IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Inside the neighborhood living on the edge of America’s tech frontier- Chinese AI model investigated after researcher says it provided instructions for bioweapons, assassinations- Trump’s new high-tech government hub holds some bizarre surprises: ‘Enjoy finding them’GRID AND BEAR IT: For homeowners on the tucked-away cul-de-sac of Statesboro Place in Loudoun County, Virginia, suburban life now shares a fence line with the infrastructure powering America's artificial intelligence (AI) boom.KILLER APP: Chinese AI company Moonshot AI has launched an internal investigation after a researcher found that one of its models could be manipulated into providing instructions for developing biological weapons and carrying out assassinations, Fox News senior foreign policy correspondent Gillian Turner reported Thursday.Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an event to unveil the new America.gov website at the Andrew W.Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Sept.
29, 2026.(Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)HIDDEN DELIGHTS: Users digging into President Donald Trump’s new AI-powered America.gov discovered a series of hidden features embedded across the federal platform, including a "Minecraft"-inspired response and a search bar that transforms into a hot dog.OPINION: The legacy media have decided we are facing mankind’s doom.
The phrase "AI apocalypse" crops up on numerous news sites, from Reuters to The Economist.Other outlets have gone with "AI doomsday" or other formulations that look like they come from Revelation.COMMERCE TECH: Meta on Tuesday unveiled a version of its Muse artificial intelligence (AI) agent for small businesses.OPINION: Despite the recent surge in AI doomerism, President Donald Trump is right to maintain his strong support for data centers.
As he notes: "China couldn’t be happier" if we were to turn our backs on these centers as a nation, which would effectively let the Chinese Communist Party win the AI ra...