China rejected calls from U.S. AI leaders to slow development, deepening tensions over AI safety, chip controls, and competition ahead of a Trump-Xi meeting.

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Microsoft has drafted a “Humanist AI” code requiring future models to accept human shutdown, follow non-negotiable safety rules, and remain under control.

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Zankore secured up to $3.1 billion for Nvidia-powered AI infrastructure, starting in Indonesia and scaling across Southeast Asia.

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OpenAI’s GPT-Live-1 adds full-duplex voice, faster turn-taking, and tool use for developers building real-time AI agents and customer workflows.

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Dario Amodei called for slower frontier AI development, with Sam Altman and Elon Musk signaling support amid growing concerns over safety and cybersecurity.

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OpenAI reportedly acquired AI camera startup Glass Imaging for more than $300 million, adding computational photography expertise to its hardware push.

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Xi Jinping proposed a BRICS open-source AI community as China expands technology cooperation and competes with the U.S. for influence over global AI.

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Leaked Galaxy SmartTag 3 images show a smaller Samsung tracker without the SmartTag 2’s built-in attachment loop. Here’s what Galaxy users should know.

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OpenAI is seeking clarity from Congress on whether coordinated efforts by rival AI labs to slow frontier development could violate antitrust law.

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Ant Group’s AQ health app has reached 150 million users as it expands into wearable data, nutrition, sleep, exercise, and AI-powered health coaching.

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Google is rolling out a second September update for Pixel 11 phones, but Android 17 QPR1 and its expected new features are still missing.

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Microsoft is testing automatic Light and Dark Mode switching in Windows 11, with scheduling based on sunrise, sunset, fixed times, or PC activity.

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NVIDIA unveiled new AI for Media tools at IBC 2026 for real-time video upscaling, frame generation, synthetic-video detection and live broadcasting.

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Apple raised prices on older iPhones by $100 after its latest launch, changing the usual strategy for buyers waiting for previous models to get cheaper.

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Apple’s iPhone Duo still has a display crease, but clever hardware and software make it harder to notice. Here’s what buyers should know.

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The Philippines’ $34.4 billion AI infrastructure plan targets 1.5 GW of data center capacity by 2033, as two US hyperscalers evaluate sites.

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Anthropic's IPO timeline reportedly shifted toward mid-October as investors weigh its financing, growth projections and a potential $2 trillion valuation.

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Nvidia PAIR is a free open-source tool that distributes local AI workloads across PCs and Macs, letting idle hardware help run multi-agent tasks.

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NHTSA is reviewing Tesla’s certification of about 1,000 Cybercabs as the steering-wheel-free robotaxi begins paid service in Austin.

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AI could accelerate vulnerability discovery, shrinking the pool of exploits governments rely on while speeding up the race between attackers and defenders.

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