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Satya Nadella Urges Companies to Treat AI Models as an Insider Risk and Install an "Emergency Brake"
In a long post on X, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella argued that companies should assume any advanced AI model can be compromised, and constrain it from day one.
Guardian: Even an AI boom would barely dent US national debt, Eduardo Porter argues
The White House hopes AI will let the US "grow out" of its debt. Eduardo Porter argues in the Guardian that even supercharged growth would do little for public finances.
Parents of school 300 m from Tesla plant ask for more time to study emissions plan
Tesla wants to change emission limits for two aluminum smelting furnaces in Fremont. An elementary school sits less than 1000 feet from the plant, and parents are asking for more time.
Turkey to ban social media for children under 15 starting November 1 via e-Devlet
Starting November 1, Turkey is imposing a full ban on social media access for children under 15, verified through the e-Devlet national identity system. Teens aged 15–17 will get strictly limited accounts. Violators face
Head of the Turing Institute: Britain Must Not Depend on AI With a Kill Switch
The Alan Turing Institute's new chief, George Williamson, told The Guardian the UK cannot rely on foreign AI systems that could be switched off at any moment.
Incoming EIF Chief Says Tech Champions Funds Hold 15 Unicorns
Jean-Christophe Laloux, incoming head of the European Investment Fund, talks up the achievements of the Tech Champions Initiative: 15 unicorns in portfolio, an expansion coming in November, and €3 billion for AI infrastr
Nvidia's head of corporate communications leaves after four months
Anna Soellner, who headed corporate communications at Nvidia, has left the company about four months after joining. The reason for her departure has not been disclosed.
Colao Defends the DSA and Copyright in Europe's Debate Over AI Regulation
Former Vodafone CEO and General Atlantic EMEA vice chairman says in Turin that regulation slows AI in Europe, but not all rules equally. He defends copyright and the DSA.
Super Micro Contractor Pleads Guilty in AI Server Smuggling Case Involving China
A former contractor whom prosecutors call a "fixer" pleaded guilty in Manhattan under a plea deal. The case concerns the smuggling of AI servers to China.
Cirrus Logic made its own bid for Synaptics, trying to derail the Onsemi deal
Bloomberg reports that Cirrus Logic made Synaptics a surprise offer in September and appears as "Party A" in the company's updated filing submitted on Thursday.
Ramp raises $1.85 billion at a $60 billion valuation — Bloomberg
Ramp is closing a $1.85 billion round at about a $60 billion pre-money valuation, Bloomberg reports. Dragoneer and Thrive Capital lead, with a large check from Founders Fund.
Quinn Emanuel's 20-page memo explains how AI data center debt could turn into lawsuits
Law firm Quinn Emanuel's 20-page client memo maps how AI data center debt could turn into a wave of litigation. The document is making the rounds again.
Salesforce renames its AIForce agent platform SIForce, following Trump's lead
Marc Benioff announced on X that the AIForce AI agent platform is now SIForce: "the era of superintelligence has arrived." The company's own name does not change.
India's foreign ministry calls Vance's remarks about Microsoft workers deeply offensive
India's foreign ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal condemned the US vice president for calling Microsoft's foreign hires “indentured servants,” citing the term's colonial connotations.
Goldman Sachs moves to the third phase of AI: from saving money to making it
Goldman Sachs CIO Marco Argenti said in Turin the bank is entering a third phase of AI adoption: the goal is to earn, not save, and developers become managers of managers.
Nik Storonsky Wants to Turn Revolut into Europe's Answer to Meta and Google
Revolut's chief said in Turin that the company wants to move beyond banking and grow into a global tech company on the scale of the biggest US groups, but with European roots.
Vesta Raises $30M for AI Agents That Make Mortgage Decisions
Vesta closed a $30M Series B; three lender customers are among the investors. Its agents run mortgage origination and underwriting, software the EU would class as high-risk.
Wayve and Stellantis are tuning a single AI driver for Fiat, Jeep and Maserati
Wayve CEO Alex Kendall said in Turin that AI driving will become as standard in every car as seat belts and automatic braking. Stellantis is preparing one driver for three brands.
Trump Awards National Medal of Science to Musk, Huang, Su and Brin
The White House announced awards for six tech leaders: four received the National Medal of Science, two the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
EA leans on an Egan-Jones rating in its fight with bondholders over a 101% payout
EA has received an investment-grade rating from Egan-Jones on some of its bonds and refuses to repurchase them at 101 cents after the largest LBO ever. Creditors claim default.
California Sets Aside $28M for Fast Chargers: Up to $100,000 per Port
California opens a $28M round: up to $100,000 per public DC port and up to 100% of eligible costs. Only ports above 275 kW get the maximum.
Perficient Launches AI Suite for Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Tied to $13B in Bonuses
Perficient, the consultancy owned by EQT, has released AI tools for Medicare Advantage plans. CMS star ratings unlock more than $13B a year in bonus payments.
Tesla renames FSD to Tesla Assisted Driving on websites across Europe
Tesla dropped the Full Self-Driving name from its European sites days after Germany's complaint. The page itself is unchanged, and the real barrier to EU approval is speed.
Altman: After IPO, OpenAI's Mission Will Come Before Share Price, Even If the Stock Drops
OpenAI's CEO told Vanity Fair that once the company is public, it will put its mission ahead of its share price, even if the stock “falls a lot.”
Intel to Release New LGA1700 CPUs in 2027, Keeping DDR4 in Play
Gigabyte has updated the BIOS on all B760 and H610 boards for new Intel CPUs on the five-year-old LGA1700 socket. DDR4 is cheaper than DDR5 as AI demand pushes memory prices to records.
Colao: Europe Has Less Than 2 GW of AI Compute, and That Is Not Enough for the Next Wave
Former Vodafone chief Vittorio Colao said in Turin that Europe has less than 2 GW of AI capacity. He called the missed digital wave a lesson that must not be repeated.
Netflix prepares to cut 5% of staff ahead of earnings report
Streaming service Netflix will announce a cut of roughly 5% of its workforce — around 800 employees out of 16,000. The announcement could come as early as next week, less than two weeks before the company reports third-q
Altman Calls Trump's Superintelligence Deal a "Good Start"
In a Vanity Fair interview recorded on October 2, the OpenAI chief called Trump's deal with AI leaders a "good start" and said the industry will need further steps.
Musk accuses "oligarchs" of blocking Starlink in India; Delhi calls the claim baseless
Musk said on X that "certain oligarchs" are keeping Starlink out of India to protect a monopoly. The Indian government rejected the accusation. The dispute dates back to 2021.
Google takes two of three models away from free Gemini users and leaves Flash-Lite
From October 9, free personal accounts in the Gemini app keep only Flash-Lite. The change lands three days after the release of Nano Banana 2.1, built on Gemini 3.6 Flash.