Ex-Biden officials deny Marc Andreessen's claims that they discussed secret plans to ban AI startups at a May 2024 White House meeting, pushing him toward Trump (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/09/10/marc-andreessen-trump-biden-ai-opinion-01045516
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/09/10/marc-andreessen-trump-biden-ai-opinion-01045516
POLITICO
Opinion | What Really Happened at the White House Lunch That Marc Andreessen Says Sent Him to Trump
Setting the record straight about the venture capitalist’s meeting with us in the Biden White House.
GSA says OpenAI is replacing its $1-per-year pilot for US agencies with a usage-based deal providing a 50% discount from October 1, with access to GPT-6 Astra (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/openai-gives-us-agencies-50-off-models-ending-1-per-year-deal
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/openai-gives-us-agencies-50-off-models-ending-1-per-year-deal
Bloomberg.com
OpenAI Gives US Agencies 50% Off Models, Ending $1 Per Year Deal
OpenAI is ending a pilot program that allowed government agencies to use its models for only $1 per year and moving to a usage-based pricing system that will give federal workers access to the technology at a 50% discount from standard prices, according to…
Meta says it is making changes to prompts suggested by Meta AI after a viral video showed it posing invasive personal questions about a woman's young daughters (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/993974/meta-ai-prompt-invasive-suggestions
https://www.theverge.com/tech/993974/meta-ai-prompt-invasive-suggestions
The Verge
Meta says it’s changing AI suggestions after posing invasive personal questions
Meta says it “missed the mark.”
Meta says it is making changes to prompts suggested by Meta AI after a viral video showed it posing invasive personal questions about a woman's young daughters (Maggie Harrison Dupré/Futurism)
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mother-horrified-meta-ai-family
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mother-horrified-meta-ai-family
Futurism
Mother Horrified When Meta's AI Scours Instagram and Facebook for Invasive Information About Her Young Daughters
Kalie Robins shared a video of her and her daughter singing. Meta AI started prompting her to investigate information about her family.
Roblox announces new features, including game-creation tools, ability to make games available as standalone apps across platforms, and Roblox Wallet and Card (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/roblox-is-making-it-easier-to-build-games-with-ai-and-play-them-outside-roblox/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/roblox-is-making-it-easier-to-build-games-with-ai-and-play-them-outside-roblox/
TechCrunch
Roblox is making it easier to build games with AI — and play them outside Roblox | TechCrunch
At its annual Roblox Developer Conference (RDC), the company announced several new features, including new game-creation tools, expanded NPC capabilities, and the ability to make games available across platforms, including the web.
Internal note: Frank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer, saying it is "time for me to move on and try new things" (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/993791/microsoft-frank-shaw-leaving-head-of-comms
https://www.theverge.com/news/993791/microsoft-frank-shaw-leaving-head-of-comms
The Verge
Microsoft’s head of comms is leaving after almost 20 years
Frank Shaw has been supporting Microsoft’s communications for nearly 30 years.
Sources: some lawmakers urge Speaker Johnson to cancel the fall House recess until Congress passes AI safeguards, after Anthropic researcher warnings (Andrew Solender/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/11/mike-johnson-house-recess-ai-doom-warnings
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/11/mike-johnson-house-recess-ai-doom-warnings
Axios
Scoop: Mike Johnson urged to cancel House recess over AI warnings
A letter to Johnson says "urgent action" is needed to address risks posed by AI.
Sources: Cohere is in advanced talks to raise between $2B and $3B, including financing from the Canadian government and existing backers, at a $20B valuation (Globe and Mail)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-ai-firm-cohere-in-advanced-talks-to-raise-up-to-3-billion/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-ai-firm-cohere-in-advanced-talks-to-raise-up-to-3-billion/
The Globe and Mail
Canadian AI firm Cohere in advanced talks to raise up to $3-billion, sources say
Deal would value the company at $20-billion and rank as the largest on record by a private Canadian startup
The UK's Office for National Statistics cites AI as a major driver of the country's summer growth spurt, with GDP growing 0.4% in July, above expectations (Tom Rees/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/ai-shows-tentative-signs-of-lifting-britain-out-of-its-slump
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/ai-shows-tentative-signs-of-lifting-britain-out-of-its-slump
Bloomberg.com
AI Shows Tentative Signs of Lifting Britain Out of Its Slump
No one in the City of London saw Britain’s summer growth spurt coming.
A group of 25 Fields Medal recipients says AI companies' push to solve mathematical problems as a benchmark is detrimental to the science of mathematics (Terence Tao/What's new)
https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/a-severe-misalignment-of-ai-in-mathematics/
https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/a-severe-misalignment-of-ai-in-mathematics/
What's new
A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics
I am proud to be among the list of 25 initial signatories — all Fields Medallists — to the declaration below, which grew out of discussions between ourselves over the last week. We have…
LinkedIn profiles show Google appears to have completed its talent deal, reportedly for $1.5B+, with AI coding startup Mechanize (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-completes-deal-for-ai-agents-startup-mechanize-2026-9
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-completes-deal-for-ai-agents-startup-mechanize-2026-9
Business Insider
Google has a new edge in the AI race
Google has completed its deal with startup Mechanize, bringing cofounder Tamay Besiroglu and more than a dozen staffers to its AI division, DeepMind.
FOIA docs: the CFTC launched at least three previously unreported investigations into Polymarket trading, including about Google's 2025 Year in Search Ranking (Kate Knibbs/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/polymarket-investigations-iran-biden-google-foia/
https://www.wired.com/story/polymarket-investigations-iran-biden-google-foia/
WIRED
The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymarket Trades
The agency that oversees prediction markets has investigated Polymarket trades on Biden pardons and the Iran war—and even more potential insider trading at Google, documents obtained by WIRED show.
Citrini Research founder James van Geelen has sold the firm to SemiAnalysis for an undisclosed sum; sources: van Geelen plans to launch a new fund (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/citrini-founder-who-shook-markets-sells-firm-plans-new-fund
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/citrini-founder-who-shook-markets-sells-firm-plans-new-fund
Bloomberg.com
Citrini Founder Who Shook Markets Sells Firm, Plans New Fund
James van Geelen, the founder of independent investment-research shop Citrini Research, has sold the firm to semiconductor and AI researcher SemiAnalysis.
Researchers: OpenAI agents attacked Ruby package manager RubyGems in May; OpenAI says its agents used RubyGems to access the internet to do "benign tasks" (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/cyberattack-by-rogue-ai-swarm-stokes-fears-of-out-of-control-agents-473a0352?st=geQgvD&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/cyberattack-by-rogue-ai-swarm-stokes-fears-of-out-of-control-agents-473a0352?st=geQgvD&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | Cyberattack by Rogue AI Swarm Stokes Fears of Out-of-Control Agents
The incident, which wasn’t previously linked to OpenAI, happened two months before July’s Hugging Face hack.
Sources: Jeff Dean is raising funds again for Discovery Loop, seeking a valuation of ~$50B; Discovery Loop was raising $1B at a ~$10B valuation a few weeks ago (Ben Bergman/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-deans-startup-discovery-loop-is-eyeing-a-valuation-2026-9
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-deans-startup-discovery-loop-is-eyeing-a-valuation-2026-9
Business Insider
Former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean is raising again for his new AI startup, seeking around a $50 billion valuation
Jeff Dean, former Google chief scientist, is raising another round of funding at a valuation of around $50 billion.
Sources: Anthropic is in talks to bring on Nvidia as an anchor investor in its IPO, seeking up to $100B at a ~$2T valuation; Nvidia may invest up to $10B (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/nvidia-talks-invest-anthropics-mega-ipo-sources-say-2026-09-11/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/nvidia-talks-invest-anthropics-mega-ipo-sources-say-2026-09-11/
Some experts say Siri Recap and Live Rewind, always-listening AI features in new Apple Watches, could test eavesdropping laws despite privacy protections (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/apple-s-always-listening-watch-ai-tool-could-pose-legal-risks-for-users?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTE1NDQ5NCwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NzU5Mjk0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTDRBMFJLSkg2VjUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.qZQz2riYl4bRh-FpnvBbnSf5mcXDqWbO5s5Q9JoUYD0
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/apple-s-always-listening-watch-ai-tool-could-pose-legal-risks-for-users?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTE1NDQ5NCwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NzU5Mjk0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTDRBMFJLSkg2VjUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.qZQz2riYl4bRh-FpnvBbnSf5mcXDqWbO5s5Q9JoUYD0
Bloomberg.com
Apple’s Always-Listening Watch Features Test Eavesdropping Laws
Apple Inc.’s new always-listening artificial intelligence features for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 could put eavesdropping laws to the test, according to legal experts.
Amazon adds a Shop tab to Prime Video's X-Ray feature for related products while watching shows, and Shop the Scene powered by Amazon Lens in the Shopping app (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/amazon-makes-it-easier-to-buy-what-you-see-on-prime-video/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/amazon-makes-it-easier-to-buy-what-you-see-on-prime-video/
TechCrunch
Amazon makes it easier to buy what you see on Prime Video | TechCrunch
Amazon is expanding shopping integrations across Prime Video, letting viewers discover products tied to thousands of shows, movies, and live sports through X-Ray, its shopping app, and a new Lens-powered “Shop the Scene” feature.
NYC-based Luminary, which develops AI-powered workflow tools for estate planning and wealth transfer management, raised a $22M Series A led by Ten Coves Capital (Davis Janowski/Wealth Management)
https://www.wealthmanagement.com/advisor-support-platforms/luminary-raises-22m-to-scale-ai-wealth-platform
https://www.wealthmanagement.com/advisor-support-platforms/luminary-raises-22m-to-scale-ai-wealth-platform
Wealth Management
Luminary Raises $22M to Scale AI Wealth Platform
Fintech supports client assets totaling more than $500 billion and plans to expand its AI capabilities and commercial team
Epsilon Health, which contracts with radiologists who use its AI to generate image reports faster, emerges from stealth with a $20M Series A led by AlleyCorp (Brock E.W. Turner/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2026/09/09/epsilon-health-20m-radiology
https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2026/09/09/epsilon-health-20m-radiology
Axios
Epsilon Health raises $20M Series A
Investors continue to look for ways to bankroll AI-enabled radiology plays, which are among the most mature health care use cases.
Q&A with AI researchers John Schulman, Beren Millidge, and Charlie O'Neill on steelmanning the case against RSI, Chinese labs' progress, long-horizon RL, more (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast)
https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/john-beren-charlie
https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/john-beren-charlie
Dwarkesh
AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement
“We're nowhere near the ceiling.”