’s.
Sep 29, 2026 ·The Verge
Select Best Buy locations now have a Meta Lab where you can walk in and try Meta’s latest AI glasses and related Meta Quest VR hardware before buying.
Sep 29, 2026 ·
CNET
Leaked renders for Google’s Pixel 11A suggest a new purple color option and the same flat, no-camera-bump design as the $499 Pixel 10A, alongside other colors like black, silver, and green.
Sep 29, 2026 ·CNET
