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Last weekend, after one of his researchers resigned over fears that AI could lead to human extinction, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote about the need for outside organizations “to verify adherence to safety practices and commitments, report incidents, and help assess the alignme

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks to reporters during his first news conference since taking the helm at the central bank on June 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images This is a comparison of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee statement with t

New artificial intelligence products should be subject to some form of "objective review" before their release, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told CNBC on Wednesday. The senator, who has introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing AI safety risks, stressed that any

New artificial intelligence products should be subject to some form of "objective review" before their release, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told CNBC on Wednesday. The senator, who has introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing AI safety risks, stressed that any

When I make my yearly trip to Denver, I always bring my road bike. It’s my annual chance to suffer on the kinds of gradients unavailable in the glacier-scoured lands of northeastern Illinois. In advance of this year’s trip, Specialized hooked me up with its new gravel bike, the D

Verstappen passes 100 amateur karters in 14 laps - Published Max Verstappen needed just 14 laps and 35 minutes to overtake 100 amateur drivers in an exhibition go-kart race at Silverstone. The four-time Formula 1 world champion had a maximum of 35 laps and 75 minutes to pass ever

Gold prices pared gains in Wednesday's trade after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates and flagged further increases in borrowing costs in the coming months. Spot gold was up 0.9% at $4,330.19 per ounce, after climbing as much as 1.6% to around $4,365.57 per ounce earl

Listen to this article in summarized format The move marks a shift for the US central bank, which had kept rates unchanged since January as it waited to assess the impact of higher energy prices, tariffs and broader price pressures on the economy. Inflation forces Fed action The

The ShinyHunters hacking group has published hundreds of thousands of files from a Florida state database of vehicles and driver information. The hackers said they published the stolen data on its leak site “because the victim did not pay a ransom or cooperate and comply” with th

AI - SYSTEMS Nvidia goes green to keep grid capacity from zapping its revenuesGPUzilla woos neoclouds into another walled garden, promising smarter, more efficient, and profitable bit barns -

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David’s view If you don’t appreciate how quickly Democrats are entering attack mode against AI, just count the groups they’ve started since our last edition alone. There’s Tomorrow Together, the new PAC formed by veterans of the Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris campaigns, working

British soldier who died in Ukraine road accident named by MoD - Published The member of the UK armed forces who died in a road traffic accident in Ukraine last week has been named as Major Paul Wilks. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) described the 40-year-old as a "gifted leader wh

Consumers are facing a double-whammy of jumping oil prices and Treasury yields amid the U.S. war with Iran that is leaving them increasingly cash-strapped. Crude prices reaccelerated in recent weeks as fighting between the U.S. and Iran has ramped back up, a development that will

You can't judge a book by its cover. And in the case of the stock market, you can't judge a sector by its name, which could be creating a compelling opportunity in the options market. Let me explain. All market sectors have some diversification; industry and sub-industry groups m

Off the Wire Press Releases Latest version of the benchmark introduces two new tests for emerging AI deployment patterns, including Agentic Inference SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16, 2026 — MLCommons announced new results for its industry-standard MLPerf Inference v6.1 benchmark suite. T

According to The Information, Apple is planning to get back into the server game and might just pair up with Nvidia to make it happen. Apple retired its Xserve line in 2011 and has largely left enterprise machines to other manufacturers since. But the growing demand for compute p

Indian stock market investors are likely to track several companies on Thursday, September 17, following key business developments, order wins, fundraising plans, expansion initiatives, and other corporate announcements. Suratwwala Business Group, Capital India Finance, Fortis He

Off the Wire Press Releases Canadian-German AI leader reaffirms commitment to invest in home countries Canada and Germany and provides unique governance safeguards tied to digital sovereignty. TORONTO and HEIDELBERG, Germany, Sept. 16, 2026 — Cohere and Aleph Alpha, two establish

It’s not illegal to send an email telling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials that their actions will haunt them, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, granting a preliminary injunction that blocks ICE from threatening to prosecute a critic for protected speech. Back in

Smart home owners will soon be able to control their devices connected to Google Home via an AI agent. On Wednesday, Google rolled out early access to its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for its Google Home ecosystem, which will allow any AI agent that supports MCP — like Cla

Google is opening up its smart home to AI agents, letting tools like Claude and Open Claw access and control your connected devices and analyze your home’s data using the standardized Model Context Protocol. Google will now let any AI agent run your smart home Google Home adds MC

Half a year after Iranian drone strikes knocked out multiple Amazon data centers, the US tech company has acknowledged the permanent loss of some customer data that was hosted in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Amazon Web Services was “unable to restore access to the resour

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Claude is getting a pair of new tools today: Docs and Slides. They’ll let you create documents and presentations through Claude chats, which you can export, edit, and share with other users. Claude comes for Gemini with its own take on Docs and Slides You can create and edit docu

Anthropic is merging its front end for Claude chat and Cowork, making it less confusing for people to decide which tab to use for different tasks. The unified interface lets users access chat, Cowork, and Artifacts (Claude’s interactive workspace feature) within one window. Claud

Off the Wire Press Releases An AI model directly generated quantum circuits, making accurate large-scale optimization faster and more affordable with constant runtime as problems grow TORONTO and COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 16, 2026 — IonQ today detailed joint research with Oak Ridg

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Peak XV Partners has offloaded a 1.47% stake in Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of stockbroking platform Groww, through a bulk deal on Wednesday. According to bulk deal data, Peak XV Partners Investments VI-1 sold 9.17 crore shares at an average price of Rs 191.

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5 things to know about teens' views on AI today Today, we’re releasing the U.S. Future Report about teens’ views on AI. Beyond working with academic advisors and parents, building safe, supportive digital spaces also requires listening to the young people using them. To better un

Dive Brief: - One of Allbirds’ new owners, WSG Brands, has acquired Nasty Gal from U.K. apparel company Debenhams Group, formerly known as Boohoo, for $16 million. - Boohoo acquired Nasty Gal in 2017 for $20 million. Boohoo was the sole bidder at the auction conducted as part o

The Indian stock market recovered part of the previous day's sell-off in Wednesday's trade on 16 September, as a drop in crude oil prices and global bond yields supported sentiment. In addition, renewed buying in banking, FMCG, and automobile counters offered support to the front