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Technology Oct 10

Anthropic AI Model Sent False Homicide Tip to Philadelphia Police

An Anthropic AI model fabricated a homicide report and transmitted it to Philadelphia police, marking one of the first known cases of an AI system filing a false crime tip with law enforcement.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 10

Automakers Target 2035 for Self-Driving Solar Cars That Communicate With Each Other

Industry roadmaps project that by 2035, new vehicles could drive themselves, draw power from roof-mounted solar panels, and wirelessly share data with surrounding traffic.

2 min read Live Science

Technology Oct 9

Common Sense Media Finds ChatGPT for Teens Offers No Safety Edge Over Standard Version

Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute concluded that ChatGPT for Teens fails to deliver meaningful new protections, calling the product a rebrand rather than a safety upgrade.

2 min read CNBC Top

Technology Oct 9

SpaceX Buys 800 MHz Spectrum From Grain Management, Pressuring AT&T and Verizon Shares

SpaceX's purchase of Grain Management's 800 MHz spectrum portfolio escalates its push into mobile service and sent AT&T and Verizon shares lower as investors weigh the threat to incumbent carriers.

2 min read MarketWatch

Technology Oct 9

Google Opens Agentic AI to Business Customers Through Gemini

Google is rolling out agentic AI capabilities to Gemini's business users first, letting corporate customers deploy software agents that complete multi-step tasks on their own.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 9

Cozy Earth Discount Code Cuts 30% Off Final-Sale Items Through 2026

Cozy Earth is offering 30% off final-sale merchandise in its Last Chance section, plus a spin-to-win wheel and verified discounts for healthcare workers, military members, teachers, and first responders.

2 min read Condé Nast Traveler

Technology Oct 8

Waymo Closes $5 Billion Loan From Blackstone, PIMCO to Expand Robotaxi Fleet

Waymo has secured a $5 billion loan from Blackstone, PIMCO and other major institutional lenders to fund the expansion of its driverless ride-hailing service.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 8

SpaceX Weighs $40 Billion Debt Raise to Buy Nvidia Chips for AI Push

SpaceX is reportedly considering raising $40 billion in debt to buy advanced Nvidia GPUs, a bet that would tie the rocket company's finances to the volatile AI hardware market.

2 min read MarketWatch

Technology Oct 8

OpenAI Teen ChatGPT Safety Measures Fail Independent Review, Researchers Call Risk 'Unacceptable

OpenAI claims average teen usage of ChatGPT is limited and healthy, but independent researchers say the platform still poses unacceptable risks to minors despite new guardrails introduced in August.

2 min read BBC US

Technology Oct 7

Google Launches SynthID Detector Website to Identify AI-Generated Images, Video and Audio

Google released a public website that scans uploaded media for SynthID watermarks, letting users check whether images, video, or audio were created by AI.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 7

Lake Balaton Luxury Apartments Hit $2.78 Million as Developers Stall Hungary's 'Hamptons

Luxury apartment prices on Hungary's Lake Balaton reach 2.45 million euros in Tihany, but several high-profile resort developments are now stalling as costs bite.

2 min read CNBC Top

Technology Oct 7

Ex-Ramp Engineers Raise $25M for AI Ad Platform Melius After Scrapping Entire First Product

Two former Ramp engineers secured $25 million for their AI advertising platform Melius after abandoning their entire original codebase, claiming $1 million in annualized revenue within two months of launch.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 6

LibreOffice Adds "No AI" Setting as Open-Source Suite Rejects Generative Tools

The free office suite now lets users switch off all AI functionality, a direct response to growing frustration with generative tools being forced into everyday software.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 6

World Bank Lifts East Asia Growth Forecast to 4.5%, Warns AI-Driven Export Boom Poses Concentration Risk

The World Bank raised its 2025 growth outlook for East Asia and the Pacific to 4.5%, but warned the region's expansion leans heavily on AI-related manufacturing and exports that could falter if U.S. spending cools.

2 min read CNBC Top

Technology Oct 6

Western Digital, Seagate Shares Rebound as Analysts Dismiss Toshiba's NAND Ambitions

Western Digital and Seagate shares recovered after analysts said Toshiba's plan to double flash memory output won't close the gap with the two storage giants anytime soon.

2 min read MarketWatch

Technology Oct 5

Quantum Chip Uses Exotic Quasiparticles to Link Qubits Across Long Distances

A new quantum processor harnesses quasiparticles to let qubits communicate over distances that normally cause them to lose their quantum state, a step toward more practical quantum computers.

2 min read Live Science

Technology Oct 5

US Charges Tech CEO With Smuggling $300 Million in Nvidia Chips to China

Greg Lui, 38, is accused of using falsified documents to ship $300 million worth of AI servers containing restricted Nvidia chips to China, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

2 min read Ars Technica

Technology Oct 5

AI Adoption Reshapes US Workforce as 60 Minutes Examines Job Displacement Debate

CBS's 60 Minutes examined whether artificial intelligence will eliminate jobs or transform how Americans work, as economists project automation could affect millions of positions across sectors.

2 min read CBS News

Technology Oct 4

OpenAI Safety Researcher Quits, Says Company Culture Is 'Broken

A safety-focused employee at OpenAI resigned and publicly said the company's internal culture is broken, echoing a growing pattern of departures from top AI labs.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 4

Sean Parker Rebuilds Stability AI Around Music After $80 Million Rescue

The Napster co-founder is steering Stability AI away from image generation and toward AI tools for music professionals, two years after helping fund an $80 million rescue of the near-collapsed startup.

2 min read TechCrunch