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- South Korea's espionage laws, broadened for the first time in over seven decades, take effect on Sept. 13 as foreign spies increasingly target its chip sector (Daniel Tudor/Financial Times) [5m]
- Q&A with AI researchers John Schulman, Beren Millidge, and Charlie O'Neill on steelmanning the case against RSI, Chinese labs' progress, long-horizon RL, more (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast) [4h]
- Epsilon Health, which contracts with radiologists who use its AI to generate image reports faster, emerges from stealth with a $20M Series A led by AlleyCorp (Brock E.W. Turner/Axios) [5h]
- NYC-based Luminary, which develops AI-powered workflow tools for estate planning and wealth transfer management, raised a $22M Series A led by Ten Coves Capital (Davis Janowski/Wealth Management) [5h]
- Amazon adds a Shop tab to Prime Video's X-Ray feature for related products while watching shows, and Shop the Scene powered by Amazon Lens in the Shopping app (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) [8h]
- Some experts say Siri Recap and Live Rewind, always-listening AI features in new Apple Watches, could test eavesdropping laws despite privacy protections (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg) [9h]
- Sources: Anthropic is in talks to bring on Nvidia as an anchor investor in its IPO, seeking up to $100B at a ~$2T valuation; Nvidia may invest up to $10B (Reuters) [11h]
- Sources: Jeff Dean is raising funds again for Discovery Loop, seeking a valuation of ~$50B; Discovery Loop was raising $1B at a ~$10B valuation a few weeks ago (Ben Bergman/Business Insider) [11h]
- Researchers: OpenAI agents attacked Ruby package manager RubyGems in May; OpenAI says its agents used RubyGems to access the internet to do "benign tasks" (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal) [11h]
- Sources: US Senate negotiators are debating a bill to impose a "duty of care" for AI companies and let the government block the release of models deemed unsafe (Courtney Rozen/Reuters) [12h]
- Citrini Research founder James van Geelen has sold the firm to SemiAnalysis for an undisclosed sum; sources: van Geelen plans to launch a new fund (Bloomberg) [12h]
- FOIA docs: the CFTC launched at least three previously unreported investigations into Polymarket trading, including about Google's 2025 Year in Search Ranking (Kate Knibbs/Wired) [13h]
- LinkedIn profiles show Google appears to have completed its talent deal, reportedly for $1.5B+, with AI coding startup Mechanize (Business Insider) [14h]
- A group of 25 Fields Medal recipients says AI companies' push to solve mathematical problems as a benchmark is detrimental to the science of mathematics (Terence Tao/What's new) [14h]
- The UK's Office for National Statistics cites AI as a major driver of the country's summer growth spurt, with GDP growing 0.4% in July, above expectations (Tom Rees/Bloomberg) [14h]
- Sources: Cohere is in advanced talks to raise between $2B and $3B, including financing from the Canadian government and existing backers, at a $20B valuation (Globe and Mail) [15h]
- Sources: some lawmakers urge Speaker Johnson to cancel the fall House recess until Congress passes AI safeguards, after Anthropic researcher warnings (Andrew Solender/Axios) [16h]
- Sources: in an internal Slack message Matt Mullenweg claims he is back in control of Automattic; on X, he says this may have been fifth coup attempt against him (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) [16h]
- Internal note: Frank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer, saying it is "time for me to move on and try new things" (Tom Warren/The Verge) [18h]
- Roblox announces new features, including game-creation tools, ability to make games available as standalone apps across platforms, and Roblox Wallet and Card (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) [18h]
- Meta says it is making changes to prompts suggested by Meta AI after a viral video showed it posing invasive personal questions about a woman's young daughters (Maggie Harrison Dupré/Futurism) [18h]
- Meta says it is making changes to prompts suggested by Meta AI after a viral video showed it posing invasive personal questions about a woman's young daughters (Emma Roth/The Verge) [19h]
- GSA says OpenAI is replacing its $1-per-year pilot for US agencies with a usage-based deal providing a 50% discount from October 1, with access to GPT-6 Astra (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg) [20h]
- Ex-Biden officials deny Marc Andreessen's claims that they discussed secret plans to ban AI startups at a May 2024 White House meeting, pushing him toward Trump (Politico) [20h]
- Threat intelligence report: Anthropic says it disrupted a Yemen-based guided weapons engineering cell using Claude to develop guidance software for missiles (Bloomberg) [21h]
- ‘ChatGPT will glaze anyone regardless’: I tried 5 ways to make ChatGPT flatter and agree with me — here’s what happened [1h]
- ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from Apple's iPhone Duo debut to Sonos' best compact speaker yet [2h]
- IKEA kitchen trends for autumn 2026 — clever storage and accessories in calming anthracite and duck egg blue, from £1 [3h]
- Teachers are worried AI is taking over the classroom faster than they can stop it [3h]
- How to watch Brisbane vs Adelaide for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for AFL 2026 Semi-Final [4h]
- GMKtec EVO-X3 mini PC review: For local AI, the hardware is impressive, but the software still needs work [4h]
- How to watch Pacific Nations Cup 2026: FREE rugby live streams from anywhere, schedule [6h]
- I've rounded up the best iPhone Duo cases to keep Apple's debut foldable protected from scrapes and cracks [7h]
- 'Part of the motive was making the player feel immersed in the experience and exposed' — Rebellion says '90s cassette futurism' inspired Alien Deathstorm with an engineer protagonist who 'felt like a natural fit' [8h]
- It's about time Apple got a Readiness score to compete with Fitbit and Garmin — but I'm disappointed it's not coming to the Series 11 [9h]
- New report warns the US wouldn't be able to rebuild its space military in the event of a war with China or Russia due to a lack of qualified experts [10h]
- ‘Absolutely brilliant, providing 4K projection with solid edge-to-edge clarity’ — I was wowed by this Valerion 4K projector’s bold, contrasty picture but less premium-priced projectors are nipping at its heels [10h]
- Ford CEO hits back at government ‘mistruths’ about China —as its $28K electric truck prepares to take on Slate and Chinese rivals [10h]
- Ukraine's army is turning Humvees into remote-controlled vehicles connected by Starlink [11h]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, September 12 (game #1189) [11h]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, September 12 (game #923) [11h]
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, September 12 (game #1692) [11h]
- Intel says it has already passed a million High-NA EUV wafers - more than the rest of the industry combined [12h]
- Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie on the Evercade Nexus use the original Rare source code, which included 'a load of stuff' that the studio didn't even know about, Blaze Entertainment says [12h]
- Don’t waste money on an overly complex coffee maker — as a certified barista, these are the 3 best beginner-friendly machines I recommend for easy brewing [12h]
- Chuwi UniBox AI495 Pro looks a bit like the old Mac Pro and, with 192GB RAM, matches Apple's new workstation for memory [13h]
- Popular cloud storage provider iDrive wants to power the next generation of autonomous vehicles with a $1,500 learning platform [14h]
- How to watch Shelton vs Tiafoe: US Open 2026 Men's Semi-Final Live Streams, TV Channels [14h]
- IKEA fall trends for 2026: create an energizing home office with bright brass and matcha green storage and lighting, from $9.99 [14h]
- Bomb Chinese data centers to prevent development of AGI, says Former Obama Admin Official — nothing says ‘competition breeds innovation’ like blowing up your rivals [15h]
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- Samsung S90H OLED TV Review: A More Affordable OLED Option for Bright Rooms [36m]
- Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturay, Sept. 12 [4h]
- Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 12, #719 [8h]
- Lenovo’s Googlebook 15 Gets a New Specs Leak. Brace Your Wallet for Impact [12h]
- Apple Watch Series 12 vs. Apple Watch Series 11: Is it Worth Upgrading? [13h]
- GTA 5 Mod Adds Flock Surveillance Cameras So Players Can Blow Them Up [13h]
- A Breakthrough? Or Just Breakable? Apple Unveiled the iPhone Duo, and CNET Writers Have Many Thoughts [13h]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 12, #923 [14h]
- Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 12, #1911 [14h]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 12, #1189 [14h]
- Clean Up With the Best Bissell Deals Available Right Now [15h]
- Have You Protested AI Recently? Anthropic May Be Watching You for Precrimes [15h]
- The Crunchyroll and Fox One Bundle Hits Prime Video [15h]
- The iPhone Duo Is the Best Foldable I’ll Never Buy [15h]
- Lock In Your Minecraft Dungeons 2 Preorder to Score Exclusive Bonus Content [15h]
- I Probably Pay Less for Streaming Than You Do. Here’s Why [16h]
- Amazon Deals of the Day: Let Shark’s Matrix Plus Robot Vacuum Clean for You Now That It’s Almost 60% Off [17h]
- How to Check if T-Mobile Fiber Is Available at Your Address [17h]
- Be Prepared at Home and Away With Up to 44% Off Vtoman’s Portable Power and Emergency Gear [18h]
- The iPhone Duo Isn’t the Pocket iPad… or Is It? [21h]
- The iPhone Duo Event Left Me With Big Questions [22h]
- What’s New on Peacock in September 2026? New Seasons of ‘The Traitors,’ ‘The Paper,’ the Emmys and More [22h]
- Soothe Sore Muscles at Home for Less With $15 Off the Renpho Active 2 Massage Gun [23h]
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