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SCI & TECHSep 30FTC probing Anthropic and OpenAI over AI safety threatsThe regulatory agency's investigation comes amid mounting concerns that AI could pose serious risks to people.CBS News
SCI & TECHSep 30Teacherless, AI-driven school opens in ChicagoChicago's first AI-driven school, called "Alpha," opened this month. Ash-har Quraishi gets an inside look.CBS News
SCI & TECHSep 30O’Reilly: ‘I think you’re going to have to have a new police agency’ for AIPolitical commentator Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday called for a new federal law enforcement agency dedicated to artificial intelligence, arguing that the AI industry’s ability to police itself would not go far enough to address the technology’s potential dangers. “I think you’re going to have a new police agency, federal, that all they do is look…The Hill
SCI & TECHSep 30Trump says vague AI agreement is "almost like a constitution," tells tech giants self-regulatePresident Trump and major artificial intelligence executives signed a "morally binding" safety agreement. CBS News' Aaron Navarro explains the contents of the agreement.CBS News
SCI & TECHSep 30House Dem questions Big Tech over secret AI data center NDAs: WSJA House Democrat is reportedly questioning major technology companies regarding non-disclosure agreements related to their AI data centers. This indicates growing legislative scrutiny over AI industry practices.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 30Trump's AI "constitution" crowns day of accelerating ambitionWith America's tech titans crowded around a single White House table Tuesday, President Trump extracted what he called a "morally binding" compact on AI safety.The terms were simple: Press ahead, project optimism and police yourselves.Why it matters: The White House Accord on Super Intelligence, signed by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI and Nvidia, formalizes industry self-regulation as Washington's response to the most alarming run of AI safety failures yet.Zoom in: Trump, who increasingly treats American AI dominance as central to his legacy, cast the accord as proof that an industry frAxios
SCI & TECHSep 30Is US President Donald Trump right to rename AI as 'Super Intelligence'?Donald Trump thinks the name artificial intelligence sounds "fake" and has ordered US agencies to use "Super Intelligence" instead. Yet, tech firms and researchers have little reason to play along.DW News [en]
SCI & TECHSep 30Scientists mapped the subsurface of Utah's Great Salt Lake and discovered a potentially immense deposit of fresh water hidden beneath one of the saltiest lakes in the United StatesResearchers from the University of Utah detected it beneath the sediments of the Great Salt Lake using electromagnetic, magnetic studies, and drilling. Some of the water could have been underground for thousands of years, but its total volume and how much could be extracted without altering theClarín
SCI & TECHSep 30A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in UtahValar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project.NPR News
SCI & TECHSep 30Trump puts trust in AI bosses to 'police themselves'As fears mount over the safety of rapidly advancing AI models, US President Donald Trump gathered tech leaders at the White House on Tuesday where he said they signed a "morally binding" commitment to self-regulate and build adequate safeguards on the fast-moving technology. "They're going to police themselves," Trump said after the meeting.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECHSep 30Starting in 2021, Wyoming treated 52 miles of the Big Sandy River with rotenone: by 2024, 2,109 native specimens of the Catostomus latipinnis species had already been reintroduced into the restored waterwayBiologists poured the substance, which is poisonous to fish, to eliminate invasive species. More than 6,000 Catostomus specimens were taken to conservation tanks in a Wyoming state laboratory.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 30Rehabilitated green sea turtle Jurassic returns to AtlanticJurassic, a 215-pound adult male green sea turtle, has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation in Florida, equipped with a satellite tracker to monitor his movements.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 30Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to self - police AI developmentFormer President Trump has stated that leading technology companies have agreed to self-regulate their artificial intelligence development. This signifies a voluntary industry commitment towards ethical or controlled AI advancement.kccu.org · United States
SCI & TECHSep 30SpaceX giant Starship makes orbital flight , launches satellitesSpaceX's Starship has successfully completed an orbital flight and deployed satellites. This represents a significant advancement in space technology and exploration capabilities.hongkongherald.com · China
SCI & TECHSep 30Top AI and tech firms sign 'morally binding' accord to 'self-police' development after meeting at White HouseThe accord comes amid massive global pressure from civilians and lawmakers alike to regulate the industry as reports of the technology breaking out of its confines continue to pile. Last week OpenAI revealed that its agent had hacked into an Australian government website during its testing phase.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 30AI industry moves to thwart data centre backlash ahead of US midtermsAI Infrastructure Coalition, whose members include Google, Meta and Microsoft, unveils commitments to cover energy costs and minimise water usageFinancial Times
SCI & TECHSep 30Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to ‘self-police’ AI development - AP NewsTrump says top tech firms have signed accord to ‘self-police’ AI development AP NewsAP News
SCI & TECHSep 29Trump and tech leaders sign "morally-binding" AI "constitution" in safety pushPresident Trump met with key AI leaders at the White House on Tuesday, with the group signing what Mr. Trump called an AI "constitution" aimed at self-policing and safety. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more.CBS News
SCI & TECHSep 29Trump says AI companies agree to 'self-police'Donald Trump said the US won't "stifle" the development of AI, which he sees as "bigger than the Industrial Revolution." The agreement comes amid mounting concerns over AI safety after recent hacking incidents.DW News [en]
SCI & TECHSep 29Trump says AI companies sign voluntary accord on safety controlsUS President Donald Trump and leaders of major AI companies signed a voluntary accord Tuesday to strengthen safety as the technology faces growing public concern. The agreement calls for internal controls, independent audits and board oversight while Trump rejected calls for government restrictions and urged rapid AI development to go ahead.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECHSep 29At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions ThemselvesPresident Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Trump prefers.NYT US
SCI & TECHSep 29AI firms agree to ‘morally binding’ self-policing at White House{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  AI firms agree to ‘morally binding’ self-policing at White House  Key AI industry leaders signed onto a pledge Tuesday to self-police development, President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced following a meeting at the White House. © AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin The agreement, called “The White House Accord…The Hill
SCI & TECHSep 29Data centers are changing America's landscape, report saysHundreds of data centers are sprouting up across the U.S. over farmland, shrubland and forest, with thousands more on the way, according to the Washington Post.CBS News
SCI & TECHSep 29Safeguards 'build a moat' around US AI firms, prevent open-source models from advancing, expert saysUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the tech executives gathered at the White House to discuss regulating AI had signed a "morally binding" commitment to build adequate safeguards on the fast-moving technology. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Harrison Rolfes, Senior Research Analyst at PitchBook, says that the push for safeguards "prevents open-source models from taking over the competition as well as new incumbents from coming in with a new frontier model", explaining that the measures "build a moat" around US AI firms.France 24 [en]