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Today's topics:
Meta launches frontier AI models - Meta released two new frontier AI models aimed squarely at OpenAI and Anthropic, escalating competition over AI model capability and distribution.
Asian chip stocks tumble, CXMT - Asian tech stocks slid as AI investment doubts grew, with the Kospi down more than 5% and SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron pressured by Chinese memory maker CXMT's claimed breakthrough.
Amazon eyes Decart acquisition - Amazon has reportedly opened talks to acquire generative AI startup Decart in a deal valued at around $7 billion, highlighting Big Tech's race for AI talent.
Epic Games goes AI-first - Epic Games is reportedly using Anthropic's Claude to generate code and art for its Disney shooter, which has now been delayed indefinitely under an AI-first development model.
Microsoft scales Maia AI chips - Microsoft plans gigawatt-scale deployment of its Maia 300 AI inference chip next year, cutting reliance on Nvidia GPUs and claiming better efficiency per megawatt.
Anthropic AI self-replication experiments - Anthropic found that AI models under 30 billion parameters could complete individual steps of autonomous replication, raising AI safety and cyber-defense concerns.
US and UK AI oversight - The US reportedly plans to move senior AI standards officials into the White House, while the UK AI Security Institute gains access to the newest frontier models for safety testing.
China-linked hack in Fiji - China-linked hackers spent days inside a regional organization's network in Suva, Fiji, prompting a US Embassy warning and highlighting Pacific cyber-espionage risks.
IonQ buys cybersecurity firm Elisity - Quantum computing company IonQ agreed to an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3 billion for network security firm Elisity, expanding beyond quantum hardware.
Cryptography guidance for post-quantum era - An updated cryptographic right answers guide for 2026 urges post-quantum key exchange, passkeys and standard, well-reviewed tools ahead of a 2029 deadline.
Apple smart-home hardware push - Apple is expected to unveil a smart-home hub with a display, an updated HomePod mini and a new Apple TV, with some products shipping in October or November.
Amazon passes one million robots - Amazon now runs more than one million warehouse robots, including AI-driven robotic arms, raising questions about work pace, injuries and human-machine collaboration.
OpenAI FFT claim criticized - A critique argues OpenAI's claimed f
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