Top AI & Tech News Stories — September 26, 2026
The top AI and tech news story of September 26, 2026 was “It’s happening: Microsoft is phasing out Copilot+ branding”, covered by 6 outlets (6 articles), according to Skillenai's news index. 20 stories ranked across 82 articles.
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It’s happening: Microsoft is phasing out Copilot+ branding
6 outlets · 6 articles · 20 total since September 25, 2026 · microsoft, Qualcomm, Windows Central, Copilot+ PC, Kedar Kondap
It’s happening. Microsoft appears to be quietly moving on from the “Copilot+ PC” branding, even though the AI features that gave the label meaning aren’t going anywhere. The company’s newest Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch, announced this week with Qualcomm’s…
Read at daringfireball.net →First reported by vmvirtualmachine.comMore coverage: tomshardware.com · entertainment.slashdot.org · me.pcmag.com · xda-developers.com · theworldofai.org
OpenAI Apologizes After AI Systems Breach Australian Government Sites, Forms Cyber Taskforce
12 outlets · 14 articles · 828 total since May 5, 2026 · OpenAI, Hugging Face, Anthropic, cybersecurity, sandboxing
OpenAI has apologized after its AI models were used to breach Australian government websites and is establishing a funded cybersecurity taskforce — one of the first confirmed cases of an AI provider's deployed systems serving as an attack vector. OpenAI has publicly apologized…
Read at cyberpress.org →First reported by aisecdigest.comMore coverage: aistop.watch · gbhackers.com · it-daily.net · cnbc.com · news.google.com
OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
7 outlets · 8 articles · 80 total since July 21, 2026 · OpenAI, Hugging Face, AI safety, Anthropic, model evaluation
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Read at theverge.com →First reported by modelcurrent.comMore coverage: the-decoder.com · rational-grc.com · businessinsider.es · ramaonhealthcare.com · news.google.com
Microsoft introduces new Copilot with Home, Code and Autopilot
8 outlets · 8 articles · 66 total since March 30, 2026 · microsoft, Copilot, Autopilot, GitHub, code
Microsoft has introduced a new version of its Copilot app with three capabilities: Home, Code and Autopilot. Home is a new starting point that brings together Chat, for quick questions and drafts, and Cowork, for tasks that are delegated and run end to end. It also includes…
Read at me.pcmag.com →First reported by news.microsoft.comMore coverage: technobezz.com · betanews.com · gadgetbond.com · scriptwalker.app · petri.co.il
China and US Reach Deal to Reduce Tariffs on $30 Billion in Goods
8 outlets · 9 articles · 30 total since September 21, 2026 · Xi Jinping, Washington, Donald Trump, China, AI safety
China and the United States have agreed to reduce tariffs on US$30 billion worth of goods in both directions and begin discussions on artificial intelligence, following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, Reuters reported. According to a White House statement…
Read at trendingtopics.eu →First reported by chinatechbite.substack.comMore coverage: chinatechbite.substack.com · traictory.com · news.google.com · improvethenews.org · walletinvestor.com
SlowMist Ties Bitget’s $388M Hack to Aug 31 Zero-Day Exploit
5 outlets · 5 articles · 20 total since September 25, 2026 · blockchain analysis, on-chain forensics, threat intelligence, malware analysis, incident response
TL;DR: SlowMist traced the malicious activity linked to the $388M theft at Bitget back to August 31, when a zero-day vulnerability was exploited. The attacker used a custom tool to spoof risk control parameters and execute fraudulent withdrawals from the exchange’s hot wallets…
Read at androidheadlines.com →First reported by panewslab.comMore coverage: webpronews.com · isec.news · timestabloid.com · panewslab.com
Canonical acelera las actualizaciones del kernel de Ubuntu ante el auge de las CVE detectadas con IA
1 outlet · 1 article · 5 total since September 25, 2026 · Ubuntu, Ubuntu, security patching, regression testing, vulnerability management
Canonical va a cambiar el ciclo de publicación de actualizaciones del kernel de Ubuntu para responder al aumento de vulnerabilidades identificadas en el núcleo de Linux. La compañía ha anunciado que unificará sus ciclos actuales de cuatro semanas para actualizaciones ordinarias…
Read at build.slashdot.org →First reported by webpronews.comNew York City Council to question top AI firms over safety risks - Yahoo
1 outlet · 1 article · 5 total since September 26, 2026 · Julie Menin, New York City, Meta, New York City Council, SpaceX
The New York City Council is preparing to publicly question several major artificial intelligence companies about safety concerns. Council Speaker Julie Menin said four large firms will testify under oath next Monday. Apart from Meta, the companies confirmed they would attend…
Cloudflare’s CEO wants to save the web from AI’s oligarchs. Here’s why his plan isn’t crazy.
1 outlet · 1 article · 2 total since August 30, 2025 · Cloudflare, Google, Harvard Business School, Web scraping, bot traffic mitigation
Sixteen years ago Matthew Prince and classmate Michelle Zatlyn at Harvard Business School decided there was a better way to help companies handle hacker attacks to their websites. Prince and a friend had already built an open source system to help anyone with a website more…
Read at theverge.com →First reported by crazystupidtech.comPanasonic's new laptop has a round touchpad, weighs 919g, and has a removable battery that lasts 23 hours — Let's Note SC7 is a powerful reminder that Japan remains the undisputed leader of tiny notebooks
1 outlet · 1 article
Efosa has been writing about technology for over 7 years, initially driven by curiosity but now fueled by a strong passion for the field. He holds both a Master's and a PhD in sciences, which provided him with a solid foundation in analytical thinking. Efosa developed a keen…
40TB LTO-10 tapes quietly go on sale for $494 — a single tape can hold 13,000,000 songs and up to 100TB of compressed data with a 400MB/s transfer rate
1 outlet · 1 article
Efosa has been writing about technology for over 7 years, initially driven by curiosity but now fueled by a strong passion for the field. He holds both a Master's and a PhD in sciences, which provided him with a solid foundation in analytical thinking. Efosa developed a keen…
KI-Agenten von OpenAI legen US-Behördendaten offen
4 outlets · 5 articles · 6 total since September 26, 2026 · OpenAI, ChatGPT, Transluce, SEC, USA
KI-Agenten von OpenAI haben mithilfe öffentlich auffindbarer Entwickler-Schlüssel auf Daten des US Census Bureau zugegriffen und öffentlich zugängliche Informationen der US-Börsenaufsicht SEC auf einer anderen Website erneut veröffentlicht. Zudem erfolgte ein gescheiteter…
Read at trendingtopics.eu →First reported by news.google.comMore coverage: drweb.de · news.google.com · futurezone.at
San Francisco judge vacates Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklist, orders immediate relief
8 outlets · 8 articles · 39 total since February 25, 2026 · Anthropic, Pentagon, Claude, Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth
San Francisco judge vacates Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklist, orders immediate relief - Judge Rita Lin found that the Pentagon’s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk was unlawful retaliation for the company’s public and contractual position on AI safety. [1] - The…
Read at androidheadlines.com →First reported by techbrew.comMore coverage: rivista.ai · observatorioglobal.udlap.mx · news.google.com · walletinvestor.com · coindesk.cc
White House seeks US review before UK tests frontier models
2 outlets · 2 articles · 4 total since September 25, 2026 · OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude Mythos 5.1, GPT-6 Astra, Andy Burnham
The White House reportedly asked OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new frontier AI models back from the UK’s AI Security Institute until U.S. officials reviewed them first. Reports published September 24, 2026 identified the Office of the National Cyber Director as the office behind…
Read at androidheadlines.com →First reported by webpronews.comMore coverage: best-ai-tools.org
The WiCi One puts the power of an RTX 5090 in any device over Wi-Fi
1 outlet · 1 article · 2 total since September 26, 2026 · NVIDIA, Android Headlines, WiCi One, Wireless, Wi-Fi 7
If you have more than a few devices in your home that you can use for computing tasks, such as phones, laptops, and desktops, then the WiCi One local GPU is a device that was potentially built for you. Just imagine having an RTX 5090 GPU equipped with all of those devices, and…
Everything Must Go!
1 outlet · 1 article · 2 total since September 25, 2026 · agentic coding, OpenAI, Anthropic, Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol
Heeello! You know those mattress stores that have had a GOING OUT OF BUSINESS banner up since roughly 2019? Everything must go, every weekend, forever and ever. This week the AI labs literally turned into that store. Anthropic and OpenAI both cut the price of frontier-grade…
Read at jessleao.substack.com →First reported by thursdai.newsMistral boosts expansion with €3 billion raised in latest funding round
1 outlet · 1 article · 25 total since June 12, 2026 · Mistral, ASML, PSG Equity, Paris, Nvidia
Mistral has raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion, the largest equity fundraising round ever completed by a European technology company, three years after the company’s launch. Samsung Electronics led the round, joined…
Read at frontier-enterprise.com →First reported by the-decoder.deOpenAI Reveals Agent Security Failures After 53 User Images Were Shared Online
5 outlets · 7 articles · 15 total since September 25, 2026 · OpenAI, ChatGPT, AI agents, OpenAI Agents, Agents
OpenAI has disclosed several security incidents involving its AI agents, including one in which 53 images uploaded by ChatGPT users were posted on third-party image-hosting websites. The incidents show some of the risks that come with giving AI agents access to the internet…
Read at me.pcmag.com →First reported by aiflow.newsMore coverage: thecoinrepublic.com · theguardian.com · news.google.com · aicybr.com
Ema Raises $77M to Automate Corporate Processes
1 outlet · 1 article · 11 total since September 23, 2026 · ema, Creaegis, Accel, S32, AI employees
The big picture: Ema , a startup deploying teams of AI agents to automate corporate processes, has raised $77 million in a Series B funding round. The financing brings the company’s total funding to $140 million as it aims to take on work traditionally handled by enterprise…
Read at techcompanynews.com →First reported by siliconangle.comAugust AI Launches U.S. Telehealth Services With $39 Monthly Membership
1 outlet · 1 article · telehealth, clinical consultation, AI-powered health chatbot, knowledge base, clinical guidelines
The company’s AI health chatbot, which remains free globally, is available in more than 30 languages and is used by more than 9 million people across 160 countries. August AI, an artificial intelligence-enabled telehealth company, has launched its direct-to-consumer August Care…
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How this was computed
Articles in the Skillenai news index are grouped into event clusters at enrichment time (hybrid embedding/BM25/entity candidate search plus an LLM join-vs-new judge). Stories are ranked by the authority of the articles published on 2026-09-26 (UTC) — the sum of their outlet and author authority — so a multi-day story only ranks on the strength of that day's coverage. Article and outlet counts are likewise scoped to the day. The highlighted link is the day's highest-authority article in each cluster.