Today so far 2026-09-29 · 06:00 UTC

The dominant theme across today's tech news is AI safety concerns, with OpenAI scrapping the rollout of a new model over safety considerations and Nvidia unveiling an AI safety platform to control rogue AI agents, reflecting growing industry anxiety about autonomous AI systems. These developments come alongside warnings from economists about potential risks, such as concerns that AI agents could trigger massive bank runs, while simultaneously, the AI industry continues expansion with Anthropic's IPO prospectus revealing surging costs and venture firms like Peak XV increasing seed funding commitments. Beyond AI, the news cycle also covers workforce trends, including Walmart's career development program offering Gen Z a path to six figures without a college degree, and autonomous vehicle milestones, with Aurora projecting 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030.

Coinbase, Robinhood Go Down for Hours Amid Widespread AWS Outage

A large-scale Amazon Web Services outage Monday led to downtime for both Coinbase and Robinhood, yielding complaints from users.

2025-10-20 · 14:20 UTC
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Amazon AWS outage knocks Coinbase mobile app offline, Robinhood also affected

2025-10-20 · 11:29

This marks the second major Amazon AWS outage since April, when AWS’s “connectivity issues” created usability issues for…

Your Messages Are Not Safe—EU Pushes ‘Chat Control’ Law to Scan All Private Chats

2025-10-20 · 04:30

Europe’s digital privacy showdown is reaching a boiling point as Telegram warns millions about an EU proposal that could…

The AI Effect: Wikipedia Faces Traffic Drop Amid Shifts in Information Access

2025-10-19 · 13:05

Human visits to Wikipedia have dropped 8% as AI tools and bots change how people access information, raising concerns…

Wikipedia Traffic Drops as AI Answers Eat the Free Encyclopedia

2025-10-18 · 18:01

The Wikimedia Foundation revealed an unsettling trend: search engines and chatbots are providing Wikipedia's content…

Relax, That's Not a Stranger in Your House—It's Just an AI Prank

2025-10-17 · 19:58

A viral prank using AI-generated photos of a “homeless man” inside people’s homes has led to 911 calls, police warnings,…

Colombia Pulls the Plug on Sam Altman’s World Operations Due to Data Laws’ Noncompliance

2025-10-17 · 17:30

The Superintendence of Commerce and Industry of Colombia (SIC) decided to terminate the data treatment activities of Sam…

Salesforce Faces Class Action Over Alleged Illegal AI Training Data

2025-10-17 · 09:26

The authors claim the company trained its XGen models on nearly 200,000 pirated books, then scrubbed public disclosures.

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2025-10-16 · 23:00

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Google Unveils Veo 3.1 to Rival OpenAI’s Sora 2 with Realistic AI Videos and Sound

2025-10-16 · 17:05

At Google, they are serious: an AI that talks, films, and directs? Veo 3.1 arrives with sound, style...

Foxsy AI Nears Launch of FoxLeague: Where Simulation Meets Real Robotics

2025-10-16 · 12:37

After a year of building at the crossroads of robotics, AI, and blockchain, Foxsy AI is entering its most defining…

Cloudflare, Visa, and Mastercard Unite for Secure Agentic Commerce

2025-10-16 · 11:05

Cloudflare has partnered with Visa, Mastercard, and American Express to help shape the future of digital payments…

PlayAI Goes Live on Mainnet as Kaito Community Round Pushes Funding to $6.3M

2025-10-16 · 10:00

Following new strategic funding and the upcoming mainnet launch, PlayAI has now raised $6.3 million, accelerating its…

Google Unveils Veo 3.1 to Rival OpenAI's Sora 2—But Does It Deliver?

2025-10-15 · 23:01

The upgraded AI video generator adds sound and precision editing tools as Google intensifies its challenge to OpenAI’s…

This 'Magic Prompt' Allegedly Makes ChatGPT Way Smarter—And More Creative

2025-10-15 · 18:05

A new study offers a simple pre-prompt that coaxes AI models to reveal multiple possible answers instead of just…

Thiel-backed Erebor wins US approval as Silicon Valley Bank rival emerges

2025-10-15 · 16:35

Erebor’s green light from US regulators is among the most significant bank charter approvals tied to digital assets…

OpenAI Forms Well-Being Council as Altman Eases ChatGPT Adult Content Restrictions

2025-10-15 · 16:34

The company said the new Expert Council will guide how its AI tools interact with users amid rising scrutiny over mental…

Visa, Mastercard, American Express Join Cloudflare to Authenticate AI Agents at Checkout

2025-10-15 · 13:32

Cloudflare said it is working with Visa, Mastercard, and American Express to create an authentication layer for “agentic…

Ramaswamy Warns Against AI ‘Over-Humanization’ as ChatGPT Adds Mature Mode

2025-10-15 · 08:24

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy issued warnings about artificial intelligence over-humanization following…

Naughty or Nice? ChatGPT to Allow Erotica in December, Says Sam Altman

2025-10-14 · 22:05

After years of strict filtering, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says age verification will unlock adult content in December, as…

From Player to Partner: Build Income, Lead Communities, and Earn Big with Spartans Affiliates

2025-10-14 · 18:00

What if you could earn from the gaming world without placing a single bet?

Class Action Alleges Microsoft Choked AI Supply to Lift ChatGPT Costs

2025-10-14 · 06:19

Microsoft is being accused of using cloud dominance to restrict AI compute, keeping ChatGPT costs artificially high for…

SEAL team develops ‘verifiable phishing reports’ to fight scammers

2025-10-14 · 04:11

Security Alliance has developed TLS Attestations to cryptographically verify phishing reports, solving the problem of…

California governor signs laws establishing safeguards over AI chatbots

2025-10-13 · 20:35

The laws will likely impact social media companies and websites offering services to California residents, including…

Want Better Results From an AI Chatbot? Be a Jerk

2025-10-13 · 18:42

A Penn State study shows that rude prompts yield sharper AI answers, challenging assumptions that politeness improves…

Researchers Show That Hundreds of Bad Samples Can Corrupt Any AI Model

2025-10-13 · 16:52

A study found that just 250 poisoned documents were enough to corrupt AI models up to 13 billion parameters in size,…

California Enacts First US Rules for AI 'Companion' Chatbots

2025-10-13 · 16:51

Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 243, requiring emotional AI chatbots to identify themselves as artificial and limit…

VAP Group in association with Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau is set to host all AI futurists at The Global AI Show at Abu Dhabi, on 8-9th December 2025

2025-10-13 · 13:20

Following the resounding success of past two editions, VAP Group in association with and Times of AI  and supported by…

Meet the Leading Voices of Gaming World at the Global Games Show 2025 Hosted by Vap Group in Association With Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau in Abu Dhabi

2025-10-13 · 12:11

Following the resounding success of past two editions, VAP Group in association with Times of Games is set to host the…

Touareg Group Expands Global Presence with Establishment of U.S. Technology Subsidiary

2025-10-13 · 04:29

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