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Hugging Face, the hosting platform for AI models, reports it has surpassed 1 million listings, with growth driven by customization. (Ars Technica)

X suspended a journalist after he posted a leaked document that the Trump campaign had compiled to vet JD Vance as a potential running mate. (Axios) 

Self-driving electric wheelchairs are ferrying passengers around the Seattle airport. (Axios Seattle)  

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<ul><li>Hugging Face, the hosting platform for AI models, reports it has <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="surpassed 1 million listings" data-vars-click-url="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/ai-hosting-platform-surpasses-1-million-models-for-the-first-time/" data-vars-content-id="b9a5f25e-687a-408b-8639-a3fb82e04f78" data-vars-headline="Training data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/ai-hosting-platform-surpasses-1-million-models-for-the-first-time/" target="_blank">surpassed 1 million listings</a>, with growth driven by customization. (Ars Technica)</li><li>X suspended a journalist after he <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="posted a leaked document" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/09/26/jd-vance-dossier-x-klippenstein-trump-campaign" data-vars-content-id="b9a5f25e-687a-408b-8639-a3fb82e04f78" data-vars-headline="Training data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/09/26/jd-vance-dossier-x-klippenstein-trump-campaign" target="_self">posted a leaked document</a> that the Trump campaign had compiled to vet JD Vance as a potential running mate. (Axios) </li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Self-driving electric wheelchairs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2024/09/26/airport-electric-wheelchairs-seatac-robot" data-vars-content-id="b9a5f25e-687a-408b-8639-a3fb82e04f78" data-vars-headline="Training data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2024/09/26/airport-electric-wheelchairs-seatac-robot" target="_self">Self-driving electric wheelchairs</a> are ferrying passengers around the Seattle airport. (Axios Seattle)  </li></ul>

From the Valley to D.C., Big Tech players like Facebook, Google and Amazon are under more scrutiny than ever as new technology develops and privacy and antitrust concerns grow in lockstep with companies’ ambitions.

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