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Impulse Space’s $808 Million Series D: Why It’s Racing to Expand Manufacturing
19 sources0Impulse Space’s $308 million Series D extension brought the round to $808 million and is intended to turn booked demand into delivery capacity—funding product development, hiring and vehicle manufacturing fo...
France’s Roland Lescure Says an AI Slowdown Would Entrench U.S. Leaders
18 sources0On September 16, 2026, Roland Lescure said a broad AI slowdown could help U.S. companies already leading the field stay ahead; he argued France and Europe should accelerate AI adoption so they can become lea...
How Fairphone, Framework and Jolla Are Coping With the Memory Shortage
11 sources0Smaller device makers are trying to secure memory allocation, redesigning hardware for substitute parts and taking earlier purchasing risks; higher prices alone cannot guarantee they can ship.
Senate Stalls Trump-Backed CLARITY Act in 50–49 Procedural Vote
17 sources0On September 15, 2026, the Senate’s motion to advance the CLARITY Act received 50 votes to 49, but needed 60.
Amazon Raises U.S. Operations Starting Pay to $20 an Hour
14 sources0Amazon raised minimum starting pay for eligible full time U.S. core operations employees by $1 to $20 an hour.
Cohere–Aleph Alpha Merger: Terms, $600M Financing and Sovereign AI Strategy
21 sources0Cohere and Aleph Alpha signed a definitive merger agreement on September 16, 2026, but it has not closed: regulatory approval is still required.
What did French Finance Minister Roland Lescure say on September 16, 2026, about why calls to slow AI development may benefit leading U.S. t
15 sources0Lescure’s argument was geopolitical: a general slowdown would freeze the advantage of U.S.
What happened when the U.S. Senate voted on September 15, 2026, to advance President Donald Trump backed cryptocurrency legislation known as
19 sources0The Senate did not pass—or even begin debate on—the Clarity Act.
What did Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg say on September 15, 2026, about why competition, liability, alignment, and each AI lab’s ability to contr
16 sources0Zuckerberg rejected a collective AI-development slowdown. He argued that competition, legal liability, and the need to keep systems aligned with users already give every lab both the incentive and the abilit...
Shane Legg Warns AI Safety Must Keep Pace With AGI Progress
23 sources0Shane Legg warned that rapidly advancing AI must not outpace the safeguards needed to monitor and control it.
First Solar Withdraws ITC TOPCon Patent Case, Keeps Federal Suits Active
21 sources0First Solar said on September 16, 2026, it would withdraw its ITC Section 337 TOPCon patent complaint without prejudice and focus on existing federal lawsuits.
Huawei’s 2035 AI Agent Forecast: 900 Billion Agents and 90% of Token Traffic
20 sources0Huawei projects that 900 billion AI agents could serve a world population of 9 billion by 2035, producing more than 90% of global AI token traffic.