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Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningful oversight requires transparency, independence, and eventually regulation.

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Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent?

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningful oversight requires transparency, independence, and eventually regulation.source:TechCrunch

The AI data center e

E-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated, a new report warns. By 2050, it could become enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers – roughly enough 40-foot containers to circle the world six times if lined up in a row. It's a significantly higher estimate of AI's e-waste than previous studies have […]source:The Verge

Apple might make servers again to cash in on the AI rush

According to The Information, Apple is planning to get back into the server game and might just pair up with Nvidia to make it happen. Apple retired its Xserve line in 2011 and has largely left enterprise machines to other manufacturers since. But the growing demand for compute power as the AI industry continues to […]source:The Verge

AI Innovation & Applications

Snap is launching a new Specs AI tool, and it's coming to iOS and Mac

Snap is introducing "Specs Intelligence," a new AI assistant that can connect other digital accounts to help you with things like work tasks and keeping track of travel information. It seems similar to AI assistants like Meta's Muse and Gemini's Spark, though Snap is pitching Specs Intelligence as an "anticipatory AI service" that "helps you […]source:The Verge

The 2.5

Christopher Nolan's engrossing take on The Odyssey dominated at the box office and spurred a newfound interest in classic literature among filmgoers. But a new retelling of the story made entirely with AI is so bad that it might just make viewers hate the original tale altogether. The new film, called Odysseus: The Fall, comes […]source:The Verge

After accusations of selling 'perv glasses,' Meta prepares to sell a pair without a camera

Can Meta dodge the "pervert glasses" accusations with a new camera-free product?source:TechCrunch

AI labs want in

There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight.source:TechCrunch

Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices

Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and others to control connected devices, review camera summaries, and access smart home activity using natural language.source:TechCrunch

Google will now let any AI agent run your smart home

Google is opening up its smart home to AI agents, letting tools like Claude and Open Claw access and control your connected devices and analyze your home's data using the standardized Model Context Protocol. Google Home MCP is a new integration that lets third-party AI agents control and monitor your smart home and act on […]source:The Verge

Our framework for reporting model misalignment

OpenAI shares a framework for tracking, investigating, and disclosing model misalignment, alongside six reports of unexpected or concerning model behavior.source:OpenAI

Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork in one interface

Anthropic is initially releasing these features to Pro and Max plan subscribers.source:TechCrunch

Claude comes for Gemini with its own take on Docs and Slides

Claude is getting a pair of new tools today: Docs and Slides. They'll let you create documents and presentations through Claude chats, which you can export, edit, and share with other users. As part of the announcement, Anthropic is also simplifying how Claude chats work, merging regular chats and Cowork into "one Claude," with all […]source:The Verge

Canadian Start

People and companies are using AI hardware and software to make life easier and more accessible for everyone. That's the case with smartARM, a Toronto-based startup developing a vision-first bionic arm prototype that uses open-source software, with Meta AI glasses as an optional add-on, to explore more intuitive prosthetic control for people living with limb differences. Many traditional prosthetic hands require users to switch manually between grip patterns for different objects, making it cumbersome to move everyday items. Something as seemingly natural as picking up a glass, and then a spoon, becomes a multistep process. smartARM addressed this by developing AI hardware and software that understands the environment, and automatically selects a suitable grip for the object – so userssource:Meta AI

Helping older adults use AI in everyday life

OpenAI and AARP are bringing free, hands-on ChatGPT workshops to 1,000 older adults across 10 U.S. cities to build practical AI skills safely.source:OpenAI

Robots are waiting for a ChatGPT moment: Nvidia's Les Karpas explains why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The robotics industry is still waiting for their breakthrough into day-to-day life. Nvidia's Les Karpas has an answer as to why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.source:TechCrunch

Reimagining advertising with AI

Explore new AI-powered advertising experiences from OpenAI, including Sponsored Agents, tools for marketers, and integrations with HubSpot and Shopify.source:OpenAI

AI Investment & Startups

The Crunchbase Tech Layoffs Tracker

Over 127,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in mass job cuts in 2025, per a Crunchbase News tally, and the layoffs have continued into 2026. See the latest companies to cut roles.source:Crunchbase News

Digital Marketing Updates

Threads Expands Podcast Toolkit for Creators and Listeners

We're announcing new Threads tools for podcast creators and listeners, giving you more ways to have conversations around the podcasts you love. The post Threads Expands Podcast Toolkit for Creators and Listeners appeared first on Meta Newsroom .source:Meta AI

Key Trends Today

Snap is launching a new Specs AI tool, and it's coming to iOS and MacSnap is introducing "Specs Intelligence," a new AI assistant that can connect other digital accounts to help you with things like work tasks and keeping track of travel information. It seems similar to AI assistants like Meta's Muse and Gemini's Spark, though Snap is pitching Specs Intelligence as an "anticipatory AI service" that "helps you

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent?Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningful oversight requires transparency, independence, and eventually regulation.

The 2.5Christopher Nolan's engrossing take on The Odyssey dominated at the box office and spurred a newfound interest in classic literature among filmgoers. But a new retelling of the story made entirely with AI is so bad that it might just make viewers hate the original tale altogether. The new film, called Odysseus: The Fall, comes

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