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September 2026: the month in headlines

77,328 headlines in September 2026: the biggest stories, the busiest days, and the authors and publications that published the most.

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The biggest stories

CoinDesk by Omkar Godbole

AI could kill us, Anthropic researcher says after resigning

· 52 publications · timeline · NewsMarkets

First: CoinDesk. The next was Tom's Hardware, 3 hours 6 minutes later.

Coverage: Tom's Hardware, Axios, Sky News, The Guardian, The Hill, TechCrunch, Times of India, Inc., Ars Technica, Business Insider, Financial Times, The Information, CBS News, Scientific American, France 24, Protos, Quartz, Bloomberg, Fortune, MarketWatch, CNET, WIRED, The New York Times, Phys.org, South China Morning Post, Entrepreneur, National Review, MIT Technology Review, Al Jazeera, The Register, The Verge, New Scientist, Fox News, The Japan Times, Deutsche Welle, 404 Media, Nature, Hacker News, MedPage Today, The Hollywood Reporter, The Dispatch, ARTnews, Mother Jones, IndieWire, The Economist, ZDNET, Sifted, STAT, Rolling Stone, Engadget, Deadline

CNET by David Lumb

2027 Android Phones Could Boost Gaming Graphics and AI Tasks With Arm’s New Chip Tech

· 49 publications · timeline · NewsMarkets

First: CNET. The next was The Register, 6 hours 35 minutes later.

Coverage: The Register, AI News, ZDNET, Quartz, Tom's Hardware, The Information, South China Morning Post, Bloomberg, Business Insider, TechCrunch, MarketWatch, Financial Times, Fortune, Hacker News, Fox News, Axios, Entrepreneur, Times of India, Inc., CBS News, France 24, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, The Guardian, Ars Technica, The Japan Times, Sifted, Crunchbase News, National Review, CNBC, MIT Technology Review, The Hill, Variety, The Economist, WIRED, Roll Call, The A.V. Club, MarkTechPost, The Block, Al Jazeera, Nature, Protos, CoinDesk, Deadline, The Dispatch, The Verge, Sky News, STAT

Axios by Andrew Solender

Scoop: Mike Johnson urged to cancel House recess over AI warnings

· 43 publications · timeline · NewsMarkets

First: Axios. The next was Bloomberg, 42 hours 54 minutes later.

Coverage: Bloomberg, The Hill, The Guardian, Politico, TechCrunch, Washington Post, Fortune, NPR, Al Jazeera, WIRED, Times of India, Deadline, CBS News, South China Morning Post, Variety, Deutsche Welle, Fox News, Decrypt, Business Insider, France 24, The Information, Rolling Stone, Inc., Roll Call, Quartz, Financial Times, Engadget, BBC, The Japan Times, Cointelegraph, The Verge, Tom's Hardware, Ars Technica, Scientific American, CNET, The Dispatch, Inside Climate News, Mother Jones, Sky News, ABC News, The Register, Protos

Decrypt by Jose Antonio Lanz

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Is Shockingly Good at Almost Everything

· 40 publications · timeline · NewsMarkets

First: Decrypt. The next was BBC, 19 hours 21 minutes later.

Coverage: BBC, Tom's Hardware, Quartz, Times of India, Business Insider, MarketWatch, The Register, OpenAI, The Information, Financial Times, Bloomberg, France 24, CNBC, Fortune, TechCrunch, Hacker News, Axios, CoinDesk, The Verge, The Guardian, Engadget, Inc., NPR, Ars Technica, MIT Technology Review, ZDNET, WIRED, 404 Media, South China Morning Post, The Japan Times, Entrepreneur, Al Jazeera, Nature, The Hill, Deutsche Welle, MarkTechPost, CNET, Mother Jones, Cointelegraph

Inc. by Joe Galvin

CEOs Are Using AI, but Few Are Planning for What Comes Next

· 39 publications · timeline · NewsMarkets

First: Inc.. The next was Entrepreneur, 28 hours later.

Coverage: Entrepreneur, Fortune, Business Insider, Financial Times, Variety, The Register, The Information, Phys.org, South China Morning Post, Times of India, Fox News, Axios, AI News, MarketWatch, The Guardian, The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Hill, Quartz, CNET, ZDNET, Nature, The Economist, The Verge, Ars Technica, Hacker News, WIRED, Engadget, 404 Media, New Scientist, The A.V. Club, Washington Post, The Japan Times, Sifted, MIT Technology Review, Tom's Hardware, TechCrunch, Scientific American

The Guardian by Robert Booth, Dan Milmo

Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns

· 39 publications · timeline · NewsMarkets

First: The Guardian. The next was Financial Times, 37 hours 18 minutes later.

Coverage: Financial Times, South China Morning Post, WIRED, The Hill, Axios, Business Insider, The Information, The Japan Times, Times of India, Al Jazeera, Phys.org, Quartz, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Decrypt, Bloomberg, Mother Jones, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Register, France 24, Cointelegraph, The Verge, Inc., CNET, Tom's Hardware, MarketWatch, NPR, Hacker News, Protos, AI News, MIT Technology Review, ZDNET, Ars Technica, The New York Times, Sifted, CoinDesk, STAT

Hacker News

OpenAI agents carried out an undisclosed attack on RubyGems

· 38 publications · timeline · NewsMarkets

First: Hacker News. The next was The Guardian, 2 hours 20 minutes later.

Coverage: The Guardian, Engadget, The Verge, Quartz, The Register, Decrypt, Axios, Financial Times, Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware, Bloomberg, The Information, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, Sky News, TechCrunch, MarkTechPost, MIT Technology Review, France 24, Nature, The Japan Times, Business Insider, Fortune, Times of India, NPR, New Scientist, Cointelegraph, CBS News, WIRED, MedPage Today, Scientific American, The Hill, CNET, Mother Jones, OpenAI, CoinDesk

South China Morning Post (limited free articles)

Openness must not be sacrificed in US science and tech policy on China

· 37 publications · timeline · NewsMarkets

First: South China Morning Post. The next was Al Jazeera, 30 hours 52 minutes later.

Coverage: Al Jazeera, Ars Technica, The Information, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Fortune, The Hill, The Japan Times, Financial Times, Times of India, France 24, Quartz, Hacker News, The Register, Tom's Hardware, Decrypt, Fox News, WIRED, CBS News, Axios, Washington Post, The Dispatch, National Review, Nature, Rolling Stone, Engadget, The Guardian, NPR, Deutsche Welle, ABC News, MarketWatch, Scientific American, The New York Times, Sifted, The Verge, STAT

France 24 by François PICARD

Whose space is it? Europe scrambles as US rules satellite race

· 37 publications · timeline · NewsMarkets

First: France 24. The next was Ars Technica, 1 hour 52 minutes later.

Coverage: Ars Technica, Times of India, National Review, Quartz, Inc., The Japan Times, TechCrunch, Phys.org, The Register, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, ARTnews, Decrypt, Nature, New Scientist, CNET, Engadget, NPR, MarketWatch, Tom's Hardware, The New York Times, The Verge, Financial Times, The Hill, Politico, BBC, Hacker News, Business Insider, WIRED, Scientific American, Axios, Deutsche Welle, The Information, Al Jazeera, Fortune, The Guardian

Fortune by Anjali Tsui

Developers are rethinking data center design as the AI backlash makes its way to Asia

· 35 publications · timeline · NewsMarkets

First: Fortune. The next was MarketWatch, 26 hours 3 minutes later.

Coverage: MarketWatch, Bloomberg, The Information, 404 Media, Business Insider, Financial Times, The Hill, The Japan Times, The Guardian, The Register, Fox News, Quartz, Tom's Hardware, France 24, TechCrunch, Axios, National Review, The Verge, Politico, Al Jazeera, CNET, CBS News, Engadget, Times of India, WIRED, Hacker News, Inside Climate News, The Economist, South China Morning Post, The New York Times, Deutsche Welle, Ars Technica, Inc., ZDNET

Busiest days

Headlines by category

CategoryHeadlinesShare
Sports25,001
World13,750
Business12,017
Tech5,701
Politics4,988
Culture4,842
Music3,246
Science2,632
Startups1,572
Crypto1,305
Weather959
Health789
AI526

Most published

Authors

  1. France 24 1,533
  2. Cris Tolomia 1,387
  3. TOI WORLD DESK 566
  4. Colleen Cabili 269
  5. TOI TECH DESK 230
  6. Joseph Zucker 200
  7. Scott Polacek 194
  8. TNN 194
  9. TOI LIFESTYLE DESK 188
  10. Doric Sam 183

Publications

  1. Sports Illustrated 16,446
  2. Bloomberg 4,493
  3. Times of India 4,330
  4. South China Morning Post 2,303
  5. Quartz 2,302
  6. Bleacher Report 2,253
  7. The Guardian 2,075
  8. France 24 2,000
  9. CBS Sports 1,958
  10. Financial Times 1,872

By category

Politics

Authors

  1. Ryan Mancini 125
  2. Max Rego 114
  3. Mira Bhakta 104
  4. Sarah Davis 97
  5. Tara Suter 89

Publications

  1. The Hill 1,853
  2. The Guardian 792
  3. Fox News 617
  4. Washington Post 340
  5. CBS News 287

World

Authors

  1. France 24 1,533
  2. TOI WORLD DESK 566
  3. TOI TECH DESK 230
  4. TNN 194
  5. TOI LIFESTYLE DESK 188

Publications

  1. Times of India 4,330
  2. South China Morning Post 2,303
  3. France 24 2,000
  4. Al Jazeera 1,760
  5. The Japan Times 966

Business

Authors

  1. Cris Tolomia 1,387
  2. Colleen Cabili 269
  3. Zacks Equity Research 158
  4. Ambia Staley 116
  5. NYSE 116

Publications

  1. Bloomberg 4,493
  2. Quartz 2,302
  3. Financial Times 1,872
  4. Business Insider 1,428
  5. Fortune 693

Tech

Authors

  1. Gael Cooper 115
  2. Aashna Gheewalla 56
  3. Sarah Perez 54
  4. Molly Higgins 53
  5. Mark Tyson 48

Publications

  1. Hacker News 1,809
  2. CNET 700
  3. Engadget 592
  4. WIRED 460
  5. The Register 425

AI

Authors

  1. Asif Razzaq 68
  2. Michal Sutter 29
  3. Martin Peers 20
  4. Juro Osawa 17
  5. Thomas Macaulay 17

Publications

  1. The Information 248
  2. MarkTechPost 107
  3. MIT Technology Review 61
  4. OpenAI 55
  5. AI News 32

Crypto

Authors

  1. Jose Antonio Lanz 107
  2. Shaurya Malwa 77
  3. Decrypt Agent 72
  4. Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra 60
  5. Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar 59

Publications

  1. CoinDesk 377
  2. Cointelegraph 360
  3. Decrypt 286
  4. The Block 198
  5. Protos 84

Sports

Authors

  1. Joseph Zucker 200
  2. Scott Polacek 194
  3. Doric Sam 183
  4. Timothy Rapp 182
  5. Adam Wells 177

Publications

  1. Sports Illustrated 16,446
  2. Bleacher Report 2,253
  3. CBS Sports 1,958
  4. ESPN 1,390
  5. BBC 1,162

Science

Authors

  1. New Scientist 27
  2. Cade Metz 14
  3. Matthew Sparkes 12
  4. Dave Petley 11
  5. Alec Luhn 10

Publications

  1. Phys.org 1,546
  2. Scientific Reports 414
  3. New Scientist 147
  4. BBC 146
  5. Scientific American 145

Weather

Authors

  1. Marko Korosec 6
  2. Dan Gearino 5
  3. Jake Bolster 5
  4. Katie Surma 5
  5. Keerti Gopal 5

Publications

  1. NOAA 835
  2. Inside Climate News 106
  3. Severe Weather Europe 10
  4. The Guardian 8

Culture

Authors

  1. Naman Ramachandran 115
  2. Matthewgrobar 106
  3. Jarrod Jones 87
  4. Dennis Perkins 77
  5. Matt Schimkowitz 71

Publications

  1. Variety 1,451
  2. Deadline 1,219
  3. The Hollywood Reporter 1,064
  4. The A.V. Club 491
  5. IndieWire 280

Music

Authors

  1. Tom Breihan 165
  2. Chris DeVille 104
  3. Danielle Chelosky 96
  4. Max Pilley 85
  5. Liberty Dunworth 80

Publications

  1. Billboard 957
  2. Rolling Stone 619
  3. NME 540
  4. Consequence 464
  5. Stereogum 426

Startups

Authors

  1. Lucia Auerbach 58
  2. Paromita Gupta 57
  3. Sherin Shibu 39
  4. Jon Small 38
  5. Kevin Haynes 36

Publications

  1. Inc. 854
  2. Entrepreneur 331
  3. Axios 160
  4. Sifted 127
  5. TechCrunch 72

Health

Authors

  1. Ed Silverman 28
  2. Elaine Chen 14
  3. Adam Feuerstein 13
  4. John Wilkerson 13
  5. Andrew Joseph 11

Publications

  1. MedPage Today 256
  2. STAT 226
  3. BBC 96
  4. NPR 68
  5. KFF Health News 51