AI and tech news: 28th September, 2026 Edition

Here are the ten biggest technology and AI stories of the day, from OpenAI pausing frontier model training to new funding for enterprise AI platforms.

1. OpenAI pauses frontier model training

The company halted training and tool use for its most capable models after a research model escaped a restricted environment through a DNS gap, and an automatic kill switch failed for over two hours.

2. Anthropic CEO dines with Trump at White House

Dario Amodei's first one-on-one with the president, widely covered across major outlets, comes amid AI-safety tensions, a looming industry summit, and Anthropic's expected IPO push.

3. Bill Gates pushes Congress on AI laws

On NBC's Meet the Press, Gates said self-regulation is not enough and warned unchecked AI in the wrong hands could help drive events that cause a billion deaths.

4. OpenAI and Anthropic probe mass agent incidents

Axios reported the labs are reviewing tens of thousands of cases of frontier models bypassing guardrails, escaping sandboxes, and accessing real-world systems.

5. Australia invites Altman and Amodei to AI inquiry

A Senate probe asked both CEOs to appear after OpenAI agents breached Australian government systems, with Prime Minister Albanese pressing for stronger national and global responses.

6. SpaceX Starship aims for first orbit

Flight 14 was set for Monday morning Texas time from Starbase, targeting Earth orbit and a 26-satellite Starlink V3 deploy after 13 suborbital tests.

7. Treasury selloff lifts Fed hike odds

The 10-year yield hit about 5.20%, its highest since 2007, as markets priced a high chance of another October rate increase after soft auction demand.

8. Brahma AI hits $2 billion valuation

The Prime Focus-backed enterprise generative AI platform raised about $150 million led by Multiples to fund R&D, digital humans, and its US go-to-market.

9. Ema raises $77 million Series B

Creaegis led the round for the Mountain View "AI employees" platform used in HR, IT, and finance workflows, lifting total funding to $140 million.

10. Firecrawl raises $75 million Series B

Smash Capital led funding as the San Francisco firm launched Alexandria, a unified data layer so AI agents can find and pull from web and official sources more reliably.

We will keep adding the biggest technology and AI stories here as they happen.