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Collapse of mainstream optical drive supply kills high-end CD players — PS Audio and Naim halt production as component costs double (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jowi Morales | get Denon DCD-900NE CD Player → | tags: optical drives, cd players, ps audio

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Pentagon Investigators Say Overreliance on Palantir AI Tech Contributed to U.S. Strike That Killed 123 Iranian Children (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-20 | tags: palantir, pentagon, ai targeting

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Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-09-19 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: ai safety debate, openai, anthropic

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Newsom Executive Order Contains Eyebrow-Raising AI Kill Switch Proposal (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-19 | tags: newsom, executive order, ai kill switch

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California governor wants to implement a kill switch for frontier AI models (engadget.com)

2026-09-19 | by Jackson Chen | tags: gavin newsom, california, kill switch

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The AI kill switch, explained: 'It's not too little, but it's probably too late' (cnbc.com)

2026-09-19 | by Samantha Subin | tags: ai kill switch, openai, anthropic

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This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: September 19, 2026 — Steam Frame interview, killer AI models, and the DRAM crisis deepens (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-19 | by Sayem Ahmed | get Valve Steam Frame VR headset → | tags: steam frame, valve, dram crisis

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Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn’t kill everyone???? (theverge.com)

2026-09-19 | by Nilay Patel | tags: antitrust exemption, ai safety, jonathan kanter

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AI hallucination nearly triggers US military operation (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-18 | by Aditya Mehta | tags: ai hallucination, us military, china vessel

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California’s Newsom Issues Executive Order to Weigh AI Oversight, Including ‘Kill Switch’ (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-18 | tags: gavin newsom, executive order, ai oversight

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Gavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch (theverge.com)

2026-09-18 | by Lauren Feiner | tags: gavin newsom, ai kill switch, california ai regulation

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Could AI really kill us all? Your questions, answered. (technologyreview.com)

2026-09-18 | by Will Douglas Heaven | tags: ai alignment, aum shinrikyo, biological weapons

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Fake LastPass Authenticator GitHub repos push new Rapuncel infostealer (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-09-18 | get YubiKey 5 NFC hardware security key → | tags: lastpass, github, rapuncel infostealer

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Most of the world thinks AI is going to kill jobs, a new Pew survey finds (techspot.com)

2026-09-18 | by Rob Thubron | tags: pew research center, ai job losses, south korea

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Ex-Google DeepMind Researcher Also Warns AI Could 'Kill All Humans'. But Meta's Zuckerberg Believes Safety is Up to Each AI Company (slashdot.org)

2026-09-18 | tags: google deepmind, bilal chughtai, anthropic

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How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-17 | by Tyler Foggatt | tags: jacob coxon, anthropic, openai

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Four ways to prevent AI killing us all within 10 years (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-16 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: ai snake oil, princeton university, anthropic

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The Senate just killed crypto's shot at clear rules, and Bitcoin had its worst day since June (techspot.com)

2026-09-16 | by Rob Thubron | tags: digital asset market clarity act, us senate, bitcoin price drop

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Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Don’t Agree on Much. They Agree AI Could Kill Us All. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-15 | tags: steve bannon, bernie sanders, artificial intelligence

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AI leaders clash over safety fears after Anthropic whistleblower says AI could 'kill us all' by 2030 — OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI figureheads call for external governance, while Jensen Huang says worries are 'made up' (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-15 | by Jon Martindale | tags: anthropic, openai, xai

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Cash Is King, Yet Growth Can Kill — Why Fast-Growing Startups Go Bankrupt (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-15 | by Ross Kernez | get QuickBooks Online accounting software subscription → | tags: startup bankruptcy, cash flow management, growth paradox

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What is a VPN kill switch and how does it work? (engadget.com)

2026-09-15 | by Alec Hively | get ExpressVPN subscription → | tags: vpn kill switch, ip address, encrypted tunnels

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Amazon isn’t killing Fire TV sideloading after all (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: amazon, fire tv, sideloading

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Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-09-15 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: ai safety, anthropic, kill switch

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AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder says (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-09-14 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: anthropic, ai kill switch, dario amodei

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China Also Thinks AI Could Kill Us. But First, It Wants to Match the U.S. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-14 | tags: china, beijing, technology

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Killing with a car costs $1.6M, California requires drivers to carry $30K (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-12 | by Max Mautner | tags: car insurance, traffic deaths, california

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Microsoft warns that killing VBScript could break Windows activation for businesses (techspot.com)

2026-09-12 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: vbscript, microsoft, windows activation

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AI Is Powerful Enough to Crack Our Hardest Math Problems—and Kill Us All (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-12 | get The Millennium Problems Keith Devlin book → | tags: millennium prize, math problems, ai safety

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Roundtables: Could AI really kill us all? (technologyreview.com)

2026-09-11 | by Mit Technology Review | get Superintelligence Nick Bostrom book → | tags: ai extinction, mit technology review, niall firth