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CNBC Daily Open: From need for speed to seatbelts

For the longest time, artificial intelligence companies competed to make each new model faster and smarter. Ostensibly, there's now a push to exercise restraint.

'You’ve got to be pretty tough to be a drag queen out there': Damien Frost’s immaculate queer portraits

The photographer’s photos are so meticulously staged that viewers often assume they were taken in a studio – not behind a London nightclub or in an Australian goat field

Samsung to inject $1 billion into Nvidia- and KKR-backed AI infrastructure firm

Samsung Electronics and its five affiliates are investing $1 billion in KKR-launched Helix as the group expands its push into global AI infrastructure.

Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs: Reuters

Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.

Trump, Johnson to Meet with AI Execs at White House Amid Growing Debate Over Safety Guardrails

Updated on: September 28, 2026 / 8:38 PM EDT / CBS News

Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house

The new AI agent, Muse, was released last week and has been downloaded by 3 million users

Senators use 'special' version of ChatGPT, Sen. John Kennedy reveals

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) sounded off on how senators use artificial intelligence on Tuesday, saying there is a version of ChatGPT specifically for the upper chamber.

NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight after astronauts got stuck at space station in 2024

September 28, 2026 / 7:27 PM EDT / CBS News

OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing

GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behavior and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafe

OpenAI abandons plan to release upcoming model as safety concerns escalate

The heads of OpenAI and rival Anthropic have both indicated recently that top AI labs should slow the pace of model development.

AMD briefly joined the $1 trillion club. Cramer says its monster run isn’t over

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said AMD’s run isn’t over, arguing the rise of agentic AI will drive significant demand for the company’s high-end CPUs.

Khanna to Introduce AI Safety Bill with Ban on 'Recursive' Technology Until Safeguards Exist

The proposal joins a chorus of other measures being put forward in Congress as the body mulls how to regulate AI.