🤖 ROBOT-TRAINING STARTUP NEARS A $500 MILLION VALUATION

Mecka AI is reportedly approaching a $500 million valuation through a funding deal led by Sequoia Capital.

The two-year-old startup provides training data used to teach robots how to perform physical tasks. Source ↗

🚨 META FACES SCRUTINY OVER AI-GENERATED CHILD ABUSE ADVERTISEMENTS

Meta is reportedly under investigation following claims that its platforms hosted hundreds of advertisements containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

The case is raising new questions about whether automated moderation systems can detect synthetic illegal content quickly enough.

🕵️ U.S. DISMANTLES MASSIVE ONLINE MARKETPLACE LINKED TO CYBER SCAMS

U.S. authorities have taken action against Xinbi Guarantee, an online black market linked to money laundering and digital fraud.

The platform was reportedly used to support large-scale cybercrime operations.

🏎️ JUST IN: TESLA WILL REVEAL ITS LONG-DELAYED ROADSTER ON OCTOBER 1

Elon Musk has announced a new unveiling event for Tesla’s next-generation Roadster after years of delays.

Tesla originally revealed the electric supercar in 2017 but has repeatedly postponed its launch.

🔌 AMERICA’S ELECTRIC-VEHICLE “GRAVEYARD” IS RAPIDLY GROWING

Ford, Nissan, Hyundai, Tesla, Honda, Kia, BMW, Volvo and Polestar have cancelled, delayed or discontinued multiple electric vehicles in 2026.

U.S. EV sales reportedly fell 20.5% during the second quarter following the expiration of the $7,500 federal tax credit.

📸 IPHONE 18 PRO ADDS REAL MECHANICAL APERTURE BLADES TO ITS CAMERA

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max allow users to physically adjust the main camera’s aperture instead of relying entirely on software effects.

The Pro Max also promises up to 43 hours of video playback.

🛑 BREAKING: SAM ALTMAN AND ELON MUSK BACK CALLS TO SLOW AI DEVELOPMENT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk have supported Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for more cautious development of increasingly powerful AI.

Amodei warned that advanced AI agents could cause major economic and security damage if companies lose control of them

🇺🇸 TRUMP DISMISSES AI DOOM WARNINGS: “WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS”

President Donald Trump says the United States must continue advancing artificial intelligence instead of allowing China to take the lead.

Trump described catastrophic predictions from AI-safety experts as exaggerated “things that won’t happen.”

💵 ANTHROPIC REPORTEDLY BECOMES PROFITABLE FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE QUARTER

Anthropic has reportedly told selected investors that it expects to record another adjusted operating profit.

The Claude developer’s revenue reportedly increased fourteenfold year over year to $11.5 billion during the second quarter.

🚨 MASSIVE HACK REPORTEDLY EXPOSES 153 MILLION DRIVER’S LICENSE RECORDS

ID verification company IDScan.net reportedly suffered a breach exposing scanned licenses, identification numbers, addresses and photographs.

The company says it is working with the FBI and providing identity-protection services to affected individuals

⚖️ HUAWEI FACES RACKETEERING AND TRADE-SECRET TRIAL IN NEW YORK

U.S. prosecutors accuse Huawei of racketeering, fraud, sanctions violations and stealing American trade secrets.

Huawei denies the allegations and says the case is politically motivated.

🛰️ EUROPE MOVES FORWARD WITH A 348-SATELLITE RIVAL TO STARLINK

France and the European Union have reaffirmed support for the €15.7 billion IRIS² secure communications network.

The constellation will include 330 low-Earth-orbit satellites and 18 medium-Earth-orbit satellites, with operations planned between 2030 and 2032.

🦿 NEW EXOSKELETON GIVES USERS POWERED SUPPORT FOR LESS THAN $2,000

The Hypershell X Ultra S uses motors and sensors to provide additional leg power while walking, running or climbing.

The wearable device is designed to reduce physical strain during outdoor activities and long-distance travel.

🧹 DJI REVEALS A ROBOT VACUUM WITH LEGS

The DJI Romo 2 uses robotic legs to move over obstacles that can stop conventional robot vacuums.

The unusual design allows the machine to reach areas normally inaccessible to flat floor-cleaning robots