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Tech & AI News Roundup — September 17, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC
8 real stories worth knowing about, with links to the original reporting.
By Vibecoders Hub · 9/17/2026 · 4 min read
Quick links to what's actually happening in AI, tech, and IT right now — curated from real reporting, not rewritten, so you can go read the full story wherever it's genuinely worth your time.
Noise wants to help everyday people become paid content creators
Marketing platform Noise is on a mission to help anyone with a smart phone make money from their content. — TechCrunch
Pulley, a Carta rival, is shutting down
Cap table management platform Pulley, backed by General Catalyst, Stripe, and Founders Fund, announced that it's closing shop in December. — TechCrunch
Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by "critical blow" from a cyberattack
Group plans to be largely out of commission for several weeks. — Ars Technica
Washington Won’t Be Regulating AI Anytime Soon
Even with mounting concerns about AI models going rogue, legislation appears unlikely, and the White House is outright opposed to oversight. — Wired
The 2.5-hour AI-generated Odyssey movie is 2.5 hours too long
Christopher Nolan's engrossing take on The Odyssey dominated at the box office and spurred a newfound interest in classic literature among filmgoers. But a new retelling of the story made entirely with AI is so bad that it might just make viewers hate the original tale altogether. The new film, called Odysseus: The Fall, comes via AI firm Fountain 0 and is written and directed by company cofounder — The Verge
Lionsgate releases a new trailer for Sunrise on the Reaping
Also: Laika Studios debuts a stunning full-length trailer for its stop-motion feature, Wildwood. — Ars Technica
The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting bigger
E-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated, a new report warns. By 2050, it could become enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers - roughly enough 40-foot containers to circle the world six times if lined up in a row. It's a significantly higher estimate of AI's e-waste than previous studies have found because the authors of the new report factor in all the infrastructure n — The Verge
A Deal Hunter’s Guide to Amazon Prime Big Deal Days (2026)
Before Amazon’s October sale begins, learn how to investigate prices and track products like a pro. — Wired