Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied entry to the White House grounds after President Donald Trump announced bans on the three organisations. The outlets said their reporters' press badges were confiscated. Trump accused them of false coverage, while news organisations criticised the restrictions on access.
President Donald Trump said he would create an AI Force and appoint an AI czar. He rejected calls to slow artificial-intelligence development and called the backlash a Democratic hoax without providing evidence, according to TechCrunch and Engadget. The feeds gave no details on the proposed body's authority, membership or launch date.
A lawsuit alleged that Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceX coordinated an artificial-intelligence slowdown in violation of antitrust law, reducing the value of customer subscriptions, Fortune and Seeking Alpha reported. The plaintiffs said they did not object to the companies asking Congress, the White House or federal agencies to regulate AI.
Eighth-ranked Ole Miss beat seventh-ranked LSU as Lane Kiffin returned to Oxford with the visiting Tigers. Trinidad Chambliss passed for 363 yards and two touchdowns, then ran for the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter. The result gave Ole Miss an early advantage in the race for a College Football Playoff place.
Cuba worked to restore electricity after another nationwide blackout left the island's more than nine million residents facing widespread outages. Al Jazeera called it at least the sixth such failure this year, while France 24 counted seven. Reports attributed the recurring crisis to ageing power plants, fuel shortages and tightened US restrictions.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law penalising influencers who fail to disclose paid political content, according to a New York Times report carried by Techmeme. Creators could face fines of as much as $5,000 for each undisclosed sponsored post. The RSS item did not specify when enforcement would begin.
China kept its lending rates unchanged as the scope for further monetary easing narrowed, Investing.com reported. The RSS item did not provide the rate levels, the decision-making body's explanation or a timetable for another review. It also gave no further detail on the domestic or external constraints shaping the decision.
Vanderbilt beat NC State 35-31 after recovering a fumble with one second remaining and scoring the decisive touchdown. NC State lost control while attempting an intentional safety, ESPN and CBS Sports reported. The dramatic finish completed a late comeback for the Commodores and turned an apparent NC State victory into defeat.
Saudi Arabia said its defences intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthis at Riyadh. Flames and thick smoke were seen near the capital's airport, where flights were cancelled or delayed, as the Houthis claimed attacks on sensitive sites. Reports described it as Riyadh's first air-raid alert since fighting escalated in July.
Meta's Muse artificial-intelligence assistant can access Messages, Calendar and Notes through its new Mac application, the Verge reported. The outlet described the assistant as effective but raised concerns about the scope of that access and said Muse struggled to describe itself. The RSS material gave no details on user controls or safeguards.