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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said tech companies had agreed to multiple layers of auditing and controls for frontier AI. Speaking at the White House, he stressed the need to build public confidence that the technology works as intended
Bain estimates that supporting AI’s computing demand would require around $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031. Existing applications could generate $1.2–1.8 trillion, leaving new products and markets to bridge the gap
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is among the technology leaders expected at Donald Trump’s White House meeting on AI. His call for slower development and independent evaluation has won support from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 14 is scheduled to attempt its first Earth-orbit mission and deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The nearly 10-hour flight will also test an engine burn in space, heatshield inspection and controlled reentry
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Google’s Project Suncatcher is scheduled to test its AI chips aboard a prototype satellite launching on October 1. Elon Musk has backed orbital computing, predicting that space will eventually host almost all compute
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for stronger AI safeguards at the UN Security Council. Their proposals centred on human control, international testing standards and preventing misuse

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Meta is positioning the glasses as both a computing platform and an entertainment device. The company claims users can create a private, multi-screen workspace and turn a flat surface into a keyboard and touchpad, allowing them to work without additional input hardware
Sam Altman-led OpenAI is among the founding partners of the Horowitz Andreessen Academy. The company has separately proposed US-led international standards for frontier AI
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for coordinated AI development faces scrutiny in a US lawsuit alleging collusion among rival companies. The plaintiffs want publicly accountable AI safety rules; their allegations have not been established in court
NXP CTO Lars Reger sees growing domestic demand opening a new chapter for India’s electronics industry. The challenge is helping engineers and startups turn semiconductor expertise into products customers can use