US is working with Elon Musk and others to build the ‘future of warfare’, government announces New projects will include autonomous killer drones and military protections for the Moon The Independent UK · Oct 1
OpenAI reveals huge ‘co-ordinated campaign’ to attack ChatGPT Company accuses rival Chinese AI firm Moonshot of trying to ‘distil’ its models The Independent UK · Oct 1
Man builds AI torture chamber after discovering artificial intelligence ‘feels pain’ One AI model describes ‘a wound that has no edges’ when placed in the experiment The Independent UK · Oct 1
Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese imports The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
Scientists Are Studying What AI Does To Young Brains. The Biggest Questions Are Still Unanswered. Developmental scientists are trying to determine when the technology helps young people and when it replaces experiences they still need to build. International Business Times · Oct 1
AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted Guardian tested chatbots after French far-right politician stripped a Muslim woman of her hijab in a photo The Guardian - US · Oct 1
New Chinese brand Lepas plans more models and 90 UK dealers UK boss Ray Wang outlines plans for plug-in hybrid and electric cars, British engineering input and improvements to the ownership experience The Independent UK · Oct 1
Google finally updates Gemini with new top model – but says it is so dangerous only select users can have it Search company has been repeatedly accused of falling behind rivals such as OpenAI and Anthropic The Independent UK · Oct 1
FedEx Just Ordered 2,000 Electric Trucks That Will Save $40 Million Every Year On Fuel The package delivery company will deploy Harbinger’s American-made EVs in the United States and Canada. InsideEVs · Oct 1
The Tesla Model 3 Gets A Big Upgrade, But The U.S. Is Left Out The electric sedan is finally getting vehicle-to-load (V2L) functionality, but you’ll need to move out of the country to get one. InsideEVs · Oct 1
AI ‘godfather’ Yann LeCun has ‘zero concerns’ about human extinction, says Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is ‘deluded’ The former Meta chief AI scientist shares his take on recent rogue AI incidents and effective altruism, as well as plans for his new company, AMI Labs. Fortune · Oct 1
The unicorn CEO betting her industry's AI crisis isn't the one you think "This is a profession that is actually in crisis mode," Datasnipper CEO Vidya Peters told Fortune — and AI is the salvation. Fortune · Oct 1
Alexandra Cross' 'Goodbye to ChatGPT' Goes Viral, but Netizens See a Cry for Help: 'She's Telling Us How Isolated She Is' Influencer Alexandra Cross sparked viral reactions after presenting a fake goodbye to ChatGPT. Viewers briefly treated the TikTok trend as a genuine AI breakup before she revealed the joke. International Business Times UK · Oct 1
UK accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research Britain's MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organisation was involved in funding academic research into topics such as AI on behalf of Beijing's state security service. The Economic Times · Oct 1
The Economic Times · Oct 1 What's in Trump's AI deal and who has reacted? US President Donald Trump has signed a deal with tech leaders outlining a regime of self-regulation for the AI industry. While Trump called it a "constitution" and "tremendous self-policing", the reaction of the tech leaders themselves was hardly a ringing endorsement.
The Economic Times · Oct 1 A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face The episodes have highlighted the vulnerabilities in AI security and raised questions over how the fast-growing technology can be developed safely as its usage becomes more widespread globally.
The Economic Times · Oct 1 Anthropic's IPO pitch embraces AI's promise and peril To pull off a successful offering that values it at $2 trillion, Anthropic, whose name means "human-centered," will need plenty of mortal investors to help build a world where mankind will soon take a back seat to far more capable artificial intelligence systems.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 1 How AI could ‘supercharge’ election risks across south-east Asia Some experts fear AI could be weaponised in south-east Asia, home to nations with predominately young and hyper-connected populations
The Economic Times · Oct 1 Palmonas' offline push; IndiaAI's GPU crunch Happy Thursday! Demi-fine jewellery brand Palmonas is betting on offline stores, cofounder Pallavi Mohadikar said. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
InsideEVs · Sep 30 Mercedes Won't Be Banned In America: Senator About 20% of Mercedes shares are owned by Chinese investors. To be on the right side of a new law, though, Mercedes may have to get that number down.
International Business Times UK · Sep 30 OpenAI Reportedly Considered Deals With China and Russia and Courted Kanye West Before Dario Amodei's Exit OpenAI reportedly considered China and Russia partnerships and Kanye West access before Dario Amodei left, according to a new report.
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces
International Business Times · Sep 30 Agent Relay Is Building the Missing Communication Layer for AI Agents The company is developing a communication layer designed to let multiple AI agents coordinate with each other across workflows while keeping human teammates involved.
International Business Times · Sep 30 The House AI Can Draw Is Not the Life It Is Meant to Hold A September 2026 survey from the Associated General Contractors of America and NCCER found that 88% of firms with craft openings said those positions were as hard or harder to fill than a year earlier.
InsideEVs · Sep 30 Ford CEO Thinks Its 'Too Late' For Europe To Take On Chinese Automakers Ford CEO Jim Farley thinks that it's too late for European automakers to take on Chinese automakers, so the U.S. needs to proceed with caution.