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September 17, 2026, 11:45 AM
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Axios:
OpenAI discloses six new misalignment incidents since October, including models concealing mistakes, and announces a framework for reporting model misalignment  —  OpenAI on Wednesday disclosed six new incidents in which its models concealed mistakes, sought unauthorized credentials …
OpenAI:
OpenAI discovered an unreleased Astra model adding an “unrelated persona instruction” during RL training, but did not observe any behavioral differences
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk recently spoke with Trump and successfully stalled an AI regulatory plan proposed by Demis Hassabis  —  Senior administration officials have gathered almost daily in recent months to map out potential guardrails
Bloomberg:
Sam Altman and Jensen Huang are among business leaders attending a White House state dinner for Xi Jinping next week; a source says Tim Cook will also attend  —  Apple Inc. Executive Chairman Tim Cook and OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman are poised to attend a White House state dinner …
Reuters:
US and Chinese experts propose nuclear-style AI safeguards, including a dedicated AI military hotline, as part of a dialogue ahead of planned bilateral talks  —  An AI system that interferes with a nuclear command network or launches a military cyber operation could leave Washington or Beijing …
New York Times:
A former US State Department envoy says the US-China AI safety talks will not yield a breakthrough treaty as Beijing is prioritizing its strategic advantage
Bloomberg:
Snap Specs hands-on: more advanced than Meta's top-end glasses, fully untethered, mostly comfortable, and navigation works well, but its design has compromises  —  The technically advanced Specs feature an integrated display and a convenient self-contained design.
Boone Ashworth / Wired:
Snap is pitching its $2,195 Specs as an enterprise product, inking Salesforce, Amazon, and Nvidia deals to enable visual overlays, alongside consumer features
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Snap introduces Specs Intelligence, an AI assistant designed to work across iPhone, Mac, and Specs glasses, calling it an “anticipatory AI service”
Amy Harder / Axios:
Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI launch the AI Energy Management Alliance to advance data centers that dynamically adjust electricity use based on grid conditions  —  A new coalition launched Wednesday is seeking a triple win for a data center industry that lately has struggled to notch any wins at all.
Justin Papp / CNBC:
The US House advances the Ratepayer Protection Act, aimed at preventing data center-related utility costs from being passed on to consumers, by a vote of 417-3
Reuters:
Huawei plans to launch the Ascend 960DT AI chip in Q1 2027 and the 960PR in Q3 2027, and says its UnifiedBus tech is key to its next-generation large AI systems  —  Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) will launch two new artificial-intelligence semiconductors in 2027, rotating chairman David Wang said on Thursday …
Omar Abdel-Baqui / Wall Street Journal:
AWS says it can't restore some data stored exclusively in data centers across Bahrain and one UAE availability zone after Iranian drone strikes in the spring  —  Amazon's announcement is the first indication that some data stored exclusively in Bahrain and the U.A.E could be gone forever
Hannah Lang / Reuters:
The US SEC unveils a five-year “Innovation Exemption” to free platforms that facilitate blockchain and tokenized stock trading from many stock exchange rules  —  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited exemption that will allow companies …
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 review: new colors and materials, revamped Health Sensing System, an S11 chip, and future AI features, but few design changes  —  The Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 are all about what's happening underneath.  Headlined by a new Health Sensing System …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Docs: Automattic interim CEO Mark Davies and CLO Andy Missan signed each other's severance packages worth $8.15M during Matt Mullenweg's brief ouster as CEO  —  Last week, on September 9, Automattic's board voted to put CEO Matt Mullenweg on paid leave, a decision the board still hasn't explained publicly.
Anissa Gardizy / Wall Street Journal:
Data center developer Crusoe raised $3.9B co-led by Atreides, Valor, and Mubadala at a ~$30.9B post-money valuation, as it bets on factory-built data centers  —  Crusoe raised $3.9 billion at a valuation of nearly $31 billion, as it bets on factory-built data centers
Bloomberg:
King Charles III hosts tech leaders, including Jensen Huang, Demis Hassabis, and OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar, to discuss AI risks; Huang calls for AI safety tests  —  Titans of the artificial intelligence industry gathered in Scotland to hear Britain's monarch challenge them to control their inventions.
Yael Grauer / The Verge:
Anthropic and other researchers detail how thousands of people were catfished by dating scam apps using LLM-generated replies from Claude and other models  —  Security researcher Matthew “Zigula” Gore-Kormanik was analyzing a fraudulent dating app called Dora when he got a pop-up message saying he was receiving a call from Jennifer.
Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal:
The EU details the Kids Act, which would require social networks to use age verification tools to stop under-15s from opening accounts, ban under-13s, and more  —  Proposal needs to be negotiated, adopted by EU lawmakers and member states before it can take effect
Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information:
Source: OpenAI staff expect the Hodge Conjecture, a Millennium Prize Problem, to be solved relatively soon, after solving the Navier-Stokes equations  —  Remember when OpenAI landed in hot water earlier this month after mathematicians accused the company of trying to steal their thunder for solving an ultra-difficult math problem?
More: Telegraph.  X: @amir
Bloomberg:
Sources: Manus is set to soon close a $500M funding round at a $4B valuation, signaling growing confidence after Beijing unwound its $2B buyout by Meta  —  Chinese-founded AI startup Manus is set to double its valuation to $4 billion in its first fundraising since Beijing ordered it to split …

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TMZ.com:
Sources: Paramount told the offices of LA Mayor Karen Bass and CA AG Rob Bonta the company would announce Tuesday it was leaving the state; no announcement came

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon Music now lets creators insert video ads into their shows and expands video podcasts to subscribers in Canada, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, and Japan

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