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Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms has hired Meta AI veteran Vikas Chandra as vice president of AI. Chandra said he will build foundation models for the physical world for robots in industries like food, mining and transportation.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees in an internal memo that AI should remain under human control, backed broader third-party testing, and warned companies must take time to make the technology safe.

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Supreme Court rejects Trump administration bid to lift a block on a U.S. Postal Service rule that would restrict mail-in voting in the 2026 midterm elections, leaving the injunction in place.

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Business Insider highlights the best-dressed celebrities at the 2026 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, including Selena Gomez in gold and host Mariska Hargitay in fringe.

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Mitch McConnell returned to the Capitol and said he will try to be present for tough votes after a three-month absence following a June fall that kept him out of public view for 92 days.

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Disney is telling some remote product and tech employees to work from an office four days a week, reinforcing its in-person policy and warning that workers who do not comply can be fired.

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Tech experts are pushing back on extreme AI doom predictions, arguing AI is a product with manageable risks. Anthropic and OpenAI also plan to let outside safety researchers review their AI development.

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A U.S. Air Force weapons systems officer says he survived two days behind enemy lines in Iran after his F-15E was shot down on April 2, climbing a 7,000-foot ridge before a U.S. rescue team reached him.

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At the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, President Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on speakerphone and said opposition to AI data centers is a “hoax,” while Huang replied, “We’re not going to let that happen, sir.”

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AI leaders including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and xAI’s Elon Musk are urging slower development of advanced models as their companies face rising pressure over safety, costs and IPO plans.

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Bob Mackie, the costume and fashion designer behind looks for Cher, Dolly Parton, Tina Turner and Britney Spears, died on September 14 at 87 after shaping iconic style across seven decades.

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Apple is releasing iOS 27, centered on a new AI-powered Siri. The update works on iPhone 11 models and newer, while some Apple Intelligence tools require an iPhone 15 Pro or later.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI safety is ‘paramount’ but argued existential AI doom scenarios are not grounded in science, while praising a former Anthropic researcher for speaking out about safety concerns.

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Instagram is testing a paywall for more AI photo-editing effects, with a Meta One Core subscription that can renew at $7.99 a month and includes other perks across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

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A chemistry teacher says a student set up his TikTok account in 2019, and a video of a gummy bear in potassium chlorate drew about 75,000 views and 5,500 followers by Monday morning.

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Sydney Sweeney’s nearly nude Novig campaign drew backlash from critics and athletes, but it also boosted awareness of the sports prediction app, whose social mentions reportedly rose more than ninefold.

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