King warns of ‘existential dangers’ of AI falling into wrong hands Charles asked guests at a summit to ensure ‘our humanity remains sacred’. Evening Standard · Sep 17
King to seek ‘reassurance’ from AI leaders amid concerns over the technology Charles will ask guests at a summit to consider how to harness the benefits of AI with safety at its heart. The Independent UK · Sep 17
China's Huawei sets 2027 launch for new AI chips as it targets Nvidia The company is also working on ways to connect very large numbers of AI chips, allowing them to work together as one bigger computing system. Most advanced AI programmes require more processing power than a single chip can provide. The Economic Times · Sep 17
UN chief sounds alarm on AI risk after Trump plays it down Speaking ahead of next week's U.N. General Assembly gathering in New York, Guterres told reporters the need for stronger oversight would be a major focus of his talks with global leaders coming to the city. The Economic Times · Sep 17
Google should relax ad tech rules, appoint antitrust monitor, US judge finds U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, gave her assessment in a decision unsealed on Wednesday, two weeks after she rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's insistence that Google break up its business of placing ads across the internet. The Economic Times · Sep 17
Snap targets enterprises with Salesforce, Nvidia AI tools for augmented-reality glasses Snap on Wednesday announced partnerships with companies including Salesforce, Nvidia and Amazon Web Services to integrate workplace tools into its Specs augmented-reality glasses, courting enterprise demand to carve a foothold in the heavily contested market. The Economic Times · Sep 17
'We're losing control,' says AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio that humanity is "losing control" of the technology and the world needs guardrails similar to nuclear arms controls. Bengio told AFP people need to be aware of the risks ahead. The Economic Times · Sep 17
OpenAI reveals six new cases of AI misbehavior, vows transparency US artificial intelligence giant OpenAI promised Wednesday to more systemically report instances of its models going off track, while also publishing six new reports on previously undisclosed incidents of AI misbehavior. None of the six examples disclosed Wednesday had significant consequences, but they confirm previously observed trends. The Economic Times · Sep 17
Decoding MDR’s impact; EV bikes’ policy change sparks debate Happy Thursday! The return of MDR is set to change UPI's market share game. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch. The Economic Times · Sep 17
Flock Camera Captured 1.6M Images in 21 Days as Leaked Code Shows It Detects People A recovered Flock camera logged about 50,200 vehicles and 1.6 million images, revealing how its software captures and classifies roadside scenes International Business Times UK · Sep 16
Salesforce's Marc Benioff to AI industry: Regulate yourselves or get sued The outspoken CEO is hosting the company's annual Dreamforce conference this week in San Francisco. Fortune · Sep 16
This Hilarious 1961 Electric Shopper Can Get You To The Grocery Store And Back. But That's About It This hilarious 1961 Electric Shopper is a fully electric two-seat low-speed vehicle that only has 1.5 horsepower and 30 miles of range. InsideEVs · Sep 16
Microsoft AI Chief Calls Out Anthropic Over Its Approach To Ai. He Claims Its Dangerous. Mustafa Suleyman said he agrees with Anthropic's mission of developing safer AI systems but believes the company made a mistake by including speculation about AI consciousness in training materials for Claude. International Business Times · Sep 16
The Mercedes CLA Is One Of America's Quickest Charging EVs: Test The Mercedes CLA isn't just a charging champion. Its range and efficiency make it a great road tripper. InsideEVs · Sep 16
AAP · Sep 16 'Lose-lose-lose situation': growing push to rein in AI MPs have called for a tenfold increase of funding for Australia's AI Safety Institute amid warnings of existential threats posed by the technology.
InsideEVs · Sep 16 Tesla Says The Cybercab Is Street Legal. Regulators Want To Know How. The country's top road safety agency gave Tesla until the end of the month to answer questions about the Cybercab's self certification.
Fortune · Sep 16 Mark Zuckerberg says AI doesn't need an industry-wide slowdown because market forces and competition will push companies to make their models safe Zuckerberg aligned more closely with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, who has said AI companies should “run as fast as they can.”
Fortune · Sep 16 Americans are so concerned about autonomous vehicles that Minneapolis is considering requiring drivers to sit inside Waymos A proposed ordinance would require human “safety monitors” to be paid at least a minimum wage to sit in these self-driving cars.
The Guardian - US · Sep 16 Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour and adds Whole Foods discount Wage increase brings Amazon’s US minimum pay in line with Costco and includes new grocery discount benefit
The Independent UK · Sep 16 iPhone 18 Pro has a quiet feature that addresses one of the biggest problems with AI – and it could become the new normal New camera tool will let people prove they really took a photo
Evening Standard · Sep 16 MSPs reject moratorium on data centres as minister vows new guidance in weeks Public finance minister Hannah Mary Goodland told MSPs a pause on all developments would ‘send the wrong message’ to potential investors.
InsideEVs · Sep 16 The Porsche Cayenne Electric Can Now Charge Wirelessly It's always had the onboard tech. But now the pad itself is on sale in a few markets.
The Independent UK · Sep 16 Mark Zuckerberg addresses panic about killer AI – and gives warning to rival companies Meta CEO breaks with growing consensus among artificial intelligence companies that governments may need to intervene to ensure the technology remains safe
The Independent UK · Sep 16 ChatGPT boss Sam Altman says ‘the world is right to be afraid’ of AI – but asks people to ‘trust us’ ‘We are going to do the right thing because it's the right thing and we feel the magnitude of this,’ says OpenAI chief executive
Fortune · Sep 16 Anthropic merges its chat and agentic products into one AI assistant in push to build a superapp The company is folding its chat and autonomous task-execution products into one Claude interface, while adding collaborative document and presentation tools.