Issue #035 — 2026-09-25

A bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general demanded federal AI safety rules that do not preempt state laws, per the Minnesota AG. States want a federal floor, not a federal ceiling. Watch which states sign on next week.

Gemini 4 is in refinement and Google aims to launch much earlier than year-end, DeepMind chief Koray Kavukcuoglu said, per The Verge. Google's flagship gap is now a schedule, not a secret. Hold Gemini-dependent launches until it ships.

Zenity's SalesBleed flaws let poisoned web leads hijack Agentforce agents and steal CRM data with no click, The Register reports. A public lead form became an agent backdoor. Gate what your agents can query and send.

Michigan's DTE filed to build two gas plants totaling 2.1 GW for about $6.4B, coming online 2031-32, mlive reports. Coal retirements are becoming gas orders. Track the fight over who pays.

AMD bought Toronto startup Taalas, which builds chips hardwired for specific AI models, DailySynapse reports. AMD is buying its way into inference silicon. Watch whether rivals buy model-chip shops.