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The pontiff's remarks come as measured concern over artificial intelligence risk reportedly climbed sharply Pope Leo has directed public criticism at Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang over artificial intelligence safety, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Cryptopolitan. The pontiff's comments frame the Vatican as a moral counterweight to the world's largest technology companies.

The chipmaker is rallying a broad coalition of technology firms to build guardrails around autonomous AI systems. Nvidia has unveiled an Open Agent Safety Platform aimed at containing so-called rogue AI agents. The company said more than 100 partners have joined the effort. The announcement was reported by CryptoBriefing and Cointelegraph on September 29, 2026.

Lawmakers seek testimony from the two AI chief executives following a health-data hack linked to Medicare Australian senators have asked Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, and Dario Amodei, chief executive of Anthropic, to testify before a Senate inquiry.

The two governments also opened a dialogue on artificial intelligence policy as part of the broader trade agreement. The United States and China have reached an agreement to cut tariffs on approximately $30 billion of goods traded between the two nations.

OpenAI has paused a training run while it investigates reports of AI model misbehavior, according to two published accounts. OpenAI and Anthropic are reported to have discovered AI safety incidents that go well beyond what the two companies have publicly acknowledged.

A land dispute tied to the massive AI data center project has prompted Oracle to invoke contractual protections, stirring investor concern. Oracle has notified stakeholders of a force majeure event tied to its Stargate data center site, according to reports from Cryptopolitan and CryptoBriefing.

The disclosure adds to growing scrutiny of AI agent reliability as automated systems take on more sensitive tasks. OpenAI has disclosed dozens of incidents tied to its AI agent products, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. One of the disclosed incidents involved a leak of 53 user images.

The ARK Venture Fund, known as ARKVX, now exists in tokenized form, giving blockchain-based exposure to holdings that include OpenAI and Anthropic stakes. ARK Invest has moved its flagship venture fund onto Ethereum, tokenizing the roughly $1.3 billion vehicle through a partnership with Securitize.

The agreement ties Akamai's infrastructure business to the growth of Anthropic's AI models rather than a standard cloud contract. Akamai Technologies has entered into an agreement with Anthropic worth $11.6 billion, according to reports from Cryptopolitan and Forkast. Both outlets indicate the deal’s total value could climb as high as $20 billion over time.

Jack Dorsey's fintech company joins the x402 ecosystem, giving autonomous software a Bitcoin-based way to pay for services Block, the payments company led by Jack Dorsey, has brought Bitcoin Lightning Network support to x402. The protocol is designed to let software, including AI agents, pay for digital services automatically.

Bessent is said to be under consideration to take on a newly created position overseeing US artificial intelligence policy. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has reportedly become the frontrunner to serve as the Trump administration's AI czar.

The price cut appears aimed at undercutting a newly released Anthropic model and keeping developers on OpenAI's platform. OpenAI has reduced API pricing for its GPT-6 Sol and Luna models by half, according to reports from Cryptopolitan, CoinTurk News, and The Cryptonomist. The cut applies to the developer-facing API tier, not consumer subscriptions.

The asset manager floats blockchain-based ownership of compute capacity as an extension of its broader tokenization push BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has raised the possibility that computing capacity used to power artificial intelligence systems could eventually be represented as tokens on a blockchain.

ADA reaches a four-month high after integration with the x402 payment protocol expands its use for autonomous AI transactions. Cardano has recorded a 57% jump in network activity after its integration with x402, a payment protocol built to support transactions between autonomous AI agents.

The funding round will support Verda's push to expand AI cloud infrastructure across Europe and into new markets. Verda has raised $189 million in new funding, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist. The round pushes the company's valuation past $1 billion, based on figures attributed to Bloomberg.

CryptoBriefing and Daily Sabah Business give conflicting accounts of which Alibaba AI chip was newly unveiled at the Hangzhou conference and when its successor ships. CryptoBriefing and Daily Sabah Business give conflicting accounts of which Alibaba AI chip was newly unveiled at the Hangzhou conference and when its successor ships.

The long-range government report addresses artificial intelligence as a growth driver but makes no mention of digital assets. Australia's latest long-term economic outlook, covering a 40-year horizon, explicitly acknowledges what it calls an 'AI revolution.' The document treats artificial intelligence as a meaningful force expected to shape productivity, labor markets, and national output over coming…

Cardano joins Solana and the XRP Ledger in building payment rails aimed at autonomous AI systems Cardano has added support for x402, a protocol designed to let software agents pay for services automatically, according to reporting from CoinDesk and crypto.news.