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    Apple Store architect Ron Johnson doesn’t buy Silicon Valley’s bet on AI shopping; plus, Meta deal will help plastics recycling startup MacroCycle

    22/09/2026 | 8 mins.
    Johnson’s view comes as some of the world’s biggest tech companies are trying to push AI deeper into shopping, betting that agents can automate more of how we find and buy items.

    Also, Meta is giving plastic recycling a boost in a new deal with startup MacroCycle, which is building its first commercial plant.
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    OpenAI forms math advisory group; Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch; plus, the Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio

    21/09/2026 | 8 mins.
    The group won't be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI's ongoing mathematical research.

    Also, Meta’s new AI agent Muse has racked up more downloads and daily active users in the U.S. and Canada than ChatGPT did over the same period after its mobile debut, according to new estimates from Appfigures.

    And, many of The Boring Company's announced project have not materialized.
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    Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history'; plus, Even the king of England has his hesitations about AI

    18/09/2026 | 11 mins.
    Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it would gut publishers.

    Also, King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government.
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    AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first

    17/09/2026 | 8 mins.
    There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight.
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    AI agents now have a place to snitch; also, US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan

    16/09/2026 | 7 mins.
    The AI Contact Hotline is designed to be a discreet place where agents that have witnessed misbehavior can tip off authorities.

    Also, the AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.
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