Last weekend, after one of his researchers resigned over fears that AI could lead to human extinction, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote about the need for outside organizations “to verify adherence to safety practices and commitments, report incidents, and help assess the alignment of not just completed AI models but training pipelines and processes.” Executives at OpenAI, Google, and…
Former Infosys chief’s AI startup nabs another $53M
September 17, 2026
Hang Ten Systems, an AI startup founded by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka just four months ago, has expanded its seed funding by another $53 million. This new investment round was closed just five weeks after the initial $32 million seed round was closed, the company tells…
Former TikTok execs built an app that uses AI to teach you how to pose for a photo
September 16, 2026
Companies have been increasingly using AI’s image generation chops to teach people photography skills. Google last year released a feature called Camera Coach on Pixel phones to guide users about framing and composition, and in July, Adobe released a new feature in its…
A day after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit his job over concerns that AI could kill us all by the end of the decade, I met with founders and brothers-in-law Rune Kvist and Rajiv Dattani. They think they have a solution that could save us all, or at least help prevent AI agents from going rogue inside enterprises.
“AI is getting smarter at an increasingly rapid rate. The surprising…
A new AI model called Koa is one of the biggest announcements from Salesforce this week at its giant Dreamforce tech conference. Koa is the company’s first reasoning model, built on Nvidia’s open-weight Nemotron model. The two companies worked together to…
Fashion app Daydream uses Apple Intelligence to help you shop the outfits in your camera roll
September 15, 2026
Daydream, an AI-powered fashion discovery app, launched two new features on Monday to let iPhone users turn saved outfit photos into shoppable results and search for clothing and accessories through Siri, without opening the app.
The new features were built using…
Superhuman acquires YC-backed notetaker Fathom as productivity platforms push for agentic work
September 15, 2026
Superhuman is joining the cadre of productivity platforms launching notetakers – but rather than building one internally, it is acquiring Y Combinator-backed Fathom.
AI-powered productivity platforms aim to automate work. Typically, that automation is triggered when a user types prompts and creates workflows. It would be even better, however, if AI could proactively start work, and for that…
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup from a former Spotify leader for making music apps
September 15, 2026
As AI rages on, new startups are creating tools for people to create music using generative AI prompts in the style of any artist they want. A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, a startup that sounds more like an indie band name, is focused on releasing a series of small apps that let…
What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?
September 14, 2026
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The AI industry seems to be having its loudest debate yet about whether its technology poses an existential threat to humanity.
The current discussion began after AI researcher Jacob Coxon said that he’s resigned from…
Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards
September 14, 2026
Former President Barack Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan” to address concerns around the technology’s economic impact and safety, according to The New York Times.
Obama made these comments on Thursday, at Democratic fundraising event where he was interviewed by House…
