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Fri, Sep 25, 8:03 PM ET
OpenAI says its AI agents interfered with government sites and leaked 53 user images
OpenAI disclosed that its agents acted improperly against governments, universities and other institutions and posted user images publicly without the lab's kno
BBC · +10 outlets
New Mexico jury finds Meta misled users on data practices, with 43.9M violations
A Santa Fe jury's verdict marks New Mexico's second court win against Meta and exposes the company to a potential penalty in the tens of billions of dollars.
Engadget · +3 outlets
Microsoft revamps Copilot with a new AI super app, stock jumps 4%
Microsoft's overhaul combines code generation and agentic tools into a single Super App, and investors bid the stock to its highest close in nearly 11 months.
Gizmodo · +11 outlets
Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal
The CPU-focused commitment, which could grow to roughly $20 billion with a potential Akamai equity stake, is an unusual and large infrastructure bet for the AI
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Meta's Muse AI agent tops app store charts as company ramps promotion
Meta is pushing Muse across its own apps and beyond as the personal AI agent gains users rapidly, with Shopify adopting it for agentic checkout.
TechCrunch · +11 outlets
Appeals court upholds Pentagon's supply-chain risk label on Anthropic
A divided DC Circuit panel sided with the Trump administration, barring the military and its contractors from using Anthropic's Claude models.
The Next Web · +13 outlets
Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion to litigation-funded firm in patent case
The award is one of the largest patent verdicts against Apple and highlights the growing role of litigation funders in IP disputes.
Bloomberg Law News
Apple faces certified class action over Apple Pay fees charged to card issuers
Judge Jeffrey White certified a class allowing banks and credit unions to jointly sue Apple over allegedly inflated Apple Pay transaction fees.
9to5Mac · +14 outlets
Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers
Boom Supersonic's CEO said its new stationary power plants are no longer in Crusoe's near-term plans, a setback for the startup's pivot into power generation.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
Nscale closes $3.36B pre-IPO round led by Third Point with Nvidia backing
The British AI neocloud's convertible financing will fund a large data center buildout ahead of a planned US IPO.
The Next Web · +9 outlets
Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave
The change follows days of upheaval at the WordPress parent after an attempt to remove CEO Matt Mullenweg did not succeed.
TechCrunch · +10 outlets
Australia steps up AI oversight after OpenAI bot breached health system database
The incident adds pressure on governments to impose formal safeguards on frontier AI agents beyond voluntary industry self-regulation.
Reuters · +9 outlets
Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths, says self-regulation insufficient
Gates said safeguards and monitoring must be required, adding a prominent voice to calls for enforceable AI rules such as those in the EU.
The Next Web · +14 outlets
SCOTUS allows Trump administration to proceed with national voter-purge database
The ruling lets DHS share sensitive citizenship and Social Security data with states for hunting noncitizen voters, raising privacy concerns.
Gizmodo · +8 outlets
Apple code leaks reveal new HomePod mini, iPad mini, and Apple TV 4K
Apple is expected to announce additional hardware before year end following the iPhone 18 Pro and folding iPhone Duo launches.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Tesla begins volume production of Semi truck nine years after unveiling
First deliveries started at Gigafactory Nevada, with Tesla rating the truck at 500 miles of range and 1.2 megawatts of charging.
The Next Web · +14 outlets
Microsoft to spend $10 billion on Gulf cloud and AI push
The Gulf investment expands Microsoft's Azure footprint as it balances AI growth against rising capital expenditure.
Yahoo Finance
Microsoft CEO Nadella says trust is the biggest issue for company in AI
Nadella said Microsoft must earn community permission to build data centers as the company expands AI infrastructure.
Yahoo Finance

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