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| Bloomberg: |
China's Foreign Ministry criticizes warnings about AI risks, saying “fearmongering, confrontation, and vicious competition ... serve the interests of no one” — China criticized warnings from leading US technology executives to put the brakes on artificial intelligence development … | Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: |
In its first statement on AI, China's Ministry of State Security warns AI poses risks to the nation's political and social security, including cyber defenses — Beijing signals growing concern over how rapid advances in technology could be used against the country| Joanna Ossinger / CNBC: |
More: South China Morning Post, Euronews, fmprc.gov.cn, SiliconANGLE, Newser, Bloomberg, The Economic Times, and DigiTimes
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Bluesky: @mixedberrytea, @mrbuick, and @segyges
Forums: r/singularity and r/technology
| Sam Altman / @sama: |
Sam Altman says “we welcome a federal framework” but “do not believe we need to wait” for an antitrust exemption or a law to pace AI development responsibly — The world deserves confidence that American companies developing increasingly capable AI will act responsibly, especially as the trajectory of progress has steepened. Every frontier lab must deliver on this, and there is no reason any of us should come to work if we cannot. We welcome a federal fr...
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| Leo Schwartz / The Information: |
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| Sam Altman / @sama: |
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Bluesky: @seanbrodrick and @carlquintanilla
Forums: r/singularity and r/ABoringDystopia
| Politico: |
Documents: the European Commission plans to propose an EU KIDS Act on Thursday to set a minimum age for accessing social media, video platforms, games, and more — BRUSSELS — The European Commission will propose new rules to restrict minors' access to social media and video-sharing platforms … | Reuters: |
AI-connected Asian stocks fall sharply following US tech leaders' call for pacing AI development, with SoftBank, Kioxia, SK Hynix, Minimax, and Z.ai down 5%+ — AI-linked stocks across the globe plunged on Monday after leaders of the biggest AI companies warned of risks from rapid development …
More: New York Times, Financial Times, Reuters, and Nikkei Asia
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Anthropic told investors it will be profitable for a second straight quarter, with 80%+ gross margins before partner revenue sharing and training costs — Claude maker seeks to ease cash burn concerns before blockbuster IPO amid fears over pace of AI development
More: Reuters, MarketWatch, Protos, Fortune, and Yahoo Finance
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Forums: r/technology and r/singularity
| Katie Roof / Business Insider: |
| Aoife Walsh / Washington Post: |
President Trump expresses support for Flock “because of law enforcement”, while acknowledging some people consider the surveillance technology “an infringement” — The president, while acknowledging some people consider the surveillance technology “an infringement … | Felix Ng / Cointelegraph News: |
The US Senate digital assets subcommittee releases a revised “final offer” of the Clarity Act with Trump-backed ethics provisions, ahead of a September 15 vote — The 635-page revised proposal includes Trump-backed ethics provisions and comes just two days before a key procedural vote.
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| P.R. Venkat / Wall Street Journal: |
Z.ai says it plans to raise $5B+ via equity and debt to fund its AI investments, including ~$2B through a share placement, after raising $4B in July — The company plans to raise $2.0 billion through a share placement and another $3.01 billion via zero-coupon convertible bonds
More: Bloomberg, Pulse 2.0, The Information, CNBC, Tech in Asia, TechNode, Caixin Global, Reuters, South China Morning Post, DigiTimes, and Finimize
| Marissa Newman / Bloomberg: |
US-Israeli startup Buildots, which uses AI to speed up construction of mega-projects like data centers and chip factories, raised $130M at a near-$1B valuation — Buildots, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to help speed up construction of expensive mega-projects like data centers …
More: Globes, SiliconANGLE, CTech, and RuntimeWire
| Financial Times: |
President Trump dismisses calls for an AI slowdown, saying “you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn't be bringing it up” — President denounces demands for regulation as existential fears over technology move to the centre of US politics
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X: @teortaxestex, @choblin29, @berniesanders, and @garymarcus
Forums: r/technology, r/RepublicadeChile, r/politics, r/MU_Stock, and r/politics
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
| Donica Phifer / Axios: |
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X: @cat_zakrzewski, @daniel_271828, @atrupar, @politico, @mehdirhasan, @mattduss, @atrupar, @darrigomelanie, @atrupar, and @amy_siskind
Forums: r/NewsOfTheStupid, r/politics, and r/ArtificialInteligence
| Julia Fioretti / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Australian data center provider Firmus is seeking to raise up to $5B in an IPO at the end of October, in one of the largest-ever IPOs in Australia — Firmus Technologies Pty is looking to raise as much as $5 billion in an initial public offering in Australia, according to people familiar with the matter.| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
Environmental Protection Network: ex-EPA officials find 30 federal actions since January 2025 that they say exacerbate health risks from data center pollution — The Trump administration is sacrificing Americans' health to build data centers, former EPA officials warn.
More: New York Times, American Prospect, Mother Jones, and Bloomberg
Bluesky: @atticuspund, @krismaer, @michaeljstern, @michaelemann, and @confunctionist. Mastodon: @luckytran@mastodon.social
| Washington Post: |
Current and former NSA officials: the US NSA plans major restructuring to form five new units for AI, China, cybersecurity, warfighting, and global intelligence — Gen. Joshua M. Rudd is retooling the massive spy agency to focus on priorities including AI, China and cybersecurity. — Summary
More: The Record, NewsMax.com, and SpyTalk
X: @jmichaelwaller, @guimarin, @zachsdorfman, @mpolymer, @larryfriese, and @niubi
Bluesky: @cmerfy and @zachsdorfman
Forums: r/espionage and r/craftofintelligence
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube launch the Streaming Access and Choice Alliance, led by trade group TechNet, to advocate for “technology-neutral policies” — Three of the biggest names in streaming on Monday announced the formation of a new policy coalition to support their positions on key issues.
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