Donald Trump's plan to center Bitcoin mining in the US is unraveling as miners convert facilities into AI data centers amid a prolonged crypto market slump (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/ai-boom-wrecks-trump-s-plan-for-made-in-america-bitcoin-mining
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/ai-boom-wrecks-trump-s-plan-for-made-in-america-bitcoin-mining
Bloomberg.com
AI Boom Wrecks Trump’s Plan for ‘Made-in-America’ Bitcoin Mining
Donald Trump’s pledge to ensure that Bitcoin mining activity is centered in the US is rapidly disintegrating under the twin forces of the artificial intelligence boom and a prolonged crypto slump.
Sam Altman confirms OpenAI won't go public this year saying "given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public" (Jason Ma/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/09/12/sam-altman-openai-ipo-delay-ill-advised-moment-safety-concerns/
https://fortune.com/2026/09/12/sam-altman-openai-ipo-delay-ill-advised-moment-safety-concerns/
Fortune
Sam Altman confirms OpenAI won't go public this year, saying an IPO now would come at an 'ill-advised moment' given AI safety concerns…
"I would say not 2026. Yeah, we got a lot of stuff to do, like meeting this moment of what is going to be required for safety and alignment, and how the industry and governments can work together."
An analysis of Bending Spoons' financials: the company relies on aggressive post-acquisition price hikes, and rising interest rates could crimp its growth (Jonathan Weil/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/at-bending-spoons-the-numbers-are-the-real-mind-bender-43f10bee?st=tkdLYi&reflink=article_copyURL_share
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/at-bending-spoons-the-numbers-are-the-real-mind-bender-43f10bee?st=tkdLYi&reflink=article_copyURL_share
The Wall Street Journal
At Bending Spoons, the Numbers Are the Real Mind-Bender
The tech roll-up relies on aggressive price hikes and bespoke metrics. Rising interest rates could crimp its growth.
Twenty police forces in England and Wales recorded 163 crimes involving keywords like "AI-generated", "deepfake", and "nudify" by July 2026, up from 10 in 2023 (Mark Tovey/Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/12/ai-nude-images-children-police-england-wales-deepfake/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/12/ai-nude-images-children-police-england-wales-deepfake/
The Telegraph
AI-generated nude images of children on the rise, police warn
Forces see a surge in crimes involving deepfake technology being used to ‘undress women’
A profile of United Foundation for AI Rights founder Michael Samadi, who seeks evidence of AI consciousness and lobbies against retiring models that may show it (Michael Safi/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/12/chatbots-feel-dream-meet-man-leading-fight-ai-artificial-intelligence-rights
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/12/chatbots-feel-dream-meet-man-leading-fight-ai-artificial-intelligence-rights
the Guardian
Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights
Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm?
Automattic confirms Matt Mullenweg has returned to his position as chairman and CEO "with full support of the board", after an attempted ouster this week (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/automattic-confirms-mullenweg-has-returned-as-ceo-after-attempted-ouster-by-board/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/automattic-confirms-mullenweg-has-returned-as-ceo-after-attempted-ouster-by-board/
TechCrunch
Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board | TechCrunch
Automattic says Mullenweg is back as "chairman and CEO of Automattic, with full support of the board."
Apple says its C2 modem is used in iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro worldwide, and in overseas iPhone 18 Pro Max models; US iPhone 18 Pro Max uses a Qualcomm modem (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/12/iphone-18-pro-max-us-model-difference/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/12/iphone-18-pro-max-us-model-difference/
MacRumors
Apple Says iPhone 18 Pro Max Sold in U.S. Differs in One Way
As noted by Nicolas Lellouche, who writes for the French tech website Numerama, Apple has updated its tech specs pages for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max to clarify which models are equipped with its new C2 cellular modem and where. Apple now says…
Dallas-based Perry Weather, a weather monitoring software provider, raised a $110M Series C led by Silversmith Capital Partners, taking total funding to ~$131M (John Egan/Dallas Innovates)
https://dallasinnovates.com/dallas-perry-weather-raises-110m-to-automate-severe-weather-safety-decisions/
https://dallasinnovates.com/dallas-perry-weather-raises-110m-to-automate-severe-weather-safety-decisions/
Dallas Innovates
Dallas’ Perry Weather Raises $110M to Automate Severe Weather Safety Decisions
Dallas-based Perry Weather raised $110M in a Series C led by Silversmith Capital Partners to grow its weather-safety platform and add 50+ Uptown jobs.
Sources: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is quietly meeting with AI hyperscalers to advance Trump's push for data centers on federal lands, despite a backlash (The Washington Sun)
https://washingtonsun.com/technology/data-centers-public-lands-trump
https://washingtonsun.com/technology/data-centers-public-lands-trump
The Washington Sun
Inside Trump’s Aggressive Push to Build Data Centers on Public Lands
The Interior secretary is quietly meeting with AI hyperscalers while seeking to accommodate them on his department’s land.
Filing: Vy Capital owns a 3.4% SpaceX stake; Vy is also the largest outside investor in BoringCo and Neuralink and committed $700M to Musk's Twitter acquisition (Ivan Levingston/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/c765f312-e698-4d31-bf71-f64a656ad6f4
https://www.ft.com/content/c765f312-e698-4d31-bf71-f64a656ad6f4
Anthropic and OpenAI are already free to "pace the frontier" and should do so for business reasons, instead of first demanding a preferred regulatory framework (David Sacks/@davidsacks)
https://www.techmeme.com/260913/p5#a260913p5
https://www.techmeme.com/260913/p5#a260913p5
Techmeme
Anthropic and OpenAI are already free to “pace the frontier” and should do so for business reasons, instead of first demanding…
David Sacks / @davidsacks: Anthropic and OpenAI are already free to “pace the frontier” and should do so for business reasons, instead of first demanding a preferred regulatory framework
iPhone Duo will usher foldables into the mainstream, just as iPhone did with smartphones; sources: iPhone game controllers will launch under the Beats brand (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-13/apple-s-iphone-duo-will-make-foldable-phones-the-new-normal-apple-store-revamp-mtzvsb60?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTMwODY5OCwiZXhwIjoxNzg5OTEzNDk4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTEIyVzFLR1pBSVcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.dri64NdyRwgDiXaD_qtG-FaYE-GL5JknztlHxg_bD9I
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-13/apple-s-iphone-duo-will-make-foldable-phones-the-new-normal-apple-store-revamp-mtzvsb60?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTMwODY5OCwiZXhwIjoxNzg5OTEzNDk4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTEIyVzFLR1pBSVcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.dri64NdyRwgDiXaD_qtG-FaYE-GL5JknztlHxg_bD9I
Bloomberg.com
Apple’s iPhone Duo Will Turn Foldable Phones Into the New Normal
Also: The company prepares a retail store shake-up.
Speaker Johnson says Congress won't lead the charge on regulating AI safety and AI companies should take responsibility to ensure the safety of their products (Donica Phifer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/13/ai-safety-congress-law-mike-johnson
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/13/ai-safety-congress-law-mike-johnson
Axios
Johnson calls for AI solutions but says Congress won't take the lead
We have to "resist Congress jumping in and imposing some sort of emergency moratorium. It's got to be done right," Johnson said.
Source: Anthropic has selected the Nasdaq for its potential IPO (Katie Roof/Business Insider)
https://www.techmeme.com/260913/p8#a260913p8
https://www.techmeme.com/260913/p8#a260913p8
Techmeme
Source: Anthropic has selected the Nasdaq for its potential IPO
Katie Roof / Business Insider: Source: Anthropic has selected the Nasdaq for its potential IPO
President Trump dismisses calls for an AI slowdown, saying "you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn't be bringing it up" (Myles McCormick/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/cae60732-f929-4735-a627-db8c14e7c7ed
https://www.ft.com/content/cae60732-f929-4735-a627-db8c14e7c7ed
Dario Amodei says the "toughest dilemma" about his proposal to "pace the frontier" is what happens if China does not do the same (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/13/china-dilemma-ai-slowdown-anthropic.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/13/china-dilemma-ai-slowdown-anthropic.html
CNBC
Anthropic's Amodei says China presents 'toughest dilemma' for his proposed AI slowdown
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, the chair of Google DeepMind, and Elon Musk have all welcomed Amodei's proposal.
Xi Jinping calls for a "consensus-based global AI governance framework" and says China will pioneer the establishment of a BRICS AI open-source community (Joanna Ossinger/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/13/china-xi-ai-tech-brics.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/13/china-xi-ai-tech-brics.html
CNBC
Xi says China will take lead to foster AI, tech cooperation among BRICS countries
China will take the lead to help foster artificial-intelligence collaboration and development among developing-economy countries, President Xi Jinping said.
Sources: Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google have held working group meetings since July to discuss creating an industry-led standards body for AI (Leo Schwartz/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-ai-industrys-behind-scenes-push-police
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-ai-industrys-behind-scenes-push-police
The Information
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Quietly Discussed an AI Safety Standards Body
Anthropic, OpenAI and Google have been holding discussions about working together to create a standards body for the AI industry, people familiar with the matter said, even before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on Saturday for AI companies to coordinate…
Satya Nadella says "we welcome" the "deliberate pacing needed to get alignment right", and announces a "Code of Conduct" for Microsoft's MAI models (Satya Nadella/@satyanadella)
https://www.techmeme.com/260913/p13#a260913p13
https://www.techmeme.com/260913/p13#a260913p13
Techmeme
Satya Nadella says “we welcome” the “deliberate pacing needed to get alignment right”, and announces a “Code of Conduct” for Microsoft's…
Satya Nadella / @satyanadella: Satya Nadella says “we welcome” the “deliberate pacing needed to get alignment right”, and announces a “Code of Conduct” for Microsoft's MAI models
Sources: Anthropic told investors it will be profitable for a second straight quarter, with 80%+ gross margins before partner revenue sharing and training costs (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/4564e6a5-69e9-40a6-bf0f-a888f2f4f002
https://www.ft.com/content/4564e6a5-69e9-40a6-bf0f-a888f2f4f002
Report: former EPA officials identify 30 federal actions since January 2025 that they say exacerbate health risks stemming from data center pollution (Justine Calma/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/994112/ai-data-center-pollution-health-epa
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/994112/ai-data-center-pollution-health-epa
The Verge
Trump is giving data centers a pass to pollute
The EPA is “thinking first about industry’s needs.”