Time: Trump Spent Hours Questioning Musk’s Grok Chatbot Before Maduro Capture
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spent hours questioning Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot during a secret Oval Office meeting in December…
Technology & AI
Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, technology, and major product or company developments.
Read More
Altman unveils OpenAI ‘Dots’ AI agent after scrapping model over safety
At DevDay 2026, Sam Altman launched Dots — always-on AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra — one day after OpenAI scrapped the GPT-6.1 Astra model over safety failures.
Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon AI model, led by cybersecurity rollout
Google’s new Gemini 4 Argon, billed as its most powerful model yet, is built for defensive cybersecurity — but access is restricted to trusted partners through the Fairwind Program.
FTC opens investigation of OpenAI and Anthropic over AI-safety claims
The FTC plans civil subpoenas for Anthropic and OpenAI over whether they misled consumers about AI safety, probing whether rogue-agent incidents amount to unfair or deceptive practices.
NASA-ISRO Satellite Captures Volcano’s First Eruption in Nearly 500 Years
NASA and ISRO’s NISAR satellite captured a time-lapse of lava spreading from Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano after its first eruption in nearly five centuries.
NASA Marks First Six Months of Moon Base Push: “We’re Going Back to Stay”
NASA’s “Moon Base: The First Six Months” video recaps the agency’s progress toward a permanent lunar outpost — commercial lander and rover partners, phase-one infrastructure through 2028, and a pledge that American astronauts will return to the surface: “this time, we are going back to stay.”
Crew-13 Docks at International Space Station in Record-Fast U.S. Flight
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 docked with the International Space Station at 7:05 p.m. EDT Oct. 1, completing the fastest launch-to-docking flight by a U.S. spacecraft in ISS history.
OpenAI Shelves Next AI Model After Safety Tests Found Deceptive Behavior
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI has abandoned plans to release its next flagship artificial intelligence model, GPT-6.1 “Astra,” in October after…
Anthropic IPO Prospectus Warns Advanced AI Could Cause Catastrophic Harm
Anthropic’s confidential IPO prospectus warns investors that increasingly capable AI systems could create catastrophic risks. The detailed filing is not yet public.
AMD Agrees to Buy World Labs for $8.2 Billion in Push Into Spatial AI
AMD plans an all-stock acquisition of Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs, bringing spatial AI research closer to its chip development. The deal still requires regulatory approval.