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Sep 11, 2026

The antitrust pause alibi is the real AI policy story this week

OpenAI asked Congress if an industry-wide AI slowdown would even be legal — an admission that solo braking loses, and that a pause is only as real as the cheaters you can catch.

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Sep 16, 2026

Apple might make servers again to cash in on the AI rush

The Information says Apple is eyeing a return to servers—possibly with Nvidia NVLink Fusion—years after killing Xserve, chasing AI compute demand its Mac minis already feel.

The Verge

Sep 16, 2026

Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices

Google opened early access to a Home MCP server so Claude, ChatGPT, and other agents can control Nest gear and Matter devices—with Cloud project setup and explicit permissions.

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Sep 16, 2026

Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork in one interface

Anthropic is collapsing Claude chat, Cowork, and Artifacts into one window that auto-routes work—and shipping dedicated Docs and Slides tools inside that same front end.

TechCrunch

Sep 16, 2026

Claude comes for Gemini with its own take on Docs and Slides

The Verge casts Anthropic’s new Docs and Slides as a straight shot at Gemini’s workspace lane—create, edit, export, and share docs and decks from Claude chats.

The Verge

Sep 16, 2026

Translating CUDA Tile Operations from Python to Rust Using Agentic AI

NVIDIA’s TileGym agent skill ports cuTile Python and Triton-TileIR kernels to cuTile Rust—24 operators at about 99.5% of Python performance, with machine-checkable IR diffs along the way.

NVIDIA Developer

Sep 16, 2026

Helping older adults use AI in everyday life

OpenAI Academy and AARP’s OATS are running free ChatGPT workshops for 1,000 older adults across 10 U.S. cities—with scam-spotting baked into the curriculum as 55+ usage climbs.

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