Ars Technica: AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia Link: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/amd-acquires-world-labs-ai-pioneer-fei-fei-li s-world-models-startup/
NASA News: NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications Link: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/artemis-campaign-development-division/hu man-landing-system-program/nasa-opens-...
TechCrunch: OpenAI’s latest features take direct aim at the app store model Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openais-latest-features-take-direct-aim-at-the app-store-model/
TechCrunch: OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-repotedly-in-talks-to-raise-30b-round-a t-1-4t-valuation/
Wired: OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack Link: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sued-over-the-hugging-face-hack/
Bloody Elbow: UFC star who was involved in post-fight brawl with Luis Hernandez claims promotion blocked fight Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/09/29/ufc-star-who-was-involved-in-post-fight-brawl wi...
TechCrunch: Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/heres-why-openai-is-absent-from-nvidias-indust ry-wide-effort-...
Bloody Elbow: Ilia Topuria announces return to training as he continues to gear up for anticipated UFC return Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/09/29/ilia-topuria-announces-return-to-training-as- he-...
TechCrunch: OpenAI takes on Microsoft with the launch of what feels a whole lot like ChatGPT’s own office suite Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-takes-on-microsoft-with-the-launch-of-w h...
The Verge: AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is ‘exactly as dangerous as it sounds’ Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1002238/openai-google-anthro pic-ai-r...
Wired: OpenAI’s Dots Are Always-On AI Agents—and Its Answer to Meta’s Muse Link: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-dots-always-on-ai-agents-that-proactively-hel p/
TechCrunch: AI-powered app maker Wabi pivots to a messaging experience Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/ai-powered-app-maker-wabi-pivots-to-a-messagin g-experience/
The Verge: Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1002201/openai-sam-altman-op enai-devday-protests-ice-data-centers
The Verge: OpenAI DevDay 2026: The biggest news and announcements Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1001681/openai-devday-2026-b iggest-news-announcements
AKA msgt rock, etc. Solaris guy, ran some war games.
TechCrunch: Instinct founder said more than 50% of transactions on the platform are travel-related Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/instinct-founder-said-more-than-50-of-transact ions-on-the-pl...
TechCrunch: Oura shelves its $2.2B IPO citing ‘uncertainty’ in the market Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/oura-shelves-its-2-2b-ipo-citing-uncertainty-i n-the-market/
Bloody Elbow: Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua: Boxing legend spotted who has main ‘edge’ in prediction for super-fight Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/09/29/tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-boxing-legend-...
The Verge: Fairphone’s next repairable wireless earbuds will launch on October 14th Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1001859/fairphone-fairbuds-2-wireless-earbuds-repa irable-modular-price-release
MMA Fighting: Matt Brown issues warning that Raoni Barcelos’ medical emergency will happen again: ‘The UFC’s worst nightmare’ Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/513097/matt-brown-issues-warning-tha...