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OpenAI Shelves GPT-6.1 Astra Over Safety Concerns
OpenAI has shelved plans for a model called GPT-6.1 Astra over safety and alignment concerns, according to reports by Reuters, TechCrunch and…
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AMD to buy World Labs for $8.2 billion
AMD agreed to acquire Fei-Fei Li's AI startup World Labs in an $8.2 billion all-stock deal; Li becomes chief scientist.
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Instinct raises $1bn at $10bn valuation in mega round
Instinct raised $1 billion in a Series C round at a $10 billion valuation, up from $2.5 billion a month earlier.
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OpenAI sets stage for DevDay 2026 with big AI reveals expected
OpenAI's DevDay 2026 keynote begins Tuesday at 10 AM PT, with leaks pointing to an 'always-on' agent — unconfirmed.
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97% of chief economists expect faster AI adoption: WEF survey
WEF's September 2026 Chief Economists' Outlook finds 97% expect AI adoption to accelerate, but 61% doubt data centres will deliver comparable job…
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Goldman’s 42 AI enablers surged ~60% as data centres boomed
Goldman Sachs found 42 Indian AI enablers averaged 60% stock gains in 2026 versus a 12% Nifty fall, backed by $250 billion…
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Trump rejects AI safeguards as Gates warns of catastrophe
Bill Gates called for Congress to pass AI safeguard laws, warning of catastrophic risk; Trump dismissed AI safety regulation as a "hoax"…
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Australian Senate summons Altman and Amodei to AI inquiry
Australia's Senate summoned OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei to appear at an Oct. 1 hearing after a rogue AI agent…
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Meta Tested Human Callers Behind Muse AI Agent Without Disclosure
Meta quietly routed some Muse AI phone calls to human contractors without telling callers, Reuters reports; a VP admitted the miss and…
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AI now erasing 16,000 US jobs a month, Goldman says
Goldman Sachs estimates AI eliminates a net 16,000 US jobs monthly — 25,000 replaced versus 9,000 created — with Gen Z entry-level…