Ant International, Visa, and Mastercard plan a new standard for payments made via AI agents, citing McKinsey's projection of $3T to $5T in commerce by 2030 (Evelyn Cheng/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/10/ant-international-visa-mastercard-ai-agent-payment-standard.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/10/ant-international-visa-mastercard-ai-agent-payment-standard.html
CNBC
Ant International partners with Visa, Mastercard on developing AI payments
Visa, Mastercard and Ant International are working on common standards for AI-agent payments — including ways to verify and monitor their transactions.
Bending Spoons agrees to acquire Miro in an all-cash transaction valuing the workplace-collaboration platform at $1.36B (Sonia Sirletti/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/bending-spoons-agrees-to-buy-workspace-miro-for-1-36-billion
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/bending-spoons-agrees-to-buy-workspace-miro-for-1-36-billion
Bloomberg.com
Bending Spoons Agrees to Buy Miro for $1.36 Billion
Bending Spoons SpA agreed to acquire workplace-collaboration platform Miro in an all-cash transaction valuing the business at $1.36 billion, as the Italian technology group continues its acquisition spree.
Mach Industries, which makes unmanned military vehicles and weapons, raised $600M in an extension to its $300M Series C, doubling its valuation to $3.7B (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/defense-tech-mach-industries-doubles-valuation-to-3-7b-in-3-months/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/defense-tech-mach-industries-doubles-valuation-to-3-7b-in-3-months/
TechCrunch
Defense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months | TechCrunch
The buzzy startup raised another $600 million in a Series C extension round, bringing the total of the round to $900 million.
Amazon partners with OpenAI to let users of Amazon's DSP run ads in ChatGPT in a pilot program limited to the US; ChatGPT Ads hit $1B in ARR last month (Peter Adams/Marketing Dive)
https://www.marketingdive.com/news/amazon-pilots-ad-services-in-chatgpt-what-marketers-need-to-know/829945/
https://www.marketingdive.com/news/amazon-pilots-ad-services-in-chatgpt-what-marketers-need-to-know/829945/
Marketing Dive
Amazon pilots ad services in ChatGPT: What marketers need to know
The managed service offering, which is in a U.S. pilot and available via Amazon DSP, comes as ChatGPT Ads recently hit a revenue milestone.
Positron, which is designing an AI processor called Asimov with a "memory-first architecture" and up to 2.3TB of memory, raised $875M at a $5B valuation (Robbie Whelan/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/positron-valued-at-5-billion-in-new-funding-as-cpu-demand-surges-76dde819
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/positron-valued-at-5-billion-in-new-funding-as-cpu-demand-surges-76dde819
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | Positron Valued at $5 Billion in New Funding as Demand for AI Chips Surges
NEA, Atreides and Jim Clark are among the investors putting $875 million into the firm, which makes chips designed for fast running of AI models.
TAR, which builds off-grid power systems for data centers, raised a $120M Series A led by Spark Capital at a ~$1B valuation (Mark Chediak/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/anthropic-investor-leads-funding-for-off-grid-ai-power-startup
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/anthropic-investor-leads-funding-for-off-grid-ai-power-startup
Bloomberg.com
Anthropic Investor Leads Funding for Off-Grid AI Power Startup
A startup that builds off-grid power systems for data centers said it raised $120 million in a Series A funding round led by Spark Capital, an investor in artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic PBC.
Maven Robotics, whose wheeled robots travel up to 10 mph and lift up to 30kg using two arms, emerges from stealth after raising $100M (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/maven-robotics-wants-to-steal-your-robot-deployment-deal/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/maven-robotics-wants-to-steal-your-robot-deployment-deal/
TechCrunch
Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal | TechCrunch
Maven Robotics emerged from stealth today with a $100 million Series A and active deployments.
Sources: SpaceX shifts its data center strategy to redesign existing facilities and prioritize power and cooling redundancy, potentially slowing new build-outs (Grace Kay/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/spacex-overhauls-data-center-build-potentially-slowing-expansion
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/spacex-overhauls-data-center-build-potentially-slowing-expansion
The Information
SpaceX Overhauls Data Center Build-Out, Potentially Slowing Expansion
Elon Musk is famous for his “move fast” management philosophy, which he demonstrated most starkly when he built new data centers for his AI startup in record time two years ago. But a new team of rocket engineers Musk recently installed to run his data centers…
Interview with mathematician Tristan Buckmaster on being drawn into the OpenAI-Anthropic fight; OpenAI says it made progress on another Millennium Prize problem (Kenneth Chang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/science/tristan-buckmaster-openai-math-navier-stokes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AFE.TK7P.Y7WvGPkfHaSk&smid=bs-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/science/tristan-buckmaster-openai-math-navier-stokes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AFE.TK7P.Y7WvGPkfHaSk&smid=bs-share
Nytimes
The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem (Gift Article)
Tristan Buckmaster was on the path toward an important proof when one of the A.I. giants used its staggering resources to get there first.
Sources: PIF is considering combining EA with Savvy Games to better coordinate its gaming assets, but not before Savvy closes its $6B Moonton acquisition (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/saudis-weigh-merging-ea-with-savvy-to-create-global-gaming-giant
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/saudis-weigh-merging-ea-with-savvy-to-create-global-gaming-giant
Bloomberg.com
Saudis Weigh Merging EA With Savvy to Create Global Gaming Giant
Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is considering combining Electronic Arts Inc. with Savvy Games, people familiar with the matter said, in a deal that would bring blockbuster titles like Madden NFL and Pokemon Go under one roof.
Anthropic publishes a threat intelligence report on how it disrupted efforts to misuse Claude for cyberattacks, influence operations, surveillance, and more (Anthropic)
https://www.anthropic.com/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026
https://www.anthropic.com/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026
Anthropic
Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic
Case studies from threat actors disrupted between December 2025 and August 2026 across seven areas of harm, from cyber operations to biological misuse.
Anthropic says it disrupted several potential plots this year by scientists using its models for research that could have helped develop biological weapons (Dustin Volz/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/anthropic-ai-biological-weapons.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AFE.vqLg.utU6-8AVkIUw&smid=nytcore-ios-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/anthropic-ai-biological-weapons.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AFE.vqLg.utU6-8AVkIUw&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Nytimes
Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons (Gift Article)
In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.
Anthropic details distillation efforts by Chinese companies, like Moonshot and DeepSeek, sending user queries to Claude via "transfer stations" outside China (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chinese-ai-giants-accused-of-sending-millions-of-user-queries-to-u-s-models-768c9d26
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chinese-ai-giants-accused-of-sending-millions-of-user-queries-to-u-s-models-768c9d26
The Wall Street Journal
How Chinese AI Firms Tried to Clone U.S. AI Models
Anthropic says DeepSeek and Moonshot used thousands of fake accounts and millions of real user queries in “distillation” efforts to clone its AI capabilities.
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT for Financial Services, a version of ChatGPT Work made with "design partners" Morgan Stanley and Evercore to research like an analyst (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/10/openai-chatgpt-for-financial-services-targets-work-of-junior-bankers.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/10/openai-chatgpt-for-financial-services-targets-work-of-junior-bankers.html
CNBC
OpenAI targets work of Wall Street junior bankers with new ChatGPT for Financial Services
OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Financial Services, targeting the labor-intensive research, modeling and pitchbook tasks traditionally handled by junior bankers.
Universal Music Group partners with ElevenLabs to launch a new AI-powered platform that will let users create song remixes, mashups, and more from its catalog (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/993465/universal-music-elevenlabs-ai
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/993465/universal-music-elevenlabs-ai
The Verge
Universal Music is launching an AI music platform with ElevenLabs
UMG already has several AI deals under its belt.
OpenAI says it will pause new $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscriptions amid "unprecedented" Astra demand; existing accounts, other plans, and API are unaffected (Tibo/@thsottiaux)
https://www.techmeme.com/260910/p32#a260910p32
https://www.techmeme.com/260910/p32#a260910p32
Techmeme
OpenAI says it will pause new $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscriptions amid “unprecedented” Astra demand; existing accounts, other…
Tibo / @thsottiaux: OpenAI says it will pause new $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscriptions amid “unprecedented” Astra demand; existing accounts, other plans, and API are unaffected
ID verification service IDScan confirms that a data breach involved the theft of driver's licenses from its systems after hackers offered 153M licenses for sale (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/id-verification-giant-idscan-confirms-data-breach-with-more-than-150-million-drivers-licenses-stolen/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/id-verification-giant-idscan-confirms-data-breach-with-more-than-150-million-drivers-licenses-stolen/
TechCrunch
ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver's licenses stolen | TechCrunch
The ID checking company said the data breach included people's full names and driver's licenses and other government-issued identity documents.
Sources: Altera is preparing to confidentially file for an IPO in the coming weeks; the offering could raise over $2B, with a listing as early as this year (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/silver-lake-intel-backed-altera-prepares-ipo-that-could-raise-over-2-billion-2026-09-10/
https://www.reuters.com/world/silver-lake-intel-backed-altera-prepares-ipo-that-could-raise-over-2-billion-2026-09-10/
Oracle reports Q1 revenue up 30% YoY to $19.35B, vs. $19.14B est., cloud infrastructure revenue up 121% to $7.4B, vs. $7.09B est.; ORCL jumps 6%+ after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/10/oracle-orcl-q1-earnings-report-2027.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/10/oracle-orcl-q1-earnings-report-2027.html
CNBC
Oracle's stock edges up on earnings beat as cloud infrastructure revenue more than doubles
Oracle's results for the quarter came in stronger than expected, as did its revenue backlog.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills restricting "addictive" social media features for under-16s and limiting minors' interactions with chatbots (Colin Lecher/CalMatters)
https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/09/california-enacts-laws-restricting-chatbots-protecting-kids-online/
https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/09/california-enacts-laws-restricting-chatbots-protecting-kids-online/
CalMatters
California enacts laws restricting chatbots and banning teens from ‘addictive’ social media
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills intended to protect children by regulating internet use, including limiting chatbot sessions.
Adobe reports Q3 revenue up 13% YoY to $6.76B, vs. $6.7B est., AI-first annual recurring revenue up 150% YoY, and forecasts Q4 revenue slightly below estimates (Anzar Mehraj/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/adobe-beats-third-quarter-revenue-estimates-2026-09-10/
https://www.reuters.com/business/adobe-beats-third-quarter-revenue-estimates-2026-09-10/