World leader accuses AI agent of hacking into government website outside the US

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., took aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ AI legislation on FOX Business’ “The Bottom Line,” questioning who helped put the proposal together and warning that it could give China an edge.

Luna said her research led her to believe the bill came from an organization or individual in the United Kingdom. She did not identify who she meant during the interview. She argued that pausing advanced AI development in the U.S. would allow China to pull ahead.

“When you’re talking about a moratorium, understand what that means,” Luna said. “And that allows China to succeed.”

Luna later repeated the allegation on X, writing that Sanders was pushing AI legislation he “allegedly drafted with consultants from the U.K.”

“America probably shouldn’t outsource its AI policy to a country that prosecutes its own citizens for Facebook comments,” she wrote

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is pushing back hard against AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton’s warnings that the technology could cause a catastrophe.

“All of his predictions have been wrong. Enough predictions,” Huang said in a video clip shared by the Innovation Council. He argued that Hinton’s suggestion of a roughly 10% chance of catastrophic harm was “not grounded in science” and called such warnings irresponsible.

Hinton has said a 10% chance of AI leading to human extinction is not an unreasonable estimate, while acknowledging that the risk is difficult to calculate.

Huang pointed to a prediction Hinton made in 2016, when he urged people to stop training as radiologists because he expected AI to outperform them within years. A decade later, radiologists are still in demand.

“Don’t think for a second just because you’re an alarmist that you’re doing a social good,” Huang said. He argued that dire predictions could discourage young people from pursuing education and careers in an AI-driven economy.

Meta is taking the cameras out of its newest Ray-Bans while keeping an AI assistant users can speak to throughout the day.

The $349 Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses let wearers take calls, listen to audio and speak to Meta AI. The company says its Muse assistant will also be available through its AI glasses. Unlike Meta’s $449 camera-equipped Ray-Bans, the new frames cannot take photos or record video.

Without cameras, the glasses weigh 43 grams. They come in two styles, can be fitted with prescription lenses and are set to ship Oct. 13.

The launch broadens Meta’s lineup as it tries to make AI glasses an everyday device. Meta says it expects to offer more than 100 versions across its glasses brands by the end of the year.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is sounding the alarm over powerful AI models, joining 24 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to act before a major safety failure occurs.

“The call is coming from inside the house; the danger is not theoretical anymore,” Bonta said Thursday as the coalition urged federal oversight of the companies developing the most advanced AI systems.

Bonta’s office pointed to reported security incidents involving AI models at OpenAI and to Anthropic’s disclosure that people had tried to use its models for weapons development, espionage and cybercrime. Those incidents, the coalition argues, show why voluntary safeguards are insufficient.

The coalition is urging Congress to require independent safety testing and a coordinated federal response when AI systems cause serious problems. It also wants states to keep the authority to impose tougher rules.

Bonta said California has already taken steps to regulate AI but cannot address the risks alone.

“Federal action is also urgently needed to achieve the national and international coordination required to prevent catastrophic harm,” he said.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is ordering a closer look at the AI tools used by state government, including whether its most advanced systems should have an emergency “kill switch.”

The Democrat’s executive order directs Oregon’s chief information officer to develop standards for independent safety reviews of advanced AI models and assess whether a shutdown requirement would work, The Oregonian reported. An implementation proposal is due within 90 days. The order does not require a kill switch now.

Kotek blamed what she called a lack of federal action and took a shot at President Donald Trump.

“President Trump continues to dismiss the need for even the most basic guardrails,” she said. “States, in the meantime, must act with more urgency.”

The order focuses on AI purchased or used by Oregon’s state government. It builds on existing rules requiring risk management, human accountability and transparency when executive agencies use the technology, according to the governor’s office.

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping is a chance to steady a relationship strained by disputes over AI, trade and Iran.

“These are the two largest economies in the world,” Daines said on “The Story.” He called for Trump and Xi to show publicly that they can work together while holding frank conversations behind closed doors.

Daines said the U.S. leads China in developing advanced AI models but warned that China is moving faster to put the technology to use.

“We’re ahead in terms of innovation, we’re behind in terms of adoption,” he said.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng have already discussed AI and trade ahead of the summit, according to Reuters.

Daines said the meeting should demonstrate stability even as the two countries confront their disagreements. “It’s important to see both President Trump and President Xi Jinping working in a constructive manner,” he said.

Sen. John Kennedy says artificial intelligence needs attention from Congress, but lawmakers will not get to it before they leave Washington.

“Oh, we can’t do AI before,” the Louisiana Republican told reporters Thursday when asked whether the Senate should address the issue before leaving town. “There’s no way. I mean, there’s no way we can do it. That’s complicated.”

Kennedy said he is “a little scared of AI,” even as he called it a “breathtaking” American innovation that could improve people’s lives. His worry is what happens if humans can no longer control it.

“If this stuff is no longer acting as a tool of human beings, but takes on the identity of a separate species and goes Terminator on us, we’ve got to be able to shut it down,” he said.

Kennedy has proposed requiring AI developers to provide an emergency “kill switch.” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., objected when Kennedy tried to pass the measure by unanimous consent last week. Kennedy told reporters he believes it would pass if it reached the Senate floor.

The comments came as President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, with tech leaders expected at a White House state dinner. Kennedy had a suggestion for the bill.

“I think they ought to send the bills to the tech bros,” he said.

Kennedy also warned Trump to be wary of Xi, accusing the Chinese leader of helping Iran. “The guy learned to lie before he learned to talk,” Kennedy said.

The next vehicle delivering ammunition to Marines could arrive without a driver.

Seattle-based Overland AI has secured a contract worth nearly $20 million to produce autonomous ground vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps. Fox News’ Sarah Alegre reported on “America Reports” that the technology could take on resupply runs and reduce the need to send service members into dangerous areas.

The vehicles are intended to support Marine air defense crews, carrying supplies across difficult terrain while troops stay farther from potential threats. Overland AI says its systems are designed to navigate off-road without a person behind the wheel.

The Marine Corps awarded the production deal in June. It marks a move beyond testing the technology toward putting autonomous vehicles to work on military resupply missions.

A 23-year-old college dropout has made himself a rival to Mark Zuckerberg in the race to build an AI assistant that can handle everyday errands.

Noah Shinn’s invite-only assistant, Instinct, caught on with Silicon Valley insiders this summer and raised $250 million at a $2.5 billion valuation, according to Business Insider. The startup now competes with Meta’s Muse, which launched weeks later with far greater financial and computing resources behind it.

Shinn dropped out of Northeastern University in 2023 after helping publish research on how AI agents can learn from mistakes. He went on to work at AI startup Sierra before building Instinct, which can tackle tasks such as booking travel and canceling subscriptions.

The rivalry has already spilled onto social media. Meta AI chief Alexandr Wang mocked the startup as “Insect” and claimed Muse was faster. Shinn answered with a smiley face, Business Insider reported.

Meta’s new AI assistant went looking for $1,000 in savings for one writer. It found $35.

TechRadar’s Eric Hal Schwartz took up the #MuseMoneyChallenge, promoted by Meta chief AI officer Alexandr Wang. He gave Muse access to information it could search for overlooked expenses. The AI flagged Patreon and Substack subscriptions he might want to cancel and spotted a possible way to cut his phone bill.

Schwartz checked the suggestions before acting. He said the result fell well short of $1,000 but could still save him money he would otherwise have kept spending.

Meta says Muse can connect to a user’s apps and handle tasks on their behalf, including filling out forms and negotiating bills. Users decide what it can access, and the company says sensitive actions require approval.

For Schwartz, the AI found a few bills worth a second look. It did not find a hidden fortune.

Oracle’s massive AI data center project in New Mexico has hit a power problem, and the company is moving to protect itself if the site fails to open on time.

Oracle sent a “force majeure” notice to a unit of Blue Owl, which is developing the Project Jupiter campus, citing possible delays in securing electricity, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move could let Oracle postpone certain payments if the site misses its planned 2028 opening. Oracle is not seeking to walk away from the project, according to the report.

The 1,400-acre campus is part of Oracle’s agreement to supply computing power to OpenAI and has reportedly secured $18 billion in loans. It has also faced setbacks involving a planned natural gas pipeline and legal challenges over water and air-quality permits.

The dispute shows how power shortages could slow the AI buildout, even as companies pour billions into new data centers.

Oracle said Thursday that Project Jupiter “remains on our planned schedule.” Blue Owl said the notice does not change the project’s financial commitments.

Google is putting Gemini at the tip of your cursor with a new laptop that can read what is on your screen, check a suspicious email and even keep working after you shut the lid.

The $899 Googlebook features “Magic Pointer,” which users summon by wiggling the cursor. From there, Google says, its AI can analyze text and images on the screen. Highlight a training plan, for example, and Gemini can turn it into calendar events. Hover over a questionable email, and it can help assess whether the message is legitimate.

Google says Magic Pointer stays off until the user activates it.

The laptop also has “Rambler,” a voice tool that cleans up spoken notes, drops filler words and organizes action items. A separate feature lets users describe a widget they want, such as a sports score tracker, and have Googlebook create it.

Google says Gemini can suggest a user’s next move based on what is on the screen, while a feature called Gemini Spark can continue handling complex requests after the laptop is closed. Those features have been announced by Google, but buyers will have to wait to see how they perform in everyday use.

Googlebook is available for pre-order and is scheduled to hit U.S. shelves Oct. 4.

Sen. Mark Kelly says Washington should act before artificial intelligence leaves workers scrambling for their next paycheck. His answer is a new bill that would create new taxes tied to AI and other technology companies to help workers prepare for job losses.

“Folks are worried about their jobs. They’re worried about the future,” the Arizona Democrat said in a video posted to X. “We need to be smart and act now to get ahead of these challenges.”

Kelly says his Make AI Work for Americans Act would create an AI Horizon Fund to support apprenticeships and job training, expand national service opportunities and help people start small businesses. Kelly said the money would come from large companies benefiting from AI.

The former Navy pilot and astronaut compared his approach to spotting trouble before a flight or space launch.

“When we saw a problem, we fixed it. And we fixed it before people got hurt,” he said.

Kelly’s office said the fund would draw on three proposed taxes targeting AI usage, digital advertising and excess profits. He has also described enhanced unemployment insurance as part of the plan for workers affected by job losses. Those measures would require congressional approval.

“Everyone should be able to have a good job that you can raise a family on,” Kelly said. “AI should benefit all Americans, not just billionaires and not just big tech.”

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sees a huge opening for the next generation of tech founders, and his company is betting on a new San Francisco academy to help find them.

“Opportunity for innovation is massive right now, especially with AI + crypto,” Armstrong wrote on X. “There’s never been a better time to be a builder.”

His post came in response to the launch of the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, which aims to recruit recent high school graduates and teach them to build companies and products through hands-on projects. Coinbase is one of its 10 founding partners, alongside Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia and OpenAI, among others.

Academy CEO Gagan Biyani said students will work on their own projects, take classes and hear from tech leaders. The school has raised $42 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and says its network includes more than 50 hiring partners and 200 speakers and mentors.

Applications are open for a one-year, tuition-free founding fellowship. Biyani said the academy eventually hopes to offer a two-year program that charges tuition, pending regulatory approval.

Armstrong said Coinbase joined the effort to “help find and grow the next wave of world changing founders.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders went after President Donald Trump’s star-studded dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, accusing the tech titans on the guest list of getting richer while Americans face an uncertain future with artificial intelligence.

“Trump invited 10 Big Tech Oligarchs to his private dinner with President Xi of China,” the Vermont independent wrote on X.

Sanders claimed the 10 guests have nearly doubled their combined wealth since Trump’s election and are now worth almost $2 trillion. He singled out Elon Musk, claiming the Tesla CEO’s fortune grew by $658 billion, followed by Michael Dell at $141 billion and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at $70 billion. Sanders did not provide a source for his figures in the post.

Then came his warning about who could win big as AI reshapes everyday life.

“The function of AI must be to improve life for all humanity, not just make a handful of billionaires even richer,” Sanders wrote.

Musk, Dell and Huang are among the tech leaders U.S. officials said would attend the White House state dinner. AI is expected to be one of the issues discussed during Xi’s visit, along with trade and the flow of rare earth minerals.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., announced plans to introduce a Senate bill requiring mandatory pre-release safety testing for artificial intelligence models.

Basic cyber standards and safety protocols for AI test beds are an urgent necessity supported by major U.S. corporations, not just tech companies, Warner told reporters Thursday.

"We can debate about data centers, kids safety, AI liability, but let's at least do a pre-model release safety testing," Warner said. "Let's at least make sure we put in cyber standards around the test beds, which have been kind of jumped over. Let's make sure there was at least a safety protocol. It would be crazy not to do that minimum."

San Francisco-based startup Trebellar has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round led by Blossom Capital, aiming to bring a stock to Wall Street to help modernize corporate real estate management with artificial intelligence.

Enterprise real estate teams manage massive amounts of operational data, but it is often fragmented across disconnected spreadsheets, static tools, and expensive consultancies.

Trebellar provides an AI-native platform that unifies lease, occupancy, and market data into a single system of record. Its AI agents can run predictive analytics, generate instant reports, and recommend agile cost-saving measures tailored to a company's portfolio.

With participation from investors like Haystack and Alt Capital, Trebellar plans to expand its engineering teams, go-to-market efforts, and AI capabilities. The platform is already being utilized by major enterprise clients, including Meta, Uber, and Merck.

Reuters contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump signaled cooperation with China and its leader Xi Jinping is paramount for "peace and prosperity."

"During this visit, we will also discuss pressing issues concerning security, technology, and 'super intelligence,'" Trump said in remarks on Thursday from the grand foyer of the White House, using his alternative name for artificial intelligence. "The decisions we make in these areas today can promote peace and prosperity for decades and decades to come."

Xi said the competition between the U.S. and China should be a "healthy one, and should be kept within bounds."

Reuters contributed to this report.

China and the U.S. have the "capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good" and make sure that AI's development remains under human control, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.

Xi remarks came during a White House visit on his summit with President Donald Trump in Washington. Xi and Trump entered the Oval Office for private talks thereafter.