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Trump floats Jay Clayton as AI czar as he looks to fill the position in days

Trump says DNI Jay Clayton would be a good AI czar

AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia

The deal, which is expected to close by year’s end, is worth $8.2 billion.

OpenAI DevDay 2026: The biggest news and announcements

It’s OpenAI’s turn in the fall tech events calendar. The company is hosting its annual DevDay on September 29th in San Francisco, and during a live keynote featuring CEO Sam Altman, it revealed several notable updates, including Dots, its AI agent product that rivals Meta’s recently-launched Muse. However, unlike Muse, which is available for free, Dots will initially be available to paid subscribers of ChatGPT Pro, Business Premium, and Enterprise. The company also revealed its GPT-6.1 Sol model, said that ChatGPT now has 1.2 billion users per week, and announced a new ChatGPT Pro plan that costs $500 per month.

Trump, top AI leaders agree to voluntary AI standards

"They're going to be policing each other," Trump told reporters.

AI Drives FOIA Boom

That reality makes the government's use of AI to help process and redact requests more compelling.

OpenAI's latest features take direct aim at the app store model

OpenAI is building out the pieces of an alternative to the traditional app store model, turning ChatGPT into a place where software can be discovered and used by people and AI agents alike.

OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation

The new round is anticipated to be the company's last before its delayed 2027 public debut.

Is AI pricing your Big Mac?

Reuters found that McDonald’s is increasingly using AI to set menu prices, including by trying to predict how much customers are willing to pay. Franchisees also told Reuters they’re pressured by McDonald’s to use AI in pricing decisions.

Lola is a new AI chatbot that can help with travel booking.

Lola, backed by the travel conglomerate Booking Holdings, can pull data from brands like SeatGeek and Booking’s own Kayak and OpenTable. There’s a free version, but the paid plans offer various perks like savings on 4 and 5 star hotels.

Meta is testing topic labels for its Forum app.

The company says the new topic labels in its dedicated app for Facebook groups will help you find more conversations about that topic, highlighting things like “solo travel” or “Korean food” as examples.

Here's why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia's industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents

OpenAI isn't a public supporter of Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform, but it is privately working with Nvidia, TechCrunch has learned.

The 5 biggest announcements from OpenAI's blockbuster AI conference

This year's Dev Day comes as OpenAI faces scrutiny over AI safety.