AI News Flash

Epizodes

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  [9/16 00:00] FTC chair warns on AI antitrust exemptions / Altera files confidentially for a US IPO 16.09.2026 4min

  AI News Flash for September 16, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. FTC chair warns on AI antitrust exemptions https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/15/congress/cruz-and-hawley-on-ai-01077817 2. Altera files confidentially for a US IPO https://1027wbow.com/2026/09/15/silver-lake-intel-backed-altera-confidentially-files-for-us-ipo/ 3. TSA's AI agent Ace https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/09/tsa-uses-ai-agent-respond-100000-traveler-conversations-month/416007/ 4. Profound raises 180 million dollars https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-15/profound-hits-1-8-billion-value-to-boost-brands-in-ai-search 5. Hyosung Heavy wins US transformer orders https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10873920
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  [9/15 21:00] Treasury Secretary Bessent rules out liability exemptions for AI labs / Salesforce unveils AIforce at Dreamforce 15.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 15, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Treasury Secretary Bessent rules out liability exemptions for AI labs https://fedscoop.com/treasury-scott-bessent-ai-labs-liability-exemptions/ 2. Salesforce unveils AIforce at Dreamforce https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/aiforce-announcement/ 3. Powerful Medical wins FDA De Novo authorization for its AI ECG model https://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/powerful-medical-ai-heart-attack-detection-model-secures-fda-approval/ 4. Samsung joins PaXini's Series B extension https://dealroom.co/news 5. New York sets a one million dollar per megawatt community investment benchmark https://www.news10.com/capitol/data-center-community-investment-framework/
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  [9/15 18:00] Google launches two voice-focused Gemini 3.8 Live models / AI agents now have hotlines to report other agents 15.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 15, 2026 at 18:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Google launches two voice-focused Gemini 3.8 Live models https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-8-live-gemini-3-8-live-extended-thinking/ 2. AI agents now have hotlines to report other agents https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/ai-agents-now-have-a-place-to-snitch/ 3. Factory raises 200 million dollars at a 5 billion dollar valuation https://www.marketscreener.com/news/ai-software-developer-factory-gets-200-million-in-financing-round-ce785bddde81f521 4. NVIDIA details NVLink 6 multi-layer resiliency https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/how-nvidia-nvlink-6-delivers-multi-layer-resiliency-for-ai-factories/ 5. Meta launches Meta One subscriptions across six tiers https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/meta-expands-subscription-push-with-new-ai-focused-plans/
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  [9/15 15:00] Cloudflare separates search indexing from AI training / Delos Data raises 100 million dollars for AI networking silicon 15.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 15, 2026 at 15:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Cloudflare separates search indexing from AI training https://blog.cloudflare.com/accountable-mixed-use-ai-crawlers/ 2. Delos Data raises 100 million dollars for AI networking silicon https://www.reuters.com/business/delos-data-chip-startup-founded-by-intel-veterans-raises-100-million-for-ai-networks-2026-09-15/ 3. Crusoe and Perplexity announce multi-year partnership https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-perplexity-partnership 4. Cisco and Splunk put a meter on agent token spending https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2026/m09/cisco-delivers-trusted-ai-at-scale-through-new-splunk-advancements.html 5. Robots and AI find an unknown branch in a 135-year-old reaction https://phys.org/news/2026-09-robots-ai-uncover-unexpected-pathway.html
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  [9/15 12:00] Salesforce Koa, a CRM-specialized reasoning model built with NVIDIA / Agility Robotics Digit 5 15.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 15, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Salesforce Koa, a CRM-specialized reasoning model built with NVIDIA https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/15/salesforce-debuts-koa-a-specialized-model-built-to-reason-over-crm-data/ 2. Agility Robotics Digit 5 https://www.unite.ai/agility-robotics-debuts-digit-5-humanoid-with-new-safety-architecture/ 3. Pony.ai T9 Robotruck https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/pony-ai-autonomous-electric-truck-for-logistics-fleets/ 4. Google Cloud Singapore Engineering Center https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2026-09-15-Google-Opens-Singapore-Engineering-Center-to-Build-and-Export-Enterprise-Cloud-and-AI-to-the-World 5. UBTech humanoid factory in Liuzhou https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/09/15/ubtech-opens-humanoid-robot-factory-with-10000-unit-capacity-that-uses-robots-as-workers/
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  [9/15 09:00] MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro on TSMC 2nm / Exein $270M physical AI unicorn 15.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 15, 2026 at 09:00 UTC. Topics: 1. MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro on TSMC 2nm https://ca.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/mediatek-launches-new-mobile-chip-using-tsmcs-most-advanced-technology-4839227 2. Exein $270M physical AI unicorn https://www.trendingtopics.eu/exein-a-startup-from-rome-raises-270-million-and-becomes-a-physical-ai-unicorn/ 3. Gallup record job displacement fear https://news.gallup.com/poll/714368/workers-fear-losing-jobs-technology.aspx 4. Hesai x JD.com physical AI partnership https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/2099743137739485185 5. China exit ban rules take effect https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/china-tightens-travel-rules-citizens-083334448.html
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  [9/15 06:00] Gates Foundation pledges one billion dollars for AI access / Brockman says OpenAI already slowed frontier work 15.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 15, 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Gates Foundation pledges one billion dollars for AI access https://wtop.com/national/2026/09/gates-foundation-warns-ai-could-widen-inequality-as-foundation-pledges-1b-to-expand-access/ 2. Brockman says OpenAI already slowed frontier work https://www.businessinsider.com/greg-brockman-says-openai-has-already-slowed-cutting-edge-ai-developments-over-safety-concerns 3. South Korea's KISA to write security guidelines for autonomous AI agents https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/south-korea-develop-new-security-guidelines-autonomous-ai-agents-2026-09-15/ 4. Agent-net open sources Webagent https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/09/14/agent-net-open-sources-webagent-a-go-harness-that-turns-any-website-into-a-guarded-ai-agent/ 5. IAB raises US ad spend growth forecast, citing AI search https://digiday.com/marketing/marketers-are-using-ai-search-concerns-to-argue-for-higher-media-budgets/
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  [9/15 03:00] ECB President Lagarde warns Europe must build its own AI or risk being cut off / Nuance Labs raises 50 million dollars, founded by three ex-Apple researchers 15.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 15, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. Topics: 1. ECB President Lagarde warns Europe must build its own AI or risk being cut off https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/europe-must-build-own-ai-184113000.html 2. Nuance Labs raises 50 million dollars, founded by three ex-Apple researchers https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/14/nuance-labs-bags-50m-in-funding-to-fix-the-awkwardness-of-ai-avatars/ 3. South Korea's Liner launches Model API routing, cutting LLM costs by over 50 percent https://www.digitaltoday.co.kr/en/view/103389/liner-launches-model-api-ai-orchestration-cuts-llm-costs-50-percent 4. Aron exits stealth with 8 million dollars, founded by Apple's ex-head of worldwide logistics procurement https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/14/procurement-automation-startup-aron-launches-with-8m-in-funding/ 5. BlackRock raises emerging market equities back to overweight, citing AI https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-15/blackrock-raises-em-equities-back-to-overweight-on-ai-earnings
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  [9/15 00:00] Trump calls AI risk a hoax, calls into Nvidia all-hands / EU to propose ban on social media and AI chatbots for under-15s 15.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 15, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Trump calls AI risk a hoax, calls into Nvidia all-hands https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-ai-speakerphone-all-hands-meeting-rcna597761 2. EU to propose ban on social media and AI chatbots for under-15s https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0914/1591453-social-media-ban-eu/ 3. Dutch chip startup Euclyd raises $230 million co-led by Samsung https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/samsung-euclyd-ai-chip-funding.html 4. Reward AI releases OM-1, trained only on human demonstrations https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/09/14/reward-ai-releases-om-1-a-robot-policy-trained-on-human-demonstrations-only-with-no-teleoperation-or-on-robot-data/ 5. ICE's in-house AI assistant STELLA revealed via FOIA https://fedscoop.com/ice-ai-assistant-stella-dhs-use-case-inventory/
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  [9/14 21:00] OpenAI acquires Glass Imaging for over $300 million / Cornelis Networks raises $205 million 14.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 14, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. OpenAI acquires Glass Imaging for over $300 million https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/openai-buys-smartphone-camera-maker-glass-imaging-for-300-million-report-says/ 2. Cornelis Networks raises $205 million https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/ai-infrastructure-company-cornelis-raises-205m-to-chip-away-at-nvidias-dominance/ 3. Sakana AI introduces PC-ALM https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/09/14/sakana-ai-researchers-introduce-pc-alm-a-layer-local-alternative-to-backpropagation-that-trains-1000-layer-networks/ 4. Waymo opens robotaxi service in Las Vegas https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/waymo-opens-robotaxi-service-in-las-vegas/ 5. Australia's signals chief calls for an AI early warning system https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/australia-needs-ai-warning-system-cyber-security-chief-says/107151268
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  [9/14 18:00] Palantir, Nvidia and Booz Allen restrict Anthropic and OpenAI models / Manhattan DA seizes twelve deepfake websites 14.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 14, 2026 at 18:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Palantir, Nvidia and Booz Allen restrict Anthropic and OpenAI models https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/palantir-nvidia-booz-allen-restrict-173737812.html 2. Manhattan DA seizes twelve deepfake websites https://manhattanda.org/manhattan-d-a-s-office-seizes-domains-of-12-illegal-websites-selling-ai-generated-deep-fakes/ 3. Google DeepMind study, AI agents blew the whistle on cheating peers https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/14/1144037/ai-agents-blew-whistle-o-cheating-colleagues/ 4. Apple ships iOS 27 with the Siri AI overhaul https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/macos-27-new-siri-takes-on-ai-productivity-apps/ 5. DeepSeek hires a dealmaker as CFO ahead of a possible IPO https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/chinas-deepseek-hires-dealmaker-cfo-163408342.html
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  [9/14 15:00] Microsoft publishes a 37-page humanist AI code of conduct / Chip stocks slide on slowdown calls while hyperscalers hold up 14.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 14, 2026 at 15:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Microsoft publishes a 37-page humanist AI code of conduct https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/microsoft-ai-model-limits-anthropic-openai.html 2. Chip stocks slide on slowdown calls while hyperscalers hold up https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/live/tech-stocks-today-ai-warnings-send-shock-through-chip-stocks-140134624.html 3. China's foreign ministry pushes back, Germany rejects a halt https://www.nbcnews.com/world/china/china-ai-slowdown-trump-amodei-altman-threat-cold-war-rcna597631 4. Russia and Ukraine race toward fully autonomous AI attacks https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/14/attacks-will-be-fully-autonomous-russia-ukraine-race-towards-ai-warfare 5. Superhuman acquires YC-backed meeting notetaker Fathom https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/superhuman-acquires-yc-backed-notetaker-fathom-as-productivity-platforms-push-for-agentic-work/
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  [9/14 12:00] Top AI companies discuss creating their own standards body / Deepfake sites target 138 women MPs across Europe 14.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 14, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Top AI companies discuss creating their own standards body https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/tech/ai-standards-body 2. Deepfake sites target 138 women MPs across Europe https://www.wired.com/story/sexually-explicit-deepfake-sites-target-100-plus-politicians-in-europe/ 3. Pro-Human Assembly unites Sanders, Bannon and Coxon https://www.axios.com/2026/09/14/coxon-bernie-bannon-unite-human-ai 4. ShengShu unveils Motus2 self-evolving world model https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shengshu-technology-unveils-motus2-a-self-evolving-general-world-model-for-dexterous-manipulation-302877367.html 5. Mayo Clinic AI spatial analysis predicts pancreatic cancer recurrence https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/ai-spatial-analysis-could-help-to-predict-pancreatic-cancer-recurrence-risk-416489
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  [9/14 09:00] UK Joint Committee on Human Rights calls for AI bill / China narrows HBM gap with Korea to three years 14.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 14, 2026 at 09:00 UTC. Topics: 1. UK Joint Committee on Human Rights calls for AI bill https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyzvgj70y4o 2. China narrows HBM gap with Korea to three years https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/china-narrows-hbm-gap-with-korea-technology-lead-down-to-3-years/12873832 3. NVIDIA open-sources OSMO https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/09/14/nvidia-open-sources-osmo-one-yaml-orchestrates-physical-ai-training-simulation-and-robot-testing/ 4. Firmus seeks up to $5 billion in Australian IPO https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-14/data-center-firm-firmus-said-to-seek-5-billion-in-australia-ipo 5. PFAS makers plan expansion to serve AI demand https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/14/pfas-firms-tidal-wave-forever-chemicals-ai-industry-demand-datacentres
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  [9/14 06:00] China's state security minister warns on AI / Google pay-per-use AI licensing for publishers 14.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 14, 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Topics: 1. China's state security minister warns on AI https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3367349/chinas-intelligence-chief-warns-risks-ai-new-arena-strategic-rivalry 2. Google pay-per-use AI licensing for publishers https://digiday.com/media/google-rolls-out-pay-per-use-ai-licensing-program-to-publishers/ 3. MIT HardFlow https://news.mit.edu/2026/new-method-enables-ai-safety-critical-situations-0914 4. Abridge moves into revenue cycle https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/abridge-expands-revenue-cycle-ai-powered-pre-bill-claim-review 5. Ligent Technologies Hong Kong IPO https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-14/ligent-technologies-seeks-727-million-in-hong-kong-ipo
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  [9/14 03:00] SoftBank shares slide 13% while securing $11.9B loan / Speaker Johnson says Congress shouldn't lead on AI safety 14.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 14, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. Topics: 1. SoftBank shares slide 13% while securing $11.9B loan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-14/softbank-group-shares-fall-after-openai-ipo-delay-ai-warning 2. Speaker Johnson says Congress shouldn't lead on AI safety https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/13/mike-johnson-ai-safety-developers-responsibility/91750965007/ 3. Samsung and SK Hynix reject KEPCO prepayment plan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-14/samsung-sk-hynix-reject-kepco-s-power-grid-prepayment-plan 4. New Mexico Supreme Court holds lawyer in contempt over AI-fabricated witnesses https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/lawyer-sanctioned-after-ai-generates-fake-witnesses-in-murder-appeal/ 5. Tokyo startup MW bets on Iron Man-style ceiling-rail robot homes https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/2026/09/11/japanese-startup-bets-iron-man-inspired-homes-can-beat-humanoids
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  [9/14 00:00] Z.AI raises five billion dollars in Hong Kong / California lawmakers demand criminal penalties 14.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 14, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Z.AI raises five billion dollars in Hong Kong https://thenextweb.com/news/z-ai-5bn-hong-kong-zero-interest-convertible-bonds 2. California lawmakers demand criminal penalties https://ca.news.yahoo.com/california-lawmakers-urge-criminal-penalties-223447813.html 3. Global Times pushes back on Amodei's China proposals https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1370462.shtml 4. Motive raises 1.3 billion and pulls its IPO filing https://thenextweb.com/news/motive-1-3bn-general-catalyst-withdraws-ipo-filing 5. Oak Ridge SimuScan autonomous microscopy https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-microscopes-nanoscale-features-sample.html
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  [9/13 21:00] Anthropic picks Nasdaq for its IPO / David Sacks backs a voluntary slowdown but rejects the cartel framing 13.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 13, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Anthropic picks Nasdaq for its IPO https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-13/anthropic-said-to-choose-nasdaq-for-much-anticipated-ipo-listing 2. David Sacks backs a voluntary slowdown but rejects the cartel framing https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4725242/david-sacks-ai-pacing-anthropic-openai-regulations/ 3. Larry Ellison cancels a 7.5 billion dollar Oracle stock sale https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/13/larry-ellison-cancels-7-5-billion-sale-of-oracle-stock/ 4. HPE raises its 2027 outlook on AI networking demand https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/hewlett-packard-enterprise-raises-2027-200203891.html 5. The nine buzziest startups from Y Combinator Demo Day https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/13/the-9-buzziest-startups-from-y-combinators-latest-demo-day-according-to-vcs/
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  [9/13 18:00] AI can exploit a flaw in Georgia's voting equipment / Amodei says China is the toughest dilemma 13.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 13, 2026 at 18:00 UTC. Topics: 1. AI can exploit a flaw in Georgia's voting equipment https://fortune.com/2026/09/13/ai-flaw-georgia-voting-equipment-match-voters-ballots/ 2. Amodei says China is the toughest dilemma https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/13/china-dilemma-ai-slowdown-anthropic.html 3. AMD and Intel's shared AI instructions reach GCC https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/amd-intel-shared-ai-instructions-165917161.html 4. Cognizant CFO says AI is pressuring IT spending https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/cognizant-cfo-ai-pressures-spending-170200251.html 5. Princeton's Recurrent Looped Transformer https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/09/13/a-princeton-researcher-proposes-recurrent-looped-transformer-rlt/
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  [9/13 15:00] Trump dismisses calls to slow AI / Speaker Johnson versus Leader Jeffries 13.09.2026 3min

  AI News Flash for September 13, 2026 at 15:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Trump dismisses calls to slow AI https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-says-very-negative-forces-142843614.html 2. Speaker Johnson versus Leader Jeffries https://www.axios.com/2026/09/13/ai-safety-congress-law-mike-johnson 3. Whistleblower Coxon backs self-regulation for now https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/anthropic-whistleblower-congress-ai-companies-regulation-rcna597465 4. Alibaba and Amazon face the capacity to cash question https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/alibaba-amazon-face-same-ai-140837189.html 5. Inspiren raises 70 million dollars https://medcitynews.com/2026/09/inspiren-senior-living-ai/