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What changed in software regulation and policy this week?
Government decisions, new rules and policy shifts reported this week.
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Manufacturers and sellers of digital products in the European Union are now required to report exploited vulnerabilities and severe security incidents within 24 hours of discovery.
Read at complianceweek.com ↗03
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an exemption for passive software providers from broker registration requirements.
Read at techmeme.com ↗04
Apple has agreed to modify its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) consent screens for apps distributed in the EU following a multi-year antitrust investigation by German and other European regulators.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗05
OpenAI is employing hundreds of contractors to review and critique user prompts from ChatGPT as part of an initiative called Project Lily.
Read at futurism.com ↗06
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) submitted a new crypto market proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review on September 17, 2026, following the failure of the Clarity Act in the U.S. Senate.
Read at coindesk.com ↗07
The European Commission proposed the EU Kids Act on September 17, 2026, to restrict AI chatbot interactions for minors.
Read at wired.com ↗08
Senator Richard Blumenthal proposed a federal FDA-style review process for advanced AI systems to prevent uncontrolled deployment.
Read at thestreet.com ↗8 of 21 regulation and policy events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What funding rounds and acquisitions happened in software this week?
The week’s notable investments, financing rounds, acquisitions and strategic deals.
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San Francisco-based Angle Health secured $600 million in funding, consisting of $200 million in Series C financing and a $400 million tender offer, reaching a $2.7 billion valuation.
Read at medcitynews.com ↗10
The EU-backed Scaleup Europe Fund is in talks to invest in the London-based voice AI startup ElevenLabs.
Read at sifted.eu ↗11
OpenAI is in discussions for a new funding round that could value the company at $1.5 trillion.
Read at nytimes.com ↗12
Thatch, a health benefits platform based in the United States, secured $108 million in a Series C funding round on September 16, 2026.
Read at fiercehealthcare.com ↗13
Waystar is reportedly exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, according to a Reuters report citing seven sources.
Read at fiercehealthcare.com ↗14
OpenAI has initiated early discussions with investors regarding a new private funding round.
Read at techmeme.com ↗15
Marketing software startup Profound raised $180 million in a Series D funding round on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, reaching a $1.8 billion valuation.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗16
OpenAI has acquired smartphone camera technology company Glass Imaging for over $300 million.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗8 of 46 funding and m&a events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What products launched in software this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff unveiled a new AI connectivity layer called AIforce at the Dreamforce 2026 conference.
Read at thestreet.com ↗18
The Solana network reduced its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds on Friday, September 18, 2026.
Read at decrypt.co ↗19
Anthropic has launched beta versions of Claude Docs and Claude Slides, allowing users to create and edit documents and presentations directly within Claude chats.
Read at theverge.com ↗20
Google DeepMind introduced two new AI models, Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, on September 15, 2026.
Read at deepmind.google ↗21
Salesforce introduced Koa, a new CRM reasoning model developed in partnership with Nvidia, at the Dreamforce event.
Read at martech.org ↗22
Apple has officially released iOS 27, watchOS 27, iPadOS 27, visionOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate.
Read at techmeme.com ↗23
Code sleuth 'pdfu' discovered in iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate frameworks that Apple has designed Siri to support third-party AI models like Claude and ChatGPT.
Read at macrumors.com ↗24
OpenAI has updated the memory feature in ChatGPT to include a 'dreaming' capability that automatically refines and updates user context over time.
Read at wired.com ↗8 of 94 product launches events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What financial results were reported in software this week?
Earnings, guidance and other financial results reported this week.
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Anthropic is projected to reach over $100 billion in annualized revenue by the end of 2026, an increase from $65 billion reported in July.
Read at techmeme.com ↗26
U.S. venture-backed technology companies have raised nearly $90 billion in domestic public offerings in 2026.
Read at crunchbase.com ↗27
Cap table management platform Pulley announced it is shutting down, with final operations scheduled for December 8, 2026.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗28
Larry Ellison has pledged 346 million shares of Oracle stock as collateral for personal loans, according to the company's September 2025 proxy statement.
Read at thestreet.com ↗29
UBS analyst Karl Keirstead raised the price target for Palantir Technologies from $220 to $250 on September 15, 2026, while maintaining a Buy rating.
Read at thestreet.com ↗30
On September 9, 2026, the board of Automattic placed CEO Matt Mullenweg on paid leave.
Read at techmeme.com ↗31
Startups in the sales, marketing, and CRM sectors have raised $7.5 billion globally across 830 funding rounds in 2026, according to Crunchbase data.
Read at crunchbase.com ↗32
The Trade Desk has laid off 15% of its workforce and experienced a 90% decline in stock value over the past seven quarters.
Read at adexchanger.com ↗What court rulings and legal actions hit software this week?
Court rulings, filings and legal actions reported this week.
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States rejected a copyright infringement appeal brought by anonymous open-source programmers against GitHub and OpenAI on September 16, 2026.
Read at courthousenews.com ↗34
The Zurich District Court sentenced a 52-year-old Ukrainian ransomware developer to 12 years and nine months in prison for his role in cyberattacks against companies including Stadler Rail, Meier Tobler, and Crealogix.
Read at theregister.com ↗35
Gordon Companies, a supplier of holiday decorations for retailers including Target and Walmart, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 14, 2026.
Read at thestreet.com ↗36
The XCancel project has been suspended as of September 14, 2026.
Read at xcancel.com ↗What research was published in software this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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Quantum simulation utilizes quantum computers to model complex quantum systems like molecules and materials that exceed the capabilities of classical supercomputers.
Read at thequantuminsider.com ↗38
OpenAI has released reports highlighting the issue of AI misalignment within enterprise environments.
Read at logisticsviewpoints.com ↗39
Security firm Trail of Bits utilized AI agents over a six-month period to develop custom tooling for auditing the Miden VM, a zero-knowledge virtual machine.
Read at trailofbits.com ↗40
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst analyzed 61,500 abandoned Android IoT applications, finding that nearly 75% contain software dependencies with documented vulnerabilities.
Read at helpnetsecurity.com ↗41
Hush Security analyzed approximately 82,000 public GitHub configuration files related to Model Context Protocol (MCP) and found that 12% contained hardcoded credentials.
Read at helpnetsecurity.com ↗42
Researchers at MIT, led by Navid Azizan, Zeyang Li, and Kaveh Alim, have developed a new plug-and-play method for generative AI that enforces hard constraints on final outputs without requiring model retraining.
Read at mit.edu ↗43
Researchers from Hacktron, including Harsh Jaiswal, Mohan SRK, Rahul Maini, and Sudhanshu Rajbhar, identified a critical vulnerability nicknamed 'HEIF Heist' in software decoders libheif and libde265.
Read at cyberscoop.com ↗44
Synopsys engineer Larry Melvin discusses the use of S-Litho software to predict silicon behavior in high-NA EUV lithography.
Read at semiengineering.com ↗8 of 25 research events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What incidents and outages hit software this week?
Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.
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A Pentagon internal review indicates that overreliance on the Palantir-developed Maven Smart System contributed to a U.S. missile strike on a school in Minab, Iran, in February 2026.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗1 of 43 incidents and safety events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.