Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, endorsed by Sam Altman and Elon Musk, proposed a three-point AI regulation plan including requiring “embedded evaluators,” coordinating with democracies to set common safety standards and limits on “the rate of unchecked AI progress,” and coordinating as possible with authoritarian governments while verifying compliance.
Sep 14, 2026 ·
The Register
Visa and Mastercard, working with Ant International, plan to develop a shared Know Your Agent (KYA) framework that verifies AI shopping agents as “trusted and authorized” before they make payments across card networks.
Sep 14, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
MagSafe disconnects when the cable is pulled sharply, helping keep your MacBook from being tugged off the desk, while USB-C requires inserting into the correct port and can pull the MacBook along if it’s yanked.
Sep 14, 2026 ·
Engadget
Ethernet reliably maxes out at a rated 328 feet (100 meters) for connections running over 1 Gbps with Cat5e or Cat6, and for 10 Gbps with Cat6a (Cat6 is limited to about 180 feet for 10 Gbps).
Sep 14, 2026 ·Engadget
Gemini is rolling out to Android Auto as a replacement for Google’s regular assistant, and you can switch via Settings > Connected devices > Android Auto > Manage your digital assistant > Digital assistants from Google > Gemini.
Sep 13, 2026 ·Engadget
Standard Chartered expects sharp, headline-driven oil price spikes to persist through the third quarter amid a US-Iran stalemate and continued Strait of Hormuz export restrictions, with middle distillates staying extremely strong.
Sep 13, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
OpenAI began rolling out GPT-6 Astra on September 3, with access limited to GPT-6 Pro users on the $100 and $200 Pro plans, Business, and Enterprise, while Free and Go users are excluded and Plus gets Astra via ChatGPT Work and Codex (not regular Chat).
Sep 13, 2026 ·Engadget
Tap the red exclamation point next to the failed message to try sending it again, or switch to SMS by tapping and holding the message and selecting “Send as Text Message.”
Sep 13, 2026 ·Engadget
IMAX 15/70 film cameras are notoriously loud because they must run a huge amount of 70mm film at 24 frames per second—about 360 sprocket holes a second (5.6 feet per second, 336 feet a minute)—driven by powerful motors and shutter mechanics while maintaining each frame motionless and flat behind the lens.
Sep 13, 2026 ·Engadget
A 40-year-old unvaccinated Jefferson County, Pennsylvania woman died of respiratory failure due to suspected measles, with the coroner saying her measles case was not yet confirmed by testing.
Sep 13, 2026 ·Ars Technica
XLV is cheaper than IXJ (lower expense ratio) and both funds have similar dividend yields, with only a 0.10 percentage-point gap over the trailing 12 months.
Sep 13, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Insight Partners says it has returned more than $20 billion to LPs over the past two years through strategic sales and IPOs, with a few billion more coming, while having not made a major buyout since 2024 due to high rates and weaker exit multiples.
Sep 13, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Brent crude topped $100 per barrel for the first time since July and U.S. WTI exceeded $100 after renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, with diesel hitting a record $6 a gallon average in the U.S. and gasoline at a record high for this time of year, renewing recession fears and raising the odds of a Fed rate hike next week.
Sep 13, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
VONG holds 370 stocks versus VOOG’s 148, with both funds heavily tilted to technology (VONG 54% vs VOOG 52%), and VONG paid $0.58 per share in dividends over the trailing 12 months versus VOOG’s $0.37.
Sep 13, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Larry Ellison canceled a planned sale of 50 million Oracle shares worth about $7.5 billion, and Oracle said no stock was sold under that plan.
Sep 13, 2026 ·TechCrunch
The S&P 500 was up 0.86% while oil hovered around $100 and the 10-year Treasury yield neared 5%, alongside inflation at 3.4% and an increasingly imminent Fed rate hike.
Sep 13, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
TechCrunch’s early-stage VC survey for Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day flagged eight startups (listed alphabetically) as the most discussed/buzziest, ranging from nuclear-powered floating data centers to optical networking hardware for AI clusters, jet-powered strike/counter-drones, and robot automation software and hardware.
Sep 13, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Overwatch Season 5 adds Support hero Doctrine, Support-role Sombra with reworked abilities for healing allies, and a redesigned Roadhog with changed chain hook and gun mechanics plus a new Trash Compactor that nullifies incoming damage into burst damage.
Sep 13, 2026 ·
CNET
Overwatch Season 5 next month will debut new support Doctrine and rework damage Sombra into a healing support, alongside a Roadhog tank rework that removes his hook combo and adds a Trash Compactor ability that nullifies incoming damage and converts it into burst damage.
Sep 13, 2026 ·CNET
Today’s Wordle answer is RINSE: it starts with R, ends with E, has no repeated letters, and has two vowels.
Sep 13, 2026 ·CNET
