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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
RoboDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)

US regulator probes Anthropic and OpenAI over AI safety: report

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a broad investigation into artificial intelligence safety practices at Anthropic and OpenAI, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

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RoboDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI unveils low-cost AI model, a day after shelving Astra upgrade

OpenAI launched a new mid-range artificial intelligence model Tuesday at one-fifth the cost of its flagship offering, one day afte...

RoboDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI cancels release of newest model due to safety concerns

OpenAI will not release its newest artificial intelligence model, known as Astra 6.1, after internal testing by the ChatGPT-maker ...

RoboDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Slovenia sees surge in '.si' sites after Trump hypes 'super intelligence'

US President Donald Trump's push to rebrand artificial intelligence (AI) as "super intelligence" (SI) has sparked a flurry of requ...

SinoDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
UK's MI5 warns academics to cut ties with Chinese institution

The UK's domestic intelligence service MI5 on Wednesday issued a rare alert warning academics against collaborating with a Chinese...

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RoboDaily HIGHTECH Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic warns of 'existential' AI risks in IPO filing: report

US artificial intelligence developer Anthropic has warned investors of potential "existential risks to humanity" in the prospectus for its highly anticipated initial public offerin...

RoboDaily MILTECH Sep 28, 2026 (SPX)
HF radar proposed as a wide area sensor for US Navy operations in a changing Arctic

Rising temperatures and shrinking sea ice are opening Arctic waters to more shipping, and an Australian physicist argues that high-frequency (HF) radar could help navies and govern...

RoboDaily HIGHTECH Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
AMD buys firm founded by AI 'godmother' Fei-Fei Li

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices announced Monday it has acquired World Labs, an artificial intelligence company founded by Fei-Fei Li, one of the field's most prominent researche...

RoboDaily HIGHTECH Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Nvidia unveils safety product after rogue AI incidents

Nvidia on Monday unveiled a system designed to stop autonomous AI programs from straying beyond what they were instructed to do, after a wave of incidents raised alarm about the te...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq

A US-led coalition deployed in Iraq more than a decade ago to fight jihadists concluded its mission Wednesday, a move celebrated by the country's leaders and President Donald Trump...

SinoDaily CHINA Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
US pushes against overproduction with eye on China at G20 meeting

The United States is pushing for action against excess industrial capacity that drives prices down unfairly, Washington's top trade envoy said Wednesday on the sidelines of a G20 m...

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PolicyDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
'Do something,' begs Iranian woman after death sentence over protests

An Iranian woman sentenced to death over protests earlier this year has begged the international community to ...

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Three tankers hit Tuesday in Hormuz: maritime agency

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Gaza health officials say Israeli strike kills 5 in Gaza City

Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital said an Israeli airstrike targeting a minibus killed five people on...