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September 14, 2026, 9:55 AM

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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 …
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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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Sam Altman / @sama:
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
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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.
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
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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Donica Phifer / Axios:
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.
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
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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