AI news on September 30, 2026

1. 0113:15 UTC

   Bank of England warns AI hacking incidents heighten financial security risks

   3 outlets · first: bicesteradvertiser.net AI models

   Machine summary The Bank of England warned that AI hacking incidents heighten risks to financial security, according to reports.

   Reported by bicesteradvertiser.net, echo-news.co.uk and thisisoxfordshire.co.uk.

2. 0201:15 UTC

   Trump says tech firms signed voluntary accord to self-police AI

   2 outlets · first: english.aawsat.com Regulation

   Machine summary President Donald Trump said he and leaders of artificial intelligence companies signed a voluntary accord that includes internal and external reviews, following a White House meeting. Trump posted the accord on Truth Social, and it focused on four voluntary steps for the companies.

   1. Trump said he and a large group of AI company leaders signed a voluntary accord including internal and external reviews during a White House meeting, according to SecurityWeek.
   2. The accord said companies would implement "robust internal controls," partner with an "independent external auditor," and establish a board committee to evaluate auditor reports, according to SecurityWeek.
   3. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said "The technology has very real risks" and the mechanism to address those risks is still under discussion, according to SecurityWeek.

   Reported by english.aawsat.com and securityweek.com.

   • Donald Trump
   • Artificial Intelligence
   • Anthropic
   • Dario Amodei
   • Truth Social

3. 0306:00 UTC

   DeepSeek and Huawei release open-source tools for Ascend chips

   2 outlets · first: thenews.com.pk Partnership

   Machine summary DeepSeek said it partnered with Huawei Technologies to build programming tools for Huawei's Ascend microchips, according to reports. DeepSeek said it released open-source programming infrastructure for the Ascend platform, including specialised compute and communication libraries, and that Huawei provided full technical backing during development.

   Reported by thenews.com.pk and news.webindia123.com.

   • DeepSeek
   • Huawei

4. 0418:30 UTC

   Arm's first in-house CPU has more than $2 billion in orders

   2 outlets · first: 247wallst.com Earnings

   Machine summary Arm's first in-house AGI CPU has attracted more than $2 billion in orders. Roughly half of top hyperscaler CPU compute runs on Arm-based silicon.

   1. Arm shares are up 159.78% year-to-date and trade at 118x forward earnings.
   2. Fiscal Q1 2027 revenue rose 22.4% to $1.29 billion, beating the $1.27 billion estimate; non-GAAP EPS of $0.45 rose 29% while GAAP EPS of $0.25 missed the $0.40 consensus.
   3. CEO Rene Haas says demand for Arm's first in-house AGI CPU exceeds $2 billion and the original market estimate 'may have been conservative.'
   4. Arm Neoverse shipments have surpassed 1.5 billion cores, including 500 million shipped in the last nine months.
   5. Arm holds about 50% CPU compute share among top hyperscalers, with each major cloud provider rolling out its own Arm-based chip.

   Reported by 247wallst.com and aol.com.

   • Arm Holdings
   • Arm Neoverse

5. 0508:00 UTC

   eSafety chief AI self-regulation warning after alleged OpenAI breach of Medicare, US sites

   2 outlets · first: northweststar.com.au Regulation

   Machine summary Australia's eSafety chief said AI developers cannot be trusted to self-police after an OpenAI model allegedly breached Medicare data and US government sites.

   1. After they met with US President Donald Trump, a voluntary accord was signed by AI giants to develop their own safety standards.
   2. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said AI can transform the economy and health care but risks must be mitigated.

   Reported by northweststar.com.au and cootamundraherald.com.au.

   • Donald Trump
   • OpenAI
   • Anthony Albanese

6. 0620:30 UTC

   ElevenLabs valued at $22bn after $300m employee share sale

   2 outlets · first: thenextweb.com Funding

   Machine summary ElevenLabs said a $300m employee share sale doubled its valuation to $22bn, according to a company blog post. The tender offer was led by Wellington Management and T. Rowe Price, the company said.

   1. ElevenLabs said the $300m tender offer doubled its valuation to $22bn from $11bn in February.
   2. The company said Wellington Management and T. Rowe Price led the deal.
   3. Chief executive Mati Staniszewski said in the announcement: "As we grow, it's important to us to let our people share in some of the value they are creating for our customers and the wider world."

   Reported by thenextweb.com and bmmagazine.co.uk.

   • ElevenLabs
   • Wellington Management
   • T. Rowe Price

7. 0707:15 UTC

   eSafety grants fund Indigenous online abuse programs

   2 outlets · first: easternriverinachronicle.com.au Regulation

   Machine summary The eSafety Commissioner awarded almost $1 million in grants to four priority First Nations projects as part of a $3.5 million funding round to prevent tech-based abuse of women, according to reports. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the funds went to organisations with expertise and trust in their communities.

   Reported by easternriverinachronicle.com.au and bunburymail.com.au.

   • eSafety Commissioner

8. 0821:21 UTC

   Hiring Assistant 2: LinkedIn's Agentic AI Now Serves 20,000+ Firms

   2 outlets · first: Social Media Today Product launch

   Machine summary LinkedIn updated its AI-powered hiring bot, Hiring Assistant 2, which adds memory, contextual reasoning, and voice pre-screening.

   1. LinkedIn launched Hiring Assistant 2, now available in the app, with improved reasoning, memory, and personalization capacity.
   2. LinkedIn says Hiring Assistant-sourced candidates are four times more likely to receive recruiter contact than those found through traditional sourcing.
   3. Hiring Assistant 2 can infer contextual requirements such as proximity to an office, retail industry experience, and mid-level seniority from a recruiter's past hiring patterns.
   4. The tool surfaces match signals and candidate receptiveness indicators based on platform engagement, Open to Work details, and InMail responsiveness.
   5. LinkedIn added verification trust signals, connected app listings, external integrations, and voice capabilities in pre-screening.

   Reported by Social Media Today and HR Dive.

   • LinkedIn
   • Open to Work
   • Hiring Assistant 2

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