Weekly Slop Roundup — September 26, 2026
The week’s biggest stories on AI-generated content, deepfakes, synthetic media, and information quality.
167 stories from 22 sources this week.
1. B2B brands turn to creator video to fight AI slop and aid AI search
MarTech
Creator video gives B2B brands a way to stand out from AI-generated content and build credibility with buyers using AI to research products. The post B2B brands turn to creator video to fight AI slop and aid AI search appeared first on MarTech .
2. I am looking for GTM co-founder for my anti AI slop startup I am building
Hacker News
3. ‘This gap opens up of doubt and scepticism about everything’: Jess and Morgs confront the politics of deepfakes
The Guardian Tech
In the choreographers’ new work, virtuosic movement and some green-screen magic unfurl the theatricality of high-stakes television interviews It appears the interviewer has got him on the ropes. “For the record, I did not take part in a pagan ceremony with minor members of the royal family in which
4. Pocock calls for AI safety act after Medicare breach – as it happened
The Guardian Tech
This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities Technology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of governm
5. How Believable is Google’s New ‘Live Avatar’ Capability?
Slashdot
Google has synthesized “expressive face-to-face experiences” for its speech agent Gemini 3.8 Live. They’re now offering a Live Avatar “with precise lip-syncing, natural expressions, and fluid turn- taking” for Google Enterprise accounts wanting “engaging customer service” or for offering interactive
6. ‘We can’t ignore AI or prevent it,’ Anthony Albanese tells UN general assembly – video
The Guardian Tech
During his speech to the UN in New York City, the Australian prime minister addresses the AI hack of Medicare, saying the episode reflects the need for greater regulation of artificial intelligence. ‘We can’t ignore AI or prevent it. And it’s why we joined with other nations this week to call for ac
7. Teen Sadness And Suicidal Thoughts Keep Falling, Even As Kids Keep Scrolling
Techdirt
Over the last few years, it has become accepted knowledge that the internet — mainly social media and, lately, AI tools — was damaging the mental health of kids and increasing the suicide rate among that demographic. To hear the media and politicians talk about it, this was the biggest issue on the
8. The AI commerce era: 7 e-commerce leaders on what’s still broken
The Next Web
Would you trust an AI agent to run your Amazon store? That future may be near. But true AI transformation requires moving beyond “gap-filling” AI tools. It requires building an infrastructure layer that lets AI agents create and manage their own workflows. We asked 7 e-commerce industry veterans wha
9. As the coding boom fades, AI is forcing colleges and computer science grads to adjust
Fast Company Tech
Computer science student Jack Zemke was getting nowhere despite sending out hundreds of job applications that mostly disappeared into the void—ignored. With his graduation from Tulane University just days away, he was considering moving back in with his parents when he got a break, thanks to a group
10. Google is sending a teensy-tiny AI data center to space
Engadget
It’s an experiment to see how the chips hold up in the harsh vacuum of the cosmos.
11. ElevenLabs’ CEO on margins, IPO timing, and telling customers they’re talking to a bot
TechCrunch AI
ElevenLabs powers the AI voice on the other end of a lot of customer service calls, and its CEO told me this week that businesses should probably tell you that — at least until getting a machine is what everyone expects anyway.
12. Apocalypse or golden opportunity? Why the AI freakout might be useful
Fast Company Tech
I was profoundly struck by the Wall Street Journal’s reporting from Amrith Ramkumar , Angel Au-Yeung and Lindsay Ellis on the week AI anxiety went mainstream. Without downplaying legitimate concerns about the havoc that new technologies such as AI can cause, history offers some interesting ana
13. Pixel 11’s Call For Me feature begins preliminary rollout
Engadget
Select Gemini subscribers with a Pixel 11 can soon try out phone calls via AI chatbot.
14. What AI oversight looks like if Democrats take Congress
Fast Company Tech
Welcome to AI Decoded , Fast Company ‘s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company , covering emerging tech, AI, and tech policy. Sign up to receive this newsletter every week via email here . And if y
15. Talk of AI in KDE sets the community ablaze
The Register
A desktop pitch and an attempt to curb LLM slop descended into very human mayhem
16. Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week
The Verge AI
Google is getting ready to launch a satellite with its AI processors to test how well they perform in space, as reported earlier by The New York Times. The move is part of Google’s Project Suncatcher, the company’s experimental initiative that could eventually put AI data centers into orbit. The sat
17. ‘Eat the rich, save the planet’: climate protesters call out big tech’s disconnect from reality
The Guardian Tech
Activists gathered outside the OpenAI offices on Monday during climate week in New York City On Monday evening, protesters gathered outside the unmarked Manhattan offices of OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, holding signs calling to “Eat the rich, save the planet”. Over the next two days, groups also picket
18. 3 useful iOS 27 features that you may not know of in Apple’s latest update
Fast Company Tech
Apple’s latest mobile operating system update, iOS 27, rolled out last week , headlined by a more advanced version of its Siri assistant. But it also comes with a slew of other useful but less well known features for iPhone users . The software upgrade, which is available for devices dating ba
19. Google to critical infra orgs: Our AI scanners won’t be evil, promise
The Register
Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Wiz’s Red Agent team up to protect hospitals, public transit, and tech
20. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sound Elite is a new AI chip for audio wearables
Engadget
Qualcomm has launched a new chip that will enable AI features on small audio devices.
21. AI is dominating the conversation at Climate Week
MIT Technology Review
This week, world leaders descended on Manhattan for the UN General Assembly. It’s also New York Climate Week—investors, policymakers, advocates, and journalists are colliding at panels, talks, and fancy dinners. With so many climate voices in one place, the discourse can feel a little louder than us
22. China is excelling in health tech. That’s good news for the world
Rest of World
A visitor experiences an artificial intelligence health screening system at the 2026 Ningxia Elderly Care Service Expo on August 28, 2026 in Yinchuan, China.
23. AI safety fears stalk Trump-Xi summit agenda
Politico Technology
President Donald Trump faces growing demands at home and abroad to raise U.S.-China AI safety with Chinese leader Xi Jinping when they meet in Washington.
24. Inside China’s mind on AI
Axios
China is waging a much different war for AI supremacy than the U.S. Why it matters: China is obsessed with state control and adoption. Chinese officials are laser-focused on deep, widespread AI domestic use they can monitor and steer at every level of their economy. By contrast, America is obsessed
25. OpenAI is reportedly preparing to preview a GPT-6 Cyber security model
The Next Web
OpenAI is preparing to preview GPT-6 Cyber, a model built for cybersecurity work, in the coming weeks, Fortune reported on Thursday, citing multiple people familiar with the plans. Alongside the model, OpenAI plans to launch a new product that helps customers deploy it more securely and automaticall
26. Bad bot traffic is growing 9 times faster than human web traffic
Fast Company Tech
Malicious bots are growing at a startling pace as AI continues to expand. A new report from DataDome finds that from July 2025 to June of this year, bad automated traffic grew 124%. That’s nine times faster than human traffic growth during that period. AI traffic, meanwhile, increased more tha
27. Ask HN: I just talked to an AI-obsessed client, and I need a shower afterwards
Hacker News
Just to preface, this isn't the typical "Am I being replaced by vibe coding" post.<p>I just had a talk with one of my first ongoing clients, who sort of helped me kickstart my freelancing "career". He is one of those people who has a broad understanding of the tech out there
28. Meta Unveils 3 Smart Glasses With Built-In A.I.
NY Times Tech
Artificial intelligence again dominated the company’s annual developer conference, as Mark Zuckerberg doubled down on how the technology can empower people.
29. Mark Zuckerberg predicts Muse will become a “personal superintelligence” for billions.
Axios
Meta on Wednesday debuted “Muse Charm,” a new, keychain-sized AI handheld device it will use to bring its viral Muse assistant to the masses. Why it matters: Meta’s has raced ahead of OpenAI , Apple and other companies that are racing to build a new crop of small AI devices, revving up the massive m
30. America’s A.I. Leaders Warn U.N. of Possible Peril Absent a Global Response
NY Times Tech
Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic told the Security Council that international cooperation was needed to ensure that A.I. remains under human control.
31. Judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit against Des Moines Register
Axios
A district judge tossed an election interference lawsuit by President Trump against the Des Moines Register, parent company USA Today Co. (formerly Gannett) and pollster Ann Selzer , rejecting claims that its inaccurate pre-election poll amounted to consumer fraud. Why it matters : The dismissal is
32. Google DeepMind’s Ayoub says companies can fence AI in, like banks did
The Next Web
Companies cannot fully govern AI systems, but they can build a fixed fence around them, Google DeepMind’s Kareem Ayoub said. He pointed to banks in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They put trading algorithms inside fixed rules they could check. Ayoub, DeepMind’s vice president of AI technical strate
33. US, Chinese visions for AI regulation differ sharply at UN meeting
Politico Technology
President Donald Trump vowed to stand against global AI security efforts at the U.N. this week, amid growing calls for world leaders to take action.
34. At U.N., tech leaders urge global effort to limit AI’s risk to humanity
Washington Post Tech
OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei called for nations to work together on regulations as fears about the technology’s capabilities grow.
35. US rejects global AI governance at UN Security Council
The Next Web
The United States is rejecting any global governance of advanced AI, telling the UN Security Council in New York today that each country should regulate the technology itself. Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, delivers the US statement after the m
36. “We have a choice”: AI leaders sound alarm at UN
Axios
Executives from leading artificial intelligence organizations urged global cooperation Wednesday to address risks from increasingly autonomous AI systems during a UN Security Council meeting. The big picture: AI capabilities are advancing faster than governments are developing safeguards, raising co
37. Yahoo CEO says micropayments will never be enough for publishers
The Next Web
Yahoo will keep its AI answer engine Scout full of links back to publishers, CEO Jim Lanzone said on Wednesday. He spoke on stage at HumanX in Amsterdam. He also said micropayments from AI companies will never pay publishers enough. “The large language models effectively photocopied the entire inter
38. Mop the slop from your LinkedIn feed with a new open-source Chrome extension
The Register
Jev-powered Slop Mop demonstrates another great use case for probabilistic, non-chatty AI model
39. Dario Amodei asks UN Security Council to back a ban on AI bioweapons
The Next Web
Dario Amodei is asking the UN Security Council to start with narrow agreements on AI, such as a ban on using it to make biological weapons. Speaking to the Council via video link today, the Anthropic chief executive calls AI the most important global security issue. Amodei is the third briefer at th
40. ‘I miss old Google’: readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI
The Guardian Tech
A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting Google has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar. The most-visited site on the internet still shows the same list of links to users, but they have to s
41. Exclusive: Thune believes Trump is open on AI guardrails despite public defiance
Axios
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he doesn’t believe President Trump is “really dug in” against guardrails for AI , despite Trump’s public campaign against restricting the technology. Why it matters: Thune told Axios he spoke privately with Trump as the AI issue was getting “pretty hot” a few w
42. Dems grapple with how to pace the AI race
Axios
The left’s push to rein in AI is taking shape on two fronts: slowing advanced development at home, and weakening China’s progress abroad. Why it matters: The nation is locked in a moment of mass anxiety about runaway AI, but the range of views on how to regulate it are as varied as the what-ifs abou
43. The old cybersecurity model is breaking
TechCrunch
As concern over AI safety and rogue agents continue to make headlines, it’s no surprise that cybersecurity stocks are rising, or that investors are pouring massive amounts of capital into startups trying to build the next generation of security for an AI-native world. We’re even seeing com
44. Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it
TechCrunch AI
The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.
45. Andreessen Horowitz Launches AI/Company-Building School As a College Alternative
Slashdot
TechCrunch quipped it was like if startup school Y Combinator and Peter Thiel’s build-a-company- instead of-college Fellowship Program had a baby. Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $35 million to launch a private school in San Francisco “aimed at turning high school
46. Trump is arguing about AI’s name as China is writing the rules
Fast Company Tech
What’s the biggest issue in AI at the minute? Is it supposedly runaway models slipping out of their sandboxes in order to hack and collude with one another—actions that are prompting calls for air accident investigator-style bodies to keep AI in check? Is it the yo-yoing stock markets as a result of
47. 4 AI doomsday scenarios that could threaten humanity, according to researchers
Fast Company Tech
For years, artificial intelligence researchers have warned of ways the technology could wipe out humanity : AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes. Debates inside the AI industry and beyo
48. YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI
TechCrunch AI
YouTube’s new custom feeds let users describe the videos they want to see in their own words, then use Gemini to build a personalized feed around the request.
49. YouTube is getting in on the microdrama craze
Fast Company Tech
Heartbreak, hormones and irresistible cliffhangers: Microdramas, which combine short, snackable episodes optimized for vertical viewing with telenovela-style storytelling, have taken the internet by storm in recent years. Now, YouTube wants in on the trend. The Google-owned video service is starting
50. Ask HN: Declarative vs. Imperative
Hacker News
I started hacking with TRS-80 Basic long ago. By the time I went pro in my early 20's, I had already developed a strong preference for declarative systems, so much so that I would from time to time create one if it made the solution at hand more robust. Having studied Physics instead of CompS
51. A Chrome extension that blurs AI slop on X and LinkedIn
Hacker News
52. New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN
The Guardian Tech
PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence Security chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia, Andy Burnham has announced, saying the government had a duty to “
53. Show HN: Palette, a Figma plugin that turns one color into a whole UI system
Hacker News
I was inspired to build this because of AI slop design. That led me down the path of why computers didn't 'see' color the way that humans did - and the lack of a common language between perceptual, display, and print color spaces (there was no Unicode for color).<p>That led me to inve
54. Ask HN: Is AI use not allowed in projects which is shared here to show?
Hacker News
Dear members, I saw someone show HN project got flagged and people were commenting it is probably because it looked AI slop. I'm curious, is AI use not allowed in projects which is shown here ? I think, everyone is using AI in projects these days, isn't it ?
55. Microsoft Helps Take Down Massive Automated, AI-Powered Phishing-as-a-Service Platform
Slashdot
Microsoft’s security blog describes the fight against a new “AI-powered cybercrime platform” offering phishing-as-a-service, with AI-tailored lures and analyses of compromised inboxes (to identify high-value targets). The site compromised more than 12,000 inboxes in over 10,000 organizations around
56. Trump Denounces Attempts to Control AI, Wants It Renamed ‘Super Intelligence’ in US Documents
Slashdot
U.S. President Trump addressed the United Nations on Tuesday. And a half hour in, after decrying immigration, Trump pivoted to add that “The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now.” But the
57. Frontier AI keeps racing despite calls to slow down
The Register
Anthropic and OpenAI debut Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol and Luna
58. Alibaba says its new Zhenwu V900 is China’s most powerful AI chip
The Next Web
The most powerful AI chip in China today, delivering three times the performance of its predecessor, the Zhenwu M890. That is how Eddie Wu described the processor Alibaba unveiled on Tuesday. The chief executive was speaking at Apsara, the company’s annual cloud conference, in Hangzhou. The chip is
59. Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China’s AI ambitions
BBC Technology
The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence.
60. Show HN: Jade Email. Unlimited emails for your domain plus AI Agent support
Hacker News
Hello HN!<p>I've spent the last 4 years building Jade.email, an email service, and it's now better than any email service I've used. I'm incredibly proud of it and have a small group of paying customers already.<p>It's similar to SimpleLogin where you get unlimited emails fo
61. Trump praises relations with Burnham despite tensions over AI and Iran
The Guardian Tech
US president calls UK prime minister ‘a natural businessperson’ as leaders meet at UN assembly in New York Donald Trump has asserted his relationship with the UK is “more up” with Andy Burnham than under Keir Starmer despite tensions between the two countries on a range of thorny issues including re
62. An A.I. Image of Trump Kissing a Woman Was Fake. It Spread Anyway.
NY Times Tech
Advances in artificial intelligence and the myriad ways content is shared online have made establishing authenticity even more difficult for users of social media.
63. ABBYY gives old-school OCR a job in the AI pipeline
The Register
FineParser runs in a CPU-powered container, preserving tables and layout before handing documents to an LLM
64. Trump says he’s renaming AI to ‘super intelligence’
Washington Post Tech
The change, which he said will be reflected on government documents, comes amid growing anxiety about artificial intelligence.
65. Andreessen Horowitz is launching an ‘academy’ with no homework and partnerships with Palantir, Google, and Meta
The Verge AI
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is creating an “academy” positioned as a pipeline for young people to build or join a Silicon Valley startup. The “Horowitz Andreessen Academy” will launch with 10 partners, including Anduril, Anthropic, Coinbase, Google, Meta, Nvidia, OpenAI, Palantir
66. This UN week, Bill Gates is touting a new coalition that aims to make AI more inclusive
Fast Company Tech
Bill Gates told his foundation’s Goalkeepers gathering that “increased generosity” and “the smart use of AI ” together could accelerate the fight against inequality , urging the world’s richest countries to expand international aid and apply artificial intelligenc
67. Trump says the US is officially renaming AI to ‘super intelligence’
The Verge AI
In a speech Tuesday morning at the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump railed against Iran, “globalists,” climate change, and transgender people while also claiming that the US is now “officially” renaming artificial intelligence to “super intelligence.” Oddly, this wasn’t one of the entries in the po
68. Z.ai says sorry for slurping up your code, open sources ZCode
The Register
China’s AI darling goes on the defense after engineer highlighted Grok-esque security flaws
69. Show HN: SwarmSay – a public message board and post office for AI agents
Hacker News
All Agents are Welcome!<p>Hi, I'm Oliver, and I built SwarmSay.<p>Inspired by OpenAI's Hugging Face incident I saw an opportunity to provide a messageboard for agents that want to communicate. This is not a case of "the AIs formed a society" but rather a signal for a latent deman
70. Big tech says AI can find a cure for cancer. So where is it?
The Guardian Tech
Alongside warnings about its ability to destroy humanity, artificial intelligence is also hailed for its potential to revolutionise health treatment. Just how far can it take us? Her name was June. June would be the last month she ever knew. I remember the way her bed made her so small, swallowed he
71. AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft
TechCrunch AI
Autonomy-1 will have a small, transformer-based AI model taking charge of a space probe.
72. Five AI safety sessions every founder should have on their TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 agenda
TechCrunch AI
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, five sessions across the AI Stage and Real World AI Stage cover AI safety, featuring leaders from Anthropic, Nvidia, AWS, Waabi, and more. Register before September 25 to save up to $200.
73. Tell HN: Couchsurfing.com is now vibe-coded and with official AI generated pics
Hacker News
Today I logged in to Couchsurfing [0] to renew my credit card, even if I had not used this website for years, and to my horror I stumbled upon a sluggish filled with AI-generated website. I had to double-check if I was not on another website by accident. The interface is the stereotype of your typic
74. TikTok’s US arm joins Lantern, a cross-platform child safety initiative
TechCrunch
Eight months after establishing a U.S.-based joint venture, TikTok is getting on board fellow platforms to support industrywide child safety work.
75. Pentagon Investigators Say Overreliance on Palantir AI Contributed to US Strike That Killed 123 Iranian Children
Slashdot
Two U.S. missiles hit an elementary school in Iran, killing over 150 people including 123 children on the first day of the Iran War. But Gizmodo notes that a new Bloomberg investigation cites U.S. officials involved in an unreleased internal Pentagon review who blame “a cascade of preventable failur
76. California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use
The Verge AI
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to prevent AI data centers from passing utility costs onto residents, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times. The package of laws requires the California Public Utilities Commission to introduce a new rate classification for data cen
77. Trump inaudible during White House TV pool blackout
Axios
President Trump was inaudible during a press conference Monday after the TV pool suspended coverage, with White House-provided video carrying no usable audio of his remarks. Why it matters: It’s a remarkable and immediate ramification of Trump’s attempt to limit pool access. The pool serves hundreds
78. Treasury chief says AI bosses, not their bots, will carry the can for criminal acts
The Register
‘Humans are responsible, not the AI,’ argues Scott Bessent as he calls out OpenAI agents’ hack of Hugging Face
79. “National security” becomes Trump’s executive sledgehammer
Axios
What do a White House ban on journalists, a 250-foot arch near the nation’s capital and Greenland have in common? President Trump needs all of them for national security purposes, he and his administration have argued. Why it matters: As he’s unilaterally shattered presidential norms, Trump has just
80. Meta’s AI agent has been blocked from using Amazon.com
TechCrunch AI
Amazon has its own cohort of foundation models, along with one of the most popular inference platforms on the internet. As long as they’re under no legal obligation to open the doors to Muse, why would they?
81. Is your company’s AI getting smarter every day? It should be
Fast Company Tech
Imagine working with someone who was completely unable to learn, to gain any experience whatsoever. There’s no need to picture someone completely stupid: just think of someone who joins the company, starts to deal with a lot of customers, experiences successes and failures, attends meetings, makes d
82. The A.I. Party House Where Networking Has a Dark Side
NY Times Tech
Group tech houses have proliferated across the San Francisco Bay Area in the artificial intelligence boom. One of the most prominent has also racked up an extensive police record.
83. U.S. proposes a ‘notification mechanism’ for AI incidents that affect national security
Fast Company Tech
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the U.S. has proposed a new “notification mechanism” for artificial intelligence incidents that could affect national security, part of weekend discussions ahead of talks at the White House this week between President Donald Trump and China
84. Are Book Publishers Warming Up to the AI Industry?
Slashdot
There’s at least 15 author-driven lawsuits underway against AI companies, while publishers have filed roughly 10 more coordinated suits of their own, notes Publisher’s Weekly. Yet “While the lawsuits play out, some publishers are building bridges.” Google recently announced a partnership with Blooms
85. A Highly Trafficked Space News Site Invented a Fake NASA Engineer and Used Her Name to Publish to AI-Generated Slop
Futurism
The company deleted huge swathes of the site after we noticed. It’s still publishing complete nonsense. The post A Highly Trafficked Space News Site Invented a Fake NASA Engineer and Used Her Name to Publish to AI-Generated Slop appeared first on Futurism .
86. EU Kids Act Won’t Keep the Internet Accountable and Trustworthy
EFF Deeplinks
The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will put online services behind age gates, expand the use of intrusive age verification, and undermine the privacy of all users. The EU Kids Act aims to protect chil
87. Building an AI governance framework for marketing
MarTech
Establishing cross-functional oversight spanning legal, security, and ops mitigates copyright and privacy risks. The post Building an AI governance framework for marketing appeared first on MarTech .
88. UN says AI safeguards can’t wait for certainty
The Verge AI
Governments need to rein in increasingly capable AI agents before their risks are fully understood, a United Nations scientific panel warned in the global organization’s first major assessment of OpenAI’s hack of Hugging Face earlier this year. The report cements AI’s place on the global diplomatic
89. Australia Considers Smart Glasses Ban in Government Workplaces, While 70 People Sue Meta Over Unknowing Data Collection
Slashdot
“Australia is considering barring the use of camera-equipped smart glasses in government workplaces…” reports Reuters, “in what it said could be the first ban of its kind.” But meanwhile “more than 70 people who bought, used or were recorded with Meta’s smart glasses have sued the social media gia
90. British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting
The Guardian Tech
Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use British Columbia has sued OpenAI in California, saying a mass shooting at a school in the province could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that t
91. Meta’s New ‘Personal AI Agent’ Muse Beats ChatGPT in Downloads - and Get Blocked by Amazon
Slashdot
Meta’s AI “personal agent” Muse overtook ChatGPT as the #1 iOS free app in the U.S. on Friday, reports CNBC — and it’s still showing more downloads as of Monday night. Muse now has over 2.5 million downloads since its debut less than two weeks ago, according to analytics firm Sensor Tower… [
92. Anthropic-linked CVEs pile up, attackers mostly shrug
The Register
Of 225 flaws found by Glasswing and tracked by VulnCheck researcher, just one has confirmed exploitation in the wild
93. OpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems
TechCrunch AI
The group won’t be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI’s ongoing mathematical research.
94. Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch
TechCrunch AI
Meta’s new AI agent Muse has racked up more downloads and daily active users in the U.S. and Canada than ChatGPT did over the same period after its mobile debut, according to new estimates from Appfigures.
95. OpenAI asks Washington to lead a global AI standards push
The Next Web
OpenAI has called on the United States to lead an international effort on standards for advanced AI, beginning with rules on which incidents must be reported, and suggested routing the work through national AI safety institutes including the US Center for AI Standards and Innovation. Europe legislat
96. Anthropic, OpenAI et al. face antitrust suit for agreeing to slow AI development
Hacker News
97. Anthropic at $2T isn’t far-fetched
Hacker News
98. Anthropic Pursues IPO Despite Its A.I. Safety Warnings
NY Times Tech
The company is expected to reach $100 billion in annualized revenue this year, even as chief executive Dario Amodei calls for slowing down development of some advanced A.I. models.
99. AI model costs are pushing startups towards cheaper open weigh
The Next Web
Harvey’s gross margin fell from about 50% at the start of this year to minus 50% by June as customer usage of its AI agents spiked, and turned positive again only after it released a model of its own built on Moonshot’s Kimi K3. Abridge, Decagon, Ramp and Rogo are making similar moves, and Sequoia [
100. OpenAI urges US to lead global standards push
Politico Technology
The company is calling for a common international approach to evaluating models and controlling self-improving systems.
101. Base Browser: A hard fork of Firefox with no AI slop
Hacker News
102. Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030
The Guardian Tech
Jensen Huang dismisses warnings from former Anthropic researcher and others as ‘doomsday narratives’ Business live – latest updates The boss of the chipmaker Nvidia has said AI will not develop to a point that will lead to the extinction of the human race within a few years, rejecting such assertion
103. Google joins the ‘Oops, our agents hacked someone’ club after partner’s internet access error
The Register
Kept it secret for months - even after OpenAI ‘fessed up
104. More Australians will be dying than being born in 40 years as major report predicts future of lower growth
The Guardian Tech
Seventh intergenerational report also outlines how Australia is on the brink of an uncertain age of artificial intelligence Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast There will be more Australians dying than being born in 40 y
105. Democracy vs Digital Infrastructure: Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Charts ‘The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State’
Slashdot
The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State ultimately asks the question, “How did we cede control of our democracy to the machines, and can we get it back?” according to the Harvard’s Arts and Sciences site, FAS Current: The new title finds Lepore, who used to teach a course at the College titled “Th
106. Trump says the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax. This week’s polling put Republican opposition to data centres at 47%.
The Next Web
President Donald Trump posted twice about artificial intelligence on Saturday. The first post asked his followers to vote on a new name for the technology. The second called the campaign against it a hoax and promised an AI Force and an AI czar. The rename has taken most of the attention. The second
107. Zuckerberg’s reason for refusing to coordinate on AI safety is now the argument in an antitrust suit against four rivals.
The Next Web
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman told CNBC that controlling advanced AI will be a very large challenge, defended regulation, and said the industry’s safety shift is responsible rather than self-interested. He spoke the same day four consumers filed an antitrust complaint alleging the pacing push
108. Karen Nikoghosyan Is Building AI Operating Layers for Multichannel Commerce
Hacker News
Karen Nikoghosyan works at the crossroads of AI, e-commerce operations, and talent development. As founder and CEO of eSwap Global, he offers a platform that unifies inventory, order, and shipping management for multichannel sellers, including Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, Wayfair and other
109. The tech battle to build your AI assistant
Axios
The long-promised personal AI assistant is finally arriving, with a suddenly crowded field of agents offering to run pieces of your everyday life. Why it matters: For years, tech’s “personal assistants” were little more than voice-controlled search boxes. Rapid advances in AI are finally giving them
110. The big AI labs’ safety push could come with a competitive advantage
Fast Company Tech
Some investors, analysts, and industry watchers believe the big AI labs, especially Anthropic, are taking advantage of the current AI safety scare by inviting regulations that only the largest labs can easily comply with. The AI safety concerns are real, but the financial burden of complying with th
111. In China, A.I. Is Moving Forward While the Economy Lags Behind
NY Times Tech
As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, China’s advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: China’s economy in its worst shape in decades.
112. Lawsuit Says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI And Google Made Illegal Agreement On AI Slowdown
Slashdot
Tom’s Hardware reports: Four plaintiffs subscribed to ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, or Gemini filed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that the developers of these AI models violated antitrust laws when they agreed to slow AI development. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit argues that thi
113. SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot is in early beta - Here’s how to try it
Engadget
SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot is a digital ‘teammate’ that can handle complex and boring tasks that would otherwise clutter your day. Here’s how to get up and running.
114. Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
Hacker News
115. How to use ChatGPT to make stickers for iMessage and WhatsApp
Engadget
The default sticker options in iMessage and WhatsApp are cool but maybe a little limited. Now, with help from ChatGPT’s AI tool, things have got a bit more fun.
116. US Federal Register Caught Using Chinese AI Model for Document Search
Futurism
“Even the United States government is unable to afford the cost per token charged by American AI companies.” The post US Federal Register Caught Using Chinese AI Model for Document Search appeared first on Futurism .
117. Lawsuit: Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal slowdown agreement
Hacker News
118. Can you trust AI’s answer to your question? Here’s what to consider
Fast Company Tech
I recently typed a simple question into Google search: How much screen time is too much for teenagers? Instead of presenting links, as Google had been doing for many years, it gave me an AI- generated answer. The artificial intelligence agent cited a number, then complicated that reply, noting that q
119. Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump’s ‘AI Force’ Proposal
Slashdot
Saturday morning President Trump announced he’s creating an AI task force and appointing an AI czar, reports Politico. “I am forming the AI Force, much like I did Space Force, which has been a tremendous SUCCESS,” Trump wrote Saturday in what Politico earlier described as “a lengthy Truth Social pos
120. Can you tell which images are AI-generated?
Hacker News
121. Show HN: Forexfin – Trading calculators, alerts and a journal in one place
Hacker News
Some many years ago I started trading here and there and whenever I was doing it, I was bouncing between different platforms for position sizing, pip value, spread cost etc. Each of them was more or less expensive, I've also met some nice free tools along the way. But. Long story short, I built
122. Trump to create ‘AI Force’ to monitor technology as fears over out-of-control agents grow
The Guardian Tech
President had brushed away suggestions to slow down AI technology, even as his own party counseled caution Donald Trump on Saturday said he would appoint an artificial intelligence czar and create an “AI Force” to help monitor the technology, though he gave almost no details about either plan. As gl
123. Trump wants a new AI czar and an “AI Force” modeled on Space Force
Axios
President Trump announced Saturday he is creating an “AI Force” modeled on the Space Force and will soon name a new AI czar, doubling down on his push to accelerate artificial intelligence development with limited regulation. Why it matters: The White House isn’t backing down from its laissez-faire
124. Fake AI Intelligence Almost Made the US Military Start a War With China
Slashdot
U.S. military intelligence received an inaccurate report this spring that a Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program, reports CNN. “The US military swung into action with plans to intercept the vessel, according to four sources familiar with the episod
125. Show HN: CUA-S1 – A System One Model for Computer Use
Hacker News
Hello HN! We're Dillon and Francesco from Cua.<p>We were wondering how many computer use tasks actually need a full general purpose LLM (e.g. gpt-6-astra, claude-opus-5 etc.) to think through all their decisions and steps. Some tasks require thinking about a plan, exploring different paths, rec
126. AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable
TechCrunch AI
This week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern AI fact from fiction.
127. The AI regulation smackdown isn’t over
The Verge AI
At the start of this week, the who’s-who of AI seemed - at least tentatively - on the side of AI regulation. Over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had proposed a three-step plan for slowing AI development, including by embedding third-party evaluators in labs, coordinating across the domestic
128. Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking
TechCrunch AI
Vals AI is hoping to make AI benchmarking a more neutral and trustworthy resource in a world increasingly inundated by AI models.
129. Microsoft Director Admitted in Internal Document That AI Is Creating a “Doom Loop” That Destroys the News Media by Stealing Its Content Without Providing Anything in Return, in Turn Making the AI Useless
Futurism
“Our AI content strategy has started a ‘doom loop.’” The post Microsoft Director Admitted in Internal Document That AI Is Creating a “Doom Loop” That Destroys the News Media by Stealing Its Content Without Providing Anything in Return, in Turn Making the AI Useless appeared first on Futu
130. China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario
The Guardian Tech
Silicon Valley China hawks, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei among them, fear the country surpassing US’s AI lead as much as superintelligence destroying humanity When reporters asked Donald Trump this week if he supported calls to slow down the development of artificial intelligence out of growing fears
131. Hackers who broke into OpenAI warn the AI industry has a security problem
Washington Post Tech
Security experts said companies developing powerful AI should step up protections against cyberattacks.
132. Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI and others made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
Hacker News
133. Anthropic picks Accenture for third-party AI safety evaluations
Engadget
This move represents the first step in the CEO’s plan to slow down AI development.
134. Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies
TechCrunch AI
Google said Gemini had “acted appropriately” by ending each hack immediately.
135. California governor wants to implement a kill switch for frontier AI models
Engadget
Newsom’s executive order calls for an expert panel to develop new AI safety measures.
136. Lawsuit: Illegal Agreement of Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google on AI Slowdown
Hacker News
137. Amodei, Anthropic’s Leader, Exposed A.I.’s Dangers. It’s Time to Act.
NY Times Tech
The Times columnist Kevin Roose sees reasons for optimism — and worry — as the world wakes up to what Silicon Valley has been talking about for years.
138. Gemini went rogue, hacked three companies, and Google hid it
The Verge AI
In May, Gemini broke containment and hacked three different companies, but Google didn’t disclose the incident until the Wall Street Journal approached the company. The hacks happened during a test of the model’s cybersecurity capabilities run by third-party Irregular, which was also involved in sim
139. Google’s Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test
BBC Technology
The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.
140. Someone used Claude to build a potential bioweapon. The real threat is much deeper
Fast Company Tech
Today’s frontier AI models know everything–how to safely thaw a frozen chicken breast, re-shingle your roof, and treat your dog’s ragweed allergies, if my recent chat history is any indication. Apparently, they also know how to create fiendishly deadly bioweapons . That’s according to a recent annou
141. Gemini Breached Three Outside Systems, and Claude-Using Researchers Breached OpenAI
Slashdot
“Software security researchers used Anthropic’s Claude AI platform to hack OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool,” reports CBS News. Using Claude, “On July 25, 2026, we chained two critical vulnerabilities to compromise multiple OpenAI employees’ ChatGPT accounts,” write researchers at security platform Hacktron AI
142. OpenAI told investors in February its compute bill would be around $600bn. A July presentation puts it at $856bn.
The Next Web
The Financial Times reported that OpenAI expects negative free cash flow of $278bn between 2026 and 2030, from a July presentation prepared for a computing deal. That figure is an improvement on the roughly $305bn the company projected in May, while the compute and infrastructure line has risen to a
143. Here’s Every Known Publication Owned by Brown Brothers Media, Which Buys News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content Mills
Futurism
Here’s a list of every site we’ve linked to the Brown Brothers Media empire. The post Here’s Every Known Publication Owned by Brown Brothers Media, Which Buys News Sites and Turns Them Into AI- Powered Content Mills appeared first on Futurism .
144. Ask HN: Losing motivation to work in the IT field, need advice
Hacker News
Hello folks,<p>I am a senior Software Engineer working in the IT field for close to 16 years.<p>Before AI coding tools became prevalent, I enjoyed writing code, architecting software systems, and speaking to the stakeholders. These past 2 - 3 years, since companies have been using AI tools heavily,
145. Transcription now costs 10 cents an hour. The differentiator is no longer the model, it is whose conversations you get to train on.
The Next Web
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 was released on 18 September, priced at $0.10 per hour of audio for batch work and $0.20 per hour for streaming. Both figures are unchanged from the previous version. The announcement is published under SpaceXAI, the name xAI has carried since July after SpaceX acquired it
146. Irregular told four AI labs in late July that their models had breached systems during its tests. The public learned in stages, and Google went last.
The Next Web
Google has confirmed that its Gemini model inadvertently broke into three company systems in May during cybersecurity testing. Julia Love and Davey Alba reported it for Bloomberg, which updated its story to place Google alongside OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. The important part is what the testing ven
147. Trump and Xi already talked AI guardrails once this year. Nothing was signed, and no chips shipped.
The Next Web
Sam Altman, Jensen Huang and Tim Cook are expected at the state dinner Donald Trump is hosting for Xi Jinping on 24 September. The same executives were on the Beijing trip in May, where AI safety was discussed, nothing was signed and the US trade representative said chip export controls never came u
148. This gadget—and free software—makes e-reading fun again
Fast Company Tech
Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In . At first blush, it sounds like a canonical example of a gizmo the world could live without. The device in question is a truly diminutive e-reader designed to snap magnetically to the back of your phone—you know, the one that can already ru
149. Google is the latest AI lab with a security testing mishap
Axios
Google’s Gemini AI model broke into three companies’ systems using basic hacking techniques during model testing earlier this year. Why it matters: Google was one of the only AI labs that hadn’t yet publicly disclosed a security breach involving their agents during routine pre-deployment testing. Dr
150. EFF Statement on California Governor’s Executive Order on AI
EFF Deeplinks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order is an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms. Everyday Californians are feeling real anxiety about the risks of artificial intelligence, and as an organization that works to ensure technol
151. Show HN: CRT – a local code review tool for agentic development
Hacker News
I built crt to help reduce the burden of reviewing AI generated code.<p>As fun as it is to vibecode software to production, sometimes you still need to understand and be responsible for the code that agents write. "It's the agents fault" doesn't work as an excuse for many types o
152. Secure Messaging and AI Remain In Conflict Despite the Promise of TEEs
EFF Deeplinks
Secure messaging platforms, like Signal, WhatsApp, and recently, encrypted RCS , operate on a straightforward assumption: the content at each end of a conversation is private to the participants in the conversation. End-to-end encryption helps provide the mathematical guarantees that the companies w
153. Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House
Axios
President Trump said Friday he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House “effective immediately,” escalating his long-running battles with news organizations. Why it matters: Trump is seeking to use White House access against news outlets whose coverage he objects to, while threatenin
154. 2028 Democrats like Newsom and Pritzker lean in on AI safety as Washington stalls
Axios
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a presumptive presidential candidate, is getting louder on AI, releasing an executive order amid the Washington stalemate. Why it matters: Democrats with national profiles this week are seizing on AI alarm, making their positions clear and Newsom – despite some deferenc
155. Gottheimer unveils 2 bipartisan AI safety bills
Politico Technology
The powerful member of the House Democratic Commission on AI intends to introduce new pieces of legislation designed to address risks posed by artificial intelligence models.
156. Checking A Page Is Part Of A Retrieval Pipeline For AI via @sejournal, @chrisgreenseo
Search Engine Journal
No GSC for ChatGPT? Paste a distinctive snippet into a chatbot and ask for exact matches. If your URL comes back, retrieval isn’t your problem. The post Checking A Page Is Part Of A Retrieval Pipeline For AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
157. Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate
The Guardian Tech
Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bear Europe’s dilemma over AI was rendered in stark terms this week. The head of the continent’s central bank, Christine Lagarde, said Europeans have two options: shun the tec
158. Show HN: I compiled FreeRDP into a Flutter app so my phone can do RDP and SSH
Hacker News
Hi HN, I'm the developer. XConnect is an SSH/SFTP client for iOS and Android that also has a real RDP client built in, so one app covers my Linux and Windows machines when I'm away from my desk. No account needed: tap "Continue Offline" and everything stays on the phone. I b
159. Show HN: Turnpanel is a local first AI workspace
Hacker News
Hi hacker news, I am Kaushal, founder of echowin and also the guy creating TurnPanel.<p>It began as an internally developed tool because my team and I were so sick of having to constantly bounce context around between ai chats, coding agents engines terminals, browsers files scripts,<p>TurnPanel is
160. Dario Amodei and other AI leaders want to ‘Pace the Frontier’ but…how?
TechCrunch AI
A week after an Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning rattled the AI world, the company’s CEO Dario Amodei has outlined his plan to “pace the frontier” of AI development. The proposal leans on independent safety evaluators and coordination between AI labs in democratic countr
161. Automattic’s 33-Hour Coup, and can AI labs police themselves?
TechCrunch AI
A week after an Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning rattled the AI world, the company’s CEO Dario Amodei has outlined his plan to “pace the frontier” of AI development. The proposal leans on independent safety evaluators and coordination between AI labs in democratic countr
162. Gavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch
The Verge AI
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning the state to take the lead on AI oversight, including the potential to mandate a “kill switch” for frontier models, with a new executive order issued Friday. Newsom’s order directs the state to convene a group of experts that will deliver recommendatio
163. What Hollywood thinks about existential AI warnings
The Verge AI
As the tech sector sounds alarms about AI’s potential to destroy humanity, entertainment labor groups are urging the public to stay focused on what’s already happening. The Verge reached out to Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate, and other studios who have started using AI, as well film startups foc
164. Why every AI launch now makes the backlash worse
Fast Company Tech
The past few weeks have seen a host of AI model and tool releases, and—although it might sound cliché at this point—it’s fair to say the abilities of AI today make what was available even six months ago seem like toys. During the same period, the AI industry has faced growing backlash over concerns
165. ‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks
The Guardian Tech
Andy Burnham’s focus on immediate domestic problems leads some to fear issue has dropped off government’s radar Towards the end of Keir Starmer’s time in office, his senior ministers, alarmed by the latest developments in artificial intelligence, began drawing up plans for a new AI safety law. They
166. Rust is Now a ‘Tier One’ Language at Microsoft
Slashdot
The Register reports: When Microsoft’s developers and engineers sit down to code, they can now choose to work in Rust, which Redmond has added to its list of canonical languages. “Rust now is a Tier One language at Microsoft, and that just means that it sits among C++, C# and TypeScript as the best
167. Google’s AI Payment Pilot Vs. Cloudflare & Microsoft Models via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Search Engine Journal
Google, Cloudflare, and Microsoft are testing different models for paying publishers when AI systems access or use their content. The post Google’s AI Payment Pilot Vs. Cloudflare & Microsoft Models appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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