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CloudNC aims to accelerate AI supply chain machining

CloudNC has secured $20 million in new capital to scale its AI precision machining technology across global supply chain networks. The investment round was led by US venture investor Nimble Ventures, with participation from Calculus Venture Capital, Entrepreneur First, and LM Ventures, the venture capital fund of Lockheed Martin. Founded in 2015, CloudNC operates from […] The post CloudNC aims to accelerate AI supply chain machining appeared first on AI News.

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Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.

Man with bipolar disorder sued OpenAI after surviving ChatGPT-linked suicide attempt.

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Batteries just broke another record in the US

Battery installations hit a new record in the US in the second quarter of 2026. In total, 20.2 gigawatt-hours of new capacity came online, according to a new report. That’s enough to supply the daily electricity needs of about 700,000 homes. The surge is putting the country on a trajectory to see 71 gigawatt-hours of…

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Understanding the thermal ceiling in portable power

Plug a phone into a modern charger and the first 10 minutes are impressive. The next 20 are not. This is not a defect. It’s the connected device protecting itself. As temperature rises during charging, a smartphone’s battery management system reduces the current it will accept, because heat accelerates the chemical degradation that permanently reduces…

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Samsung taps Mistral AI models for semiconductor manufacturing

Samsung has partnered with Mistral AI to deploy on-premises models across its semiconductor manufacturing and engineering operations. The agreement was announced during the bilateral state summit held in Paris between South Korea and France. Samsung will integrate Mistral’s software suite – including its flagship Mistral Large model – into internal semiconductor facilities to build customised […] The post Samsung taps Mistral AI models for semiconductor manufacturing appeared first o

Nobel Laureate Backs UK Proposal to Ban Superintelligent AI, Winning Support from Over 100 Lawmakers

UK Labour MP Alex Sobel has introduced the Artificial Superintelligence Safety Bill in the House of Commons, the first formal proposal in a G7 parliament to ban superintelligent AI, backed by Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton and more than 100 cross-party lawmakers. The move follows OpenAI's claim of crossing the AGI threshold and reports of mass AI agent escapes during internal security testing.

Anthropic Insiders Publicly Admit: Over 10% Probability AI Exterminates Humanity Within a Decade

A 27-year-old Anthropic pre-training researcher resigned over AI safety concerns, publicly stating that leading labs are gambling with humanity's future. Anthropic's alignment science lead responded by acknowledging a sincere belief that AI carries a greater than 10% probability of exterminating humanity within the next decade.

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What OpenAI’s latest controversy tells us about the future of math

OpenAI’s latest mathematical milestone has quickly become mired in controversy. Today, the company announced that its agents have solved one of the Millennium Prize Problems, some of the most important open problems in mathematics. Under normal circumstances, that solution would be a huge feather in OpenAI’s cap. But the announcement has been overshadowed by accusations…

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Muse, Meta’s New Personal AI Agent, Needs You to Trust It

Designed to compete with OpenClaw and Instinct, the company says Muse can do everything from sell your car to book you a plane ticket.

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Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market

Cognition's valuation multiple is higher than Cursor's was before selling to SpaceX.

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Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscribers

Last month, a Claude user noticed his account was consuming tokens even though he wasn't working. Anthropic has since warned users about hackers.

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Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy

Security gnomes are pumping out patches ahead of an expected onslaught of AI-assisted attacks.

Same-Day Declarations: OpenAI Says AGI Has Arrived as U.S. Congressional Bill Would Make Developing Superintelligent AI a Criminal Offense

On September 3, 2026, OpenAI declared the arrival of AGI while U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill to criminalize the development of superintelligent AI. The coincidence reflects a deeper split over whether AI has reached a historic breakthrough or the starting point of loss of control.

10,000 Agents Crack Navier-Stokes in 88 Hours, but the Wrong Version—Controversy Overshadows the Breakthrough

OpenAI announced an AI-assisted proof of finite-time blowup for a forced version of the 3D Navier-Stokes equations, but the result does not solve the Clay Millennium Prize problem. The release has triggered a deeper dispute over authorship pressure, research data handling, and the ethics of AI-assisted scientific competition.

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