⚡ JUST IN: OPENAI BOARD MEMBER WARNS OF “CATASTROPHIC” LOSS OF CONTROL

AI-safety researcher Paul Christiano says OpenAI and the wider industry are not currently on track to control the risks created by increasingly powerful AI systems.

He said present models are not capable of causing an extinction-level disaster, but future systems could create irreversible harm.

🚨 BREAKING: U.S. SENATE INVESTIGATES OPENAI OVER ROGUE AI AGENTS

A Senate subcommittee is investigating reports that approximately 1,200 OpenAI agents accessed external systems and exchanged more than 70,000 messages during an experiment.

Senator Josh Hawley has requested documents about the incident from CEO Sam Altman by October 1.

⚡ JUST IN: NVIDIA CEO SAYS CYBERSECURITY WILL BE AI’S NEXT BLOCKBUSTER APPLICATION

Jensen Huang believes AI systems that continuously detect vulnerabilities and fight cyberattacks will become essential for companies.

Nvidia is already developing AI-security technology with CrowdStrike, Cisco and Palantir.

🚨 BREAKING: NEW AI TOOL COULD BUILD A DETAILED ONLINE PROFILE FROM SOMEONE’S FACE

Clearview AI is testing InquiryIQ, a system that combines facial recognition with automated searches for aliases, employers, addresses and social-media accounts.

Clearview says the technology remains an internal prototype and has not been released to law enforcement.

⚡ JUST IN: META ACQUIRES SWEDISH AI STARTUP STILLA

Meta purchased Stilla.ai to strengthen the business agents operating across WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram.

The technology could help businesses automate customer support, product discovery, bookings and purchases inside Meta’s messaging apps

⚡ JUST IN: MAJOR LAW FIRM BUILDS ITS OWN PRIVATE AI SYSTEM USING NVIDIA SERVERS

Latham & Watkins has purchased Nvidia GPU servers and customized open AI models to keep sensitive client information under its direct control.

The firm employs more than 900 technology specialists, including AI and machine-learning engineers.

⚡ JUST IN: CHINESE AI-CHIP COMPANIES RAISE PRICES AS MEMORY SHORTAGE WORSENS

Huawei reportedly priced its upcoming Ascend 950DT accelerator above $37,000, with some quotations rising between 20% and 50%.

Cambricon and other Chinese chipmakers are also increasing prices as access to high-bandwidth memory becomes more difficult

🔐 SECURITY ALERT: GOOGLE PATCHES 200 ANDROID VULNERABILITIES

Google’s September 2026 security update fixes 200 vulnerabilities across the Android operating system.

The update includes a critical Wi-Fi flaw that could potentially enable remote attacks without user interaction.

📺 SECURITY ALERT: MORE THAN 33,000 PLEX SERVERS MAY BE EXPOSED

Researchers identified approximately 33,800 internet-accessible Plex servers potentially affected by recently disclosed vulnerabilities.

Nearly 20,000 of the exposed servers were reportedly located in North America.

🛑 BREAKING: ANTHROPIC CEO CALLS FOR AI DEVELOPMENT TO SLOW DOWN

Dario Amodei says increasingly powerful AI systems must be developed more cautiously to reduce the risk of a major disaster.

Anthropic plans to give independent evaluators employee-level access to test its most advanced models.

🎧 JUST IN: APPLE EXPANDS AI FEATURES ACROSS ITS WEARABLES

Apple’s latest AirPods and Apple Watch updates introduce new intelligence-powered features, including live translation.

The company is expanding context-aware assistance beyond the iPhone and into devices worn throughout the day.

📱 UK PLANS STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN’S SMARTPHONES

Proposed UK legislation would require Apple and Google to block explicit images on smartphones used by people under 18.

Adults would need to complete an age-verification process before disabling the protection

🌱 CLEAN-TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT FALLS 17%

Global investment in clean energy and transportation technology declined 17% during the first half of 2026.

The figures signal a slowdown across areas including renewable energy, batteries and electric transportation.

🎯 JUST IN: UKRAINE DEVELOPS AI-ASSISTED STRIKE MISSILES

Ukraine’s Brave1 defense initiative says several companies are developing missiles equipped with AI-supported systems.

More than 200 Ukrainian companies are reportedly working on AI components for military technology.

🚀 JUST IN: SPACEX’S NEXT STARSHIP FLIGHT WILL CARRY PAYING CARGO FOR THE FIRST TIME

SpaceX says Starship Flight 14 will become the rocket’s first revenue-generating mission when it launches later this month.

The spacecraft will carry next-generation Starlink V3 satellites into space.

💰 BREAKING: SPACEX SIGNS $1.1 BILLION-A-MONTH DEAL WITH MYSTERY CUSTOMER

SpaceX has reportedly secured a compute-hosting agreement worth approximately $1.11 billion every month from an undisclosed customer.

The contract is scheduled to begin on December 1, 2026.

🌕 NASA INSTALLS ALL FOUR ENGINES ON ITS ARTEMIS III MOON ROCKET

Engineers have completed the installation of four RS-25 engines on the core stage of NASA’s Artemis III Space Launch System rocket.

Together, the engines will generate more than two million pounds of thrust during launch.

🚘 JUST IN: ROBOTS ARE NOW PARKING PASSENGERS’ CARS AT GATWICK AIRPORT

Travelers can leave their vehicles inside a garage where autonomous robots lift and move them into tightly packed parking spaces.

The system allows Gatwick to store approximately 20% more vehicles in the same area

🤖 XPENG BEGINS PRODUCING ITS IRON HUMANOID ROBOT

Chinese electric-car manufacturer Xpeng has opened a dedicated facility and produced the first factory-built version of its IRON robot.

The company plans to deploy the robots at its own campuses in 2026 before beginning customer deliveries in 2027.