Investing.com -- Concerns about artificial intelligence are shifting from hypothetical extinction scenarios toward evidence that increasingly capable models can already be used for weapons development and cyber operations, according to Yardeni Research.
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Investing.com -- Artificial intelligence infrastructure has become a politically charged issue ahead of the November U.S. midterm elections, but growing opposition to data centers has yet to materially weaken the construction pipeline, according to Citi.

The Federal Trade Commission announced that Amazon will expand payments to eligible customers as part of last year's $2.5 billion settlement.

A piece of the company is winding down its operations under CVS Health.

Plus: Tokenized stocks get the green light from U.S. regulator and credit card companies want AI bots to do your shopping.

Major stock-market indexes rallied, reversing the declines that followed the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hike Wednesday. Chip stocks rallied. The PHLX Semiconductor Index rose 3.1% after comments from Intel Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan about soaring memory prices.

The global debate over artificial intelligence risks entered a new phase this week amid clashing views from tech executives over whether frontier labs should slow the development of the technology. Leaders of Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX and Google DeepMind put forward the need for self-regulation checks on growth that give AI models more control. Meanwhile, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta said they're developing tools to check, control and regulate AI risks as US President Donald Trump called the alerts a "hoax". The call for caution saw a rotation out of tech stocks at the start of the week as investors questioned whether there's a need to reprice the pace of the booming AI buildout.

Bigger paychecks arrive with bigger questions about Amazon’s next chapter.

Wells Fargo calls Cipher Digital a high-risk, high-reward investment.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Amazon weighed in on the artificial intelligence safety debate roiling Silicon Valley, saying AI labs should ensure models are released only when they are safe and fully tested, but stopped short of calling for an industry slowdown. “"We don't see it as a choice between progress and safety,” a spokesperson for the Seattle firm told Reuters.

The warehouse club giant should be inspired to step up its game.

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Generac (GNRC) shares are jumping after the company and Amazon execute a long-term supply agreement, with initial deliveries of backup generators expected to total $2.4b in 2027, 2028. - CoreWeave (CRWV) is the most actively traded stock in the premarket as it kicked off a fresh round of fundraising that includes a $3 billion convertible bond issue and a vehicle for potential share sales. - Lockheed Martin (LMT) shares are moving on news the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have struck a framework agreement for a multi-year production contract for the Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, or JATM.

A letter from a Republican and a Democrat asks the agency to determine whether the retail giants properly moderate country-of-origin claims.

Futures rebounded with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 eyeing key support. Generac, Nebius, Bloom Energy, SpaceX were early winners.
Investing.com -U.S. stock index futures rose Thursday, as the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate hike in three years helped ease market anxiety over the central bank’s commitment to quelling inflation.

Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures surged on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, reaffirming its focus on taming inflation and removing a long-standing source of market





