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Peloton is back with a ‘cheaper’ folding treadmill
Peloton launched a new folding treadmill and updated its existing models with AI-powered running features, aiming to attract new users amid stagnant earnings.
Sources: the Cyberspace Administration of China is investigating DeepSeek and Moonshot over alleged data leaks to Anthropic via Claude and has questioned staff (The Information)
China's Cyberspace Administration has opened a probe into DeepSeek and Moonshot AI after Anthropic accused both companies of leaking data to it through Claude, and has already begun questioning compan
AI Hype Claims Don't Hold Up Under Expert Scrutiny
In an essay, AI ethics scholars Timnit Gebru and Emily M. Bender argue that recent hype from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta — including claimed breakthroughs in math, cybersecurity, and superintelligence
Firebird Builds 300MW Armenia Data Center for 70K Nvidia Chips
US startup Firebird is building a 300MW data center in Armenia set to host over 70,000 Nvidia chips by 2027, with sources saying Trump pledged Nvidia export approvals to Armenia.
AI Researchers Burned Out at AISI, OpenAI, Anthropic
Multiple staff at the UK's AI Safety Institute have been signed off work with stress amid tight model release schedules, while top researchers at AISI, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind report bu
Can you forget how you feel about Meta?
Mark Zuckerberg publicly disputed 2021 whistleblower allegations that Facebook was harming children, posting a Facebook rebuttal that accused media coverage of misrepresenting the company's commitment
US AI Race Strategy Ignores Trust Gap With China
The U.S. is framing the AI race wrong by focusing on outpacing China in model performance rather than building consumer trust, with only 23% of Americans trusting AI versus 87% of Chinese citizens.
U.S., China Weigh AI 'Red Phone' at Trump-Xi Summit
The U.S. and China are weighing a Cold War-style "red phone" emergency hotline for AI incidents, set for discussion at this week's Trump-Xi summit in Washington.
Morphotonics raises €40M for waveguides, data center optics
Dutch nanoimprint lithography startup Morphotonics, whose waveguides power displays in Meta Ray-Ban Display and Magic Leap smart glasses, raised €40 million to scale production and break into data cen
Apple Seeks Hardware Docs, Expert Review in OpenAI Suit
Apple has asked the court overseeing its lawsuit against OpenAI to let its own experts review forensic images in the case and to compel documents tied to parts of OpenAI's hardware R&D.
Starbucks Picks Chennai for First India GCC
Starbucks has chosen Chennai, Tamil Nadu as the site for its first Global Capability Center in India, with the company's CTO citing the city's skilled talent pool and lower attrition rates as decisive
Meta's Muse AI agent downloads are surging. Here's how it compares to ChatGPT, Grok and Claude
Meta's Muse AI agent app surged past ChatGPT, Claude and Grok to top the U.S. iOS free app charts, racking up 2.5 million downloads in roughly two weeks since its September 8 launch.
BC Sues OpenAI Over Tumbler Ridge Shooting ChatGPT Activity
British Columbia has sued OpenAI for alleged safety violations and negligence, claiming the company failed to flag the Tumbler Ridge shooting suspect's ChatGPT activity to police.
Harvey, Abridge, Ramp, Rogo Cut Reliance on Frontier AI Labs
Startups including Harvey, Abridge, Ramp, and Rogo are turning to open-weight or self-trained AI models to cut costs from depending on frontier labs like OpenAI.
OpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems
OpenAI launched an independent math advisory panel at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study after its AI model solved 100+ open problems, including the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem, drawi
Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch
Meta's new AI app Muse has outperformed ChatGPT on early mobile adoption metrics, with Apptopia estimating 1.8 million U.S./Canada iOS downloads and 642,000 U.S. daily active users in its first 12 day
Frontier AI on Your Own Hardware
An academic lab released open-source tools that run frontier-scale AI models on consumer GPUs and MacBooks, arguing that resource constraints will fuel — not hinder — a university research renaissance
OpenAI-Anthropic Were Negotiating Cross-Model Safety Deal
OpenAI and Anthropic were negotiating a legally binding agreement to cross-test each other's AI models before a recent Hugging Face incident prompted OpenAI to reconsider its safety strategies amid in
Google Rolls Out $899-Plus ‘Googlebook’ AI Laptops With Hardware Partners - Bloomberg.com
Google launched its "Googlebook" line of AI-powered laptops starting at $899, built with hardware partners and pitched as the natural companion to Android phones, with five models up for preorder ahea
Google Launches 'Googlebook' Laptop at $899
Google is launching a new laptop line called Googlebook on October 4, with five models available for preorder starting at $899, pitched as a natural companion for Android phone owners.
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