September 17, 2026

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Musk's long-time backer is giving SpaceX stock to its investors: Valor Equity Partners is handing out stock to its LPs instead of cash returns. Read More

Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta's Muse, both add the ability to make calls: People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions. Read More

Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers: A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic, and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers. Read More

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Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia: Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S. Read More

Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glasses: Since Specs' debut earlier this year, Snap has clearly been looking for an opportunity to explain why the smart glasses deserve to exist. Read More

Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance: Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced a $34 million Series A round led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures. Read More

Al Gore says the real AI risk isn't data centers: In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn't losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he's more worried about the AI industry's own warnings about where the technology is headed. Read More

Noise wants to help everyday people become paid content creators: Marketing platform Noise is on a mission to help anyone with a smart phone make money from their content. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Lucid Motors has a potential robotaxi partner for Europe: The company is partnering with mobility platform Bolt -- but no vehicle orders have been placed just yet. Read More

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