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September 14, 2026, 6:05 AM

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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Dario Amodei says the “toughest dilemma” about his proposal to “pace the frontier” is what happens if China does not do the same  —  Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Sunday that the “toughest dilemma” about his proposal to slow the advancement of artificial intelligence …
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  —  Dario has written that we need to “pace the frontier,” and Sam has agreed.  People may be surprised by my response: go ahead.
Financial Times:
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”  —  President denounces demands for regulation as existential fears over technology move to the centre of US politics
Donica Phifer / Axios:
Satya Nadella / @satyanadella:
Financial Times:
Sources: Anthropic told investors it will be profitable for a second straight quarter, with 80%+ gross margins before partner revenue sharing and training costs  —  Claude maker seeks to ease cash burn concerns before blockbuster IPO amid fears over pace of AI development
Katie Roof / Business Insider:
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  —  The world deserves confidence that American companies developing increasingly capable AI will act responsibly, especially as the trajectory of progress has steepened. Every frontier lab must deliver on this, and there is no reason any of us should come to work if we cannot. We welcome a federal fr...
Leo Schwartz / The Information:
Sources: Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google have held working group meetings since July to discuss creating an industry-led standards body for AI  —  Anthropic, OpenAI and Google have been holding discussions about working together to create a standards body for the AI industry …
Sam Altman / @sama:
Felix Ng / Cointelegraph News:
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  —  The 635-page revised proposal includes Trump-backed ethics provisions and comes just two days before a key procedural vote.
Joanna Ossinger / CNBC:
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  —  China will take the lead to help foster artificial-intelligence collaboration and development among developing countries …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
iPhone Duo will usher foldables into the mainstream, just as iPhone did with smartphones; sources: iPhone game controllers will launch under the Beats brand  —  Also: The company prepares a retail store shake-up.  —  Apple's iPhone Duo will go down as one of the company's historic products …
Justine Calma / The Verge:
Environmental Protection Network: ex-EPA officials find 30 federal actions since January 2025 that they say exacerbate health risks from data center pollution  —  The Trump administration is sacrificing Americans' health to build data centers, former EPA officials warn.
Julia Fioretti / Bloomberg:
Sources: Australian data center provider Firmus is seeking to raise up to $5B in an IPO at the end of October, in one of the largest-ever IPOs in Australia  —  Firmus Technologies Pty is looking to raise as much as $5 billion in an initial public offering in Australia, according to people familiar with the matter.
Ann Davis Vaughan / The Information:
How hyperscalers like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are siding with consumers on data center power costs and sweetening offers for communities to gain support  —  Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle and other AI data center developers are sweetening financial offers to municipalities and regulators to gain approval for new facilities.

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