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2027 Mercedes GLC 400 Electric Review: The Best Mercedes EV Ever, And It’s Not Close

The GLC is lovely to drive and incredibly sophisticated. But you'll have to pay up for one, as my tester stickered for nearly $90,000.

InsideEVs · Sep 15

First Thing: States given clearance for mail-in voting as US supreme court thwarts Trump

Civil rights groups have praised verdict on administration’s last-ditch attempt to change midterm voting processes

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

Xbox Game Pass Subscription Cancellations Explained: Why 40% of Gamers Are Rethinking Whether It Is Worth the Cost

Circana research shows rising numbers of recent Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus and Nintendo Switch Online cancellers say subscription costs no longer fit their budgets.

International Business Times UK · Sep 15

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‘We were bored of traditional fantasy cliches’: inside Playground Games’ 10-year effort to revive Fable

The distinctively British RPG is returning courtesy of the makers of Forza Horizon – with comedy talent such as Richard Ayoade and Natasia Demetriou voicing sweary characters. We had our first play and spoke to its developer

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

Microsoft introduces AI guardrails for US schools amid growing backlash

OpenAI and Anthropic said they also were discussing safety and privacy pacts with the American teachers’ union. But Google, the dominant provider of education technology for US schools, has not said whether it plans to offer similar protections.

Euronews · Sep 15

Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?

As the new school year kicks in, the debate around student AI use is raging

The Independent UK · Sep 15

Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access

Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities

The Independent UK · Sep 15

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Teachers Union Forces Microsoft Into First-Ever AI Privacy Deal That Bans Tracking Students

AFT and Microsoft unveil enforceable AI safeguards for US schools, including limits on data use, student tracking and high-risk AI decisions when districts adopt the framework.

International Business Times UK · Sep 14

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Secretly Answers Player Support Tickets Herself to Hear Complaints First-Hand

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reportedly spends several hours each month answering support tickets as she leads Microsoft Gaming through restructuring and strategic change.

International Business Times UK · Sep 14

Microsoft proposes limits on its AI with code of conduct amid safety debate

Firm publishes AI guidelines with Microsoft AI CEO saying: ‘AI must be subordinate and always in service of people’

The Guardian - US · Sep 14

Microsoft Puts New Guardrails on Future AI. Industry Leaders Rally Behind Slowing the Race

Microsoft has published a provisional code of conduct for its Microsoft AI, or MAI, models that establishes restrictions ranging from weapons and dangerous substances to autonomous goal-setting and communication between AI agents.

International Business Times · Sep 14

The End of Big Tech Buybacks? Only One Hyperscaler Is Still Repurchasing Shares

As AI spending strains free cash flow, Alphabet and Meta have halted share buybacks and share counts are rising, while Microsoft holds steady and NVIDIA posts record repurchases.

MarketBeat · Sep 14

'Crazy days' and 'silly season' in the stock market raise the prospect of a 'late-stage' AI bubble finally popping

Wednesday could matter a great deal indeed: will Fed Chair Kevin Warsh hike rates and begin the end of the long AI bull market?

Fortune · Sep 14

Wall Street’s AI doomsday trade is here: chipmakers sink while hyperscalers gain

Nvidia fell more than 3% while Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet rose, as investors begin to separate the companies that need endless AI capex from those that could profit by cutting it.

Fortune · Sep 14

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Reason · Sep 14

Should Data Centers Go Seasteading?

With their reputation figuratively underwater, data centers might be going literally underwater too.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Slow the AI race? Investors weigh the potential cost

Calls to rein in the development of ever more powerful AI models are fuelling fears over the massive capital outlays in the sector -- and the prospect that profits from the promised revolution might not be enough to cover them. Anthropic meanwhile is gearing up for an imminent IPO to…

France 24 · Sep 14

Investors weigh the potential cost of AI 'slowdown'

The AI boom that has powered markets and unleashed a flood of investment is showing signs of strain. Calls to slow the development of powerful models fuel doubts over whether the sector's promised profits can justify its staggering costs.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Microsoft drafts code of conduct to keep its AI under human control

The document, in the works for five to six months, would require Microsoft's AI to never resist correction or shutdown, to communicate in ways that humans can understand, and to ‌consider any conduct ⁠violation to ⁠be a failure - an effort to address concerns that AI can go to dangerous…

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Fortune · Sep 14

Microsoft AI chief: ‘Now's the time’ for top labs to coordinate on safety

In an interview with Fortune, Mustafa Suleyman said coordination between labs would mean disclosing how capable companies' models are to third parties.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

'Competitive pressure cannot justify recklessness': Sam Altman calls for rules to manage frontier risk

In a series of posts on X, Altman says that if AI is used to impose a view on everyone else the results could be 'extremely dystopian'.

The Conversation · Sep 14

Why big tech will hate the Australian tax office’s latest ruling

Countries like Australia have long struggled to tax the global tech giants. Now, a new approach could significantly increase tax collected from multinationals such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

‘AI not worth pursuing if...’: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns against AI slipping beyond human control

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged strict human control and deliberate pacing in AI development. His comments follow Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's proposal to slow AI progress and use independent safety evaluators, an initiative endorsed by industry leaders like Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella backs need for evaluators for AI systems amid 'slowdown' debate

The Economic Times · Sep 13

Quote of the Day by Bill Gates: "But I hope you’ll spend more time and energy supporting whatever you’re in favour of than opposing..." Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates shares a powerful life lesson on why supporting what you believe in can matter more than constantly opposing what you dislike

Quote of the Day by Bill Gates: Bill Gates' quote "But I hope you’ll spend more time and energy supporting whatever you’re in favor of than opposing whatever you’re against" shares a powerful life lesson about spending more time and energy supporting the things you believe in rather than constantly…

International Business Times UK · Sep 12

Xbox Game Pass Cancellations: Circana Finds Nearly 40 Percent Cite Cost Concerns

A Circana survey finds that 40% of recent US cancellers of Xbox Game Pass Essential and PlayStation Plus Essential cited cost concerns despite still liking the services.

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