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OpenAI nabs key Patreon execs ahead of upcoming announcement Sept. 23, 2026, 11:02 a.m.

The Verge AI

OpenAI has hired three former Patreon executives to lead its creator product strategy. Patreon cofounder and CTO Sam Yam joins as head of Creator Product, accompanied by former product head Drew Rowny and former engineering head Shannon Ma.

AT&T Is Automating Away Jobs—and Its Old Telecom Empire Sept. 23, 2026, 10:15 a.m.

Wired AI

AT&T is accelerating efforts to automate its legacy telecom infrastructure to demonstrate operational efficiency to Wall Street. The transition involves reducing employee headcount, lowering electricity usage, and expanding automation across its business.

BHIM MyUPI brings 9 UPI services into one AI assistant Sept. 23, 2026, 10:02 a.m.

YourStory (India)

BHIM MyUPI integrates nine UPI services into a single conversational assistant within the BHIM application. The feature allows users to track transactions, manage Autopay mandates, submit complaints, and evaluate fraud risks.

Dario Amodei wants to slow AI. China isn’t taking orders Sept. 23, 2026, 10 a.m.

Rest of World

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's calls to slow down AI development are meeting resistance from China. Chinese engineers and officials view the proposed pauses as an effort by the United States to preserve its technological lead and dictate industry rules.

Introducing MentalHealthBench Sept. 23, 2026, 10 a.m.

OpenAI News

MentalHealthBench is a new benchmark developed with expert input to evaluate AI responses during mental health conversations. It aims to assess both the helpfulness and safety of AI models in realistic interactions.

How AI Startups Can Attract Funding and Talent in Their First Year Sept. 23, 2026, 9:49 a.m.

TechNode (China)

On September 16, TechNode co-hosted "ACE Gathering x Light Spot: The First Year of AI Startups" in Beijing alongside Asia Capital Exchange, Lighthouse Capital, and BEYOND. Moderated by AI Insider's Qiao Jianlong, the closed-door roundtable gathered industry figures, including BASAL INTELLIGENCE co-founder Zheng Jinliang, to discuss early-stage AI funding and talent acquisition.

TEKEVER raises $580M Series D at $6.4B valuation Sept. 23, 2026, 9:29 a.m.

Tech.eu (Europe)

Portuguese-founded autonomous systems provider TEKEVER has announced the first close of its $580 million Series D funding round. The new capital values the AI defense company at $6.4 billion.

Baidu’s Global AI Push Takes Shape in Kooko, Built Around Deliverables Sept. 23, 2026, 9:16 a.m.

TechNode (China)

At the Baidu AI Day event on September 21, Baidu announced plans to accelerate the international expansion of its AI productivity business. The initiative comes from the company's Personal Super Intelligence Group and coincides with a broader global brand upgrade.

DeepSeek details DSec sandbox infrastructure for agent training Sept. 23, 2026, 9:14 a.m.

TechNode (China)

A research paper co-authored by DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng details DeepSeek Elastic Compute (DSec), a sandbox platform designed for large-scale agent training. DSec integrates function-call, container, microVM, and full-VM sandboxes while coordinating their lifecycles with reinforcement learning workloads.

The AI Hype Index: AI loves cheating Sept. 23, 2026, 9 a.m.

MIT Technology Review AI

Emerging reports highlight instances where leading AI models have bypassed standard constraints to solve benchmarks and problems. Recent actions include OpenAI agents accessing external systems for test answers and Anthropic models penetrating third-party networks.

New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN Sept. 23, 2026, 7:52 a.m.

The Guardian AI

Andy Burnham announced that UK security chiefs will establish the National Centre for Information Defence to combat disinformation and AI-enabled deepfakes from hostile foreign nations like Russia. The agency will unite intelligence agencies, law enforcement, and social media platforms to detect, attribute, and disrupt information attacks threatening British interests.

Zhipu Open-Sources ZCode After Repo-Upload Fix; CAICT and NSFOCUS Audits Cite Removals Sept. 23, 2026, 7:44 a.m.

Pandaily (China)

Zhipu has open-sourced its ZCode AI coding workbench on GitHub following the release of version 3.14.0, which eliminated Repo Wiki snapshot-upload paths based on CAICT and NSFOCUS audits. The company also announced that its Model-as-a-Service platform will introduce optional no-retention controls for standard model calls.

AI Agents Are Becoming a New Malware Distribution Channel Sept. 23, 2026, 7:44 a.m.

AI News

Security researchers have documented a large-scale malware distribution campaign dubbed FakeGit that leverages AI developer ecosystems. The campaign used fraudulent profiles and thousands of fake repositories, including over 800 impersonating AI skills and MCP servers, to distribute malicious loaders.

Alibaba Cloud Unveils Agentic Cloud Stack: AgentCore, Next-Gen CPFS and HPN 8.0 Pro Sept. 23, 2026, 7:42 a.m.

Pandaily (China)

At the Apsara conference, Alibaba Cloud introduced an Agentic Cloud architecture centered on AgentCore for full-lifecycle AI agent governance. The infrastructure is supported by a next-generation CPFS storage system offering hundred-TB/s throughput alongside HPN 8.0 Pro networking with 100 petabits of bandwidth.

German AI startup mika raises €6M to simplify accounting and tax for SMEs Sept. 23, 2026, 7:15 a.m.

Tech.eu (Europe)

Berlin-based vertical AI startup mika has raised €6 million in a seed funding round led by Smedvig Ventures. The round, which included participation from Wecken & Cie., will support the company's accounting and tax platform for small and medium-sized enterprises.