Artificial Inteligence feed for Tuesday, September 15, 2026

• Voters mostly don’t like AI and data centers, but neither party seems to have an edge
• The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry 
• Meta now lets AI agents handle the boring parts of WhatsApp Business setup
• The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
• US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035
• Roundtables: Could AI really kill us all?
• AI agents now have a place to snitch
• Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking
• Meta expands subscription push with new AI-focused plans
• Your Agent Aced the Task. Will It Do It Again?
• OpenAI, Anthropic, Google have been in talks on AI safety for weeks
• AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round
• Meta’s new One subscriptions put a price on social media and AI
• Former TikTok execs built an app that uses AI to teach you how to pose for a photo
• Discover how to take your startup from prototype to production at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
• 4 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
• This doorbell camera lets a human security guard watch your front door
• Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents
• Salesforce and Nvidia’s new reasoning model is everything the AI labs should fear
• What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble
• Jensen Huang took a call from Trump, and showed off something else, too