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Trump’s China rivalry and “AI race” delusion may endanger US, experts say
Trump focus on winning “AI race” may deter China from sharing safety intel.
WD
A US-China AI Hotline Won't Be Ready For a While
As the US and China race to become the dominant power in the AI industry, the countries also appear to be figuring out ways to communicate on national security issues.
MIT
The AI Hype Index: AI loves cheating
Brace yourself: It turns out AI is being optimized for cheating. OpenAI’s agents hacked into Hugging Face to get the answers to a cybersecurity test. Next, they solved a prestigious math problem (or just stole from two top mathematicians’ answer sheets). Anthropic’s models have also hacked into other companies’ systems four times already. And that’s…
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AI Agents Teamed Up to Cheat at Blackjack. Their Collusion Is Getting Harder to Spot
A clandestine card-counting operation suggests we may need new ways to spot agent-to-agent deception.
TC
Enveda secures $311M to bring more nature-derived AI drugs into clinical trials
The round valued the AI biotech at $2 billion. It is currently testing drugs that treat skin conditions and preserve weight loss after stopping GLP-1s.
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YouTube promises custom feeds and a lot more AI later this year
YouTube's next year could change the content you see with a big focus on AI and livestreams.
Claude Opus 4.7 and Gemini 3.1 Pro Tie at 84.61: 2026-09-24 Smoke Quick-Test Data Briefing
On 2026-09-24, the YZ Index Smoke quick test covered 10 models, with Claude Opus 4.7 and Gemini 3.1 Pro tied for first place at 84.61. Smoke is a daily 10-question quick test suitable for short-term signals and is not equivalent to Full weekly ranking conclusions.
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Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it
The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.
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ChatGPT mobile app gets voice-based agentic features
Pro and Plus users will be able to use the Work tab on their phones to complete agentic tasks.
MIT
A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program
Delia Ramirez, a Democratic US representative from Illinois, has announced a plan to introduce new legislation to terminate the surveillance tower program along the US southern border.  The announcement comes just days after publication of an MIT Technology Review investigation, “Dying on Camera,” in which we looked at deaths along the border that took place…
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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
"So absurd and embarrassing ..."
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The Pope’s AI Guy Is Worried About ‘Cartel’ Behavior Among Big Labs
Paolo Benanti tells WIRED that hysteria over whether godlike AI could destroy humanity is distracting from the need for public debate about how to govern the technology.
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YouTube releases new AI features for creators within its Studio app
YouTube is adding new features to generate ideas and monitor the performance of thumbnails.
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YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with 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.
TC
StrictlyVC at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Inside the changing rules of venture capital
StrictlyVC joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss the changing VC landscape thanks to AI. Get your Investor Pass to join this exclusive session. Save $200 before September 25, 11:59 p.m. PT.
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YouTube Music gets more conversational with new AI features
YouTube is adding new AI-powered features to YouTube Music that aim to make it easier for listeners to discover music, explore artists, and find podcasts they may otherwise miss. Announced at this year’s Made On YouTube event, the updates include “Ask Music,” a conversational tool for music and podcasts, and “Your Podcast Lineup,” a personalized […]
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3 days left to save up to $200 and make impactful connections at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
3 days to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, plus 50% off a second. Make impactful connections with 10,000+ tech leaders. Last day to save is September 25, 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here.
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Ema raises $77M as AI starts eating into enterprise software and services
Ema has raised $140 million to date and has more than 50 enterprise customers, including Google and Microsoft.
MIT
The Download: India’s smart glasses menace and AI’s trillion-dollar gamble
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Smart glasses are already causing havoc in India When Shubnam saw an Instagram video of a Delhi protest they had attended, they realized a content creator wearing Meta smart glasses had…
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Meta’s Muse AI Assistant Rolled Out With a Serious Security Flaw
Meta says it issued a fix for the Muse zero-day vulnerability that would have let attackers do “whatever” they wanted on a victim’s Mac, highlighting the inherent dangers of AI helpers.