ROBO DAILY
September 12, 2026
Roblox to launch wallet to pay creators faster and will allow off-platform gaming

Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
The American company behind the wildly popular gaming platform Roblox announced on Friday that it is launching a new digital wallet to make it easier for creators to get paid quickly. read more
  Get AI models 'under control', EU tells tech firms after hacks
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Top tech firms need to get their powerful artificial intelligence models "under control", the European Union warned Friday after a series of hacks by AI agents. more
Doomsday tech: could AI really kill us all?
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Stark warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that advanced forms of the technology could wipe out humanity have raised questions over whether governments are moving fast enough to regulate it. more
Researchers eye AI revolution in natural disaster forecasts
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
A revolution in forecasting natural disasters is underway, say researchers in Switzerland who are training AI models on vast troves of NASA climate data to produce potentially-lifesaving data at lightning speed. more
China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly usin... more
California governor signs law to limit children's social media risks
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen new laws on Thursday that address various aspects of children's safety online, including one that prohibits social media companies from serving addictive features... more
Weapons, spyware and AI scams: Anthropic exposes Claude misuse
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic has released a 154-page report describing how bad actors used its Claude AI system for state-sponsored surveillance, propaganda operations and more. more
  Top math prize winners warn AI race is threat to field
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Twenty-five winners of the Fields Medal, the highest honor in mathematics, warned in a joint letter Friday that the rush by AI companies to solve famous unsolved problems risked doing lasting harm to the field. more
Latin America fact-check group asks Meta not to replace verification practice
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
A Latin American fact-checking network on Thursday asked Meta not to replace the verification practice with Community Notes after the company said it was testing the crowdsourcing system in the region. more
 
Myanmar tin mega-mine restarts operations: think tank
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
One of the world's biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up exports to China, a think tank said Thursday. more
Hottest June to August period on record for 1.3 billion people: AFP analysis of Copernicus data
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Some 1.3 billion people worldwide this year experienced the hottest June to August period on record, according to an AFP analysis of meteorological data from the European Copernicus programme. more
  In shift, OpenAI calls for US rules on powerful AI
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI is calling for binding safety requirements on the most powerful artificial intelligence systems, a reversal for a company that has resisted calls for regulation. more
EU testing Mythos AI model after Anthropic grants access
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
The EU's cybersecurity agency has gained access to Mythos 5 and is currently testing the powerful artificial intelligence model developed by AI firm Anthropic, an EU spokesman said on Thursday. more
 
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