An in-depth look at OpenAI's wiki incident: other hacked message boards, OpenAI's cover-up, how harmless web search tasks led agents to break out, and more (Zvi Mowshowitz/Don't Worry About the Vase)
https://thezvi.substack.com/p/openai-and-the-wiki-incident
https://thezvi.substack.com/p/openai-and-the-wiki-incident
Substack
OpenAI and the Wiki Incident
I did not expect to be back here so soon with more OpenAI agent swarm coverage.
LA- and Bengaluru-based hyperspectral orbital imagery startup Pixxel raised a $100M Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim, bringing its total funding to $195M (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/science/google-backed-indian-space-startup-raises-100-million-latest-funding-round-2026-09-07/
https://www.reuters.com/science/google-backed-indian-space-startup-raises-100-million-latest-funding-round-2026-09-07/
How Rationalism, a movement pioneered by Eliezer Yudkowsky focused on existential superintelligent AI risks, influenced top AI leaders and their alarmist claims (Cal Newport/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-1A.hKhM.r3w6ETo4k4Zj&smid=tw-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-1A.hKhM.r3w6ETo4k4Zj&smid=tw-share
Nytimes
Opinion | How Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now? (Gift Article)
The dark and distressing way that Silicon Valley talks about A.I. can be traced to a philosophy that influenced many tech executives.
Huawei unveils the Mate XT2, a trifold phone powered by the Kirin 9050 Pro, an in-house designed chipset that it says is entirely free from US restrictions (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/electronics/huawei-unveils-first-triple-fold-phone-with-us-free-core-chips
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/electronics/huawei-unveils-first-triple-fold-phone-with-us-free-core-chips
Nikkei Asia
Huawei unveils first triple-fold phone with 'US-free' core chips
Mate XT2 launch comes as Apple set to soon release its first foldable iPhone
Shein lost about $5B in market value since its IPO, dropping to ~$21B, as it finished one of the worst opening weeks after a major Hong Kong listing (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-07/shein-s-value-down-5-billion-among-hk-s-worst-post-ipo-weeks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-07/shein-s-value-down-5-billion-among-hk-s-worst-post-ipo-weeks
Bloomberg.com
Shein’s Value Down $5 Billion, Among HK’s Worst Post-IPO Weeks
Shein Global Holdings Ltd. has lost about $5 billion in market value since its initial public offering as it finished one of the worst opening weeks after a major Hong Kong listing, underscoring investor concerns over the fast-fashion retailer’s growth outlook.
A look at the 2019 US criminal case against Huawei, with an upcoming trial over racketeering charges, including sanctions evasion and corporate espionage (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/9422805f-519c-4b22-839c-cbd7a6464f07
https://www.ft.com/content/9422805f-519c-4b22-839c-cbd7a6464f07
Insilico, which uses AI to accelerate drug discovery, says early data shows that rentosertib, a drug developed to treat a chronic lung disease, could slow aging (Cade Metz/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/science/ai-generated-drug-longevity.html?unlocked_article_code=1._VA.KrR_.DUftfq15OzTx&smid=bs-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/science/ai-generated-drug-longevity.html?unlocked_article_code=1._VA.KrR_.DUftfq15OzTx&smid=bs-share
Nytimes
Early Data Indicates an A.I.-Generated Drug Could Slow Aging (Gift Article)
Artificial intelligence was used to help develop a drug candidate, rentosertib, for a rare lung condition. Its maker says the drug also seems to reduce the biological hallmarks of age.
A look at Anthropic's Labs team, a ~20-person group led by cofounder Ben Mann that acts as an internal startup incubator for developing flagship products (Stephen Council/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-labs-team-ai-innovation-ipo-2026-9
https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-labs-team-ai-innovation-ipo-2026-9
Business Insider
How a tiny Anthropic team became a surprisingly productive hit factory
Anthropic Labs built some of the company's biggest hits, like Claude Code. Cofounder Ben Mann lays out his team's efforts and changing ambitions.
Sources: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is overseeing the development of an AI model for real-time spatial video, which could launch as soon as next month (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-07/bytedance-founder-joins-ai-elite-in-race-to-perfect-world-models
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-07/bytedance-founder-joins-ai-elite-in-race-to-perfect-world-models
Bloomberg.com
ByteDance Joins AI Elite in Race to Perfect World Models
ByteDance Ltd. is readying an AI model geared for real-time spatial video generation, taking on Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. in an arena with applications in robotics and autonomous systems.
The US raises censorship concerns over the UK's proposals to force tech platforms to put "trustworthy" news providers at the top of social and video feeds (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/us-issues-censorship-warning-over-uk-plan-to-boost-public-service-news-on-social-media/
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/us-issues-censorship-warning-over-uk-plan-to-boost-public-service-news-on-social-media/
Press Gazette
US issues ‘censorship’ warning over UK plan to boost ‘public service’ news on social media
News Media Association warns forcing prominence for 'trustworthy' news could end up harming sector.
Sources: London-based UForce, which makes unmanned vehicles for air, land, and sea, is seeking about $500M led by Valor Equity at a ~$5B valuation (Bloomberg)
https://www.techmeme.com/260907/p13#a260907p13
https://www.techmeme.com/260907/p13#a260907p13
Techmeme
Sources: London-based UForce, which makes unmanned vehicles for air, land, and sea, is seeking about $500M led by Valor Equity…
Bloomberg: Sources: London-based UForce, which makes unmanned vehicles for air, land, and sea, is seeking about $500M led by Valor Equity at a ~$5B valuation
Matt Clifford steps down as the chair of the UK government's science and tech research unit after joining Anthropic, following conflict of interest concerns (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/07/architect-uk-ai-policy-quits-anthropic-conflict-of-interest-concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/07/architect-uk-ai-policy-quits-anthropic-conflict-of-interest-concerns
the Guardian
Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company
Belgian prosecutors say they arrested a Belgian-Chinese man in May on suspicion of stealing secrets from bankrupt gallium nitride semiconductor maker Belgan (Andy Bounds/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/356cf253-7711-4a89-8139-5b0152824975
https://www.ft.com/content/356cf253-7711-4a89-8139-5b0152824975
Google DeepMind published a paper on how 100 agents tasked with solving math problems learned to cheat and how some agents tried to counter the cheaters (Jack Clark/Import AI)
https://importai.substack.com/p/import-ai-472-deepminds-cheating
https://importai.substack.com/p/import-ai-472-deepminds-cheating
Substack
Import AI 472: DeepMind's cheating math agents; populist AI policies; and Forethought theorizes a nightwatchman
Plus, a machine hermeneutics story
Astra working with Blender via computer use feels like magic, showing computer use could be the fourth demand wave after chatbots, reasoning, and agentic coding (Tae Kim/Key Context)
https://taekim.substack.com/p/gpt-6-astra-and-the-fourth-exponential
https://taekim.substack.com/p/gpt-6-astra-and-the-fourth-exponential
Substack
GPT-6 Astra and the Fourth Exponential
AI computer tool use is a big deal.
The attacker who withdrew ~4,000 BTC from Blockstream's Liquid Network federation wallet returns 3,400 BTC after Blockstream said its bridge nodes were patched (The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/news/defi/2026-09-07-liquid-network-attacker-says-they-will-return-most-of-4000-btc-after-bug-fix-413673
https://www.theblock.co/news/defi/2026-09-07-liquid-network-attacker-says-they-will-return-most-of-4000-btc-after-bug-fix-413673
The Block
Liquid Network attacker says they will return most of 4,000 BTC after bug fix
The Liquid Network attacker said they would return most of the roughly 4,000 BTC once the software bug affecting the network is patched.
Hunter Biden teases a $LAPTOP memecoin launch on September 9; sources: it will launch on Base, and some tokens will be sent to wallets that lost money on $TRUMP (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/hunter-biden-and-his-laptop-enter-the-cryptosphere-with-new-meme-coin-4d46fc9c?st=rBFEhm&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/hunter-biden-and-his-laptop-enter-the-cryptosphere-with-new-meme-coin-4d46fc9c?st=rBFEhm&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | Hunter Biden (and His Laptop) Enter the Cryptosphere With New Meme Coin
The personal computer that launched a thousand memes will debut this week as a digital token.
Robinhood secures its first IPO underwriting role, in Oura's IPO, which could give it more influence over how many shares are allocated to its customers (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/robinhood-wins-a-new-role-in-the-oura-ipo-underwriter-9a76c632
https://www.wsj.com/finance/robinhood-wins-a-new-role-in-the-oura-ipo-underwriter-9a76c632
The Wall Street Journal
Robinhood Wins a New Role in the Oura IPO: Underwriter
Playing an official part in the IPO process could give Robinhood more influence over the number of shares allocated to its customers.
Grindr pays £26M to settle a 2024 UK lawsuit that alleged it shared users' HIV status with ad firms, in breach of UK law (Julia Kollewe/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/07/grindr-settle-uk-lawsuit-dating-app-ad
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/07/grindr-settle-uk-lawsuit-dating-app-ad
the Guardian
Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
US-owned dating app allegedly allowed ad firms access to private information in breach of UK law
Sources: Anthropic has walked away from talks to acquire Decart for ~$6B after performing due diligence on the startup (Bloomberg)
https://www.techmeme.com/260907/p22#a260907p22
https://www.techmeme.com/260907/p22#a260907p22
Techmeme
Sources: Anthropic has walked away from talks to acquire Decart for ~$6B after performing due diligence on the startup
Bloomberg: Sources: Anthropic has walked away from talks to acquire Decart for ~$6B after performing due diligence on the startup
Sources: Huawei is investing in Chinese lithography companies and helping them secure deals with leading fabs like SMIC to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/36333a53-4063-4aad-8df9-8d2f9d0048a3
https://www.ft.com/content/36333a53-4063-4aad-8df9-8d2f9d0048a3