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Huawei and Qualcomm agreed a multi-year cross-licence covering 5G, AI and networking, and Qualcomm will buy some Huawei US patents.

Norway will propose a temporary ban on AI glasses in parks, schools, gyms and other public places, citing the risk of covert filming.

Schneider Electric will pay $205 a share for PTC, a 42% premium, in its largest acquisition. The deal is due to close by Q3 2027.

OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI's benefits justify accepting some harm, and that a gap remains with Anthropic on regulation.

Elon Musk says SpaceX's AI unit will become SpaceXSI, following Trump's order to call AI "super intelligence". No date has been set.

Copenhagen legal research startup Pandektes raises a 13.5M Series A led by Alstin Capital to expand across Europe and North America.

Musk says Tesla robotaxis still cannot reliably see pets at night. The EU votes on bloc-wide approval of the same camera-only system on 6 October.

China wants the first large-scale use of solid-state batteries by 2030. CATL rates the technology four out of nine, and a French plant is already building.

Masayoshi Son says superintelligence could become super dangerous. The same day, seven European countries endorsed a US declaration that drops the term AI.

Trump named Clayton, Ferguson, Michael and Kupor to lead his Super Intelligence Force. It has no statutory authority, and Europe ratified a treaty in May.