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OpenAI's latest AI revelation is a 'serious situation,' Microsoft's Suleyman tells CNBC

Suleyman joined "Squawk Box" to discuss OpenAI's latest incidents of "concerning model behavior" disclosed earlier this week.

CNBC - Sep 18, 2026 5:40pm EDT

Rogan Says AI Gives Him 'Crazy Hope.' Wonders Whether An AI Led-World Would End All Wars.

While some worry that AI could spell the end of humanity, podcaster Joe Rogan said in a recent episode that AI gives him "crazy hope."

International Business Times - Sep 18, 2026 5:21pm EDT

Elon Musk talks up AI safety while fighting regulation in wild week of strange alliances

In the past week, Musk has agreed with the CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI, while getting contradicted by President Trump and Nvidia's Jensen Huang.

CNBC - Sep 18, 2026 4:16pm EDT

AI-Hallucinated Intelligence Nearly Started a War With China

The “AI-first” Pentagon almost tried to seize a Chinese ship after an AI chatbot convinced an analyst it was carrying nuclear components.

New York Magazine - Sep 18, 2026 4:13pm EDT

Josh Hawley Wants to Haul Flock CEO's Ass in Front of the Senate Next Week

Gizmodo - Sep 18, 2026 3:22pm EDT

More Than 100 AI Experts Sign a Letter Saying that OpenAI & Anthropic Need Independent AI Safety Evaluators

The coalition, organized by the AI Evaluator Forum, published a public letter Friday laying out minimum conditions for third-party organizations embedded inside leading AI companies.

International Business Times - Sep 18, 2026 2:56pm EDT

Hackers Used Anthropic's Claude to Break Into OpenAI. They Reached the ChatGPT Maker's Private Code.

The attack, was conducted by researchers at cybersecurity firm Hacktron AI as part of security testing.

International Business Times - Sep 18, 2026 2:45pm EDT

SpaceX scores another $950 million from NASA for 3 more crewed flights to ISS

SpaceX is getting an extension to an existing contract that will allow three additional crewed Dragon flights to the International Space Station.

CNBC - Sep 18, 2026 2:06pm EDT

He’s a Controversial Titan of “Wellness.” I Read All 540 Pages of His New Book. Let Me Tell You the Maddening Truth.

Andrew Huberman's Protocols led me somewhere strange.

Slate - Sep 18, 2026 1:40pm EDT

Crispier Than Your Oven, Chefman's Compact Air Fryer Hits 450°F and Just Dropped 42% Ahead of Prime Day

Gizmodo - Sep 18, 2026 1:28pm EDT

Forget the Gas Generator, Anker Went Full Turbo Before Prime Day With 40% Off Its 2kWh Power Station

Gizmodo - Sep 18, 2026 1:09pm EDT

Amazon Is Barely Making a Profit on This Levoit Air Purifier, and It'll Be Gone Long Before Prime Day

Gizmodo - Sep 18, 2026 12:54pm EDT

California Governor Orders Exploration of AI 'Kill Switch'

Deccan Chronicle - Sep 18, 2026 12:53pm EDT

Disney names CTO for the first time as media giant expands tech push

Disney has hired a chief technology officer, a newly minted role for the company, as it looks to further its embrace of tech under CEO Josh D'Amaro.

CNBC - Sep 18, 2026 12:24pm EDT

China accelerates its AI build-out, expert warns against a U.S. pause | Fox News Video

Founder of the National Security Institute Jamil Jaffer warns that pausing U.S. artificial intelligence development would be a 'massive mistake.' He argues that China is accelerating its AI build-out.

Fox News - Sep 18, 2026 12:23pm EDT

Bose QuietComfort Headphones Price History Chart Just Did Something Wild, 45% Off in a Matter of Days

Gizmodo - Sep 18, 2026 12:13pm EDT

Claude Is Helping Build Its Own Successor. Anthropic Says AI Now Leads 26% Of Its R&D.

The company said "approximately 30,000 AI agents" were "doing research and engineering work at Anthropic at any one time in our most-used internal platform" in August.

International Business Times - Sep 18, 2026 11:57am EDT

Rep. Chip Roy doesn't want to regulate AI, but says Congress should have an oversight role

In an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he supports congressional hearings on AI, but wasn't keen on additional regulations.

CNBC - Sep 18, 2026 11:57am EDT

Scientific papers become agentic chatbots with new tool

Why go through the hassle of reading a study for yourself when you can turn it into an AI agent and tell it to reproduce the analysis for you?

Register UK - Sep 18, 2026 11:39am EDT

California Gov. Newsom issues executive order to rein in AI 'before it's too late'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other 2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls have called for a more aggressive approach to addressing AI fears.

CNBC - Sep 18, 2026 11:39am EDT

Microsoft's AI Chief Called Out Anthropic This Week. He Is Now Taking Aim At An OpenAI Incident.

"That's a pretty serious situation," Mustafa Suleyman said.

International Business Times - Sep 18, 2026 11:27am EDT

Anthropic's Claude used to breach OpenAI's internal systems

A security research company has managed to break into OpenAI's internal systems using the latest software from Anthropic, the firm said Friday,...

Daily Sabah - Sep 18, 2026 10:41am EDT

How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country

NPR - Sep 18, 2026 10:31am EDT

Anthropic and OpenAI need truly independent safety evaluators, experts say in public letter

A coalition of over 100 AI experts are urging independence and transparency from Anthropic, OpenAI and other foundation model labs to conduct evaluations.

CNBC - Sep 18, 2026 9:36am EDT