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Apple teams up with LG on smart home gear, Common Sense Media calls ChatGPT for Teens an unacceptable risk, and a nonprofit pays government salaries.
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Apple's smart home push will include a doorbell, lock and thermostat developed through an unusual partnership with LG, according to a new report.(paywalled)
Why it matters Apple is leaning on an established hardware maker rather than building everything itself, which signals how it plans to enter a crowded smart home category.
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Common Sense Media calls OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens, introduced in August, an "unacceptable risk" despite its guardrails and learning-focused design.
Why it matters A prominent youth-safety reviewer's verdict could shape how parents, schools and regulators judge AI products aimed at minors.
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A nonprofit run by SpaceXAI's general counsel is reportedly paying the salaries of members of the National Design Studio, a sort of DOGE successor, per a WIRED investigation.(paywalled)
Why it matters Outside funding of government staff raises questions about who influences federal work and how that arrangement is disclosed.
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AI bots are swarming the Fed's FRED data site, and Jamie Dimon is warning that agents seeking government data bring new security risks.(paywalled)
Why it matters As AI agents become heavy users of public data sources, those sources face new load and new vulnerabilities.
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Google has been ordered to halt work on two data centers in Finland, a key AI-boom location nicknamed the 'Texas of Europe.'
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Bitcoin fell Wednesday as $550 million in risky crypto bets were wiped out in forced selling and broader market jitters weighed on risk appetite.(paywalled)
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Temasek's investment chief named a reversal in the AI trade and inflation-driven bond rates as the top risks to markets heading into next year.(paywalled)
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Formula 1 on Apple TV will offer Dolby Atmos on supported devices, beginning with the U.S. Grand Prix weekend on October 23, which means louder engines.
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Elon Musk says his companies will build and operate Terafab themselves, ruling out a role for TSMC in running the chipmaking venture.(paywalled)
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Elon Musk's America PAC is spending heavily on the midterms, and WIRED has built a live tracker to follow the money daily.(paywalled)
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