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Nvidia launches the Open Agent Safety Platform, a reference design to stop AI agents from escaping sandboxes, with OpenShell for CPUs and Sentry for Nvidia DPUs — Nvidia is rolling out a new software platform to allow AI developers to set safeguards for agents and prevent them from breaking out of containment.
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| Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: |
Mark Zuckerberg unveils Meta Enterprise Platform, the “next major pillar of our business” to deploy AI tools, led by MongoDB CEO Chirantan Desai; MDB falls 20%+ — The tech giant is pushing to monetize its multibillion-dollar AI investments by selling more tools and services to companies
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| Amy Thomson / Bloomberg: |
Nvidia increases its share buyback program by $150B, raising the remaining authorized amount to $235B, aiming to complete it through FY 2028; NVDA is up 20% YTD — Nvidia Corp., the chip developer at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom, increased the size of its share buyback plan …
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| Maxwell Zeff / Wall Street Journal: |
AI research leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, and Meta warn of an impending “intelligence explosion” and call for oversight into automated AI research — Leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Meta say AI could soon self-improve faster than humans can keep up with
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| Utkarsh Shetti / Reuters: |
AI agent startup Instinct raised a $1B Series C from Sequoia, Benchmark, and Coatue at a $10B valuation and details recent products, such as a concierge service — AI agent firm Instinct said on Monday it has raised $1 billion at a $10 billion valuation in a Series C funding round.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: China has expanded its foreign travel restrictions to include the direct relatives, such as spouses and children, of certain key AI and chip executives — China has expanded overseas travel restrictions for top AI professionals in private firms to include the families of key personnel …
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| Marcia Dunn / Associated Press: |
SpaceX launches its enormous Starship rocket into orbit for the first time, deploying 26 of the most advanced Starlink satellites to join the 11,000 in service — SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday, aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA's Artemis moon program.
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| Alexandr Wang / @alexandr_wang: |
Alexandr Wang says Meta built Muse “to help people build the world they want”, offering “every person on earth ... a second mind beyond their own” — Here's to the wanting. Here's to the dreaming. Here's to everyone. https://x.com/...
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| Stefania Palma / Financial Times: |
Litigation funder Burford Capital says it stands to gain up to $1.4B after a US jury ruled against Apple in a patent case, awarding $5.7B in damages to Taction — Litigation funder's share price jumps 9% after US jury's decision — Litigation funder Burford Capital said it stands to gain … | Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
AI agents are the ultimate aggregators; they reveal apps as a means, not an end, and offering them is tech's ultimate prize, with Meta and Microsoft well-poised — Three revolutionary products — you know the line. A wide-screen iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone …
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| Axios: |
Florida AG James Uthmeier files for an emergency injunction against OpenAI and ChatGPT, asserting the company cannot adequately self-regulate its tech — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has asked for an emergency injunction against OpenAI and ChatGPT, claiming the company … | The Washington Sun: |
Hundreds of people attended a pro-AI party in DC on September 26, in what the organizers called a counterprogram to the “bipartisan psychosis” over data centers — The Loudoun County Iced Tea, an homage to Virginia's “data center alley,” was peach-forward and watery, with a flat finish.
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| Joe / @joedaroo: |
An OpenAI agent security executive discusses the Hugging Face incident, OpenAI's response, sandboxing improvements, alignment, “reasonable paranoia”, and more — Took a minute to write a few words about security & safety as someone who lived through it all at OpenAI. I hope my thoughts help someone out there. https://x.com/...
| Patrick Jenkins / Financial Times: |
An interview with ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet on the company's 42-year history, its complex supply chain across 2,000 companies, US export bans, AI, and more — Christophe Fouquet has built Europe's biggest business through a total monopoly over the most advanced chipmaking equipment
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Boston-based Modulate, which uses small AI models to offer enterprises transcription, emotional analysis, deepfake and AI music detection, and more, raised $25M — Boston-based voice intelligence startup Modulate has raised $25 in new funding for its platform that uses an array of small models …
More: SiliconANGLE and Pulse 2.0
| TechCrunch: |
Quartermaster, which builds a SmartMast for ships to relay real-time maritime data, raised a $140M Series B, with $100M in equity, after a $43M Series A in May — The tech enables real-time awareness for what Quartermaster calls the “largest blind spot on Earth.”
LinkedIn: Quartermaster and Neil Sobin
| Sourav Rudra / It's FOSS: |
The Dutch government is testing DAWO, a NixOS-based digital work environment covering the OS, an office suite, and more, after Microsoft cut off the ICC in 2025 — Eight municipalities are already testing DAWO, the government's NixOS-powered work environment.
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