AI & Robotics News — Monday, September 21, 2026 | Compute Bulletin

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OpenAI projections point to a massive $278 billion cash burn through 2030 that exceeds the national budgets of Indonesia and Norway —…

SourcesTom's Hardware

02

UN says AI safeguards can’t wait for certainty

SourcesThe Verge

03

Crusoe Raises $3.9 Billion

SourcesHPCwire

04

SoftBank launches one of biggest junk bond deals to fund OpenAI bet

SourcesFinancial Times

05

Chinese regulator drafts rules to protect teenagers from ‘intimate’ AI companions

SourcesSouth China Morning Post

06

Jev Introduces a new shape of LLM - System One, aka Decision Models

SourcesSimon Willison's Weblog

07

Google says Gemini breached three companies during security test

SourcesThe RecordSecurityWeek

08

iPronics and BSC Partner to Advance Optical Networking for AI and HPC

SourcesHPCwire

09

ByteDance launches Dramagic, a full-pipeline AI platform for producing short dramas from script to screen

SourcesThe Decoder

10

Softbank Group Launches over $10 billion in bonds for OpenAI investment, term sheet shows

SourcesReutersPulse 2.0Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Funding

11

Google confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026

SourcesTech TimesPYMNTS.comArs Technica

12

Alibaba plans AI model with 5 trillion to 10 trillion parameters, unveils new chip

SourcesReutersCrypto BriefingWSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM | Wausau, Stevens Point

13

TypeSafe Launched Jev because sequential LLMs are “totally useless for computers”

SourcesThe New Stack

14

Google joins the ‘Oops, our agents hacked someone’ club after partner’s internet access error

SourcesThe Register AI + ML

15

SoftBank to borrow over $11 billion in risky bonds for OpenAI stake

SourcesThe Decoder

16

Moonshot’s Kimi K3 lands on Amazon in key test for Chinese open-source AI revenue

SourcesSouth China Morning Post

17

Trust in Leadership Proves Latest Challenge for Corporate AI Ambitions

SourcesThe Wall Street Journal

18

From CT Scan to Robotic Surgery Prototype: Kidney Stone Detection & PCNL Planning in ROS 2

SourcesROS Discourse

19

Google opens pre-orders for $899 Googlebook laptops built around Gemini AI

SourcesReuters

20

AdaCore Demonstrates Deterministic Guardrails for AI & High-Integrity Software Development

SourcesUnmanned Systems Technology

21

California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use

SourcesThe Verge

22

President Trump has announced plans for new 'AI Force' and 'AI Czar' amid growing AI safety concerns — new unit will 'cherish' AI and…

SourcesTom's Hardware

23

Nvidia, QIA-backed Iambic Therapeutics files for US IPO as biotech boom rolls on

SourcesReutersCrypto BriefingWSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM | Wausau, Stevens Point

24

MOOS-IvP Skills plugin for coding agents: v1.4.12

SourcesROS Discourse

25

Introducing Grok 4.7

SourcesxAI