Tech giants are stress-testing AI models with extinction scenarios while one CEO swaps a six-figure executive for a 25-dollar daily AI assistant. Meanwhile Tether launches a full banking operation backed by its massive stablecoin empire. The automation of power continues at breakneck speed.

September 10, 2026 — 403 words / ~2.7 min

Stories covered:

  1. AI Companies Asked Their Models How They'd Kill Humanity — The Answers Were Disturbingly Specific
  2. Tether's $183B Stablecoin Empire Just Launched Its Own Bank
  3. CEO Replaces $200K Chief of Staff With AI That Costs $25 Daily