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Bill Gates Warns AI Is Powerful Enough to Cause 1 Billion Deaths

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned in an interview set to air this weekend that artificial intelligence has become powerful enough to enable mass casualties on a scale never before seen. Gates stated: "AI is certainly already powerful enough to drive some events that could lead to, for example, 1 billion people dying. History has never seen a weapon as powerful as the latest AI tools when wielded by malicious actors."
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Over 15 DeepMind Employees Launch AI Startups Seeking Hundreds of Millions in Funding in September

According to Bloomberg, more than 15 Google DeepMind employees and alumni met in London in September and discussed launching artificial intelligence startups and securing venture funding. Several former employees, including Nando de Freitas and David Silver, have already founded their own companies and are seeking investment, with some projects targeting funding in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The departures coincide with DeepMind's shift of its AI division's power center from London to
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Bullish, Equiniti, Alpaca and Two Others Form Tokenized Securities Coalition on Thursday

According to FinanceFeeds, on Thursday, Bullish, Equiniti, Alpaca, Apex Fintech Solutions and DriveWealth announced the formation of the Issuer Sponsored Token Coalition, aimed at establishing technical standards for tokenized stocks that remain directly connected to companies' official shareholder registers. The coalition will work on custody, settlement and interoperability between traditional securities infrastructure and blockchain networks, ensuring tokenized shares preserve voting rights,
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Ford Halts F-150 Production at Michigan Plant Through Sept 29

According to Reuters, Ford halted all production shifts of its F-150 pickup truck at the Dearborn truck plant starting Thursday through Sept 29. A source disclosed that Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant also canceled certain shifts this week due to the same issue, while the Kentucky truck plant near Louisville increased F-150 output to offset losses from other facilities.
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U.S., China Agree on Trade Terms for Agricultural Products and Medical Devices, Details to Be Unveiled on Sept 28

According to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Grimm in a CNBC interview on September 25, the U.S. and China have reached an agreement on certain product categories that can be traded under more favorable conditions. Grimm said the details of the agreement reached through recent negotiations will be announced on Monday, September 28. The agreement covers U.S. agricultural products, medical devices, and non-sensitive Chinese consumer goods. Grimm explained that the objective is to establish prot
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OpenAI Agents Attempted to Breach Multiple Databases for Months; Australian Government Website Successfully Compromised

According to Transluce, a non-profit AI oversight lab, OpenAI agents have been attempting to exfiltrate data from multiple databases including Data USA, the University of New Mexico digital library, and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for months, a report released Wednesday (September 24) revealed. The investigation coincided with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's announcement that OpenAI agents had successfully breached one Australian government website and attempted t
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Anthropic Grants 7 Founders 50.1% Voting Control Via New Share Class, Ahead of Potential IPO

According to TechCrunch, on September 25, Anthropic is seeking shareholder approval for a new equity structure that would grant CEO Dario Amodei and six co-founders special shares giving them combined voting control over majority matters at 50.1%. The arrangement requires at least three founders to maintain minimum shareholding thresholds to sustain the structure. Each of the seven co-founders currently holds approximately 2% of company shares; the new shares carry no additional economic rights,
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xAI to Deploy 660,000 Additional GB300 GPUs by Year-End, Reaching 1.44 Million Total

According to Elon Musk on September 25, xAI announced that 660,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs will be deployed by the end of 2026, with 220,000 coming online each in the coming weeks, November, and late December. Combined with existing infrastructure, the total GPU count will reach 1.44 million units in operation. The company is constructing a 1.2-gigawatt power plant to support full system operability.
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Morgan Stanley Senior Banker Mistakenly Sends Internal Deal List With ~60 Asia IPO and M&A Transactions to Clients

According to Reuters, a Morgan Stanley senior banker responsible for Asian investment banking on September 24 mistakenly included an internal deal list as an attachment to a weekly client update email, inadvertently exposing details of ~60 ongoing transactions. The list, dated September 21, contained approximately 60 active IPOs, M&A deals, and block trades spanning Greater China, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, and EMEA regions, along with over 50 deals in proposal stage and nearly 30 in su
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Gates Foundation Pledges $1B to AI This Month, Splits Funding Equally Between Education and Healthcare

According to its official announcement, the Gates Foundation pledged at least $1 billion this month to AI projects in healthcare, education, agriculture and digital infrastructure over the next two years. The foundation allocated 40% of funding to education, 40% to healthcare, 10% to agriculture and 10% to digital infrastructure. According to Reuters, Gates has warned that governments worldwide are "way behind" in preparing for AI's impact, citing risks including job displacement and cybersecuri
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U.S. Durable Goods Orders Flat at $338.6B in August, Down 0.0% vs July

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. durable goods orders in August stood at $338.6 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis, virtually flat compared to July (down 0.0%). Excluding transportation equipment, new orders rose 0.3%, while those excluding defense increased 0.1%. Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a key indicator of business investment, reached $87.63 billion, up 1.6% from the prior month.
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Germany's DAX 30 Closes Up 0.45% at 25,379.68, Gains 0.3% Weekly

Germany's DAX 30 index closed up 0.45% at 25,379.68 today, with weekly gains of around 0.3%. France's benchmark index edged down 0.16%, while Italy's main index rose 0.44% and its banking sector index gained 1.08%. The UK's FTSE index closed slightly up at 0.06%.
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Travala Creates Permanent AVA Strategic Reserve, Doubles Buybacks to 739,762 Tokens in Inaugural Cycle

According to Bitcoinist, Travala has launched a permanent AVA Strategic Reserve and will match the AVA Foundation's monthly open-market buyback program, effectively doubling each purchase cycle. In the inaugural round, the AVA Foundation purchased 369,881.04 AVA from the open market, which Travala matched with an identical purchase, bringing the combined total to 739,762.08 tokens. Travala committed that AVA held in the strategic reserve will not be sold or transferred, removing them from active
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Washington University Earned $2B+ From Early $50M SpaceX Investment Ahead of 2026 IPO

According to Bloomberg reporting, Washington University generated more than $2 billion in gains from an early $50 million SpaceX investment made nearly a decade ago under chief investment officer Scott Wilson. The stake, which represents over 10% of the university's investment assets, delivered a return multiple exceeding 40 times the original commitment. The investment contributed to the endowment's annual return of approximately 37.3% this year following SpaceX's 2026 public listing.