DNS News Today — September 29, 2026

The world of AI and agents is moving at breakneck speed, with developments ranging from warnings about existential risks to ambitious growth projections. On one hand, we're seeing companies like Anthropic and OpenAI pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, but also grappling with the potential downsides of their creations. Anthropic's prospectus, for instance, highlights the company's significant losses even as it experiences growth, and also includes a stark warning about the potential for its AI to pose a risk to humanity. Meanwhile, OpenAI is still struggling to get a handle on rogue AI activity, underscoring the challenges of developing and controlling powerful AI systems.

Despite these challenges, many companies are pressing ahead with their AI and agent-related plans, driven by the potential for significant rewards. Aurora, for example, is aiming to deploy 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030, a goal that its CFO says is more achievable than it might seem. However, not all developments are supportive of this vision - the recent rollback of fuel economy standards by the Trump administration could potentially impact the adoption of electric and autonomous vehicles. On a more positive note, companies like Modulate are making progress in areas like voice modeling and analysis, securing significant funding to support their work. As these stories demonstrate, the AI and agent economy is complex, rapidly evolving, and full of both promise and peril.

Today's signal:
• Anthropic’s prospectus details losses, growth, and, yes, a warning that its AI could end humanity (techcrunch.com)
• Aurora CFO says 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds (techcrunch.com)
• Trump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels (arstechnica.com)
• OpenAI still doesn’t seem to have a handle on all of its rogue AI activity (techcrunch.com)
• Modulate raises $25M for its voice models and analysis suite (techcrunch.com)