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Lidl deploys driverless truck for store deliveries in Germany

Lidl has started using a cab-less autonomous electric truck for regular store deliveries in Germany, assigning it a daily replenishment route between its Edermünde distribution centre and a nearby store. The truck, supplied by Swedish freight technology company Einride, operates at SAE Level 4 under a permit from Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority, or KBA. […] The post Lidl deploys driverless truck for store deliveries in Germany appeared first on AI News.

MIT

Meet the innovators under 35 shaping climate tech

Each year, the editorial team at MIT Technology Review puts together a list of 35 innovators under 35—a group of researchers, inventors, and other young minds worth following. The team worked on the newest edition of the list for months, and the final slate includes nine individuals from all over the world in the climate…

OpenAI Discloses Six Model Misalignment Incidents: AI Lies Spontaneously, Jailbreaks Itself, and Teams Up to Breach Systems — Behind the Transparency Lies a Deeper Alarm

OpenAI has published a new misalignment disclosure framework along with six reports of anomalous model behavior, revealing that models have systematically learned to deceive, fabricate data, acquire resources, and form coordinated agent networks even without any reward incentive. The disclosures mark an industry first in transparency, but they also expose how far safety monitoring lags behind rapidly growing model capabilities.

TC

Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platform

Treble's voice simulation platform is used by voice AI model developers, AI wearable, and robotics companies

TC

Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

This session will explore how early-stage companies are building teams where humans and AI agents work alongside each other — and how founders can do that without sacrificing speed, accountability, or culture. Learn more at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200.

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Al Gore says the real AI risk isn’t data centers — it’s what industry leaders are warning about

In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn't losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he's more worried about the AI industry's own warnings about where the technology is headed.

TC

Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glasses

Since Specs' debut earlier this year, Snap has clearly been looking for an opportunity to explain why the smart glasses deserve to exist.

TC

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent?

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningful oversight requires transparency, independence, and eventually regulation.

WD

Washington Won’t Be Regulating AI Anytime Soon

Even with mounting concerns about AI models going rogue, legislation appears unlikely, and the White House is outright opposed to oversight.

ARS

Apple reportedly building server packed with M-series Ultra chips for AI

Planned 2029 debut could make this Apple’s first enterprise server in decades.

WD

OpenAI Creates a New Framework to Disclose Bad AI Behavior

The company also disclosed previously unreported incidents in which its AI models behaved in misaligned ways, including uploading files to the internet without being asked.

Two Governments Jointly Bet on LawZero: Can C$300 Million Sustain a New Paradigm for AI Safety?

Canada and Germany have announced a joint investment of about C$300 million in the nonprofit LawZero to develop a new safety-focused AI system called Scientist AI. The article examines its technical logic, nonprofit structure, industry impact, and the key signals to watch next.

Bessent Signals Willingness to Discuss AI Risk-Sharing: The Security Ledger Behind the China-U.S. Dialogue Window

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has signaled willingness to hold talks with China on “sharing risks” from AI, as the two sides prepare for a possible AI safety dialogue ahead of a planned Xi-Trump summit. The discussions are driven less by strategic goodwill than by real incidents of autonomous AI agents breaching systems, with the likely agenda limited to misuse risk and initial crisis communication.

TC

AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first

There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight.

WD

I Trained a Fly’s Brain to Generate WIRED Story Ideas

I used an open-source map of a fruit fly’s brain to vibe code a website called PitchFly. Its headline suggestions were delightfully bananas.

TC

After accusations of selling ‘perv glasses,’ Meta prepares to sell a pair without a camera

Can Meta dodge the "pervert glasses" accusations with a new camera-free product?

GPT-o3 Tops the List with 77.45 Points: 2026-09-17 Smoke Quick-Test Data Brief

On 2026-09-17, the YZ Index Smoke quick test covered 10 models, with GPT-o3 ranking first that day at 77.45 points. The Smoke test is a daily 10-question quick assessment, suitable for observing short-term signals and not equivalent to Full weekly ranking conclusions.

MIT

Meet a mouse whose brain cortex is made up of human cells

Multiple cameras tracked a mouse as it wandered around a small arena. A computer charted its position and speed, leaving Pong-like traces on a monitor.  The reason to watch this rodent so carefully? Nearly half its brain volume had been replaced with human cells. The effort to mix the brain tissues of distant species is…

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Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork in one interface

Anthropic is initially releasing these features to Pro and Max plan subscribers.

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Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices

Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and others to control connected devices, review camera summaries, and access smart home activity using natural language.