AI & Robotics News — Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | Compute Bulletin

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Qualcomm, Amazon to develop custom chips for AI data centers

SourcesReuters TechnologyDIGITIMESAll-Weather MediaHPCwireData Center Dynamics

02

Cognition AI raises $2 billion at $48 billion valuation

SourcesReuters TechnologyPYMNTS.comTechCrunch

03

French AI company Mistral hits $24 billion valuation in funding round

SourcesReuters TechnologyCNBC Technology

04

JD.com to deploy 3 million robots to fully automate logistics

SourcesSouth China Morning Post — Tech

05

Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.5

SourcesOpenAI (Official)The VergeAxios AI+Simon Willison's WeblogBleepingComputer

06

French AI firm Mistral valued at 21 billion euros after latest funding

SourcesFinancial Times AIVKTR.comEU-StartupsTNWTechCrunchThe Register AI + MLData Center DynamicsTech Xplore: Machine Learning & AIThe Decoder

07

Meta Releases Muse, a Personal AI Agent With Privacy ‘Built Into It’

SourcesSiliconANGLEWIREDAxios AI+

08

OpenAI's Artifactory opened covert data-stealing channel alongside Hugging Face attack

SourcesThe Register AI + MLDark Reading

09

AI healthcare platform Forus valued at $3 billion in latest funding round

SourcesReuters Technology

10

Google Cloud, Accenture Launch Unit to Put AI Engineers On-Site With Customers

SourcesWall Street Journal TechnologyCrypto Briefing

11

AuK Technical Report: An Open-Source Foundational Model for Speech Generation and Editing

SourcesarXiv cs.CL

12

AI-Related Stocks Are Soaring After OpenAI’s Astra Model Release

SourcesWall Street Journal Technology

13

China’s highest court sets out new AI red lines with rules on deepfakes and privacy

SourcesSouth China Morning Post — Tech

14

Boston Dynamics veterans launch Dynamic Creatures to bring characters to life with robotics

SourcesThe Robot ReportRoboticsTomorrow

15

SGC Energy partners with Vertiv to deploy PowerNexus at planned AI data center in Gunsan, South Korea

SourcesData Center Dynamics

16

Meta Unveils AI personal assistant linked to WhatsApp and Instagram

SourcesFinancial Times AICrypto Briefing

17

Meta Launches a Personal AI Agent Designed to Be Easy to Use

SourcesWall Street Journal Technology

18

Out-of-control OpenAI agents hijacked a German site to make a secret message board

SourceseuronewsFortune

19

China curbs humanoid IPOs after Unitree’s volatile debut, The Information reports

SourcesReuters Technology

20

Deirdre Bosa partners with Yahoo Finance on new AI live show

SourcesAxios AI+

21

Exclusive: AI startup Sapien raises at $180M valuation to help companies find what’s really driving profit

SourcesFortune

22

Blee Raises $27 Million

SourcesAxios AI+

23

Palladyne AI and FANUC America Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Intelligent Robotic Automation

SourcesRoboticsTomorrow

24

Bechtel and Cyberhawk Expand Eight-Year Collaboration on AI-Driven Drone Construction Monitoring

SourcesDroneLife

25

Octopus Appoints Wonderful to Advance AI Transformation

SourcesSouth China Morning Post — Tech