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Huawei unveils new chip technologies as Chinese firm steps up the AI race with Nvidia

The Hill - Sep 17, 2026

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese technology giant Huawei launched new chip technologies in a challenge to global leaders such as Nvidia that highlights the narrowing gap between China and the U.S. in artificial intelligence. Huawei's announcement Thursday at its annual key conference in Shanghai came just days before an expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump...

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SEC unveils exemption for tokenized stock trading

Sep 17, 2026

SEC unveils exemption for tokenized stock trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled its long-awaited “innovation exemption” Thursday, a new order aimed at clearing the way for tokenized stock trading in the U.S. The order creates a pair of five-year exemptions. The first exempts platforms that host tokenized stock trading from the commission’s definition of an exchange, while the second exempts...

Washington balks at giving AI firms waiver to create safety standard 

Sep 17, 2026

Washington balks at giving AI firms waiver to create safety standard 

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for an antitrust waiver for AI firms to work together on a safety standard is being met with skepticism in Washington, where policymakers are questioning tech leaders' intentions. Congress has failed repeatedly to pass AI regulations for years, but some lawmakers are balking at the idea of technology companies taking...

Republicans clash on Senate floor over AI kill switch

Sep 16, 2026

Republicans clash on Senate floor over AI kill switch

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked a request by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to pass legislation that would require tech companies to develop a “kill switch” for superintelligent AI amid fears that it could spin out of control and pose an existential threat to humanity. Paul argued that an “open-ended” government mandate to implement...

Warsh says Fed cares 'very much' about AI developments

Sep 16, 2026

Warsh says Fed cares 'very much' about AI developments

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday the central bank is keeping tabs on rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) models. “We care very much about what's happening in artificial intelligence,” Warsh told reporters, after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates by a quarter point. The Fed chair noted he is interested in how...

More Americans say AI will hurt the environment than help it: Poll

Sep 16, 2026

More Americans say AI will hurt the environment than help it: Poll

More Americans believe AI will have negative environmental impacts on the upcoming decade than those who think the technology will help the environment, a poll released Wednesday found. In the newly published survey from The Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 47 percent of respondents predicted AI will do “more to hurt” the environment...

Zuckerberg: AI companies incentivized toward safety

Sep 16, 2026

Zuckerberg: AI companies incentivized toward safety

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday argued that artificial intelligence (AI) companies are incentivized toward safety when it comes to the timing of crafting their models and that external pressure is not needed to keep to that timeline. “Every lab has the responsibility and incentive to move at the pace required to train its models...

Hackers rip down Flock camera, steal its data, share findings with media

Sep 16, 2026

Hackers rip down Flock camera, steal its data, share findings with media

A group of hackers ripped down a Flock camera and stole its data, finding that the cameras’ software can generate dozens of images from a single passing vehicle to develop its signature. The group, called stegan0gram, shared findings with Wired and 404 Media, who ran a joint investigation. The outlets found that in a 21-day...

Vance to AI leaders: 'If you're building Frankenstein, stop'

Sep 16, 2026

Vance to AI leaders: 'If you're building Frankenstein, stop'

Vice President Vance weighed in on the ongoing AI safety debate Tuesday, pressing those behind the technology to be careful. “The president, I think, is very rightly asking the question, why is it that the people who are at the frontier of the AI economy are throwing up their hands and saying, 'Well, we've built...

'You can't trust anything' from Anthropic, OpenAI leaders, lawyer says

Sep 16, 2026

'You can't trust anything' from Anthropic, OpenAI leaders, lawyer says

Attorney Jay Edelson slammed the heads of the leading artificial intelligence companies Tuesday, declaring “you can’t trust anything” they say. Appearing on News Nation with Leland Vittert, Edelson – who is currently leading lawsuits against OpenAI, Anthropic and other major technology companies – was asked if he had ever seen leaders within an industry abdicate...

Senate Republican on Trump claim AI threat is 'hoax': 'Come on'

Sep 16, 2026

Senate Republican on Trump claim AI threat is 'hoax': 'Come on'

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s dismissal of rising concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence technology. “Come on, it’s not a hoax. It’s a real thing,” Tillis, who is not running for reelection, told reporters at the Capitol. “This is something that I’ve spent a lot of my professional career in,...

Almost 3 in 4 teachers want screen time limits in schools: Gallup

Sep 16, 2026

Almost 3 in 4 teachers want screen time limits in schools: Gallup

A new Gallup poll highlights teachers' mixed feelings toward devices in schools, but ultimately most say they would like to see some limits on how much screen time students receive in classrooms.   Seventy-three percent of teachers say they strongly or somewhat support setting a maximum amount of time a student can spend using devices...

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