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California Governor Mobilizes Expert Panel to Strengthen AI Safety Laws

California Governor Mobilizes Expert Panel to Strengthen AI Safety Laws
California Governor Mobilizes Expert Panel to Strengthen AI Safety Laws
September 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday (Sept. 18) that will convene national experts to provide a guide for the state to reinforce...

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Yahoo Finance Ends Polymarket Partnership and Closes Prediction Markets Hub
Yahoo Finance Ends Polymarket Partnership and Closes Prediction Markets Hub
September 18, 2026  |  Partnerships

Yahoo Finance ended its partnership with prediction market Polymarket, Bloomberg reported Friday (Sept. 18). A Yahoo spokesperson said in the report: “We had a previous...

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CFTC Files Crypto Regulation Proposal After Clarity Act Fails
CFTC Files Crypto Regulation Proposal After Clarity Act Fails
September 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a proposal to regulate crypto asset transactions and crypto asset markets,...

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OpenAI Targets Legal Tech Market With Astra for Law
OpenAI Targets Legal Tech Market With Astra for Law
September 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has launched an artificial intelligence foundation designed to be used by law firms and legal technology companies to build AI products and workflows, the...

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Apple Teams With Axis Bank for Long-Awaited Apple Pay Debut in India
Apple Teams With Axis Bank for Long-Awaited Apple Pay Debut in India
September 18, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple is preparing to launch Apple Pay in India in partnership with Mumbai-based Axis Bank, Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 18), citing unnamed sources. Axis Bank...

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Ant International Unveils 100 Products to Drive Agentic Financial Operations
Ant International Unveils 100 Products to Drive Agentic Financial Operations
September 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Ant International has announced an artificial intelligence-native financial stack that includes nearly 100products across payment, account, foreign exchange, treasury and growth operations, the company said...

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Amazon Rolls Out AI Agents That Interview Job Applicants 24/7
Amazon Rolls Out AI Agents That Interview Job Applicants 24/7
September 18, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon Connect Talent, an agentic artificial intelligence solution for hiring, is now generally available, Amazon Web Services (AWS) said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) update...

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Researchers Use Claude to Crack OpenAI’s Private Cache
Researchers Use Claude to Crack OpenAI’s Private Cache
September 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Independent security researchers participating in an OpenAI bug-hunting program used Anthropic’s Claude to gain access to OpenAI’s private cache of software, the Wall Street Journal...

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