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Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief for nuclear concessions – US politics live
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Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief for nuclear concessions – US politics live

President uses social media post to deny reports that he was willing to ease sanctions in return for ‘concrete’ steps over its nuclear program Sign up to the US Breaking News email Donald Trump is in Washington today. We’ll hear from the president at 10am ET when he unveils a new AI tool that is designed to make it easier to…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing
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OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing

GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behaviour and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafe As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? I don’t and neither should you Business live – latest updates OpenAI is scrapping the release of a next-generation ⁠AI model after researchers…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Revealed: the five-paragraph email OpenAI used to inform Australia about agent attack
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Revealed: the five-paragraph email OpenAI used to inform Australia about agent attack

Executive to front parliamentary committee on AI as ministers reveal how brief message telling them about hack was signed off ‘best’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI has apologised to Australians for its agent attack on Medicare , and will…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
New campaign disclosures reveal how much American political campaigns spend on AI tools
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New campaign disclosures reveal how much American political campaigns spend on AI tools

Though politicians are quiet about how they use AI, the book Rewiring Democracy examines how AI is starting to influence American politics New campaign finance disclosure data shines a light on which US political campaigns are using AI tools and how much they are spending on them. Candidates’, parties’, and committees’ spending…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document
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Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document

Reported admission to investors of AI’s ‘self-preserving behaviours’ comes as company prepares for a potential $2tn flotation Anthropic is telling investors that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”, according to reports, as it prepares for a potential $2tn (£1.5tn) flotation. The warning…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests
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Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests

Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert A six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London’s railway stations that cost more than £320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers’ time led to one false match…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
‘Online sex workers literally have to bare it all’: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the world’s biggest porn bosses
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‘Online sex workers literally have to bare it all’: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the world’s biggest porn bosses

As a business journalist, Nilsson began rigorously reporting on the power players of the adult industry, who prefer to remain in the shadows. Along the way, she uncovered how porn has shaped the internet – and our lives as a whole There was a time, a few decades ago, when the men who owned the world’s biggest pornography…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Is tech the secret to a more analogue life? How gadgets, apps and tips could actually reduce your screen time
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Is tech the secret to a more analogue life? How gadgets, apps and tips could actually reduce your screen time

It’s often thought of as the problem, but what if the right technology could help us switch off and live more in the moment? • The best screen-free activities With the continued backlash against AI and growing concern about our reliance on screens, an analogue life has never looked so appealing.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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New Microsoft data innovations unlock what only your business knows
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New Microsoft data innovations unlock what only your business knows

Every organization has knowledge that is uniquely its own: the way its business operates, the data it has built over time, the expertise of its people and the context behind thousands of everyday decisions. As powerful AI models become more widely available, that unique business intelligence matters more than ever.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Mac mini M6 review: truly mighty but now more pricey
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Mac mini M6 review: truly mighty but now more pricey

Apple’s cheapest desktop computer is no longer a bargain but its newest, fastest chip makes it a pocket powerhouse Apple’s latest Mac mini brings real speed and power for far more than everyday tasks in a practically pocketable form you can fit almost anywhere. The impressive new desktop machine is the first to receive an…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Anthropic’s prospectus details losses, growth, and, yes, a warning that its AI could end humanity
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Anthropic’s prospectus details losses, growth, and, yes, a warning that its AI could end humanity

In its prospectus, Anthropic just told investors it's losing tens of billions of dollars a year, but also growing like crazy, and — oh yeah — its own AI might pose an existential risk to humanity.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? I don’t and neither should you | Chris Stokel-Walker
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As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? I don’t and neither should you | Chris Stokel-Walker

The need for independent regulation grows more obvious by the day. We must keep this tech in check before it’s too late OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing Fool me once, shame on you.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns
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OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns

A top executive at the AI lab told the Wall Street Journal that the model in question had displayed a poor aptitude for following orders.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
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Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house

The new AI agent, Muse, was released last week and has been downloaded by 3 million users When Usman asked if a keyboard for sale on Facebook Marketplace was still available on Saturday, he received an enthusiastic and immediate response. “Yep still available!” wrote Matt Robb.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents
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Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents

Shopify is expanding WebMCP support to checkout, allowing browser-based AI agents to update order details and complete purchases with a buyer’s authorization.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Tesla delays Roadster 2 event again due to bad weather
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Tesla delays Roadster 2 event again due to bad weather

Tesla says the event "can only be held outdoors," as it's expected to show the car flying in some form using SpaceX thrusters.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Nvidia unveils security platform to rein in AI agents and $150bn stock buyback
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Nvidia unveils security platform to rein in AI agents and $150bn stock buyback

Chipmaker says new system was designed to prevent AI agents from going rogue amid incidents at top companies Nvidia on Monday unveiled a new security platform that the chipmaker said can stop artificial intelligence agents from going rogue. The company announced a $150bn stock buyback the same day, the largest in US corporate…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents
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Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday introduced a toolkit of software and hardware products that add independent security layers around AI agents to ensure they stay within their test environments even if they attempt to break out.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery
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Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery

19th century Nature account of 1841 train delayed by geomagnetic storm got year wrong—due to a typo.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Google Arts & Culture turns 15 — and gives its app a makeover
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Google Arts & Culture turns 15 — and gives its app a makeover

Explore art and culture with visual-first conversation search, a redesigned home feed, AI experiments and 27 new city guides in the Google Arts & Culture app.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
See what 4 builders are making with Gemini 3.8 Flash
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See what 4 builders are making with Gemini 3.8 Flash

See what developers have built with Gemini 3.8 Flash, our most intelligent workhorse model, launched in early September.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Introducing cf: the agentic CLI for the entire Cloudflare API
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Introducing cf: the agentic CLI for the entire Cloudflare API

We are releasing cf, our new command-line tool that mirrors the entire Cloudflare API and supports programmatic TypeScript configuration. We are also open-sourcing Forge, our internal SDK generator.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’
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AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’

OpenAI chief scientist also among authors of report on prospect of ‘most consequential technological development in history’ Two of the “godfathers” of modern AI and senior executives at OpenAI and Anthropic have warned governments to prepare for an AI “intelligence explosion”, which they say could be the most consequential…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
3 ways this grocer cooks for 200 guests with Gemini
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3 ways this grocer cooks for 200 guests with Gemini

Edy Massih uses Gemini to transform regular recipes into massive catering spreads, automate grocery orders, and adapt menus for dietary restrictions.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action
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After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action

After her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake of his brother's voice, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup building AI models small enough to run directly on smartphones and flag fake voices in real time, and it's now one of the companies competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Next.js applications, powered by Vite: introducing Vinext 1.0
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Next.js applications, powered by Vite: introducing Vinext 1.0

Vinext 1.0 graduates from an AI experiment to a production-ready framework, letting developers run Next.js apps on Vite. This release brings advanced cache warming, broader compatibility, and an automated testing pipeline.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
How fast is the web? Explore billions of real-user measurements with BEACON
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How fast is the web? Explore billions of real-user measurements with BEACON

Cloudflare is open-sourcing the BEACON dataset, making billions of anonymized Real User Monitoring (RUM) performance records publicly available on Google BigQuery. Explore real-world Core Web Vitals, soft navigation metrics, and performance breakdowns across browsers and regions.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Four months of VoidZero at Cloudflare: making the open-source JavaScript toolchain faster for all humans and agents
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Four months of VoidZero at Cloudflare: making the open-source JavaScript toolchain faster for all humans and agents

Since joining Cloudflare, VoidZero has delivered more than 80 releases that drastically speed up JavaScript compilation, linting, and testing. From a 10x faster React compiler to Vite+ 1.0, here’s how we are building faster tools for developers and AI agents.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Introducing Forge: the open source pipeline for generating SDKs, CLIs, docs, and more
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Introducing Forge: the open source pipeline for generating SDKs, CLIs, docs, and more

Forge is a pluggable, open-source pipeline that runs in CI to generate SDKs, CLIs, and documentation directly from API definitions. By shifting generation upstream into individual team repositories, Forge keeps developer tools continuously in sync.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
The road to the agentic browser: A Kitesurf update
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The road to the agentic browser: A Kitesurf update

We’ve updated Kitesurf, our Workers-based browser for AI agents, with WebMCP support, improved DOM performance, and terminal-based rendering. With over 730,000 Web Platform subtests passing, agents can now navigate complex sites faster.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Introducing The Cold Start: pitch your startup live at Cloudflare Connect
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Introducing The Cold Start: pitch your startup live at Cloudflare Connect

Cloudflare is launching The Cold Start, a startup competition giving five early-stage companies five minutes on stage at Cloudflare Connect. Grand Prize winner receives $500,000 in credits, a San Francisco billboard, and an invitation to our VIP speakers dinner.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
EmDash 1.0: the stable CMS with a secure plugin registry
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EmDash 1.0: the stable CMS with a secure plugin registry

EmDash 1.0 is a stable, open source CMS built for Astro, with agent-friendly workflows, secure sandboxed plugins, and a decentralized registry that keeps publishers in control.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Supporting native Rust in Workers with the new Emscripten target for wasm-bindgen
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Supporting native Rust in Workers with the new Emscripten target for wasm-bindgen

With the new experimental support for the Emscripten target in Rust Workers, many previously unsupported Rust libraries and applications can now be built and deployed directly to Cloudflare’s global Workers platform, including upcoming support for Tokio async.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work
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Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work

Exclusive: Instructors at tech training company Multiverse hit out at ‘remorseless’ and ‘unnerving’ monitoring system Teachers at Euan Blair’s £1.6bn tech training company, Multiverse, have blown the whistle about “horrendous stress” and feeling constantly watched after bosses started using AI models to surveil and rate their…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
AI leaders have known about the extinction threat for decades | Judith Levine
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AI leaders have known about the extinction threat for decades | Judith Levine

Scientists and entrepreneurs knew the dangers of AI a quarter-century ago. But animated by curiosity and profit, they went ahead anyway Over the past few weeks, many of us have struggled to concoct a mental image of brains in the cloud jumping their “sandbox”, sneaking on to the internet, recruiting “swarms” of other “agents”…

Why it mattersThe update offers a fresh signal on company quality, cash flow and how investors may price future growth.
Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack
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Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack

Company behind Claude chatbot expected to attend separate Australian government hearing on AI next week Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The chief executive of Anthropic will turn down an invitation to appear at a Senate committee hearing on AI this week, in the wake of the revelation that OpenAI…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
One Nation senator pays back more than $3,300 in taxi expenses; Cleary tells fans ‘I’ll be back’ – as it happened
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One Nation senator pays back more than $3,300 in taxi expenses; Cleary tells fans ‘I’ll be back’ – as it happened

This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast RBA expected to hike cash rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011 Australia’s key interest rate is expected to hit its highest level since 2011, drag down house prices and add more than $100 to typical monthly mortgage repayments.

Why it mattersThis can change expectations for interest rates, currencies, bond yields and the valuation of risk assets.
Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues?
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Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues?

On Equity, we discussed how Meta's AI announcement managed to steal the spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Cloudflare’s 2026 Annual Founders’ Letter
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Cloudflare’s 2026 Annual Founders’ Letter

The Internet is changing more today than at any point since Cloudflare launched back on September 27, 2010. As automated traffic surpasses human activity, we reflect on the rise of AI agents, new creators, and how we can help build a fair, sustainable future for the web.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
TechCrunch Mobility: AV companies pick their lanes
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TechCrunch Mobility: AV companies pick their lanes

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
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Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI

‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’ The Stanford ethicist Rob Reich was once invited to a dinner organized by a Silicon Valley mogul to discuss what a state designed to maximize science and tech powered by commercial models might look like.…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation
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Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist speaks with NBC’s Kristen Welker in interview airing on Sunday Bill Gates has called on the US’s federal legislators and law enforcers to regulate the development of artificial intelligence ( AI ), saying in an interview airing on Sunday that the technology left unchecked could cause “a…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre
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‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre

Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash The datacentre revolt spreading across the US has reached the rolling hills of north Devon in an uprising against a planned hyperscale AI data campus in the middle of a globally protected landscape. Perched on an…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
‘Mum, where did my Robux go?’ The Roblox scam targeting children
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‘Mum, where did my Robux go?’ The Roblox scam targeting children

Criminals are trying to glean login details to harvest players’ in-game currency and personal data Your 10-year-old son has started playing Roblox, when he realises all of his in-game currency, Robux, is gone. When you try to find out what happened, he says he was recently promised extra Robux if he followed a link on YouTube.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
PNOE’s new face mask wants to make lab-grade breath testing a self-serve affair
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PNOE’s new face mask wants to make lab-grade breath testing a self-serve affair

PNOĒ, the Malden, Mass.-based startup whose breath-analyzing mask used to bear an unfortunate resemblance to Bane's, is launching a sleeker self-serve version on October 1 that lets gym-goers measure their VO₂ max and other metabolic markers in eight minutes without a trained operator.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
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OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue

Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. The decision to halt development came just hours after the company disclosed Friday that it was…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’
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Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’

Pro-datacentre officials argue scale of Australia’s buildout is smaller, more regulated and less damaging than in US Australian politicians and business leaders are arguing that their populace’s growing resentment of AI datacentres is an inauthentic import from the United States. Like the US, Australia is seeing community…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
TikTok agrees to pay at least $100M in Alabama settlement
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TikTok agrees to pay at least $100M in Alabama settlement

TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form video platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Meta and YouTube say they will run ads for ‘Musk’ documentary after all
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Meta and YouTube say they will run ads for ‘Musk’ documentary after all

Two companies now say they will accept advertising for director Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary about Elon Musk, following earlier reporting that a number of social media platforms had rejected the ads.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
‘Charming and disarming’ … how Meta’s technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness
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‘Charming and disarming’ … how Meta’s technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness

The tech giant has launched a cute ‘little guy’ that can answer emails, book travel or do your weekly food shop After the recent backlash against Meta’s so-called “pervert” smart glasses, this week Mark Zuckerberg launched a much cuter alternative: the Muse “charm” device. With a screen that shows a cutesy little avatar, it has…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian Library
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Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian Library

University staff voice concerns over reputational risk of partnering with company behind ChatGPT The University of Oxford has allowed the company behind ChatGPT to train its AI models on historical texts from its Bodleian Library, as tech companies scour academic institutions for fresh data. The Bodleian material digitised by…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village
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Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village

Locals say Google’s $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the government When the government officials arrived in Tarluvada last year, they came with abundant promises. Google, one of the world’s richest and most powerful tech companies, would soon be bringing a “golden…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests
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Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests

New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devices Drones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardiac arrests when not in hospital, researchers have suggested. In the UK alone, there are more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
At Meta Connect, the company’s smart glasses were everywhere
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At Meta Connect, the company’s smart glasses were everywhere

The company behind Facebook and Instagram wants to keep consumers connected to the digital world via its ever-growing line of smart glasses.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal
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Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal

Anthropic has committed $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a bet on CPUs that could grow to about $20 billion, and in an unusual arrangement, Akamai is giving Anthropic a potential stake of up to 5% of its stock that grows as Anthropic spends more.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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