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# The Slowdown Fight Nobody's Actually Slowing Down For, Apple's Leak Season Continues, Rides, Rigs, and Robots
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-09-15-am/
- Published: 2026-09-15T10:10:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T10:10:49.000Z
- Description: The AI slowdown debate has gone geopolitical. Amodei wants the industry to pace itself, Beijing is calling it a Cold War script in disguise, and Trump thinks the whole idea is a “negative force” — all while Altman and Musk nod along.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-am, #scan

The AI slowdown debate has gone geopolitical. Amodei wants the industry to pace itself, Beijing is calling it a Cold War script in disguise, and Trump thinks the whole idea is a "negative force" — all while Altman and Musk nod along. Apple keeps leaking product roadmaps, and the robotaxi beat delivered its most 2026 headline yet.

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### Connected World

#### [Beijing answers Amodei's AI slowdown plan by calling it a Cold War script](https://thenextweb.com/news/beijing-amodei-ai-slowdown-cold-war?ref=adjacent.media)

China reads "let's pace the frontier" as "let's keep China behind the frontier," which is not an unreasonable read. *(The Next Web)*

#### [Trump calls the people asking to slow AI down a negative force](https://thenextweb.com/news/trump-rejects-ai-slowdown-amodei-altman-musk?ref=adjacent.media)

Delivered from a golf course in Ireland, because of course it was. *(The Next Web)*

#### [Sam Altman and Elon Musk back Dario Amodei's call to slow down the frontier of AI development](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/13/sam-altman-and-elon-musk-back-dario-amodeis-call-to-slow-down-the-frontier-of-ai-development/?ref=adjacent.media)

Two men not typically known for restraint, suddenly very into restraint. *(SiliconANGLE)*

#### [Pacing the Frontier, AI's Digital Limits, AI Commissars](https://stratechery.com/2026/pacing-the-frontier-ais-digital-limits-ai-commissars/?ref=adjacent.media)

Ben Thompson's read: this is less safety policy than a bid for political control dressed up as caution. *(Stratechery)*

#### [Obama urges Democrats to have a 'clear plan' for AI safeguards](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/13/obama-urges-democrats-to-have-a-clear-plan-for-ai-safeguards/?ref=adjacent.media)

Translation: the party currently does not have one, and everyone knows it. *(TechCrunch)*

> “The math of direct relationships is breaking down.” — *Patrick Raycroft, Beet*

### Connected World

#### [Apple is reportedly working on iPhone game controllers](https://www.theverge.com/tech/994426/apple-iphone-game-controllers?ref=adjacent.media)

Under the Beats brand, per Gurman — Apple's gaming ambitions remain a decade-long slow nod across the room. *(The Verge)*

#### [Gurman: iPhone Duo Likely to Get Face ID, Telephoto Lens by Third Gen](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/14/third-gen-iphone-duo-face-id-telephoto-lens/?ref=adjacent.media)

The foldable's getting a proper roadmap before most people have even seen the first one. *(MacRumors)*

#### [Gurman: 'iPhone Duo Max' With Bigger Display Likely in Apple's Plans](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/14/iphone-duo-max-apple-product-roadmap/?ref=adjacent.media)

Apple's answer to "what if the foldable, but more so." *(MacRumors)*

#### [macOS Tahoe 26.4 update stops you from copying your login Keychain](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/13/macos-tahoe-264-update-stops-you-from-copying-your-login-keychain?utm%5Fsource=rss)

More secure, more annoying — the classic Apple trade. *(AppleInsider)*

### Connected World

#### [Waymo pulls over, calls cops on riders with a ghost gun](https://www.theverge.com/transportation/994405/waymo-pulls-over-calls-cops-on-riders-with-a-ghost-gun?ref=adjacent.media)

A robotaxi playing snitch is either the future of public safety or a preview of a very different privacy debate — possibly both. *(The Verge)*

#### [TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/13/techcrunch-mobility-lyft-has-entered-the-robotaxi-chat/?ref=adjacent.media)

Late to the party, but the party's still going. *(TechCrunch)*

#### [Vera Rubin NVL72 Agentic Inference: 67x better Performance per Dollar](https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/vera-rubin-nvl72-agentic-inference?ref=adjacent.media)

Nvidia's next platform is co-designed across six products — the moat just got wider and more expensive to cross. *(SemiAnalysis)*