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Tech News for Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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Mark Bergen · Bloomberg Technology3 sources

Microsoft pledges $10 billion in Gulf cloud and AI infrastructure by 2030

Microsoft commits $10 billion through 2030 to cloud and AI infrastructure in Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, including over $400 million for subsea and terrestrial connectivity. President Brad Smith also discusses AI safety, stating that safety won't advance if reliant on just two companies.

Also covered by Bloomberg Technology

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Natasha Mascarenhas and Dina Bass · Bloomberg Technology

Startups Modal, Baseten in Funding Talks to Help Businesses Run AI

Two startups that provide platforms to help businesses run artificial intelligence models are in funding talks to double their valuations in quick succession, a sign of surging investor demand for infrastructure services that support wider AI adoption. Modal Labs is in discussions to raise new financing at a roughly $15 billion valuation, according to two people familiar with the matter, roughly triple what it was worth in a round four months ago. Baseten is in talks for a funding round that cou

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Bloomberg Technology

Former CFTC Commissioner on Prediction Market Regulation

Former CFTC Commissioner and Kalshi Exchange Board Member Brian Quintenz speaks about the firm's margin trading request to the CFTC with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick from the Financial Markets Quality Conference at Georgetown University. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg Technology

SEC Commissioner Uyeda assures guardrails for tokenization

SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda discusses plans to establish guardrails for tokenization, covering market structure reforms and investor protections. He emphasizes the need for clear rules as digital assets integrate into traditional markets.

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Gowri Gurumurthy · Bloomberg Technology

CoreWeave-tied data center project raises $1.1B in junk bonds

A data center developer affiliated with CoreWeave raises $1.1 billion through a junk-bond offering to finance a large project. The high-yield debt attracts investors despite broader market volatility.

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Felix Gillette · Bloomberg Technology

Pluto TV revamps brand with ad blitz, nostalgic slate, and tech upgrades

Under CEO David Ellison, Pluto TV is reintroducing itself to budget-conscious consumers with a new ad campaign, nostalgic programming, and technical improvements. The free ad-supported streaming service aims to stand out in a crowded market.

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Bloomberg Technology

Nuveen says markets are 'looking for catalysts to re-risk'

Nuveen's global investment strategist says markets are waiting for clearing events to add risk, with limited tactical upside from current levels. Investors are seeking catalysts to re-enter risk assets.

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Cliff Venzon and Ditas B Lopez · Bloomberg Technology

Philippines' Ayala to cut debt after $761 million Mitsubishi deal

Ayala Corp. plans to use proceeds from Mitsubishi Corp.'s $700 million investment to cut debt, buy undervalued shares and fund growth, its president said. The move aims to lift investor returns after the deal.

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Janice Huang and Harry Suhartono · Bloomberg Technology

SoftBank starts jumbo high-yield bond sale to finance AI push

SoftBank Group has launched one of the largest corporate junk bond sales ever to fund investments in artificial intelligence. The Japanese conglomerate is tapping debt investors to finance its AI push.

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Ashutosh Joshi · Bloomberg Technology

ESDS becomes one of India's best new listings on data-center bet

ESDS, an Indian data-center company, made one of the country's best new stock listings as investors bet on data-center and AI growth. The listing gives India a new favorite among listed data-center and AI plays, with investors already looking for what comes next.

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Bloomberg Technology

Morgan Stanley's Jonas says physical AI could multiply global GDP

Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas argues that the convergence of AI and robotics could have a transformational impact on the global economy, potentially multiplying GDP as physical AI spreads across transportation, manufacturing, and everyday life. He says the robotics race is inseparable from rebuilding supply chains.

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Shirin Ghaffary · Bloomberg Technology

Altman and Amodei urge UN Security Council to back AI safety standards and bioweapon ban

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed the UN Security Council, calling for international AI safety standards. Altman said OpenAI will slow development, while Amodei urged a ban on AI-enabled bioweapons. The appeal comes as the Trump administration resists a 'globalist scheme' to control AI.

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Matthew Korfhage · Wired

Best space heaters of 2026 tested and measured

Wired tested eight space heaters, evaluating how quickly, quietly, and safely they heat a room. The review covers a range of portable models suitable for different needs.

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Anuj Behal · MIT Technology Review

Smart glasses cause havoc in India as privacy concerns grow

MIT Technology Review reports on how smart glasses are creating privacy and social issues in India, including incidents of unauthorized recording. The devices are spreading rapidly, raising questions about regulation and consent.

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Bloomberg Technology

Bessemer raises $5.75B, its largest fund ever, with $4B for growth-stage AI

Bessemer Venture Partners has raised $5.75 billion in fresh capital, its largest fundraise ever, including $4 billion dedicated to growth-stage investments as AI companies raise larger rounds and remain private for longer. Partner Sameer Dholakia discusses why the firm sees a 'special moment' for AI.

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Jagmeet Singh · TechCrunch

Ema raises $77M to bring AI agents to enterprise software

Ema has raised $77 million in new funding, bringing its total to $140 million. The company has more than 50 enterprise customers, including Google and Microsoft, and is focused on AI-powered enterprise automation.

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Bloomberg Technology

AI agents fuel new cybersecurity boom as demand for autonomous security grows

As AI shifts from technology that talks to technology that acts, securing autonomous agents is becoming a major new opportunity for cybersecurity companies, according to Rosenblatt Securities analyst Catharine Trebnick. She cites growing demand for products from CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks.

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Theresa Loconsolo · TechCrunch

Old cybersecurity model breaking as AI-native threats rise

The traditional cybersecurity model is breaking as AI-powered threats and rogue agents become more common. Investors are pouring capital into startups building next-generation security for an AI-native world.

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Albertina Torsoli · Bloomberg Technology

Airbus wins 25-year cybersecurity contract for French military

Airbus SE has won a 25-year cybersecurity contract from the French Ministry of Armed Forces to defend critical infrastructure from attacks. The deal underscores France's efforts to bolster its cyber defenses.

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Tom Warren · The Verge

Microsoft refreshes its smaller Surface Pro and Laptop with Qualcomm’s X2 Plus

Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. The smaller Surface devices retain the same design and hardware features from last year, with faster and more capable chips inside and higher price tags (thanks RAMageddon!). While the 12-inch Surface Pro started at $799.99 last […]

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Tom Warren · The Verge

Microsoft’s new Surface Mouse has haptic feedback and a customizable action button

Microsoft is launching a second generation of its Surface Mouse next month that includes haptic feedback support. The Surface Mouse also has a customizable action button for the first time, which is primarily designed for quick access to Copilot (of course), but can be configured to work with other shortcuts from the Surface app. "Its […]

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Magdalena Del Valle · Bloomberg Technology

Altman, Amodei Call on UN, World Leaders to Boost AI Safety

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and Anthropic PBC CEO Dario Amodei urged world leaders to work together on artificial intelligence in an extraordinary appearance before the United Nations Security Council that focused on growing concerns the technology poses existential risks to humanity.

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Rebecca Torrence · Bloomberg Technology

Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital in Talks to Raise $3 Billion in New Funds

Investment firm 1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, is in talks to raise $3 billion for its second growth fund, according to a person familiar with the matter, bolstering its push to make larger bets on startups.

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Allison Johnson · The Verge

Meta’s AI agent is a cute little guy who’s great at spending my money

Modern life comes with an unending, auto-populating to-do list. It never ceases to amaze me how I can be doing nothing at all, minding my own business, and suddenly something needs to be taken care of. You're telling me a tree branch fell in the backyard and now I have to figure out what to […]

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Robert Hart · The Verge

Anthropic’s biolab made a discovery it’s comparing to Crispr

Anthropic says its AI Claude has "autonomously discovered" a new enzyme system similar to machinery behind the powerful gene-editing tool Crispr. It's the first result from Anthropic's newly-launched wet lab and an early test of Claude's usefulness for science as the company prepares to go public. The company says Claude found the enzyme system after […]

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Bloomberg Technology

Nvidia Is Shaping the Rules for AI

Jensen Huang and Donald Trump have become comrades in downplaying AI warnings and fighting back against new regulation. Bloomberg Opinion columnis Parmy Olson says that slowing down development just isn’t an option for Nvidia. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg Technology

Meta AI Disrupts the Tech Race, Morgan Stanleys's Deal Leak

Get a jump start on the US trading day with Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Diplomacy in New York raises hopes for an Iran breakthrough. Plus, Morgan Stanley’s confidential deal leak, Royal Caribbean’s $3 billion Sandals bet, and the CEOs of PG&E and Ben & Jerry’s join Bloomberg Open Interest in the C-Suite. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Sean O'Kane · TechCrunch3 sources

NHTSA investigates comma.ai after multiple crashes and deaths

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating comma.ai after five crashes where cars using its devices hit slow or stopped vehicles, resulting in injuries and deaths. The probe follows multiple incidents involving the company's hands-off driving technology.

Also covered by Ars Technica, Hacker News

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Linda Lew · Bloomberg Technology

Geely Unveils Ultrafast AI-Powered EV Charging to Take On BYD

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. introduced an AI-powered electric vehicle charging technology that it says can bring a battery from 10% to 70% in under five minutes, intensifying the industry’s race for faster charging.

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Thomas Macaulay · MIT Technology Review

The Download: India’s smart glasses menace and AI’s trillion-dollar gamble

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Smart glasses are already causing havoc in India When Shubnam saw an Instagram video of a Delhi protest they had attended, they realized a content creator wearing Meta smart glasses had…

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Dominic Preston · The Verge

Xiaomi’s new 18 Pro phones improve on Samsung’s privacy display

Xiaomi's new 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max launched in China today, and feature a more flexible take on the privacy display tech introduced this year on Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra. They combine it with returning rear screens, two 200-megapixel cameras, and both of Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips. A global launch […]

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Ryan Vlastelica · Bloomberg Technology

Microsoft Rises as One of Last Analyst Holdouts Turns Bullish

Microsoft Corp. was upgraded to buy from hold at Stifel, in what represents a vote of confidence from one of the few Wall Street’s firms that were cautious on the stock after its lagging run this year. The shares gained nearly 1% in pre-market trading.

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Samantha Kelly · Bloomberg Technology

Eight Sleep Debuts Pod 6 Solo and Pod 6 Solo, Nears $1 Billion in Pod Sales

Eight Sleep Inc., a company known for high-tech, temperature-controlled mattress covers, released a new version of its signature “Pod” product at a lower price point and said it’s on track to reach $1 billion in lifetime sales for that line by the end of the year.

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Jess Weatherbed · The Verge

OpenAI nabs key Patreon execs ahead of upcoming announcement

OpenAI has hired three former Patreon execs to anchor its product strategy for creators. After starting the creator subscription platform 13 years ago, co-founder and technology chief Sam Yam announced on X that he's joining OpenAI to lead Creator Product. He's also bringing Patreon's former product head Drew Rowny and engineering head Shannon Ma with […]

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Andrew Liszewski · The Verge

Eight Sleep’s new cooling hub is small enough to hide under your bed

Eight Sleep announced the next version of its "intelligent sleep system" designed to regulate the temperature of your bed in response to tracked health and sleep metrics like breathing and heart rate. The company calls its new Pod 6 system its "most significant hardware launch to date," and it's centered around a redesigned cooling hub […]

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Michelle Kim · MIT Technology Review

The AI Hype Index: AI loves cheating

Brace yourself: It turns out AI is being optimized for cheating. OpenAI’s agents hacked into Hugging Face to get the answers to a cybersecurity test. Next, they solved a prestigious math problem (or just stole from two top mathematicians’ answer sheets). Anthropic’s models have also hacked into other companies’ systems four times already. And that’s…

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Jess Weatherbed · The Verge

OpenAI nabs key Patreon execs ahead of upcoming announcement

OpenAI has hired three former Patreon execs to anchor its product strategy for creators. After starting the creator subscription platform 13 years ago, co-founder and technology chief Sam Yam announced on X that he's joining OpenAI to lead Creator Product. He's also bringing Patreon's former product head Drew Rowny and engineering head Shannon Ma with […]

Also covered by The Next Web

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Magdalena Del Valle · Bloomberg Technology

Altman, Amodei Call on UN, World Leaders to Boost AI Safety

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and Anthropic PBC CEO Dario Amodei urged world leaders to work together on artificial intelligence in an extraordinary appearance before the United Nations Security Council that focused on growing concerns the technology poses existential risks to humanity.

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Rebecca Torrence · Bloomberg Technology

Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital in Talks to Raise $3 Billion in New Funds

Investment firm 1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, is in talks to raise $3 billion for its second growth fund, according to a person familiar with the matter, bolstering its push to make larger bets on startups.

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Rebecca Torrence · Bloomberg Technology

Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital in Talks to Raise $3 Billion in New Funds

Investment firm 1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, is in talks to raise $3 billion for its second growth fund, according to a person familiar with the matter, bolstering its push to make larger bets on startups.

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Allison Johnson · The Verge

Meta’s AI agent is a cute little guy who’s great at spending my money

Modern life comes with an unending, auto-populating to-do list. It never ceases to amaze me how I can be doing nothing at all, minding my own business, and suddenly something needs to be taken care of. You're telling me a tree branch fell in the backyard and now I have to figure out what to […]

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Allison Johnson · The Verge

Meta’s AI agent is a cute little guy who’s great at spending my money

Modern life comes with an unending, auto-populating to-do list. It never ceases to amaze me how I can be doing nothing at all, minding my own business, and suddenly something needs to be taken care of. You're telling me a tree branch fell in the backyard and now I have to figure out what to […]

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Angus Whitley · Bloomberg Technology

US rebukes Australia over plan to target social media algorithms

The US government criticized Australia's proposed crackdown on social media algorithms and harmful content, opening a new front in Canberra's campaign against Big Tech. The criticism could complicate Australia's efforts to regulate platforms.

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Andrew Liszewski · The Verge

Eight Sleep’s new cooling hub is small enough to hide under your bed

Eight Sleep announced the next version of its "intelligent sleep system" designed to regulate the temperature of your bed in response to tracked health and sleep metrics like breathing and heart rate. The company calls its new Pod 6 system its "most significant hardware launch to date," and it's centered around a redesigned cooling hub […]

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Michelle Kim · MIT Technology Review

The AI Hype Index: AI loves cheating

Brace yourself: It turns out AI is being optimized for cheating. OpenAI’s agents hacked into Hugging Face to get the answers to a cybersecurity test. Next, they solved a prestigious math problem (or just stole from two top mathematicians’ answer sheets). Anthropic’s models have also hacked into other companies’ systems four times already. And that’s…

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