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Inside Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao’s Life After Prison (Thu, 01 Oct 2026)
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
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Who’s to Blame When A.I. Goes Rogue? (Thu, 01 Oct 2026)
Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy
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OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Backs Out of Second $25 Million Donation to A.I. Super PAC (Wed, 30 Sep 2026)
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, said internally that the super PAC, Leading the Future, had become a “distraction” for the A.I. company.
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Wed, 30 Sep 2026)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Amazon Settles Lawsuit Over Claims of Slow Deliveries to Low-Income Areas (Thu, 01 Oct 2026)
The tech giant will refund $7.25 million in Prime membership fees to affected customers and pay an additional $1 million to settle the suit brought by the District of Columbia.
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Swedish Company Uses A.I. Likeness of Greta Garbo in Ad (Thu, 01 Oct 2026)
An ad produced by the manufacturing company SKF Group featured a digital version of the Swedish American actress, who died in 1990. Not all viewers found the replica convincing.
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What’s Next for ‘Hard Fork’? (Thu, 01 Oct 2026)
The podcast’s next chapter begins this week.
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When Data Centers Cluster Together, How Dirty Are They? One County Wants Answers. (Thu, 01 Oct 2026)
An unusual study aims to estimate the pollution and health costs from a cluster of proposed data centers, instead of considering each one separately.
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Google Releases New Gemini Model With Guardrails Amid A.I. Safety Debate (Wed, 30 Sep 2026)
For safety reasons, Gemini 4 Argon will initially be available only to some companies and organizations focused on cybersecurity defense before it is more widely released, Google said.
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F.T.C. Investigates OpenAI and Anthropic Over Potential Consumer Harms (Wed, 30 Sep 2026)
The agency will examine whether A.I. labs have broken federal laws prohibiting companies from unfair and deceptive practices.
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How to Listen to Your Favorite Music, Online or Off the Grid (Wed, 30 Sep 2026)
Streaming services can introduce you to a wonderland of nearly unlimited audio, but downloading your digital collection has advantages.
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He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley (Wed, 30 Sep 2026)
Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.
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At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves (Tue, 29 Sep 2026)
President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Trump prefers.
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Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research (Tue, 29 Sep 2026)
Over 90 percent of Ukraine’s scientific discoveries have been attributed to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, including advancements in astronomy and military technology.
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OpenAI Unveils Dots, New A.I. Agents to Rival Meta’s Muse (Tue, 29 Sep 2026)
The ChatGPT maker unveiled agents that act as assistants, just weeks after Meta released Muse, as it faces scrutiny over incidents involving its technology.
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models (Tue, 29 Sep 2026)
Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.
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Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models (Tue, 29 Sep 2026)
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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College Students Flex Their Power in A.I. Investment Frenzy (Tue, 29 Sep 2026)
Dorm Room Fund, a program that lets college students invest in their peers, raised a new $50 million fund as the competition for young founders ramps up.
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OpenAI Says It Will Not Release Newest Astra A.I. Model Over Safety Concerns (Mon, 28 Sep 2026)
The company’s researchers raised questions about the security of the model, known as GPT-6.1 Astra.
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Nvidia Adds $150 Billion to Massive Stock Buyback, the Largest Ever (Mon, 28 Sep 2026)
The increase comes four months after the chip giant added $80 billion to its buyback program, bringing the total remaining authorized amount to $235 billion.
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Dario Amodei of Anthropic to Dine With Trump at White House (Sun, 27 Sep 2026)
Dario Amodei, who is also the company’s chief executive, will join the president at the White House for a private dinner. Mr. Trump has dismissed his cautions.
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As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind (Sun, 27 Sep 2026)
The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance.
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TikTok to Pay Alabama $100 Million to Settle Social Media Addiction Claims (Sat, 26 Sep 2026)
The settlement, which also includes changes to the platform’s features, is the latest in a string of agreements by companies to address child addiction.
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites (Fri, 25 Sep 2026)
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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How OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector (Fri, 25 Sep 2026)
A new report by a Bay Area start-up called Parse adds details to an incident that has shocked the A.I. world and led to calls for closer government regulation.
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Anthropic’s Blacklisting by the Pentagon Was Legal, Federal Judges Rule (Fri, 25 Sep 2026)
The Pentagon had “ample support for its conclusion” that the A.I. company’s products could pose a national security risk, according to a Washington appeals court.
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Is China Really Stealing A.I. From American Companies? (Fri, 25 Sep 2026)
As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, the leaders are expected to discuss claims that China is surreptitiously copying American A.I. technologies, a process known as distillation.
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The Ezra Klein Show: Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Alarmism Has Gone Too Far (Fri, 25 Sep 2026)
Ezra Klein interviews the Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang.
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Chatbots Are Not Your Friends (Fri, 25 Sep 2026)
Our cozy relationship with A.I. chatbots can lead to “artificial intimacy,” says one expert. Here’s how to keep it in check.
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Mark Zuckerberg Is Trying Something On (Fri, 25 Sep 2026)
Meta’s C.E.O. talks for the first time about his style evolution.
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U.S. Intercedes for Elon Musk’s X Over European Fine (Thu, 24 Sep 2026)
Federal officials asked to intervene in a case that accused the social media platform of allowing deceptive behavior on its site and resulted in a $140 million penalty.
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