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One card per story, every outlet that covered it7YesterdayFortuneTesla and Amazon are building the workforce a 1921 play imagined: One that never asks for a wageFortune traces the shift from Čapek's 1921 play R.U.R. to today's humanoid robot push by Tesla, Agility Robotics, Amazon, OpenAI and Washington, and argues the labor-displacement risk shows up only when company ledgers are added together.1 outletRobotics8 linked 3d agoEuronewsTrump's upgrade of US-led AI alliance runs into European resistanceEuronews reports EU governments are pushing back on a draft US Pax Silica declaration that would broaden the AI supply-chain coalition into an economic security framework, with disputes over definitions and terminology ahead of a planned San Francisco signing.1 outletAI12 linked 3d agoSouth China Morning PostCold War lessons for the AI age: how a US-China hotline could help stop a nuclear attackAnalysts urge a dedicated US-China hotline to reduce the risk of AI-induced nuclear attacks, as Rubio and Wang Yi agree on leader-level talks on denuclearisation.1 outletAIBessent calls for US-China AI risk cooperation before Trump-Xi Shenzhen meeting13 linked 4d agoThe Guardian · research by BloombergNEFAI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research revealsA BloombergNEF report finds AI datacentre developers plan 181GW of on-site gas-fired power to avoid grid connection delays, a shift that could lock in large emissions.1 outletEnergyAI2 linked 4d agoSouth China Morning PostChina, Russia and US try to nail down AI nuclear agenda in time for Apec talksSources report that China, the US and Russia are negotiating an agenda that could yield a commitment to keep AI out of nuclear arsenal control ahead of an Apec leaders' sideline meeting in Shenzhen.1 outletAI15 linked 5d agoThe HillFed's Goolsbee says data center buildout 'overheating' economyChicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee says the AI data center buildout is overheating the U.S. economy and pushing up prices.1 outletAI1 linked Oct 2Canary Media · research by BloombergNEFDiesel prices are rising worldwide. So are electric truck sales.Canary Media reports that worldwide electric medium- and heavy-duty truck sales hit a record in the first half of 2026, citing BloombergNEF, with China dominating and the U.S. market stalling under federal policy headwinds.1 outletEnergy6 linked
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