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GM, VW and ProLogium Move on Batteries as Stellantis Halts French Plants

General Motors confirmed on 29 September that its Ultium Cells plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee will be converted to build lithium-manganese-rich cells. It is the same week Volkswagen deepened its LFP tie-up with Gotion and Stellantis paused French factories over a battery shortage.

RFK Jr pushes US health data pooling as screen-time review links devices to child outcomes

Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr used a Monday event hosted by the Maha Institute to call for US medical, lifestyle and vaccine data to be pooled and searched by AI, according to The Guardian, which reported the remarks on 30 September.

EU data centre transparency fight heads to Aarhus Convention as FTC opens AI probe

The European Commission has been accused of siding with Big Tech over the public's right to know the environmental impact of the AI build-out, with journalists and NGOs taking the case to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee in a filing dated 30 September.

Google pays roughly 100 publishers for AI answers, and most get almost nothing

US chip export controls: Deepseek and Huawei build a software moat around Ascend

Geely's 1,100 kW battery, and the two things that kill fast-charging cells

Tech's real monopoly problem isn't Google, it's how we think

Innodata opens motion-capture lab as robot data race heats up

Geely's 1,100 kW Battery Demo, GM's Cheaper LMR Cells: EV Battery Briefing

GM picks Spring Hill for LMR cells as Geely pushes 1,100 kW charging

Beijing Extends Travel Curbs to Families of Top AI Staff, as Chip Tools Go Open Source

FTC opens first AI agent probe as White House pact lets companies audit themselves

OpenAI's Australian agent breaches pull in Australian senators, the FTC and a US lawsuit

Huawei says Ascend AI chip sales in China have overtaken Nvidia

Google Pays About 100 Publishers for AI Content, and Most Get Very Little

Workday cuts 500 roles in second 2026 layoff wave

Sports Tech Wasn't the Story: What 30 September 2026 Actually Told Us About Data

Electricity demand is outrunning the grid, and the data is patchy

Google Pays About 100 Publishers for AI Answers, and Some Get Almost Nothing

EU Talks AI Safety Abroad as Transparency Fight Moves to Aarhus Committee