CALWIRE Tech Report (Sunday, September 13, 2026)

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Today's top story: Perplexity trusts GPT-6 Astra with end-to-end systems. This roundup covers 12 stories from OpenAI, TechCrunch, and Ars AI.

Perplexity trusts GPT-6 Astra with end-to-end systems
Perplexity uses Astra to write communications, change software, and monitor production systems, and checks in much less frequently... — OpenAI

Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards
Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan... — TechCrunch

TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation, and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in... — TechCrunch

Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world
Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have... — TechCrunch

Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board
Automattic says Mullenweg is back as "chairman and CEO of Automattic, with full support of the board." — TechCrunch

OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026
While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman. — TechCrunch

Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow AI development
Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman seem to agree that it's time to "pace the frontier." What would that actually loo... — TechCrunch

Tesla says it will finally unveil the second generation Roadster on October 1
Tesla’s halo sports car was first announced in November 2017. — TechCrunch

Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests
Revolut said it notified affected customers and alerted the relevant government agency, law enforcement, and financial regulators. — TechCrunch

I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China — Ars AI

Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data
The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A. — TechCrunch

Khosla Ventures is opening a New York office this fall — its first outpost outside Sand Hill Road
"It's actually allegedly being built out now," said Rabois, who has clearly dealt with a missed construction timeline or two.

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