<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[social media news - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest social media news news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:24:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[AI researchers back an extinction warning as the Pentagon rejects it]]></title><description><![CDATA[A warning from a departing Anthropic researcher has drawn a wave of responses this week. Senior scientists at rival labs backed the claim that AI could threaten humanity, while a top Pentagon official rejected it. The reaction followed Jacob Coxon&rsquo;s resignation from Anthropic. In a post on X, he said AI firms were &ldquo;racing straight [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/ai-researchers-back-an-extinction-warning-as-the-pentagon-rejects-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/ai-researchers-back-an-extinction-warning-as-the-pentagon-rejects-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic details how Claude was misused for surveillance and weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic has published its most detailed account of Claude misuse, laying out how people tried to use its models for harm. The company said it detected and shut down these operations. They ran across cyberattacks, state surveillance, influence campaigns, conventional weapons work and biological research. It set out the cases in a threat intelligence report [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/anthropic-details-how-claude-was-misused-for-surveillance-and-weapons/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/anthropic-details-how-claude-was-misused-for-surveillance-and-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baseten buys Blaxel, a startup that builds sandboxes for AI agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI inference company Baseten has acquired Blaxel, a startup that builds secure execution environments, or sandboxes, for AI agents. Baseten co-founder and chief technology officer Amir Haghighat told Axios Pro about the deal, which the outlet reported first on Thursday. Baseten later announced the acquisition. Axios describes Blaxel as a San Francisco startup. The announcement [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/baseten-buys-blaxel-a-startup-that-builds-sandboxes-for-ai-agents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/baseten-buys-blaxel-a-startup-that-builds-sandboxes-for-ai-agents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TAR raises $120m at a $1bn valuation to build off-grid power for AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[TAR has raised a $120m Series A led by Spark Capital at a $1bn post-money valuation. The Austin company builds off-grid power systems for AI data centres. The company announced the round on Thursday. Prior investors Buckley Ventures and Align Fund also took part, Bloomberg reported. Spark Capital is an investor in Anthropic, Bloomberg noted. [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/tar-raises-120m-at-a-1bn-valuation-to-build-off-grid-power-for-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/tar-raises-120m-at-a-1bn-valuation-to-build-off-grid-power-for-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motive pulls its IPO filing after raising $1.3bn from General Catalyst]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motive has secured more than $1.3bn in growth financing from General Catalyst&rsquo;s Customer Value Fund, the company announced on Thursday. Because of the financing, Motive has withdrawn its previously filed S-1 registration statement for an initial public offering. The San Francisco company describes itself as &ldquo;the AI platform for physical operations&rdquo;. Its software helps companies [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/motive-pulls-its-ipo-filing-after-raising-13bn-from-general-catalyst/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/motive-pulls-its-ipo-filing-after-raising-13bn-from-general-catalyst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain gives WeRide and Uber its first permit for Level 4 self-driving cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[WeRide, Uber and AVOMO have received Spain&rsquo;s first national permit for Level 4 autonomous passenger vehicles on public roads, the three companies announced on Thursday. Spain&rsquo;s Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) issued it under its ES-AV framework for autonomous vehicles. Reuters also reported the permit. AVOMO is the autonomous vehicle division of the Moove Cars [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/spain-gives-weride-and-uber-its-first-permit-for-level-4-self-driving-cars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/spain-gives-weride-and-uber-its-first-permit-for-level-4-self-driving-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visa, Mastercard and Ant International team up on ID checks for AI agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ant International, Mastercard and Visa have begun working together on a shared Know-Your-Agent framework. It covers AI agents that make purchases on behalf of users. The three companies announced the collaboration on Thursday, Singapore time. Reuters and CNBC also reported it. According to the announcement, the framework is meant to help card networks, digital wallets, [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/visa-mastercard-and-ant-international-team-up-on-id-checks-for-ai-agents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/visa-mastercard-and-ant-international-team-up-on-id-checks-for-ai-agents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greece picks its first astronaut for a 2027 Vast mission to the ISS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adrianos Golemis is set to become Greece&rsquo;s first astronaut, subject to approval by the space station partners. The European Space Agency has signed an agreement on behalf of Greece with the US company Vast. Vast plans the mission to the International Space Station for 2027, the company announced on Wednesday. Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/greece-picks-its-first-astronaut-for-a-2027-vast-mission-to-the-iss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/greece-picks-its-first-astronaut-for-a-2027-vast-mission-to-the-iss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BNP says AI borrowing will end the credit bull market, and it is lending to AI too]]></title><description><![CDATA[BNP Paribas expects the years-long rally in corporate bonds to break as hyperscalers flood the market, forecasting some $400B of their bond sales next year and a record $3.7T of net fixed income supply. The ECB reached a similar conclusion in August, finding US tech now accounts for close to a tenth of new euro [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/bnp-says-ai-borrowing-will-end-the-credit-bull-market-and-it-is-lending-to-ai-too/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/bnp-says-ai-borrowing-will-end-the-credit-bull-market-and-it-is-lending-to-ai-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Tulloch, Meta’s star AI recruit, is leaving after less than a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Tulloch is leaving Meta less than a year after he joined. His reported pay offer from the company had made him a symbol of the AI talent war. Reed Albergotti first reported the departure for Semafor on Wednesday, citing a person briefed on the matter. The Wall Street Journal followed on Thursday and reported [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/andrew-tulloch-metas-star-ai-recruit-is-leaving-after-less-than-a-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/andrew-tulloch-metas-star-ai-recruit-is-leaving-after-less-than-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft patches a record 974 flaws, and two are already under attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft&rsquo;s September Patch Tuesday fixes 974 security flaws across its products, according to the company&rsquo;s release notes. Attackers were already exploiting two of them before the patches landed on Tuesday. Both zero-days let an attacker who already has a foothold on a Windows machine gain higher privileges. One sits in the Windows Update Stack (CVE-2026-81963), [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/microsoft-patches-a-record-974-flaws-and-two-are-already-under-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/microsoft-patches-a-record-974-flaws-and-two-are-already-under-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euno raises $23m to give enterprise AI agents the context they lack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Euno has raised a $23m Series A led by N47. The startup builds what it calls a context platform for enterprise AI agents. Chief executive Sarah Levy first disclosed the round to Axios Pro, before the company published its announcement on Wednesday. Existing investor 10D also took part, alongside a group of founders from the [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/euno-raises-23m-to-give-enterprise-ai-agents-the-context-they-lack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/euno-raises-23m-to-give-enterprise-ai-agents-the-context-they-lack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snap launches a planning tool for organising meet-ups with friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snap has launched Snapchat Plans, an invite-only tool for organising real-world gatherings of up to 200 people, built on the finding that a third of young American users already arrange meet-ups in chats. The European Commission has had formal proceedings open against Snapchat since March over its protection of minors, and none of the coverage [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/snap-launches-a-planning-tool-for-organising-meet-ups-with-friends/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/snap-launches-a-planning-tool-for-organising-meet-ups-with-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ElevenLabs signs its first major-label deal, licensing Universal music for a fan remix platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs have signed a multi-year licensing agreement and will build a music creation platform on it that lets fans produce remixes, mashups, new interpretations and personalised vocal experiences using tracks from artists who choose to take part. It is ElevenLabs&rsquo; first deal with a major label, covers product development as well [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/elevenlabs-signs-its-first-major-label-deal-licensing-universal-music-for-a-fan-remix-platform/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/elevenlabs-signs-its-first-major-label-deal-licensing-universal-music-for-a-fan-remix-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Pentagon official dismisses viral AI warning from an Anthropic researcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon&rsquo;s chief technology officer publicly dismissed a former Anthropic researcher&rsquo;s viral warning about AI risk and said the department has shifted about 90% of its classified AI workload away from the company, with the rest going by the end of September. The EU AI Act does not cover military or national security uses at [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/top-pentagon-official-dismisses-viral-ai-warning-from-an-anthropic-researcher/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/top-pentagon-official-dismisses-viral-ai-warning-from-an-anthropic-researcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salesforce closes Fin and eyes $2bn Listen Labs, Business Insider reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salesforce completed its acquisition of Fin on Thursday, bringing the customer service AI company formerly known as Intercom into its business. The same week, Business Insider&rsquo;s Katie Roof and Ben Bergman reported that Salesforce has held talks to buy a second AI startup, Listen Labs, for around $2bn. Business Insider said the Listen Labs talks [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/salesforce-closes-fin-and-eyes-2bn-listen-labs-business-insider-reports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/salesforce-closes-fin-and-eyes-2bn-listen-labs-business-insider-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clay raises $115m at a $7.1bn valuation, more than double its 2025 price]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clay has raised $115m in a Series D round that values the New York go-to-market software company at $7.1bn. Wellington Management led the round, the company said in its announcement on Wednesday. The New York Times broke the news, in a DealBook story by Michael J. de la Merced. The paper reported that Clay&rsquo;s previous [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/clay-raises-115m-at-a-71bn-valuation-more-than-double-its-2025-price/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/clay-raises-115m-at-a-71bn-valuation-more-than-double-its-2025-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia weighs merging EA with Savvy into one gaming giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s Public Investment Fund is weighing a merger of Electronic Arts with Savvy Games, which would put Madden NFL and Pokemon Go under one roof. Brussels cleared the EA takeover on competition and foreign subsidy grounds six weeks ago, and combining two companies the same owner already controls may not require a European filing [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/saudi-arabia-weighs-merging-ea-with-savvy-into-one-gaming-giant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/saudi-arabia-weighs-merging-ea-with-savvy-into-one-gaming-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic skipped UK pre-release tests for Mythos 5.1, the FT reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic did not give Britain&rsquo;s AI Security Institute (AISI) its Mythos 5.1 model to test before release, the Financial Times reported. Reporters Lucy Fisher and Madhumita Murgia said it is the first time a major model has been kept from the UK institute before launch. TNW has not independently verified the report. The FT reported [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/anthropic-skipped-uk-pre-release-tests-for-mythos-51-the-ft-reports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/anthropic-skipped-uk-pre-release-tests-for-mythos-51-the-ft-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skild AI hit $100M in run-rate revenue selling robots a brain that learns from one video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skild AI says it has reached $100M in recurring revenue run-rate ten months after its first commercial deployment, with hundreds of robots running at more than 60 companies. Its S1 model learns tasks from a single video without prior training data, which is the behaviour Europe&rsquo;s Machinery Regulation newly regulates from January 2027. Skild AI [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/skild-ai-hit-100m-in-run-rate-revenue-selling-robots-a-brain-that-learns-from-one-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/skild-ai-hit-100m-in-run-rate-revenue-selling-robots-a-brain-that-learns-from-one-video/</guid></item></channel></rss>