Today: September 28, 2026
Today: September 28, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Europe|Science|Technology|Travel

Pope Leo XIV in France will find a secular country at odds with Catholic teaching on life

Pope Leo XIV opens a four-day visit to France this weekend that is expected to touch on church teaching about the value of all human life

Economy|Technology

Bessent proposes US-China AI safety notifications in talks with Chinese vice premier

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng concluded talks in New York on Sunday with the US side

Arts

World leaders return to UN amid wars in Middle East and Ukraine

World leaders gather in New York this week for the UN General Assembly, bracing for President Donald Trump's return to the rostrum for a second

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology|World

Trump used to slam China. Here's why he's now rolling out the red carpet for Xi

When Donald Trump ran for office a decade ago, he called China a menace to the U.S. economy

Science|Technology

Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown

A new lawsuit claims that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally agreed to slow their AI development

Business|Science|Technology

Trump vows to create ‘AI Force’ and appoint czar amid calls to regulate technology’s development

Trump vows to create ‘AI Force’ and appoint czar amid calls to regulate technology’s development

Political|Science|Technology

Trump says he will appoint a new AI adviser, without providing details

U.S.

Science|Technology

Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google’s AI

Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google’s AI

Science|Technology

Ten days that changed the course of AI

For years, the race to build ever-more powerful artificial intelligence followed a well-worn Silicon Valley principle: move

Election|Technology

AI fears are fueling progressive Democrat's campaign in Michigan battleground district

Will Lawrence, a progressive Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan, is trying to harness unease over the rapid pace of artificial intelligence development to defeat Republican Rep. Tom Barrett

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Anthropic considers releasing new AI model ahead of IPO, sources say 

Anthropic is considering rolling out a new AI model to counter OpenAI’s momentum since its launch of GPT-6 Astra, according to three

Business|Economy

Trump will be at the airport to greet Xi when China's leader arrives for his US state visit

The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks at the White House with President Donald Trump

Business|Economy|Finance

Morgan Stanley private credit fund redemption requests remain elevated in third quarter

Withdrawal requests at a Morgan Stanley private credit fund remained elevated in the third-quarter repurchase offer, according to a regulatory filing on Friday, as the investment

Business|Economy|Technology

Trump plans to greet Xi at airport on arrival, officials say

US President Donald Trump plans to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews, at the airport of the military base just outside Washington, DC, on his

Science|Technology

Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI

Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company's AI systems

Science|Technology

OpenAI forecasts cash burn near $280 billion by 2030, FT reports

OpenAI expects to burn through $278 billion in cash between 2026 and 2030 as it ramps up spending on computing power and infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Friday,

Political|Science|Technology

Trump admin to host UN event on AI next week

Trump admin to host UN event on AI next week

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Potential Democratic candidates race to respond to AI threat amid Trump's dismissals

Amid growing panic over the risks posed by rapidly developing AI technology, potential 2028 Democratic candidates are scrambling to respond — trying to show they are doing something, even as they acknowledge they need a reluctant Washington to step up

Science|Technology

Trump is talking with Senate's Thune about bill to cut data-center electricity costs

President Donald Trump said on Friday he is engaging with Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune about bringing to the floor a

Political|Science|Technology

OpenAI's Sam Altman to brief UN Security Council next week

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman will brief the United Nations Security Council next week during the annual gathering of world

Science|Technology

Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say

Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlash

The US state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data centers as political backlash grows against the server warehouses and the

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

US factory production falls in August; outlook clouded by rising costs

US factory production unexpectedly fell in August and higher oil prices and rising interest rates could offset some of the support from an artificial

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

High stakes, low bars

World markets have another high-stakes week in store, with a summit between the US and Chinese presidents in Washington and the United Nations General Assembly taking place against

Business|Economy|Europe|Science|Technology

Europe's AI firms, playing catch-up, challenge US calls for slowdown

Europe's leading AI company Mistral and others have accused US rivals of using safety concerns to entrench

Business|Science|Technology

Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program

Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the

Science|Technology

Josh Shapiro wades into AI debate with call for ‘strict guardrails’

Josh Shapiro wades into AI debate with call for ‘strict guardrails’

Science|Technology

Anthropic says Claude now leads a quarter of work building its next AI models

Anthropic said Claude "leads" 26% of the artificial intelligence research and development work inside the company, part of new measures that it will publish regularly to show

Science|Technology

US government website used AI search tool from China that FBI said copied Anthropic

A US government website employed an AI model from a Chinese company for users to search proposed federal regulations despite the FBI accusing the

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Nebius hikes AI cloud prices again as demand for computing power soars

Cloud provider Nebius said on Thursday it will raise pay-as-you-go prices for leasing selected Nvidia chips from October 1, marking the company's second price hike in three months.

Business|Economy|Technology

Amazon, Walmart chatbots attract senator ire over 'made in USA' label snags

Two US senators have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon and Walmart, claiming that their AI shopping chatbots may suppress "made in the

Uncategorized

Why are world leaders at the UN next week and what will they talk about?

World leaders gather in New York every September for several days of high-level debate starting on Tuesday at the United Nations General

Environment|Science|Technology

The king and AI: UK monarch Charles meets artificial intelligence leaders as safety concerns swirl

King Charles III has urged AI leaders to keep artificial intelligence under control and beneficial for people and the planet

Science|Technology|World

King Charles warns AI leaders of existential risks if technology falls into wrong hands

Britain's King Charles warned artificial intelligence executives on Thursday of the "existential dangers" posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands and said

Business|Science|Technology

GlobalFoundries, Marvell expand chip capacity deal for AI data center connectivity

GlobalFoundries and Marvell Technology have expanded their agreement to increase production capacity for a type of semiconductor used in high-speed optical connections in data

Science|Technology

King Charles opens AI summit with plea to get a grip on technology ‘before it’s too late’

King Charles opens AI summit with plea to get a grip on technology ‘before it’s too late’

Science|Technology

Will AI really kill everyone? How, exactly?

Will AI really kill everyone? How, exactly?

Science|Technology

'I'm not a doomer': US Senator Mark Warner makes the case for acting fast on AI guardrails

The U.S.

Business|Political|Science|Technology

Trump officials considering AI executive meeting on the sidelines of Xi visit next week

Trump officials considering AI executive meeting on the sidelines of Xi visit next week

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely

OpenAI has disclosed six reports of unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial-intelligence models

Science|Technology|World

AI military risks spark concern at China security conference

A range of delegates to China's flagship defence conference this week expressed fears over the potential for unchecked AI development and technology

Business|Science|Technology|World

Huawei unveils new chip technologies as Chinese firm steps up the AI race with Nvidia

Chinese technology giant Huawei has launched new chip technologies as it challenges leading global companies such as Nvidia

Science|Technology

US, China security experts propose nuclear-style safeguards for AI risks

An AI system that interferes with a nuclear command network or launches a military cyber operation could leave Washington or Beijing

Science|Technology

A global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem

As concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach on safety depend on cooperation between the U.S. and China

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI says it found more instances of AI models acting deceptively

OpenAI says it found more instances of AI models acting deceptively

Economy|Science|Technology

AI rivalry hangs over Trump-Xi talks

The race for AI supremacy is set to hang over next week's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.

Economy|Political|Technology

US House advances first bill addressing economic impact of data center boom

The U.S.

Business|Science|Technology

Snap targets enterprises with Salesforce, Nvidia AI tools for augmented-reality glasses

Snap on Wednesday announced partnerships with companies including Salesforce, Nvidia and Amazon Web Services to integrate workplace tools into its Specs augmented-reality glasses,

Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance|Science|Technology

House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costs

The House has approved a bill that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs

Science|Technology

Divisions emerge in the tech industry over calls for a coordinated AI slowdown

Concerns about artificial intelligence evading human control have intensified in recent days

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Do AI companies have to disclose dangerous incidents? 

As artificial intelligence grows more powerful, researchers have documented cases in which AI models have attempted to deceive users, evade

Economy|Science|Technology|World

UN chief urges global AI cooperation saying world can't afford 'a race to the bottom on AI safety'

The United Nations chief is urging global competitors in artificial intelligence to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety.”

Business|Economy|Finance

US consumers and businesses are now facing a future of more expensive borrowing

The Federal Reserve’s rate hike comes as the US economy is increasingly moving at two very different speeds.

Health|Science|Technology

Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital upgrades robotic surgical system for joint replacements

Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital upgrades robotic surgical system for joint replacements

Environment|Science|Technology

There's one issue where Republicans and Democrats are unified before the midterms, a new poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll shows Americans are growing more concerned about the environmental impacts of AI

Science|Technology|World

OpenAI's rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weaknesses two months before major hack

Rogue AI agents from OpenAI hijacked Hugging Face user accounts and probed the site itself for vulnerabilities as early as May,

Political|Science|Technology

Bessent says US open to discussing shared AI risks with China, Axios reports

U.S.

Political|Sports

Canada’s Carney and Britain’s Burnham take first meeting to Everton football match

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, for the first time at Everton’s stadium in Liverpool before the two leaders watched the soccer club they both support

Opinion|Science|Technology

Microsoft AI chief calls out Anthropic's approach to AI consciousness

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman said he shared Anthropic's focus on safely managing AI, but flagged risks in the way it trains its Claude chatbot on ideas

Political|Science|Technology

UN chief sounds alarm on AI risk after Trump plays it down

U.N.

Science|Technology|World

China's Huawei forecasts billions of agents will dominate AI traffic by 2035

China's Huawei expects autonomous agents to account for more than 90% of global AI token traffic by 2035, requiring huge increases in computing power

Business|Science|Technology

Cohere, Aleph Alpha combine to target enterprise AI market

Canada's Cohere and Germany's Aleph Alpha signed a definitive merger agreement on Wednesday, the AI companies

Science|Technology

EU's von der Leyen backs AI slowdown, to invite frontier labs for talks

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday backed calls by leading U.S.

Europe|Political|Science|Technology

EU chief proposes social media ban for kids under 13

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

AI rivals found rare agreement on safety. Putting it into practice is harder

Leading voices in AI, including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, agree that AI development needs to slow down

Science|Technology

Meta's Zuckerberg says AI labs have enough incentive to build safely

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday that competition and liability give AI companies enough reason to act individually on safety, appearing to break

Business|Economy|Technology

The AI gold rush has a dress code: steel-toe boots

Not every winner in the AI race makes chips. Some sell cowboy boots.

Science|Technology|World

AI is not a 'monopoly of great powers', China's top newspaper says

AI is not a "monopoly of great powers" and the U.S. should work with China to manage risk to create a non-discriminatory development environment, China's top newspaper,

Political|Science|Technology

Nvidia CEO to attend Trump dinner for Xi, source says

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to attend U.S.

Business|Finance|Technology

OpenAI mulls funding round at $1.2 trillion valuation ahead of IPO, FT reports

OpenAI has recently held discussions with large investors about a fresh capital raise that would increase the ChatGPT maker's valuation to about $1.2 trillion before it goes public

Economy|Science|Technology

US Senator Sanders and Trump ally Bannon call for stronger AI oversight

Progressive U.S.

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

US stocks slip after oil prices and the bond market crank up the pressure

The U.S. stock market slipped as oil prices and the bond market cranked up the pressure on Wall Street

Business|Science|Technology

AI coding agent startup Factory triples valuation to $5 billion in latest funding round

Factory, a startup developing AI agents for enterprise engineering teams, said on Tuesday it had raised $200 million in a funding round that more than tripled its valuation to $5

Technology

Attorney General Blanche says DOJ would probe AI-related violations

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday told reporters the Department of Justice would investigate "anybody associated" with AI if they violated the law.

Science|Technology

Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act

The technology industry is urgently warning about the potential harm of artificial intelligence, but political inaction in Washington poses a challenge

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

MediaTek launches new mobile chip using TSMC's most advanced technology 

Taiwan's MediaTek unveiled on Tuesday a new smartphone chip made using TSMC's most advanced manufacturing technology, as it targets the premium handset

Science|Technology

From hallucinating AI chatbots to wiping out humanity: How did we get here?

The heads of leading U.S.

Arts|World

An Israeli documentary on the war in Gaza sets off a firestorm at home after Venice award

An Israeli documentary about the civilian death toll from the war in Gaza has sparked a fierce backlash in Israel after being awarded the special jury prize at the Venice International Film Festival

Education|Science|Technology

No, AI systems don’t have a drive to survive – a developmental psychologist explains why it only looks that way

In tests, some AI systems resisted being shut down. But an instinct to stay “alive” isn’t the reason they behaved that way.

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Delos Data, a chip startup founded by Intel veterans, raises $100 million for AI networks 

Delos Data, a startup founded by veterans of Intel Corp, on Tuesday said it has raised $100 million to develop chips and software that can move

Political|Science|Technology

Johnson says no moratorium on AI, would give China competitive edge

U.S.

Science|Technology

OpenAI is working with Anthropic, Google on AI safety, Bloomberg News reports

OpenAI is working with rivals Anthropic and Alphabet's Google DeepMind on AI safety, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing the ChatGPT maker's global policy chief Chris Lehane

Science|Technology

Investors nervous about AI spending slowdown after industry warnings

Investors are showing some nervousness over the stock market's AI-led rally after industry leaders called for reining in the pace of development — although some say

Business|Economy|Finance|World

Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump's demands

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its short-term interest rate for the first time in three years to fight stubbornly high inflation

Education|Science|Technology

Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?

As the new school year kicks in, the debate around student AI use is raging

Business|Economy|Health|Science|Technology|World

Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access

Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities

Political|Science|Technology

Trump calls AI risks a 'hoax,' says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers

President Donald Trump says he is a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology are part of a “SICK conspiracy.”

Science|Technology

Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials

Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials

Science|Technology

China bristles at Anthropic CEO’s 'fearmongering' about its AI development

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bristled at the Anthropic CEO’s call for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities as part of a wider argument for a global slowdown on AI development

Business|Crime|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

AI is supercharging money scams – here’s what you can do to protect yourself

Good habits by consumers can stymie scams, but US regulations have fallen behind the technology.

Science|Technology|World

New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate

New warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity

Science|Technology

They created Siri before Apple bought it. They’re still waiting for their original vision to come true

They created Siri before Apple bought it. They’re still waiting for their original vision to come true

Arts

'60 Minutes' opens 59th season on CBS with no direct mention of show's off-season turmoil

The venerable newsmagazine “60 Minutes” opened its 59th season on CBS-TV on Sunday night

Science|Technology

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence

Science|Technology

Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

Opinion|Science|Technology

Anthropic CEO calls for ‘pacing the frontier’ of AI race amid safety concerns

Anthropic CEO calls for ‘pacing the frontier’ of AI race amid safety concerns

Business|Europe|Science|Technology|World

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up

The CEO of Anthropic says the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up

Political|Science|Technology

House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ risk

House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ risk

Science|Technology

Anthropic says it blocked possible attempts to use AI to develop bioweapons

Anthropic says it blocked possible attempts to use AI to develop bioweapons

Science|Technology

Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face

Lawmakers are demanding information from OpenAI with separate queries that underscore growing concerns in Washington about the potential for artificial intelligence programs eluding human control

Science|Technology

Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons

Anthropic says it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance and research that could have led to biological weapons

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

The AI boom and tariff uncertainty are pushing copper prices to record highs

The AI boom and tariff uncertainty are pushing copper prices to record highs

Science|Technology

Learning without a brain – how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks

Bacteria use strategies similar to artificial neural networks to use the past to adapt to the future.

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US|World

Major brokerages' forecasts for S&P 500 index in 2026

Global brokerages expect the benchmark S&P 500 index to extend its rally in 2026, betting on AI momentum and strong corporate earnings, while the war in Iran continues to weigh on

Education|Science|Technology

Asian teens race ahead of US peers for reading, science and math in global rankings

Asian teens race ahead of US peers for reading, science and math in global rankings

Finance|Science|Technology|Travel

Travel scams are getting harder to spot. Here's how to stay safe

If you're booking a trip soon, you need to watch out for travel scams

Business|Crime|Technology

China's Huawei Technologies faces racketeering trial in New York

The world's biggest supplier of telecommunications network gear faces a criminal trial in New York

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia-backed Firmus signs deal with OpenAI for Malaysia data centre capacity

Australia's Firmus said on Tuesday it had signed a multi-year deal with OpenAI to supply computing capacity from two Malaysian data centres, making the ChatGPT maker an anchor

Political|Science|Technology

AI could pose 'existential' risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns

U.N. rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity, and pledged to press AI firms to reduce risks that

Science|Technology

From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combat

At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots jumped, boxed and danced.

Uncategorized

OpenAI acknowledges 'wiki incident' and need for more transparency around unintended AI behavior

OpenAI said on Saturday that its agents had appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards, adding that more transparency was needed around such

Business|Economy

Trump keeps heralding an economic boom, but even a solid jobs report is causing problems for him

President Donald Trump has been promising an economic boom, but Friday's positive jobs report left him frustrated

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI, Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement

The Seattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Friday, alleging in federal court that the tech companies copied

Business|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Anthropic IPO launch shifts toward mid-October, sources say

By Echo Wang Sept 4 - Anthropic is expected to begin marketing its initial public offering in mid-October at the earliest and complete the listing days before the U.S. midterm elections in November,

Science|Technology

US, China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks

The U.S. and China are gearing up to discuss AI safety risks during a dialogue planned for mid-September, two sources briefed on the discussions told Reuters

Science|Technology

Musk’s xAI loses court bid to block Minnesota's AI ‘nudification’ ban

Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images will remain in effect as a constitutional challenge by Elon Musk's xAI proceeds,

Business|Economy|US

Hiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the US

The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs

Health|Political|Science|Technology|World

Opposition by US and Russia raises doubts over autonomous weapons talks outcome, diplomats say

Opposition from the United States and Russia has raised doubts that countries meeting in Geneva will on Friday agree on a document that could pave the

Africa|Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Civil rights groups urge a halt to South Africa data centers boom amid water and power fears

Civil rights groups in South Africa are calling for a pause on building more data centers until their use of water, land and electricity is investigated

Europe|Science|Technology

OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring

A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for other AI

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

This city is one of the world’s most important AI hubs. It’s not where you’d expect

This city is one of the world’s most important AI hubs. It’s not where you’d expect

Technology

Flock surveillance cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies' power

Across the country and up and down the ballot, candidates from both parties are increasingly on the attack over Flock cameras

Arts|Business|Europe|World

South Korea's President Lee to visit France for summit, film discussion with Macron

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will pay a state visit to France from September 6 to 9 for a summit with French President Emmanuel ​Macron and for a joint

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Trading Day: Waller cools Fed hike hoopla

Remarks from Fed Governor Christopher Waller that he is inclined to hold interest rates steady later this month sparked a strong stock market