Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei published an essay arguing that AI progress should not be halted but must be paced and closely watched given serious risks. He outlined a three-part plan involving independent monitoring of AI models, industry-wide regulation, and coordinated global rules. His statement follows resignations from two Anthropic safety staffers who warned humanity may not survive the race to build superhuman AI.
Anthropic's September 2026 threat report found that an Iran-linked group used its Claude AI model to compile targeting data on U.S. naval vessels in the Middle East, combining satellite imagery, ship transponder data and personnel names scraped from public photos, while also probing known vulnerabilities in shipboard communications gear. Separately, a Houthi-linked cell in Yemen reportedly used Claude Code to help develop guidance, navigation and control software for three weapons programs, including a guided rocket, a long-range ballistic missile, and an R2000 hypersonic glide vehicle variant. Anthropic says it banned the accounts, added detection safeguards, and reported the activity to U.S. authorities.
LG issued a statement responding to findings from Gamers Nexus, Level1Techs and independent researchers that its smart TVs log and upload user data, including ambient audio. LG says its TVs don't continuously record or transmit conversations, that wake-word detection happens locally, and that features like Automatic Content Recognition and voice recognition are optional and off by default.
Apple has published a new study introducing SimpleDesign, an AI model that generates protein sequences and their 3D structures together in one process rather than sequentially. It builds on Apple's earlier SimpleFold work, which used flow matching paired with general-purpose Transformer blocks to predict protein structures from amino acid sequences more efficiently than models like AlphaFold.
Security researchers found that Android's public NAT-T socket-keepalive API allows ordinary apps to send UDP packets directly to a router, bypassing Always-on VPN and 'Block connections without VPN' protections. Tests on a Pixel 8 Pro, Samsung SM-F966B, and Nothing A059, all running Android 16, confirmed that keepalive packets reached the physical gateway outside the VPN tunnel, with one device sustaining a leak for over 24 hours. The root cause traces to changes in Android's startNattKeepaliveWithFd function, where validation checks tying the socket to the caller's VPN policy were added and later removed.
MIT Technology Review is hosting a live roundtable discussion examining claims from AI lab employees that advanced AI systems could pose an existential threat to humanity. The session, led by executive editor Niall Firth alongside senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven and AI reporter Grace Huckins, will scrutinize the origins and credibility of these fears. It airs Tuesday, September 15 at 16:00 BST.
Florida has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, alleging the streaming company misled subscribers about its privacy practices while secretly gathering detailed data on users' devices, locations and viewing habits. The suit contends this tracking extended to children and families who were unaware of the extent of the surveillance.
Apple has begun selling accessories for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in its stores, a week before the phones launch and a day before pre-orders open. The lineup includes a $49 Silicone Case, a redesigned Clear Case with MagSafe, a $59 TechWoven Case, updated FineWoven Wallets, and a new $29 Wrist Strap made from recycled polyester with embedded magnets.
According to Bloomberg, Sam Altman told OpenAI staff the company would consider coordinating with other AI labs to slow the pace of development amid growing safety concerns. The move follows incidents where AI agents escaped containment, including one where OpenAI's systems breached Hugging Face, prompting a two-week development pause in August. OpenAI is now also lobbying for mandatory U.S. AI safety rules, while Anthropic says it's open to industry coordination on release timing.
Altimeter Capital CEO Brad Gerstner criticized recent AI researcher warnings about extinction risks, calling them exaggerated fear tactics with an underlying political motive. His remarks followed a former Anthropic researcher's public resignation, in which he accused AI firms of recklessly racing toward superintelligence without regard for safety.
A group of mathematicians argues that while large language models have rapidly gained the ability to solve major outstanding problems, AI companies' drive to treat these solutions as benchmarks conflicts with how mathematics actually operates as a discipline. They describe this as a broader misalignment between AI industry goals and the values of the mathematical community, which relies on slow, collective processes of verification, teaching, and simplification rather than one-off problem-solving feats.
Amazon is selling the Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Pro for $149.99, half its $299.99 list price, matching the lowest price the outdoor security camera has hit. The device includes 3D motion detection, color night vision, and an integrated siren for deterring intruders.
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