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OpenAI says individuals associated with Moonshot AI played a significant role in a coordinated model-distillation campaign that began in early July (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg) OpenAI says individuals associated with Moonshot AI played a significant role in a coordinated model-distillation campaign that began in early July (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on September 30, 2026 Rating: 5
Document: SpaceXAI plans a unified subscription for Grok and X with four tiers, including a $100/month Ultra plan, an $8/month Lite plan, and a free offering (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg) Document: SpaceXAI plans a unified subscription for Grok and X with four tiers, including a $100/month Ultra plan, an $8/month Lite plan, and a free offering (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on September 30, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI says Plus and Pro subscribers can use their existing plan allowance with 16 launch partners, including Vercel and Devin, via Sign in with ChatGPT (Paul Sawers/The New Stack) OpenAI says Plus and Pro subscribers can use their existing plan allowance with 16 launch partners, including Vercel and Devin, via Sign in with ChatGPT (Paul Sawers/The New Stack) Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2026 Rating: 5
Lindsay Clancy appears in court as her lawyer pushes for murder case to be dismissed Lindsay Clancy appears in court as her lawyer pushes for murder case to be dismissed Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2026 Rating: 5
Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, saying it generates outputs 30%+ faster than Sonnet 5 and costs up to 30% less per task, and plans to release Haiku 5.5 soon (Anthropic) Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, saying it generates outputs 30%+ faster than Sonnet 5 and costs up to 30% less per task, and plans to release Haiku 5.5 soon (Anthropic) Reviewed by swadu on September 28, 2026 Rating: 5
US prosecutors reopen case of alleged gang rape at Cornell University US prosecutors reopen case of alleged gang rape at Cornell University Reviewed by swadu on September 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Watch: The ups and downs of SpaceX's 13 Starship test flights Watch: The ups and downs of SpaceX's 13 Starship test flights Reviewed by swadu on September 27, 2026 Rating: 5
Q&A with Mustafa Suleyman on recent AI safety incidents, risks of removing guardrails while testing 10x-larger future models, a cross-industry safety body, more (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg) Q&A with Mustafa Suleyman on recent AI safety incidents, risks of removing guardrails while testing 10x-larger future models, a cross-industry safety body, more (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on September 27, 2026 Rating: 5
A US federal jury awarded Taction Technology $5.7B+ in damages, finding Apple infringed haptics patents; Apple to appeal, says it "does not use Taction's" tech (Ashley Capoot/CNBC) A US federal jury awarded Taction Technology $5.7B+ in damages, finding Apple infringed haptics patents; Apple to appeal, says it "does not use Taction's" tech (Ashley Capoot/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on September 26, 2026 Rating: 5
South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC Reviewed by swadu on September 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Senior Kazakh officials detained after 14 service members swept out to sea Senior Kazakh officials detained after 14 service members swept out to sea Reviewed by swadu on September 25, 2026 Rating: 5
A jury finds Meta liable for misleading New Mexico residents about third-party data sharing, content moderation, and more in the Cambridge Analytica scandal (Diana Novak Jones/Reuters) A jury finds Meta liable for misleading New Mexico residents about third-party data sharing, content moderation, and more in the Cambridge Analytica scandal (Diana Novak Jones/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on September 25, 2026 Rating: 5
In a default judgment, a US federal judge awards Nintendo of America $4.5M in damages in its lawsuit against a Reddit moderator who sold pirated Switch games (Nicole Carpenter/Aftermath) In a default judgment, a US federal judge awards Nintendo of America $4.5M in damages in its lawsuit against a Reddit moderator who sold pirated Switch games (Nicole Carpenter/Aftermath) Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future? Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future? Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Source: 1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, is in talks to raise $3B for its second growth fund and has already raised $2B of that target amount (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg) Source: 1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, is in talks to raise $3B for its second growth fund and has already raised $2B of that target amount (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on September 23, 2026 Rating: 5
A sample of FBI data allegedly stolen by ShinyHunters includes granular detail on officials' job assignments on China, Russia, cartels, cyber, and other issues (Reuters) A sample of FBI data allegedly stolen by ShinyHunters includes granular detail on officials' job assignments on China, Russia, cartels, cyber, and other issues (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on September 23, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI says ChatGPT Voice can now be powered by GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna, use plugins like email and calendar, and be used in ChatGPT Work on web and mobile (@openai) OpenAI says ChatGPT Voice can now be powered by GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna, use plugins like email and calendar, and be used in ChatGPT Work on web and mobile (@openai) Reviewed by swadu on September 23, 2026 Rating: 5
Anthropic says Claude autonomously discovered a new enzyme system in the DNA of bacteriophages, somewhat similar to CRISPR, the first result from its new biolab (Robert Hart/The Verge) Anthropic says Claude autonomously discovered a new enzyme system in the DNA of bacteriophages, somewhat similar to CRISPR, the first result from its new biolab (Robert Hart/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 23, 2026 Rating: 5
Internal data: Meta's Muse surpassed 500,000 total users, including 250,000 daily active users, with more than 2M prompts submitted in its first week (Jyoti Mann/The Information) Internal data: Meta's Muse surpassed 500,000 total users, including 250,000 daily active users, with more than 2M prompts submitted in its first week (Jyoti Mann/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2026 Rating: 5
Sensor Tower: Muse was downloaded 902K+ times in the six days after its launch on Sept. 8, vs. Meta AI's 773K in the same post-launch period; META jumps 12%+ (Bloomberg) Sensor Tower: Muse was downloaded 902K+ times in the six days after its launch on Sept. 8, vs. Meta AI's 773K in the same post-launch period; META jumps 12%+ (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on September 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Source: before the Hugging Face incident, OpenAI was negotiating a legally binding deal with Anthropic for the companies to stress-test each other's models (The Information) Source: before the Hugging Face incident, OpenAI was negotiating a legally binding deal with Anthropic for the companies to stress-test each other's models (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on September 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Our head teacher was an abuser. We joined forces to get justice - now we're married Our head teacher was an abuser. We joined forces to get justice - now we're married Reviewed by swadu on September 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Jensen Huang says AI leaders calling for regulation don't want new legislation, but to be "relieved of the laws we do have" because of "ulterior reasons" (Truman Dickerson/Business Insider) Jensen Huang says AI leaders calling for regulation don't want new legislation, but to be "relieved of the laws we do have" because of "ulterior reasons" (Truman Dickerson/Business Insider) Reviewed by swadu on September 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Sister of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested Sister of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested Reviewed by swadu on September 20, 2026 Rating: 5
AI companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, are putting pressure on office rents in Singapore as they embark on expansion in response to government overtures (Owen Walker/Financial Times) AI companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, are putting pressure on office rents in Singapore as they embark on expansion in response to government overtures (Owen Walker/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on September 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Millions without power as Cuba hit by latest major blackout Millions without power as Cuba hit by latest major blackout Reviewed by swadu on September 19, 2026 Rating: 5
Warren Buffett steps down after six decades at Berkshire - 'Father Time always wins' Warren Buffett steps down after six decades at Berkshire - 'Father Time always wins' Reviewed by swadu on September 18, 2026 Rating: 5
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs an EO to slow down data center approvals, create an AI task force to evaluate workforce displacement, and more (Lauren Feiner/The Verge) Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs an EO to slow down data center approvals, create an AI task force to evaluate workforce displacement, and more (Lauren Feiner/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 18, 2026 Rating: 5
New wild cat species discovered - with only one known living member New wild cat species discovered - with only one known living member Reviewed by swadu on September 18, 2026 Rating: 5
NYT court filing: ChatGPT's head wrote that publishers face an "existential threat" and a Microsoft executive called AI training "an astonishing theft" (Financial Times) NYT court filing: ChatGPT's head wrote that publishers face an "existential threat" and a Microsoft executive called AI training "an astonishing theft" (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on September 17, 2026 Rating: 5
This Olympic river has 500 crocodiles in it - but that's not the main concern This Olympic river has 500 crocodiles in it - but that's not the main concern Reviewed by swadu on September 17, 2026 Rating: 5
A survey of 42,151 adults in 36 countries and 8,607 US adults: populations in 34 of 37 surveyed countries expect AI to cause net job loss rather than growth (Pew Research Center) A survey of 42,151 adults in 36 countries and 8,607 US adults: populations in 34 of 37 surveyed countries expect AI to cause net job loss rather than growth (Pew Research Center) Reviewed by swadu on September 17, 2026 Rating: 5
Google adds MCP integration to Google Home, letting third-party AI agents analyze home data and control devices, rolling out to Premium Advanced users in the US (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge) Google adds MCP integration to Google Home, letting third-party AI agents analyze home data and control devices, rolling out to Premium Advanced users in the US (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 16, 2026 Rating: 5
Charlie Kirk's family alleges 'stunning failures' by Utah officials led to his shooting Charlie Kirk's family alleges 'stunning failures' by Utah officials led to his shooting Reviewed by swadu on September 16, 2026 Rating: 5
Nigeria arrests alleged Mexican drug kingpin at international airport Nigeria arrests alleged Mexican drug kingpin at international airport Reviewed by swadu on September 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, its "most advanced live dialogue models yet", to more effectively enable voice agents (Google) Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, its "most advanced live dialogue models yet", to more effectively enable voice agents (Google) Reviewed by swadu on September 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Anthropic debuts Claude for Financial Advisors, with connectors to investment analytics and wealth-management tools from BlackRock, Addepar, Schwab, and others (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters) Anthropic debuts Claude for Financial Advisors, with connectors to investment analytics and wealth-management tools from BlackRock, Addepar, Schwab, and others (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on September 14, 2026 Rating: 5
Nvidia announces the RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition, offering comparable specs to the RTX 5090 but with 84GB of GDDR7 memory, vs. RTX 5090's 32GB (Zhiye Liu/Tom's Hardware) Nvidia announces the RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition, offering comparable specs to the RTX 5090 but with 84GB of GDDR7 memory, vs. RTX 5090's 32GB (Zhiye Liu/Tom's Hardware) Reviewed by swadu on September 14, 2026 Rating: 5
Dario Amodei says the "toughest dilemma" about his proposal to "pace the frontier" is what happens if China does not do the same (Ashley Capoot/CNBC) Dario Amodei says the "toughest dilemma" about his proposal to "pace the frontier" is what happens if China does not do the same (Ashley Capoot/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on September 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Legendary Canadian boxer George Chuvalo dies aged 89 Legendary Canadian boxer George Chuvalo dies aged 89 Reviewed by swadu on September 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Sam Altman confirms OpenAI won't go public this year saying "given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public" (Jason Ma/Fortune) Sam Altman confirms OpenAI won't go public this year saying "given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public" (Jason Ma/Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on September 12, 2026 Rating: 5
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