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.”
Source: Anthropic signed a $13.7B, six-year deal to lease compute from Rum Group's upcoming Georgia data center; Rum operates Rumble and hosts Truth Social (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-strikes-13-7-billion-compute-deal-trump-linked-rum-group
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-strikes-13-7-billion-compute-deal-trump-linked-rum-group
The Information
Anthropic Strikes $13.7 Billion Compute Deal With Trump-Linked Rum Group
Anthropic has signed a computing deal worth $13.7 billion over six years with Rum Group, a company with roots in social media and long-standing ties to the Trump administration, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal is the latest in a spate…
Current and former officials: the US NSA plans major restructuring to form five new units for AI, China, cybersecurity, warfighting, and global intelligence (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/13/national-security-agency-launches-historic-restructuring/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/13/national-security-agency-launches-historic-restructuring/
The Washington Post
National Security Agency launches historic restructuring
Gen. Joshua M. Rudd is retooling the massive spy agency to focus on priorities including AI, China and cybersecurity.
Sources: SoftBank sealed a two-year loan facility to support its OpenAI investment, securing $11.87B in commitments from ~20 banks, above its $10B target (Janice Huang/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-14/softbank-gets-upsized-11-9-billion-loan-in-openai-funding-push
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-14/softbank-gets-upsized-11-9-billion-loan-in-openai-funding-push
Bloomberg.com
SoftBank Gets Upsized $11.9 Billion Loan in OpenAI Funding Push
SoftBank Group Corp. secured an $11.87 billion loan to support its investment in US artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, people familiar with the matter said, up from its earlier target of $10 billion.
Document: Samsung and SK Hynix rejected KEPCO's proposal to prepay ~$18.7B of chip cluster power bills, citing uncertainty over long-term chip demand (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/samsung-sk-hynix-reject-kepcos-19-billion-power-prepayment-proposal-document-2026-09-14/
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/samsung-sk-hynix-reject-kepcos-19-billion-power-prepayment-proposal-document-2026-09-14/
Sam Altman says "we welcome a federal framework" but "do not believe we need to wait" for an antitrust exemption or a law to pace AI development responsibly (Sam Altman/@sama)
https://www.techmeme.com/260914/p1#a260914p1
https://www.techmeme.com/260914/p1#a260914p1
Techmeme
Sam Altman says “we welcome a federal framework” but “do not believe we need to wait” for an antitrust exemption or a law to pace…
Sam Altman / @sama: Sam Altman says “we welcome a federal framework” but “do not believe we need to wait” for an antitrust exemption or a law to pace AI development responsibly
AI-connected Asian stocks fell sharply after US tech leaders' call for pacing AI development, with SoftBank, Kioxia, SK Hynix, Minimax, and Z.ai down 5%+ (Gregor Stuart Hunter/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/ai-linked-asian-stocks-slump-after-top-lab-ceos-call-slowing-down-technologys-2026-09-14/
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/ai-linked-asian-stocks-slump-after-top-lab-ceos-call-slowing-down-technologys-2026-09-14/
The US Senate digital assets subcommittee releases a revised "final offer" of the Clarity Act with Trump-backed ethics provisions, ahead of a September 15 vote (Felix Ng/Cointelegraph News)
https://ct.com/news/us-republicans-send-final-clarity-act-offer-to-democrats
https://ct.com/news/us-republicans-send-final-clarity-act-offer-to-democrats
Cointelegraph
US Republicans Release Final CLARITY Act Text
Senate Republicans released revised CLARITY Act text as a final offer to Democrats, with a key procedural vote set for Tuesday.
Filing: San Jose-based Chinese optical module maker Ligent seeks ~$727M in a Hong Kong IPO, after its rival Zhongji Innolight's $6.8B Hong Kong debut in July (Sangmi Cha/Bloomberg)
https://www.techmeme.com/260914/p4#a260914p4
https://www.techmeme.com/260914/p4#a260914p4
Techmeme
Filing: San Jose-based Chinese optical module maker Ligent seeks ~$727M in a Hong Kong IPO, after its rival Zhongji Innolight's…
Sangmi Cha / Bloomberg: Filing: San Jose-based Chinese optical module maker Ligent seeks ~$727M in a Hong Kong IPO, after its rival Zhongji Innolight's $6.8B Hong Kong debut in July