Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia
Huawei says its Ascend 960DT AI chip is expected to be ready in Q1 2027, earlier than its prior Q3 2027 plan.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Huawei says its Ascend 960DT AI chip is expected to be ready in Q1 2027, earlier than its prior Q3 2027 plan.
Sep 17, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Lunacy launched Nova, a browser-based platform (with a DAW host plugin) where creators can build and sell AI-powered VST-style music instruments assembled from effects blocks and AI prompts.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
The Verge
Pew Research’s survey of 42,151 people in 37 countries (Feb 8–May 13) found that in 34 countries respondents are more likely to believe AI will lead to job losses over the next 20 years than to create new ones—rising particularly high in Australia and South Korea (76% each) and the US (71%).
Sep 17, 2026 ·The Verge
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says AI safety shouldn’t rely on “alignment” alone because proliferation is inevitable and the key remaining problem is “containment” to limit model agency, prevent escape, stop reward hacking, and ensure systems follow instructions.
Sep 17, 2026 ·The Verge
A dolphin named Bubbles was observed up to 10 times in half an hour chasing bigeye trevally until they vomited, then ingesting the regurgitated food while not eating the actual fish.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Cargill is investing Bt2bn ($60m) in Thailand to expand cooked poultry capacity, adding an automated production line in Saraburi and a new 30,000-metric-ton grain silo, with completion targeted for December (silo) and 2028 (production line), and expects cooked poultry volume to rise to about 160,000 metric tons and generate Bt25bn in additional export revenue while creating 300 local jobs.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Instinct Concierge and Meta’s Muse both added the ability for AI agents to place outbound phone calls (Instinct rolls out in early access; Muse rolls out first to users who request it).
Sep 17, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Microsoft says the September 2026 security update (KB5124008) can break secure channel connections for Credential Guard–protected machine accounts on on-premises Active Directory, preventing Windows 11 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1 users from signing in with valid domain credentials and triggering trust-relationship warnings between the device and domain.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
The Register
The 10-year Treasury yield fell 5 basis points to around 4.96% while Brent crude dropped to about $102 and West Texas Intermediate hovered near $100.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
ACV Auctions Inc. (NYSE:ACVA) shares jumped after the company reported strong top-line growth and announced a large share buyback program.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Emerald AI formed the AI Energy Management Alliance with Google, Nvidia and Anthropic to use demand response to enable an additional 100 gigawatts of data centers to connect to the grid.
Sep 17, 2026 ·TechCrunch
WillScot Holdings (WSC) closed at $18.07 per share on Sept. 16, 2026, after falling 17.86% over the prior month and 20.36% over the past year.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
HF Sinclair’s refining segment helped the stock sidestep Energy-sector weakness in 2Q 2026, posting a “solid gain” even as oil prices fell after Iran settlement talks.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Lazard shares fell $14.40% over the past month and are down 36.02% over the past year, with Cambiar SMID Fund attributing the decline to a slowdown in M&A activity and a modest revenue shortfall in Lazard’s asset management segment.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Dolby Laboratories (DLB) fell despite a strong Q2 rally, with its shares down 8.49% over the past month and down 18.53% over the past 52 weeks as of Sept. 16, 2026 (closed at $58.74).
Sep 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
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Sep 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Strategy’s preferred stock, Stretch (NASDAQ: STRC), is trading at $97.07 per share on Sept. 17 after Strategy’s buybacks pushed it back toward its $100 par value.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Bolt aims to deploy at least 25,000 fully autonomous vehicles in Europe using Lucid’s upcoming mid-size EV architecture, with Bolt intending to own and operate the fleet.
Sep 17, 2026 ·TechCrunch
US single-family housing starts rose 7.6% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 918,000 units, but single-family building permits fell 1.8% to 878,000 units, signaling the rebound may be temporary amid higher mortgage rates.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The European Commission’s proposed EU Kids Act would ban social media access for children under 13, allow supervised access for ages 13–14, and require kids to be 15 before creating their own social media accounts.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
Engadget
