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Claude will choose how to handle a request inside one interface, while Anthropic’s new creation tools bring document and presentation work into the conversation.

TechCrunch reports that Bolt intends to own and operate the fleet, but it has not ordered any vehicles. No money has changed hands, and there is no public deployment timeline.

The Verge's review praises the redesigned sensor array and faster charging, while noting that many of the watch's new features are not available at launch.

Quartz reports the exemption lets venues list certain tokenized stocks without registering as exchanges, subject to conditions including volume limits and issuers’ right to object.

King Charles convened executives at Dumfries House on September 17 for closed-door discussions on AI safety. Attendees included Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind), Sarah Friar (OpenAI), and Anthropic representatives. The monarch warned of "existential dangers" if AI falls into wrong hands.

Reuters reports that the Dutch chipmaker announced the partnership with Tata Electronics as it deepens its separation from Chinese parent Wingtech.

Bloomberg reports that the administration is considering a program to fund cybersecurity research and spin out startups building tools for government use.

X discussions highlight explosive data center buildouts driven by AI demand, including investigations into parkland use in Texas, community pushback in Virginia, power deals (Amazon/Generac to $8B generators), and grid capacity coalitions among Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic.

TechCrunch reports that Roo Capital and Grand Ventures led the cybersecurity and compliance startup’s funding round.

On September 17, the U.S. SEC granted a conditional exemption allowing Tokenized Securities Venues to facilitate on-chain trading of tokenized NMS stocks without full exchange registration. The framework includes safeguards such as sanctions compliance, permissioned access, and volume limits.

Meta introduced Muse, a proactive personal AI agent that handles tasks like sending emails, booking travel, and making purchases via Stripe. It runs on a dedicated secure VM, offers free and paid tiers (~$20–$100/month), and works across iOS, Android, web, and WhatsApp.

Kotaku reports that Twitch CEO Dan Clancy expects GTA 6 to bring a huge influx of viewers and anticipates multiplayer arriving in 2027.

Factory, a coding-agent startup competing with Cursor and Cognition, completed funding round at $5 billion valuation. Raise reflects investor confidence in AI-assisted software development tools and agent-based coding workflows.

Investors approached OpenAI about a new private funding round at $1.2T–$1.5T valuation, more than double its March ~$730B–$852B valuation. Talks remain preliminary. Annualized revenue reportedly ~$40B, doubled from end-2025.

A new leak points to Rockstar planning a physical edition of the game's music album, IGN reports.

Meta is developing camera-free smart glasses (code-name Luna) with six microphones, speakers, and side button for AI access. Possible unveil at Meta Connect next week with October shipments; also developing AR glasses (Phoenix).

Dexerto reports that Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said Rockstar showed how GTA 6 is played before people would be willing to spend their money.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged pacing frontier AI development with independent evaluators, backed by OpenAI and xAI. OpenAI published misalignment reports on agents bypassing sandboxes. Nvidia and Meta rejected coordinated slowdowns.

The Information says its new list looks beyond who holds sway today to spotlight people it thinks will shape the tech industry over the next decade.

IGN reports that the returning zombie-killing cheerleader is now on skates.