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AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion |
1:39 PM PDT · September 28, 2026 AMD is acquiring World Labs, one of the leading developers of deep learning models intended to understand physical…
Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents |
While some retailers, like Amazon (and Adidas, apparently!), are blocking AI agents from making purchases on users’ behalf on their respective platforms, e-commerce platform Shopify…
Tesla delays Roadster 2 event again due to bad weather |
Tesla is pushing back the reveal of its redesigned, second-generation Roadster once again, this time due to a forecast of severe weather. Originally slated for…
Peak XV ups Surge seed investment ceiling to $5M, unveils 18-startup cohort |
Peak XV Partners, one of the largest venture capital firms investing in markets including India and Southeast Asia with more than $10 billion in assets…
The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it |
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… I’ll spare you the rest, but the cliché Dickens line really does sum…
Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents |
As the debate rages over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents is a step toward AGI or a more conventional engineering problem, Nvidia…
Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, which it calls a significantly cheaper, faster work partner |
11:00 AM PDT · September 28, 2026 As the AI model wars continue, Anthropic has released the newest version of Sonnet, the company’s mid-tier model,…
Google is killing off Gemini's Gems in favor of 'skills' |
10:29 AM PDT · September 28, 2026 As all-in-one AI agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct take off, Google announced it’s shutting down the Gemini…
OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns |
In Brief Posted: 4:39 PM PDT · September 28, 2026 OpenAI had planned to release yet another AI model next month, but has decided to…