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Sources: Sam Altman told OpenAI employees that the company is considering slowing cutting-edge AI development, and he hopes other AI companies will do the same

September 10, 2026, 9:30 PM Top News More: Axios, The Register, Associated Press, Salon, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, CBS News, Unite.AI, CyberScoop, Washington Examiner, NBC News, SFist, Politico, The Daily Caller, and Mashable More: The Guardian, The Information, Financial Times, Associated Press, Fox Business, Engadget, Newser, Fox News, KTVZ-TV, Tom&

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Sources: OpenAI asked members of Congress for guidance on whether orchestrating an industry-wide slowdown in AI development would be legal under antitrust law

September 10, 2026, 9:15 PM Top News More: Axios, The Register, Associated Press, Salon, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, CyberScoop, CBS News, Unite.AI, Washington Examiner, NBC News, SFist, Politico, The Daily Caller, and Mashable More: The Guardian, The Information, Financial Times, Fox Business, Associated Press, Engadget, Newser, Fox News, KTVZ-TV, Tom&

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Boeing is turning the MQ-25 Stingray drone into an electronic warfare heavyweight

* Boeing receives $12.68 million investment to update the MQ-25's RF blanker, encrypted storage, and mission computer security, running through November 2029 * The change is a recent one: the Navy's April 2026 acquisition report lists refueling as the MQ-25's primary mission and intelligence, surveillance,

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Only 4% of the startups in YC's 2026 spring batch had a native mobile app as their main product, down from 15% in 2013, as startups focus on AI and agents

September 10, 2026, 8:45 PM Top News More: Axios, The Register, Livemint, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, CyberScoop, CBS News, Unite.AI, Washington Examiner, NBC News, SFist, Politico, The Daily Caller, and Mashable More: The Guardian, The Information, Financial Times, Fox Business, Associated Press, Engadget, Fox News, KTVZ-TV, Daily Mail, Tom'

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Latest Anthropic horror story chills with tales of kamikaze drone swarms and bioweapons research

In the latest installment of "my AI model is more dangerous than yours," Anthropic on Thursday warned that cybercriminals and state-sponsored hackers alike are using its Claude models to automate cyberattacks, build kamikaze drone swarms, conduct mass surveillance operations, and try to develop an even more dangerous version

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OpenAI arms devs with AI conversation tool that can talk and listen at the same time

ai AND ml GPT-Live-1 makes speaking to AI models more fluid OpenAI has launched a version of its latest real-time full-duplex voice model as an API, allowing software developers to implement more responsive voice-enabled apps and conversational workflows. GPT-Live-1 debuted in July, offering a way to interact through spoken prompts

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Palantir and Anduril awarded a $192 million US Army contract to build TITAN data-gathering system

* The US Army has moved TITAN from prototypes into production * Palantir received $127 million under the latest TITAN contract award * Anduril secured $65 million for TITAN hardware and integration work The US Army has shifted its Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) program from prototype status into full production this

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Source: AI assistant Instinct is looking to raise $1B in new funding after recently raising $250M, as it seeks more computing power amid capacity constraints

September 10, 2026, 8:02 PM Top News More: Axios, Livemint, TechCrunch, CyberScoop, SiliconANGLE, CBS News, Unite.AI, Washington Examiner, NBC News, SFist, Politico, The Daily Caller, and Mashable More: The Guardian, The Information, Financial Times, Fox Business, Associated Press, Engadget, Fox News, KTVZ-TV, Daily Mail, Quartz, Tom's

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This Retro Wi-Fi Landline Phone Is My Daughter’s New Best Friend

Do you know what a Tin Can phone is? A few months ago, my answer would’ve been no. Since then, a whole new world has opened up to my 7-year-old daughter, all thanks to a simple Wi-Fi-enabled landline phone. Throughout my parenting experience, I’ve had plenty of WTF

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OpenAI Wants to Know if an AI Industry Slowdown Would Even Be Legal

OpenAI has asked members of Congress in recent weeks for clear guidance about whether orchestrating an industry-wide slowdown on frontier AI development would be legal, people close to the company tell WIRED. Substantive coordination on safety between AI labs may risk running afoul of antitrust law, the people say, which

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The US Navy is powering drone ships with Rolls-Royce engines which can drive for up to 30 days without human…

* The US Navy approved Rolls Royce engines for autonomous surface vessels * The certified engines can support missions lasting up to 30 days * Series 4000 engines completed two separate 720-hour durability trials The US Navy has approved Rolls-Royce marine engines for unmanned vessels capable of operating for periods reaching 30 days

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London-based Xapien, which uses AI for background checks and due diligence, raised a $56M Series B led by Spectrum Equity

September 10, 2026, 7:10 PM Top News More: Axios, Livemint, TechCrunch, CyberScoop, SiliconANGLE, The Daily Caller, CBS News, NBC News, Unite.AI, Washington Examiner, SFist, Politico, and Mashable More: The Information, Financial Times, The Guardian, Fox Business, Associated Press, Engadget, KTVZ-TV, Daily Mail, Quartz, Tom's Guide, New