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Google opened early access to Home MCP on September 16, 2026, a Model Context Protocol server that lets AI agents monitor devices, review event history, and execute control actions across the Google Home ecosystem. Access is rolling out in English to Google Home Premium Advanced users in the US. The announcement on the Google Home…

Denise Ruffner, VP Business Development and Commercial Operations Worldwide at Haiqu, is a seasoned technology executive with extensive experience commercializing quantum computing and other emerging technologies. At Haiqu, she leads business development and worldwide expansion, building on previous leadership roles including Chief Business Officer at Atom Computing and Cambridge Quantum Computing, Vice President of Business…

Anthropic announced on September 16, 2026 that Claude Cowork and Claude chat are merging into one Claude, with the unified experience rolling out to Pro and Max plans over the coming weeks and two new tools, Claude Docs and Claude Slides, launching in beta. In the merged experience, there is no mode to choose. Users…

Microsoft AI chief executive Mustafa Suleyman published an essay on September 16, 2026, arguing that if artificial intelligence is developed the way Anthropic is developing its Claude model, it will have a “disastrous impact on the wellbeing of humanity.” The essay, titled A warning about ‘model welfare’ and published on Suleyman’s personal site, argues that…

Novo Nordisk and Anthropic announced a collaboration on September 16, 2026, under which the drugmaker will use Anthropic’s frontier AI models and test the Claude Science workbench in specific research and development workflows, with the stated goal of accelerating the discovery and development of new medicines. Collaboration Scope and Governance In the announcement, datelined Bagsværd,…

NVIDIA on September 16, 2026, published its MLPerf Inference v6.1 submission results, headlined by the first MLPerf Inference preview submission of its Vera Rubin NVL72 system, which the company said delivered up to 3.7x higher throughput than its GB300 NVL72 system on the Qwen3-VL benchmark. MLPerf Inference: Datacenter is an MLCommons Association benchmark suite that…

Researchers created a new technique that accurately and rapidly matches X-rays captured during surgery with a patient’s preoperative 3D medical scan. This method could make it easier for clinicians to precisely pilot minimally invasive surgical tools, leading to faster and safer procedures. Clinicians perform many minimally invasive surgeries using real-time X-rays to help them steer…

Cohere and Aleph Alpha announced on September 16, 2026 that they have signed a definitive business combination agreement, formalizing the planned combination the companies first disclosed in April 2026. The unified company will operate globally as Cohere and will be dual-headquartered in Berlin and Toronto. The transaction remains subject to final regulatory approvals and is…

Hang Ten Systems, the enterprise AI services company co-founded by former Infosys chief executive Vishal Sikka, announced on September 16, 2026 that it has raised an additional $53 million in seed funding led by Xora, a Temasek-backed fund, bringing total funding in the company to $85 million. Mayfield, which led the company’s first seed round,…

OpenAI on September 16, 2026, introduced new AI-powered advertising experiences for ChatGPT Ads, including a test of Sponsored Agents, natural-language campaign and creative tools for advertisers, and integrations with HubSpot and Shopify that the company described as its first CRM and ecommerce partnerships. Sponsored Agents Enter US Testing When a relevant ad appears in ChatGPT,…