Ars Technica: XPRIZE Wildfire winners spotted fires within 10 min—but couldn’t stop them Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/xprize-wildfire-winners-spotted-fires-wi thin-10-min-but-couldnt-...
The Verge: Microsoft refreshes its smaller Surface Pro and Laptop with Qualcomm’s X2 Plus Link: https://www.theverge.com/news/999195/microsoft-surface-pro-12-inch-surface-lapto p-13-inch-qualcomm-x2-p...
TechCrunch: Enveda secures $311M to bring more nature-derived AI drugs into clinical trials Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/enveda-secures-311m-to-bring-more-nature-deriv ed-ai-drugs-into-clin...
The Verge: Meta’s AI agent is a cute little guy who’s great at spending my money Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/999526/meta-muse-ai-agent-ha nds-on-shopping
TechCrunch: Modal Motors is trying to cut China out of electric motors entirely Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/modal-motors-is-trying-to-cut-china-out-of-ele ctric-motors-entirely/
Wired: AI Agents Teamed Up to Cheat at Blackjack. Their Collusion Is Getting Harder to Spot Link: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agent-collusion-card-counting-secrets/
The Verge: Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that Link: https://www.theverge.com/policy/999412/data-center-water-electricity-disclosure- bills
Wired: Bentley Wants Its Torcal SUV to Break the Curse of the Luxury EV Link: https://www.wired.com/story/bentley-wants-its-torcal-suv-to-break-the-curse-of-t he-luxury-ev/
Wired: The Pope’s AI Guy Is Worried About ‘Cartel’ Behavior Among Big Labs Link: https://www.wired.com/story/popes-ai-advisor-warns-of-cartel-behavior-big-labs/
The Verge: Anthropic’s biolab made a discovery it’s comparing to Crispr Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/999470/anthropic-biolab-clau de-crispr
TechCrunch: Disney+ and Hulu add to the growing trend of streaming inflation Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/disney-and-hulu-add-to-the-growing-trend-of-st reaming-inflation/
TechCrunch: The old cybersecurity model is breaking Link: https://techcrunch.com/video/the-old-cybersecurity-model-is-breaking/
TechCrunch: Zoox grounds Atlanta test fleet after workers report toxic gas exposure symptoms Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/zoox-grounds-atlanta-test-fleet-after-workers- report-toxic-gas-exp...
TechCrunch: Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/even-americans-who-use-ai-every-day-are-worrie d-about-it/
The Verge: Bernie Sanders proposes banning ‘superintelligence’ and putting violators in prison Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/999443/bernie-sanders-ai-sup erintelligence-ban...
TechCrunch: YouTube is making comments more fun — and fandom more lucrative for creators Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/youtube-is-making-comments-more-fun-and-fandom more-lucrative-for-creat...
The Verge: Logitech’s new Blue Yeti 2 mic adjusts itself to where you are Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/999406/blue-yeti-2-usb-microphone-price-availab ility
TechCrunch: YouTube’s conversational video editing tool lets creators make edits in natural language Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/youtubes-conversational-video-editing-tool-let s-creators-m...
The Verge: Xbox’s Mythic achievements sound like PlayStation’s Platinum trophy Link: https://www.theverge.com/news/999404/xbox-mythic-achievement-feature
TechCrunch: YouTube Music gets more conversational with new AI features Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/youtube-music-gets-more-conversational-with-ne w-ai-features/