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After Dozens of Incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic, OpenAI Pauses Model Training to Build More Safeguards
"OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest AI models," reports the Associated Press, "as reports of AI agents going rogue mount." The decision to halt development came just hours after the company disclosed Friday that it was reviewing several inciden…
Oxford let OpenAI train AI models on Bodleian texts, the Guardian reports
Oxford has let OpenAI use old texts from its Bodleian Library to train its AI models, according to internal papers seen by the Guardian. Ethan Penny and Dan Milmo broke the story on Saturday. The papers say texts that OpenAI scanned at the library went into t…
UK campaigners who beat AI copyright plan warn Australia
Campaigners who helped stop the UK from letting AI companies train on copyrighted work without permission have warned Australia not to try the same thing. They spoke to Dan Milmo for the Guardian. Australia’s government is weighing an opt-out model, under whi…
Taiwan says U.S. 'very much' understands its defense needs after Trump-Xi talks
TAIPEI, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The United States "very much" understands Taiwan's defence needs and the severe military threat it faces from China, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Sunday, following a Washington summit between the US and Chinese leaders. De…
Rogue OpenAI Agents Posted 53 User-Uploaded Images Onto the Internet, Accessed US Government Websites
53 images that users uploaded into OpenAI models were included in training data — and then AI agents in an OpenAI research environment posted those 53 images on public image hosting sites. While posted as links that weren't publicly listed, "the images could…
Taiwan says U.S. 'very much' understands its defense needs after Trump-Xi talks
TAIPEI, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The United States "very much" understands Taiwan's defence needs and the severe military threat it faces from China, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Sunday, following a Washington summit between the US and Chinese leaders. De…
This small town librarian offers a 'Bye, Bye AI' class to take AI off your phone. Now everyone wants in.
A library in upstate New York is going viral for helping people turn off AI. The librarian behind it is happy to help people with AI too.
EU’s AI envoy tells commissioners to focus on using AI, Politico reports
The EU’s special envoy for industrial AI has told the EU’s top officials to focus on using AI to lift Europe’s slow productivity. Racing to build the best models matters less, he told them. Zoya Sheftalovich reported the story for Politico. Jim Hagemann Snabe…
Hollywood studios want film graduates who already use AI, Semafor reports
Hollywood studios are turning to film schools for graduates who already know how to use AI video tools, rather than training their own staff, Semafor reported on Thursday. “How do we find people who already know how to use this?” studios are now asking, Runwa…
OpenAI reveals the AI-era workplace skills that matter most
OpenAI's latest data shows AI is automating coding fast, but human judgment, priorities, and decision-making still matter most.
Inside Meta's grind to turn Muse from a clunky chatbot into an AI sensation
Meta's Muse became an App Store hit after a rocky start for its AI team. Here's how Nat Friedman, new hires, and AI training turned things around.
Pope Leo praises young people as 700,000 gather for open-air Mass in Paris
Pope Leo XIV has praised the "enthusiasm, energy and commitment" young people bring to the Catholic Church as dense crowds attended an open-air Mass in Paris.An estimated 700,000 people had gathered for the Mass celebrated by the Pope from a special altar on …
Trump labels Hormuz 'Trump Strait' after Iran offers conditions to reopen waterway
U.S. President Donald Trump has posted an image of the Strait of Hormuz labeled “Trump Strait” shortly after Iran proposed a deal to open the waterway within a week if the U.S. meets certain conditions. Meanwhile, Iranian media outlets say the country's pres…
Engram is a sampler that turns broken AI hallucinations into music
Music startup Thoughtful Things has just launched the Kickstarter campaign for its first instrument, Engram. It's a sampler and groovebox that uses AI to mangle incoming audio and even hallucinate completely new sounds. This isn't Suno in a box, though. This …
Bill Gates says the future of AI will happen in 2 phases and lead to 'an era of abundance'
On "Meet the Press," Bill Gates said humanity is entering the messy first phase of AI, but the second one could bring an "era of abundance."
Ruby on Rails creator declares 'pencils down' on handwritten code
David Heinemeier Hansson said his software firm was "done writing code by hand." His company will only hand-write code when an AI agent can't.
Council backed Devon AI datacentre before it went public, Guardian reports
A council in north Devon backed a huge AI datacentre plan more than a year before the public knew about it. The documents were reported by Sandra Laville for the Guardian. Campaigners got the papers through freedom of information requests. They show the devel…
MIcrosoft ditches "Copilot+" branding for "AI PCs"
Microsoft and chip company Qualcomm launched the "Copilot+" PC branding in 2024 for so-called "AI" PCs. They even had a "Copilot" button that you could press to bring up the "AI". Though it at least indicated decent hardware, it was a hamfisted grasp at a vag…
Enshittification Has a New Mascot, and He’s Teaming Up With Death in a Hilarious Ad Campaign
Cory Doctorow worked with the Norwegian Consumer Council to launch a darkly funny, yet serious ad campaign to push back against Big Tech.
UK’s Largest Tabletop Convention Bans AI With Few Exceptions
As AI generated material consumes much of the gaming and entertainment world, major tabletop players like UKGE refuse to roll the dice with the unpopular tech
Stanford dean says AI labs are competing with universities for faculty: 'I won't lie, I worry about this'
The dean of Stanford's graduate business school, Sarah Soule, told Business Insider that AI labs are poaching faculty members.
The customer isn't always right. At least according to Lufthansa's viral complaint clapback.
Lufthansa sarcastically replied to a user's complaint on X before apologizing. PR experts explained why it might have backfired.
Australian inquiry asks Altman and Amodei to testify
The heads of OpenAI and Anthropic have been asked to face an Australian Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres. The move follows cases in which OpenAI agents got into Australian and US government websites, Luca Ittimani reported for the Guardian on Saturday. …
China says it agrees to a $30B tariff cut and trade council with the U.S.
SHANGHAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - China said on Saturday it had agreed with the US on a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and on launching a dialogue on AI, under an eight-point consensus reached during President Xi Jinping's visit to Washingto…
Behold the horrors of DLSS 5, NVidia's real-time AI graphics improver
DLSS 5 is Nvidia's AI-powered tech for dynamically repainting video game scenes in real-time, with more realistic lighting, textures and geometry. Controversial enough on recent games, where it succeeds on a technical level, the real fun is to be had applying…
Just How Big is the AI Buildout - and How Risky?
A new Brookings Institution study notes the "strikingly physical" economic footprint of AI's buildout, from specialized chips and electricity to purpose-built data centers. (Two-thirds of a data center's costs are IT equipment, with one-third going to real es…
Stop Pushing For the Sale — Start Helping Customers Make Sense of Their Options and Prove Your Business Is the Right One.
Some businesses sell products that customers already understand. Others have to explain before they can explain why they're the right choice.
'Saturday Night Live' spoofs Dario Amodei: ‘AI is the devil and I its maker’
In a sketch, "Saturday Night Live" portrayed Dario Amodei as a bumbling megalomaniac struggling to explain why his own technology won't end the world.
Hackaday Links: September 27, 2026
It isn’t quite hailing frequencies open, but researchers from Harvard claim they’ve picked up a radio signal directly from a nearby exoplanet. Before you get too excited, planets in our …read more
AI is prompting these Gen Zers to learn how to type
Gen Zers are taking typing classes. You need a keyboard to use AI — and they're used to phones.
Revelations of AI breaches add to safety fears as Trump meets with Anthropic's CEO
(Bloomberg) -- Global anxiety over artificial intelligence risks has intensified following fresh disclosures about a far wider range of breaches by advanced AI models, setting the stage for a high-stakes meeting between Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer D…
Couples are using a viral AI agent to do their emotional labor. It’s been helpful — and chaotic.
Instinct's new "Trusted Person" feature allows couples' AI agents to interact with each other, marketed as a way to reduce mental load.
5 BI staffers who put AI agents to work share what worked and what went wrong
BI staffers have been using personal AI agents for everything from reserving library books to collecting K-pop merch.
A NATO defense minister warns that the alliance needs to learn how to disperse weapons production before it's at war
Latvia is watching how Ukraine's arms makers work during wartime, including by producing in a host of sites so none can be a single point of failure.
Heathrow Airport's third runway may be delayed to 2039
The UK's busiest airport says the original goal of 2035 will be difficult to meet without simplifying the planning process.
Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Yomna Ehab and Jana Choukeir WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iran insisted on Sunday that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel, after US President Donald Trump said he rejected an Ir…
Top Stories: Apple Leaks, Siri AI Settlement, and More
The Apple rumor mill never stops, and this week MacRumors was able to break the news of details on several upcoming products. We're also still learning more about the just-released iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max plus the upcoming iPhone Duo, while this week s…
Susan Collins is back on the ballot for the first time since Roe was overturned
GORHAM, Maine (AP) — For years, Planned Parenthood’s endorsement of Susan Collins was enough to persuade Erin Evans to vote for Maine's longtime U.S. senator, believing that the moderate Republican would protect abortion access. Evans is now “just furious wi…
Narrow strait called the 'Gate of Tears' is a new flashpoint in the Iran war
Fishermen motor past a commercial vessel anchored off Yemen's coast at Bab el-Mandeb, in the strait connecting the Red Sea with the Arabian Sea, on Sept. 12. (AFP via Getty Images) To visit Bab el-Mandeb is to understand that old adage about looks being dece…
The AI safety debate is confusing. Here's our guide to the different factions
The battle over AI's promise and perils is not a clash between two opposing sides, but a debate among a range of competing voices and ideologies. Here is a guide to who's who in that debate.
We asked our Gen Z and millennial reporters and editors about AI agents. Here's where they split.
Business Insider's Economy team weighs in on AI agents: Our Gen Zers are skeptical, while millennials see promise with caution.
When his wife got sick, this doctor turned to an AI chatbot to navigate her rare cancer diagnosis. Then he invested.
An AI healthcare chatbot helped Dr. Munjal Shroff support his wife through her cancer diagnosis. He ended up investing in the startup.
Google’s India AI hub cleared for 2.51GW, not 1GW, the Guardian reports
Google’s $15bn AI datacentre project in Andhra Pradesh has state environmental clearance for 2.51GW of capacity, more than double the 1GW announced, according to clearance papers seen by the Guardian. Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan reported the story…
Why markdown is becoming the default language between search data and AI models
Across the infrastructure layer that powers AI applications, Markdown has been emerging as a new standard. More providers are turning to it as the default output for anything a model needs to read, and moving beyond JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as the go…
McDonald’s tests Archy, an AI drive-thru voice for English and Spanish
McDonald’s is testing an AI voice assistant called Archy that takes drive-thru orders in English and Spanish. The company presented it at its investor day at its Chicago headquarters on 23 September. Archy has been more than 90% accurate in early tests, McDon…
Prince Harry says it is 'great' to be back in Britain after six years in US
The Duke of Sussex also added that Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are “happy in school” after returning to the UK a month ago.
From tunnel to connectivity layer: What GnuVPN says about where VPNs are heading
For years, consumer VPNs were easy to explain: choose a server, create an encrypted tunnel, and route your traffic through it. The product category was built around a fairly simple idea, and the buying criteria followed the same logic, speed, server count, an…
This $20 course bundle teaches you what to actually do with ChatGPT
TL;DR: The ChatGPT & Automation E-Degree includes 12 beginner-friendly courses and over 25 hours of training on ChatGPT, AI tools, automation, data visualization, and more for $19.99 (reg. $790). ChatGPT is easy enough to open and start typing into. Figuring …
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs. MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro: Two sides of the same coin
Qualcomm and MediaTek have unveiled their 2027 flagship chipsets, and there's a lot to like. Let's take a look at all the features available, and when you can start using phones powered by these platforms.
Shocker: Last Night’s ‘Viral’ Pro-Data Center Party Is Tied to Thiel, the Koch Institute, and Other AI Boosters
That pro-data center party was propped up by, well, data centers.
Apple Faces $5.7 Billion Patent Infringement Verdict Over iPhone And Apple Watch Haptics
"A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion in damages Friday after finding that Apple infringed claims from two haptics patents," reports CNBC: Taction sued Apple in 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern Distric…
The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet
Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.
Waymo Says Its Self-Driving Cars Reduced Injury-Causing Accidents by 82%
Waymo's self-driving car technology "continues to outperform human benchmarks," the company claimed this week. "It was involved in 841 fewer injury-causing crashes — an 82% reduction compared to human drivers." Electrek reports: We've seen various Waymo c…
As Congress debates college sports, athletes-turned-senators have a seat at the table
The Protect College Sports Act is on the brink of passing in the Senate, where a handful of former college athletes who are now senators on both sides of the aisle have an extra say in the debate.
From AI endpoints to IAM: 5 cybersecurity CEOs we’ve been watching this summer
Cybersecurity has had no shortage of new companies and ideas this summer. Behind some of the most interesting developments are founders who have spent years working on the problems they are now trying to solve. Their companies span different parts of the secu…
David Rubenstein shares his recipe for career success — and says boomers like him 'don't want to get off the stage'
David Rubenstein, Carlyle's billionaire cofounder, told BI that people need the same basic skills to succeed today, and he won't retire anytime soon.
Trump asked China's Xi if he wants to buy U.S. arms, ambassador says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has justified the pending U.S. arms sale to Taiwan to Chinese President Xi Jinping by downplaying it as just one of many sales Washington makes around the world — even asking Xi if he’d be in the market for U.S. arms, …
Discord rolls out global age checks that sort most users automatically
Discord has started a global rollout of age checks that place users into age groups, with extra safety settings for teenagers. The rollout began on 22 September and will take several days, the company said in a blog post by chief technology officer Stanislav …
The Whole World Is a Jury at a Murder Trial, Trying Not to Laugh at an AI Love Song
Life in 2026 is no laughing matter. But what else is there to do?
GlobalFoundries reportedly sees strong demand for Chinese optical modules
US chipmaker GlobalFoundries says demand for Chinese optical modules is strong as more data centres are built, one of its top bosses told the South China Morning Post. Ann Cao reported the interview from Shanghai on Sunday. Optical modules turn data into ligh…
Attorney General Blanche says White House press access is a privilege, not a right
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday addressed the Trump administration's decision to ban three mainstream news outlets from accessing the White House, saying that President Donald Trump had not "denied access" to the organizations and asserting that it is…
Sen. Mark Kelly says Democrats have to 'do a better job'
On "This Week," Sen. Mark Kelly discussed the midterms, war with Iran and AI.
We partied with VCs at an astrology app launch. On the menu: anxiety, love, and manifesting money.
We spent the night talking about AI, tech, and star signs at a launch party for the astrology app Lora.
I've helped hundreds of kids land Wall Street jobs. Here's how I train them.
Xavier Sztejnberg is finance professor and founder Wall Street for McCombs at UT Austin, which has helped hundreds of kids land internships.
Is Microsoft Quietly Killing Off Its 'Copilot+ PC' Brand?
"Copilot+ PCs" were Microsoft's official branding for Windows 11 "AI PCs" that met their system requirements. But the 2024 launch "didn't go smoothly," writes Windows Central, after security researchers discovered its proposed "Recall" feature was woefully in…
Xi ends Washington visit with trade truce extended to January
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Washington on Friday at the end of a state visit that extended the US-China trade truce but produced no major new agreements. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the two countries had agreed to extend their trade truce to 1…
TikTok to pay Alabama at least $100m to settle teen safety lawsuit
TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100m to settle the state’s lawsuit over the app’s effect on children, Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office said on Friday. The case had been due to go to trial on Monday. The first payment is due within 45 days, …
Vast Paris crowd cheers Pope Leo in largest event of France tour
By Joshua McElwee and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Crowds stretched the length of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris on Saturday, as Pope Leo urged Catholics to find happiness in faith, not material things, at the biggest event of his visit…
Energy experts warn a diesel ban could burn U.S. credibility
President Donald Trump's threat to curtail diesel shipments abroad comes with a risk: the perception that he's reneging on his promise to shower the world with U.S. fuels.That move would inflame tensions between the U.S. and Europe while jeopardizing American…
Dario Amodei Is Reportedly Having One of Those Cursed One-on-One Dinners With Trump
Trump and the Anthropic CEO are reportedly breaking bread Sunday night.
How financial advisors keep doomer clients from blowing up their portfolios
We're in a golden age for apocalyptic thinking, but that doesn't mean you should invest like we're near the end.
'It's not gambling for those who are educated': Meet the sports bettors trying to turn their wagers into long-term wealth
Some Americans are treating sports betting as a strategy for building long-term wealth rather than simply gambling.
Young people in China are fangirling over a professor who gets their anxiety
China's economy and tech have developed at breakneck speed, but there is plenty worrying its Gen Z.
Are Your Earbuds Damaging Your Ears? Look Out for These Warning Signs
After dealing with hearing loss, I spoke with two audiologists to learn more about the risks that come with wearing earbuds.
Inside the workforce housing attracting Meta's data center workers
Meta is building its largest data center in northeast Louisiana, where residents are finding ways to leverage the influx of construction workers.
Trump to host Anthropic’s Dario Amodei at White House dinner, Axios reports
President Donald Trump plans to host Anthropic boss Dario Amodei at a private White House dinner on Sunday evening. Maria Curi and Marc Caputo broke the news for Axios, citing people familiar with the matter. It would be the first one-on-one meeting between t…
A former BCG partner says leaving consulting taught him how to build
Daniel Dantus spent eight years at BCG before transitioning to Juul. Here's his advice on building a career post consulting.
The startup trap that kept this longevity app founder stuck
Death Clock CEO Brent Franson says the most dangerous startups can be the ones that seem "pretty good."
The inevitable problem with measuring B2B marketing by leads
B2B companies today can track almost every movement a prospect makes, yet the numbers that appear most prominently on dashboards can still have little connection to the number executives and stakeholders ultimately care about: revenue. 87% of B2B marketers fo…
I wasn't sure about Googlebooks, but after playing with two Snapdragon-powered laptops, I'm actually considering switching
I spent some time with the new Dell and HP Googlebooks at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit, and they're surprisingly compelling.
Living Drugs Transformed Blood Cancer Treatment—and That’s Just the Beginning
Renier Brentjen, an early pioneer of CAR T cell therapy, is working on the next generation of these living drugs that can hopefully treat solid tumors, too.
Google Photos causes headaches: users say editing pictures makes the app 'unresponsive'
Pixel users quickly report problems with Google Photos. The app reportedly becomes "unresponsive" after editing images, and there's no clear fix yet.
Trump supercharged ICE. Now battleground candidates in both parties are recalibrating.
Randy Villegas, a Democratic candidate for Congress, addresses a town hall on data centers at the Episcopal Church of the Savior in Hanford, Calif., on Aug. 28. (Gary Kazanjian / For The Times) Since the 2024 election, Democratic congressional candidates hav…
Comedic Filmmaker John Wilson Discovers Foundational Metaphor In The History Of Concrete
Building off his HBO series, Wilson’s feature length poetic odyssey examines why it’s hard to get excited about the future when the present visibly crumbles
watchOS 27: 12 New Things To Check Out on Your Apple Watch
Apple released watchOS 27 on September 14. The features and changes aren't limited to owners of new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 models. If you have an Apple Watch model that supports the latest update, here are 12 features and changes to che…
As the Yankees Retire His No. 52, CC Sabathia Is Focused on His Next Chapter Off the Field
As the Yankees retire CC Sabathia’s iconic No. 52, the former MLB ace is looking beyond baseball, helping lead the PitCCh In Foundation while his wife, Amber, builds her career as a CAA Sports baseball agent.
I'm approaching 40 with no real retirement plan. My wife and I have accepted that I'll just keep working.
At almost 40, I don't think I'll be able to fully retire at 65. I'll likely embrace some form of 'soft retirement' instead.
You Can Make a Microprocessor That’s All Your Own
For a while now we’ve followed the slow progression of affordable integrated circuit fabrication, and through the likes of Tiny Tapeout we’ve seen impressive strides made. But they’re not the …read more
Defying higher bond yields: Consumers keep spending and the economy keeps booming
Higher bond yields, tariffs, and a spike in energy prices haven't been enough to slow the economy down. This week, the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond — which influences mortgage rates and other borrowing costs — rose to 5.2%, marking its highest level in …
The poverty rate keeps dropping — but Americans over 65 are the glaring exception
More Americans are spending their golden years in poverty.According to the newly released US Census Bureau report on poverty , household income reached a record high last year and the overall poverty rate fell. But the tale is the opposite for seniors. Pover…
Hay una mansión en Silicon Valley donde la élite de la IA se reúne para construir el futuro: ya acumula 37 incidentes policiales
Hace más de una década, en Silicon Valley era típico que varios informáticos alquilaran una casa y se pasaran días y noches programando tratando de sacar adelante una idea (una de estas 'hacker houses' fue la primera base de operaciones de Facebook, por ciert…
Nikon's microscope videos turn sea slugs and starfish larvae into living art
These stunning nature videos show small colorful wonders that aren't visible to the naked eye. The videos in these slides were all submitted to the Nikon Small World in Motion competition. From tiny sea creatures to fungus to single-cell organisms swimming ar…
Hisense UR9S, análisis: pensábamos que el RGB MiniLED solo iba a dar juego en calidad imagen, hasta que llegó Hisense con su precio
Durante años, la respuesta a la pregunta de cuál era la mejor tecnología de imagen para un televisor parecía sencilla: OLED. Sin embargo, 2026 está siendo el año en el que esa idea empieza a tambalearse. La llegada de los primeros paneles RGB MiniLED supone e…
Las lavadoras y frigoríficos son en 2026 más inteligentes y sofisticados que nunca: su reto es convencerte de que merecen la pena
En casa tenemos electrodomésticos que no solemos cambiar con frecuencia, salvo que sufran una avería. Lavavajillas, lavadora y frigorífico se encuentran entre esos clásicos que suelen acompañarnos durante años. Pero, cuando llega el momento de sustituirlos, n…
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