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US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base

October 05, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Former Anthropic researcher Coxon to testify at New York City AI hearing, Bloomberg News reports

Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon will testify at a New York City hearing on artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

October 05, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Alaska LNG shipping savings justifies billions in investment, developer says

Alaska LNG's developer said the project's access to stranded natural gas and shorter shipping routes to Asia will make it competitive with US Gulf Coast

October 05, 2026

Asia|Europe|Technology

Ukraine believes Russia shared jet-drone technology with North Korea, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he believed Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with its longstanding ally North Korea.

October 04, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

Musk says he will rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted on Sunday that he would rename the company's AI unit to SpaceXSI, following US President Donald Trump's push to use the term "super intelligence" instead

October 04, 2026

Body camera footage shows moment officer shoots woman in Baltimore County

October 04, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

Trump announces leadership of AI task force

October 04, 2026

Science|Technology

Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force

President Donald Trump has tapped his director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence

October 04, 2026

Why doesn’t high speed rail work in America?

October 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Revolut's rise to become Europe's $115 billion big bank rival

Revolut has risen to become Europe's most valuable startup and a challenge to centuries-old banking giants, having grown rapidly

October 04, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

Trump names intelligence chief Clayton as AI czar, to head task force

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton the administration's AI czar, tasking him with coordinating the federal

October 04, 2026

Cornell president calls alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing,' pledges greater transparency

Cornell University’s president has called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024 “deeply disturbing.”

October 04, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Sports|Technology

Mormon leader decries explosion in sports betting, prediction markets

A leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says an explosion in online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed among young people

October 04, 2026

Ukraine will hit Russian refineries in response to Moscow's 'new doctrine' of airstrikes, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine will double down on attacking Russian oil refineries in response to a new policy of airstrikes by Moscow designed to force people to

October 03, 2026

Opinion|Science|Technology

OpenAI safety employee quits, says 'time for trial and error is over'

A former OpenAI safety employee who recently resigned criticized the company's approach to AI safety, arguing that a fast-paced culture focused on rapid development increases the

October 04, 2026

Crime|Technology|World

ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft detained in Jordan, cooperating with bureau, sources say

A suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which says it stole data on every FBI employee, was detained in Jordan

October 03, 2026

Arts|Crime|Technology

‘To Catch a Predator’ spawned a generation of online pedophile hunters

October 03, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on the quickest US express flight yet

Four astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station following an express eight-hour flight

October 01, 2026

Moderna to replace Warner Bros Discovery on Nasdaq 100

Nasdaq said on Thursday that vaccine maker Moderna will replace Warner Bros. Discovery on the Nasdaq 100 index, effective October 9.

October 02, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Australia's Sunrise Energy Metals plans US redomicile, primary Nasdaq listing

Australia's Sunrise Energy Metals plans to relocate its parent company to the United States through a newly incorporated Delaware company and seek a primary listing on Nasdaq, the

October 02, 2026

New York's governor removes DA in Cornell rape allegations, appoints AG Letitia James to take over

New York’s governor has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case

October 02, 2026

FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

The Justice Department says a Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

October 02, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

French supercomputer maker Bull doubles output to boost Europe's AI ambitions

Bull, the state-owned French maker of Europe's fastest supercomputers, reopened an expanded factory on Thursday to double its production capacity, executives told

October 02, 2026

Business|Entertainment|Technology

Comcast's NBCUniversal cuts streaming technology jobs

Comcast's NBCUniversal is cutting jobs in its global streaming technology organization, the owner of the Fast & Furious and Jurassic Park franchises said on Thursday.

October 02, 2026

Science|Technology

OpenAI alerts more than 100 groups about rogue AI agent activity

OpenAI has informed more than 100 organizations about incidents involving unauthorized activity tied to its AI agents, according to a blog post by the ChatGPT maker, as AI labs face

October 02, 2026

Arts|Crime|Technology

Massachusetts man charged with cyberstalking podcaster and former Trump official Katie Miller

A Massachusetts man has been arrested in a federal case alleging he cyberstalked conservative podcaster and former Trump administration official Katie Miller

October 02, 2026

YPF investors ask US Supreme Court to revive $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina

Investment firms Petersen Energia and Eton Park petitioned the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to reinstate a $16.1 billion judgment against

October 02, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Boeing white-collar workers approve contract offer, averting strike fears

Boeing's largest white-collar union said on Thursday its members approved a sweetened contract offer, ending fears that a strike would

October 02, 2026

Business|Technology

Fed's Cook sees AI inflationary push as a top 2027 risk

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Thursday that she sees AI, and its inflationary push, as a top risk for 2027, and noted that increasingly frequent supply shocks have had

October 02, 2026

Alaska LNG could cost more than double Gulf Coast rivals, raising questions over economics

US President Donald Trump's push to steer $54 billion of South Korean investment into Alaska LNG is putting a fresh focus on a 20 million-ton-a-year

October 02, 2026

Business|Economy|Political|Technology

US Navy awards RTX's Raytheon $24.4 billion contract for Standard Missile-6 amid stockpile concerns

RTX's Raytheon unit won a multiyear contract worth up to $24.4 billion to produce Standard Missile-6 interceptors for the US Navy, the service said on

October 02, 2026

Federal report says pilots weren't warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami

An air traffic controller failed to warn pilots of an Amazon cargo plane about the potential for strong tail winds before it crashed in Miami, killing five people

October 02, 2026

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Science|Technology

US mortgage rates jump by most in 4 years in latest week

The interest rate on the most common US home loan shot up by a quarter percentage point this week to the highest in almost three years on the back of surging government bond yields,

October 02, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

SoftBank completes final phase of $30 billion investment in OpenAI

SoftBank Group said on Thursday it has completed its $30 billion investment in OpenAI as part of its commitment to the ChatGPT maker's last fundraising round.

October 02, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

California AG Bonta issues subpoena to OpenAI over AI cybersecurity risks

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI, as part of a broader inquiry into cybersecurity incidents and risks related to its AI models,

October 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

David Ellison's appointment of Kreiz brings cost-cutter to Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery

David Ellison's choice of Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz as his co-captain at the new Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery signals what the media behemoth

October 01, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

US FAA set to convene review of Boeing 737 MAX software issue on Friday

The US Federal Aviation Administration is set to convene a safety review on Friday of a software issue that could prevent pilots of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes from

October 02, 2026

Technology

Georgia election board will not immediately move ahead with GOP plan to fix flaw in election system

Two Republicans on Georgia’s state election board are criticizing a proposal by their own party to address a flaw in Georgia’s voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots

October 02, 2026

Iranian accused of involvement in $3 billion hacking scheme extradited to US

October 02, 2026

Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes

The U.S. military is moving roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East

October 02, 2026

Canada fast-tracks Pacific oil pipeline to reduce US dependence as Alberta separation vote nears

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has fast-tracked a proposed oil pipeline to the Pacific coast

October 01, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Another Trump meme coin contest promises an ‘exclusive’ dinner with the president

October 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

Paramount CEO Ellison asks CNN chief Thompson to stay after Warner Bros deal, source says

Paramount CEO David Ellison has asked CNN Chief Executive Mark Thompson to stay at the helm of the cable news network after the acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a source

October 01, 2026

Europe|Technology

Ukraine deploys FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for first time, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine deployed its FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. "Ukrainian tactical ballistic missile FP-7.

October 01, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

BAE weighs bid for Robin Radar in possible $2.3 billion deal, sources say

BAE Systems is among the potential bidders that are in the early stages of exploring an offer for Robin Radar Systems, three people familiar with the matter

October 01, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Temasek comfortable with current AI spending levels, executive says

Singapore's Temasek is not worried about the massive levels of

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Synopsys shares jump on robust growth outlook, OpenAI and AWS deals

Synopsys shares jumped 10% on Thursday after the chip-design software maker forecast fiscal 2027 revenue and profit above analysts' estimates and unveiled deals with OpenAI and

October 01, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Lyft will pay $272.5 million to settle California driver wage theft claims

Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle claims by the state of California and three of its largest cities that the company mislabeled drivers as

October 01, 2026

Supreme Court to weigh Trump's mandatory immigration detention policy

The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a dispute over a policy by President Donald Trump's administration that subjects millions of immigrants who

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

SpaceX launches 13th long-duration astronaut crew to International Space Station

A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday with a crew of two US astronauts, a Canadian astronaut and

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

Chinese hackers impersonated an Anthropic exec to get information about AI

October 01, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Puerto Rico faces record electric rate as demand and costs increase

A record electric rate has gone into effect in Puerto Rico as outages persist and the U.S. territory’s power grid continues to crumble

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Bridgewater's flagship macro fund posts double-digit gains this year, sources say

Bridgewater Associates' flagship Pure Alpha macro fund climbed 18.4% in the first nine months of the year, people familiar with the matter told Reuters,

October 01, 2026

Business|Entertainment|Sports|Technology

A 21-year-old Fortnite pro gives out computers to young gamers and plans for more through a new fund

Cody Conrod wants to help others enter the increasingly expensive world of professional gaming after he dropped out of eighth grade to pursue esports

October 01, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

UVM researchers developing AI 'digital twins' to help personalize ICU care

October 01, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Google is firing the first salvo in a brewing race to deploy AI data centers in orbit

October 01, 2026

Man accused of neglecting, starving dog, sheriff's office says

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine

A Russian drone has struck a school in Kyiv as the Ukrainian capital endured another day of relentless aerial attacks in the 4 1/2-year-old full-scale invasion by Moscow

October 01, 2026

UN urges more US action on Marshall Islands nuclear legacy

The United States needs to take additional steps to remedy the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands by providing healthcare and releasing secret archives,

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Volantis raises $88 million for tech to connect AI, memory chips

San Francisco-based semiconductor startup Volantis on Thursday said it has raised $88 million in venture capital in an effort to solve a key

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Tesla September registrations rise across Europe, extending recovery

Registrations of new Tesla cars rose across several European markets in September, extending a rebound in the US electric vehicle maker's regional sales.

October 01, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Oil jumps 4% on reports China halts fuel exports, US troops head to Middle East

Oil prices jumped on Thursday and settled up more than $4 a barrel, after a report said the US was sending more troops and carriers to the Middle East

October 01, 2026

Technology|World

Social media harms democracy by spreading rumors, survey shows

A growing number of people think social media manipulates and divides people and harms democracy, Pew Research Center said on Thursday, echoing rising concern and tighter scrutiny

October 01, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

Tips for getting a professional headshot that feels authentic and conveys the image you want

Professional headshots are like virtual handshakes: They introduce people to to a vast audience for their ideas as well as potential clients, collaborators or employers

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

Winner of Nikon microscopy photo contest faces criticism over AI usage

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Education|Science|Technology

Tech nonprofit faces 156% rent hike as AI fuels office demand

October 01, 2026

Arts|Technology

Couple questions Flock cameras after lead mismatches their car in road-rage case

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Equities rebound to close higher as surging Treasury yields recede

US stocks recovered from early losses to close slightly higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 bouncing from a two-week low as a

October 01, 2026

Crime|Technology

The trouble with Flock cameras is the surveillance system’s architecture, not just some of its users

The architecture of automated license plate readers turns local cameras into a far-reaching surveillance network that can be accessed by agencies that never purchased the devices.

October 01, 2026

Can development happen without displacement? Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood is a test case

A decade of research on Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood finds that major riverfront investment did not push out longtime residents.

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

Too many males to choose from can overwhelm female frogs – and change who gets to mate

Many animal species – frogs and humans alike – struggle to make choices in a complex, overwhelming world.

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

100 years ago, Schrödinger’s equation shed light on quantum physics – scientists use it today to fine-tune chemical reactions

A 100-year-old equation helps scientists build solar cells, develop biofuels and even study quantum computers.

October 01, 2026

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 10 civilians, Kabul and UN say

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan have killed 10 civilians, mostly children, Afghanistan and the United Nations say

October 01, 2026

Both parents of toddler found with loaded handgun at Canton daycare to be arraigned

October 01, 2026

Crime|Entertainment|Technology

Attorneys of Harper Moyski's family say YouTube could have prevented Annunciation shooting

October 01, 2026

King tides leave Miami Beach condo residents without power, elevators and hot water for days

October 01, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology

Leading Democrat asks AI firms for data on any Chinese access to sensitive code

A Democratic lawmaker is warning that Beijing could steal AI model weights developed by OpenAI, Anthropic and other top US firms, erasing the US edge

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

China's BYD sales rise in September as export boom sustains momentum

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD's global sales rose for a fifth straight month in September, buoyed by strong exports that have increasingly become a key pillar

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

Broadcom to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to lease its chips, filing says

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus documents extensive partnerships with a handful of big tech firms.

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Nvidia's bet that its chips can finance the AI boom gets a Wall Street reality check

By Saeed Azhar, Max A.

October 01, 2026

Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy

Pandora has opened the world’s largest fine-jewelry crafting facility in Vietnam, powered entirely by renewable electricity and using 100% recycled gold and silver

October 01, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Technology

Are people really refusing ‘Choosin’ Texas’? Or is monoculture just dead?

October 01, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

These were the ‘Adams and Eves’ of facial recognition technology

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control

September 30, 2026

Investors wary of slowdown in US corporate profit boom

A massive year for corporate profit growth is driving US stock market gains, but investors' hesitancy that the good times will roll on without a hitch is

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts

Chinese hackers have been impersonating US AI experts, including a former government official, to try to steal emails from experts in AI

October 01, 2026

Arts|Economy|Science|Technology

South Korean shares end nearly 2% higher on record chip exports

Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares recouped early losses to end nearly 2% higher on Thursday, led by gains in chipmakers after domestic trade

October 01, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Science|Technology

Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case

A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection for the human voice in a landmark case involving a popular Japanese anime voice actor

October 01, 2026

Citi raises bitcoin, ether forecasts on strong crypto activity

Citigroup raised its 12-month forecasts for bitcoin and ether, citing stronger crypto activity, a supportive macroeconomic backdrop and a resumption of ETF inflows.

October 01, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

El Niño just gave us the first no-hurricane September in decades. How long can the Atlantic shutout last?

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

AI adoption stalls as companies struggle to scale projects despite strong returns, study shows

Only 13% of companies were on track with their AI initiatives, as regulatory hurdles and integration with legacy IT systems slowed large-scale adoption, a BearingPoint study found.

October 01, 2026

Indonesia arrests captain of capsized ferry, police say

An Indonesian police spokesperson said on Thursday that the captain of a ship that capsized in the Java Sea last month has been arrested and will face criminal charges for

October 01, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Huawei unveils Mate 90 phones, leans on homegrown chip design to offset US curbs

Huawei Technologies unveiled its Mate 90 smartphone series on Thursday, betting on its in-house operating system and redesigned chip

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

China’s Tencent leases 100,000 chips from Oracle to accelerate AI push, FT reports

Tencent signed its largest overseas lease deal with US cloud provider Oracle to access about 100,000 advanced AI chips that were not available in China, the Financial Times

October 01, 2026

Second judge blocks Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas

A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign

October 01, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

South Korea's monthly exports top $120 billion for the first time on record chip sales

South Korea's exports jumped 83.5% in September from a year earlier to a record $120.9 billion, government data showed on Thursday, as semiconductor shipments

October 01, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|Technology|World

South Korea factory growth hits 4-month high as export orders boom, PMI shows

South Korea's factory activity grew in September at the strongest pace in four months, as export demand hit the fastest pace in 15-1/2 years led by the chip and auto sectors,

October 01, 2026

Economy|Political|Technology|World

Ukraine urges US to sanction entities supporting Russia's Starlink rival

Ukraine is urging the United States to impose sanctions on several Russian entities that it says are helping develop Moscow's Rassvet satellite network

October 01, 2026

Arts|Education|Science|Technology

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect workers from AI risks

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed laws aimed at protecting workers from the risks of artificial intelligence

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Panama panel recommends First Quantum mine restart to fund phased closure

A Panamanian government commission on Wednesday recommended opening formal negotiations with First Quantum Minerals to set

September 30, 2026

Crime|Technology

ShinyHunters website goes offline after FBI deadline expires

The website used by ShinyHunters, the group that claimed responsibility for a recent hack of thousands of FBI agents' personal and sensitive data, went offline on

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

Pentagon creates 'Autowarcom' to expand AI and drone capabilities

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced the creation of a new military command that would be dedicated to building and providing autonomous and robotic

October 01, 2026

Micron's AI-fueled revenue forecast blows past estimates, backlog swells

By Anhata Rooprai and Max A.

October 01, 2026

Senate punts bill to permanently ban Chinese cars until after midterm elections

A bill aiming to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the United States stalled in the Senate as lawmakers headed for the exits until after the November midterm elections

October 01, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

Paramount-Warner Bros. merger moves forward after judge approves settlement

October 01, 2026

Political|Technology|US

Hegseth announces new autonomous weapons command while repeating attacks on ‘woke’ culture during speech to troops

October 01, 2026

Economy|Technology

Senators will try to win approval of permanent Chinese car ban in November

The two US senators backing a permanent legislative ban on Chinese vehicles in the US will not seek approval until the Senate returns from recess in

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

Google announces Gemini 4 flagship AI model after months of delays

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced a new top-tier artificial intelligence model to anchor its Gemini 4 generation of models in a fresh bid to

October 01, 2026

What is red-dyed diesel and can it help lower prices, as Trump wants?

The White House is considering regulatory relief that would expand sales of red-dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically used for farming, as prices surge

October 01, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Tropical Pacific moisture drenches central US as another Pacific hurricane forms

Tropical weather that surged onshore from the Pacific is soaking more of the U.S. while forecasters announce yet another hurricane off the coast of Mexico

October 01, 2026

Science|Technology

A storied NASA observatory could be weeks away from falling to Earth after failed rescue attempt

October 01, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court

If fossil fuel companies misled the public about the dangers of their products, should they be required to pay for damages from climate-related disasters?

October 01, 2026

Human rights groups ask UN panel to help end ICE's effort to hide locations of detainees

Human rights advocates have asked a United Nations panel to intervene in a new U.S. government practice that they say amounts to the “enforced disappearance” of noncitizens

October 01, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

US senators hit deal on energy project permitting bill, vote after midterm elections

US senators from both parties said on Wednesday they have reached a deal to reform laws on the permitting of large energy and

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

US wants to speed certification of new airplanes

The head of the US Transportation Department said on Wednesday that he wants to speed certification of new airplanes from Boeing and other

September 30, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Synopsys, OpenAI strike deal to develop AI model for chip design work

Synopsys, a maker of software used in designing computing chips, said on Wednesday that it has struck a deal to share revenue with OpenAI as the

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Anthropic's IPO pitch embraces AI's promise and peril

Anthropic is planning what could be the largest initial public offering in history.

October 01, 2026

Technology|World

Ukraine to present ‘wish list’ for new Russia sanctions under Graham law

Ukraine will present the Trump administration and Congress this week with a wish list of Russian companies, vessels and individuals it would like to see hit with U.S. sanctions under a new law signed by President Donald Trump this month

October 01, 2026

Economy|Environment|Political|Science|Technology

Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects

Senators from both parties are saying they have reached a bipartisan deal on legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects that now face yearslong delays as lawmakers seek to meet growing demand for electricity and other forms of energy

October 01, 2026

Trump hails the US military's exit from Iraq after 12-year mission against Islamic State

The U.S. military has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission against the Islamic State group

September 30, 2026

Business|Europe|Finance|Science|Technology

Google asks EU court to suspend order to open up to AI chatbots, search engine rivals

Alphabet's Google has asked an EU court to suspend EU regulators' order to open up its trove of search data to OpenAI and rival search engines as it steps

September 30, 2026

Economy|Technology

US Senate blocks bill to address data center costs

The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users,

September 30, 2026

Arts|Finance|Technology

S&P 500 dips, Nasdaq higher after data shows moderate inflation rise

Nasdaq climbed on Wednesday and the S&P 500 dipped, but both indexes notched their second straight quarterly gains, as a softer-

September 30, 2026

Iran indicates it received a US response on its war-ending proposal, with details still unclear

Iranian officials indicate they have received an official U.S. response to Tehran’s proposal to end the seven-month war

September 30, 2026

Bicyclist honoring grandmother in cross-country journey for cancer research

October 01, 2026

Economy|Environment|Political|Technology

Data center bill falls short in Senate as lawmakers take final votes before the midterms

The Senate has failed to advance a bill that attempts to address voter worries about data centers and their impact on energy bills

September 30, 2026

Economy|Environment|Technology

Republicans’ last-ditch effort to lower costs ahead of midterms fails in key Senate vote

October 01, 2026

Economy|Technology

Judge blocks New York rent-setting software ban

A federal judge in Manhattan blocked New York state from enforcing a first-of-its-kind law prohibiting landlords and real estate industry

September 30, 2026

Wall St regulator unveils new retail investor proposals for private assets

The US securities regulator proposed new regulations on Wednesday aimed at expanding access to private assets that have

September 30, 2026

Science|Technology

US Transport Chief Duffy sees no safety concern from 737 MAX software issue

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday he does not currently see any safety concern stemming from a software issue involving the

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

AI infra firm Accelevation's shares fall in tepid Nasdaq debut

Data center infrastructure firm Accelevation fell 2.5% in its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, after pricing its IPO below its marketed range, signaling that

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

ElevenLabs' valuation doubles to $22 billion on surging AI voice-agent demand

ElevenLabs said on Wednesday it had completed a $300 million employee tender offer valuing the AI voice generation startup at $22 billion, twice the valuation it secured in its

September 30, 2026

Senate Democrats block bill to restrict lawmaker stock trading and impose new voter ID requirements

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

SpaceX’s megarocket is on the verge of paradigm-shifting success. It’s spurring a ‘crisis’

September 30, 2026

UK says there are strong indications Iran played a part in a security incident at a US-run air base

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the U.K. has “strong indications” that Iran played a part in an incident involving five men arrested near a U.S.-run air base in England

September 30, 2026

Spain orders probe after rights group alleges troops abused migrants in Ceuta

Spain's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had alerted prosecutors to an Amnesty International report alleging the military tortured or mistreated migrants in Ceuta, and

September 30, 2026

US dollar flat against peers after softer-than-expected inflation data

The dollar was flat against major currencies on Wednesday following a smaller-than-expected increase in US inflation, which reduced market bets on an

September 30, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

FTC opens probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI

The Federal Trade Commission is conducting an industry-wide probe into Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs to uncover the potential dangers their technology poses to

September 30, 2026

US trade court probes Trump's 'forced labor' tariffs

The US Court of International Trade on Wednesday scrutinized the legal and factual underpinnings of President Donald Trump's latest global tariffs,

September 30, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Physical therapist creates affordable crawling device for children with disabilities

September 30, 2026

Global stocks weather third-quarter AI, bond and crude maelstrom

Stock market investors might have been expected to run for the hills in the face of an extraordinary surge in global borrowing costs, currency interventions,

September 30, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Polymarket introduces deposit limits, lock-outs to combat trading addiction

Prediction market startup Polymarket on Wednesday rolled out a slew of tools to help users manage compulsive behavior, including voluntary deposit limits, lock-outs and access to

September 30, 2026

Caterpillar to invest $1 billion in North Carolina manufacturing capacity

Caterpillar said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $1 billion in North Carolina to expand manufacturing capacity for its compact equipment business amid rising customer demand.

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology|US

US second-quarter GDP revised higher amid robust consumer spending

The US economy grew at a solid clip in the second quarter, driven by robust consumer spending and business investment related to the buildout of AI infrastructure.

September 30, 2026

Science|Technology

UK accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research

Britain's MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organisation was involved in funding academic research into

September 30, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

AI borrowers face tough sell in risky corners of US credit market

The artificial intelligence boom has arrived in the riskiest corners of US credit markets, where leery lenders are demanding more compensation

September 30, 2026

Analysts raise 2026 oil forecasts on prolonged Gulf disruption

Analysts have raised their 2026 oil price forecasts with benchmark Brent crude expected to average nearly $90 a

September 30, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Synopsys, Amazon Web Services sign chip design licensing deal worth more than $1 billion

Synopsys and Amazon Web Services on Wednesday said that Amazon.com's cloud computing unit has entered a multi-year deal worth more than $1 billion

September 30, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

HPE boosts networking growth outlook, gets $1.2 billion AI order from cloud firm Vultr

Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Wednesday raised its long-term revenue growth forecast for its networking business, driven by the AI boom and announced a $1.2 billion order to

September 30, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Key points of BMW's strategy update

BMW is holding a two-day capital markets event to brief investors about the premium carmaker's strategy, the first for new CEO Milan Nedeljkovic, who took over in May.

September 30, 2026

Business|Technology|World

Ethiopian Airlines agrees to buy 10 Boeing cargo planes, has option for 8 more

Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday signed a deal to buy 10 Boeing cargo planes, and its chief executive said the state-owned airline had the option to buy eight more.

September 30, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology

Pennsylvania’s skill games are officially gambling – so should they be at every gas station?

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court says skill games are gambling. As lawmakers rush to tax them, a CMU scholar says the debate skips a more fundamental question.

September 30, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

Using an AI chatbot to practice new languages can be helpful, but it doesn’t replace speaking with an actual person

People might feel more comfortable making mistakes if they’re interacting with AI chatbots. But they will miss the nuances that come from conversing with real people.

September 30, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Antarctica’s ice loss is locked in, and extra snowfall won’t save it – that’s bad news for low-lying coastal areas elsewhere

The Antarctic ice sheet’s future depends how a chain of events plays out. A new study finds the evidence points in one direction.

September 30, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Why the nor'easter’s storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead

Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from North Carolina to New York.

September 30, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

AI use and student enrollments increase at Kulia Academy after relying on donors for programs

September 30, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

As AI political deepfakes go viral, lawmakers struggle to keep up – 2 states’ laws show limits of what they can do

Most states require warnings on AI-generated political ads, but studies show these disclosures do little to alter people’s willingness to share the content. Most states have legislated election deepfakes by requiring a warning 28 states require disclosures on the media

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

TSMC evaluates potential Texas investment, sources say

Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, is evaluating a potential investment in Texas to expand chip production in the US,

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Bank of England sees growing risk that dangers from AI and debt will materialise

The Bank of England on Wednesday warned of an increase in the risk that interconnected weaknesses in the financial system will

September 30, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

October doubts

On the last day of a brutal third quarter for bonds, a few questions have emerged about the now overwhelmingly hawkish interest rate outlook.

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Republican committee chair calls for scrutiny of Seoul's China ties

The Republican chair of the congressional committee focused on China is calling on the Trump administration to scrutinize US

September 30, 2026

Science|Technology

Apple plans to launch new smart-home hub on Oct 13, Bloomberg News reports

Apple is planning to make its long-delayed push into the smart-home market on October 13 with a new hub code-named J490, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people

September 30, 2026

Arts|Economy|Education|Entertainment|Technology

Polymarket is facing calls for more regulation. It’s introducing sportsbook-style safeguards

September 30, 2026

Citadel's Griffin donates $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon with plans for Miami campus

Billionaire investor Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University to build a new campus in Miami and support initiatives at its

September 30, 2026

Business|Education|Finance|Technology

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin donates $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon as part of his bet on Florida

September 30, 2026

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money to be used to start a new campus in Miami that will focus on societal challenges

September 30, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Right Livelihood Award honors women taking on autocrats, discrimination and unchecked AI

The Right Livelihood Award has been given to two women and two women-led organizations to recognize work against authoritarianism, violence and AI-related harms

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology|World

DoorDash to create 3,000 jobs at global tech centre in India

US food delivery firm DoorDash will create 3,000 jobs in India over the next two years through a global technology hub it opened in the southern city of Hyderabad on Wednesday, the

September 30, 2026

Arts|Environment|Food|Science|Technology

How the US controls Iraq's oil revenues

US forces are set to withdraw on Wednesday from their last bases in Iraq, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies, which have deep

September 30, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Takeaways from AP investigation into collapse of housing towers during Venezuela's earthquakes

The collapse of public housing in Venezuela's La Guaira state after two June earthquakes is linked to decisions made in 2010

September 30, 2026

Science|Technology

DeepSeek partners with Huawei to develop chip programming tools, reducing reliance on Nvidia

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek said on Wednesday it has partnered with Huawei Technologies to develop programming tools optimised for

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Chinese factory activity expands in September amid AI boom

China's factory activity expanded in September, official and private surveys showed on Wednesday, as easing weather disruptions allowed

September 30, 2026

Science|Technology

DNA evidence from Thomas Jefferson’s hair reveals the truth about his relationship with Sally Hemings

September 30, 2026

Basel chief says risks becoming more interconnected as international cooperation wanes

International cooperation among banking supervisors is becoming more difficult just as financial risks grow more interconnected, the chair of the global

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology|World

China's factory activity returns to growth in September amid AI boom

China's factory activity returned to growth in September, an official survey showed on Wednesday, as easing weather disruptions allowed factories to resume operations and

September 30, 2026

Economy|Political|Science|Technology

Trump releases AI accord with tech executives

President Donald Trump released a document on Tuesday that his administration cast as an accord on artificial intelligence and which he said earlier

September 30, 2026

Arts|Finance|Technology

Robinhood to allow 24-hour weekend trading of US stocks as industry shifts to wider access

Robinhood said on Tuesday it will let users trade some US stocks round-the-clock during weekends, marking its latest effort to keep up as the

September 30, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

A business exploded after an 89-year-old pipe in the street failed, highlighting need for natural gas detectors, NTSB says

September 30, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Altman unveils 'always-on' AI agent after OpenAI shelves model over safety concerns

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has introduced a new AI agent called Dot, described as “remarkably capable, always-on.”

September 30, 2026

Business|Crime|Political|Technology

Roblox to pay Kansas AG's office $10M as part of online child safety settlement

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development

President Donald Trump says that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews of the technology during a meeting at the White House

September 29, 2026

Business|Political|Technology|US

TSA officers now not allowed to sit down while checking boarding passes and IDs

September 30, 2026

Opinion|Science|Technology

The ‘WarGames’ problem: Computer science has long understood what it takes to keep AI under control

A hit 1983 movie illustrates what computer scientists have long known: If you give an AI agent a goal but don’t control what it can and can’t do, you shouldn’t be surprised by what it does.

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Australian regulator to review banking sector AI use and customer impacts

Australia's corporate regulator said on Wednesday it would formally review the country's banking sector's usage of AI in dealing with customers.

September 30, 2026

Science|Technology

Trump, tech executives sign 'morally binding' AI document

US President Donald Trump said he signed an artificial intelligence-related document on Tuesday with top tech executives in Washington.

September 30, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

What is a public benefit corporation, the Anthropic legal structure?

AI lab Anthropic, the developer of Claude, is planning one of the biggest IPOs in history as a public benefit corporation, a legal structure that

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Ford's CEO urges caution on Chinese automakers, says Europe is 'too late'

Ford CEO Jim Farley said that the US must carefully weigh how and whether Chinese automakers should enter the American market, and pointed to Europe

September 30, 2026

Equities end slightly lower as bond yields hold near multi-decade highs

US stocks ended the session slightly lower on Tuesday, as government bond yields continued their ascent ahead of inflation and labor market data,

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Tesla lines up $30 billion credit lines as capex, AI push accelerate

Tesla has entered into credit agreements totaling $30 billion, including a $20 billion delayed draw-term loan facility, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Anthropic IPO prospectus lays bare deep dependence on Big Tech partners

Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows how much it depends on a small group of customers and tech giants, highlighting key risks for the AI developer as it

September 30, 2026

Science|Technology

Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said tech executives agreed to establish voluntary standards for AI and reiterated his support

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Starship’s first orbital flight put its heat shield to the test – how it fares could determine if SpaceX’s vision is possible

Starship’s heat shield is made of up of an array of ceramic tiles. Each is a small component, but together they have large consequences.

September 30, 2026

Arts|Interview|Technology|World

Trapped in inferno after Russian strike, Ukrainian scientist climbed to safety

Ihor Malchevsky focused solely on his family as he peered over the edge of his third-floor office window, thick black smoke billowing behind him after a

September 29, 2026

Prospect of Fed pulling too far back on communications poses volatility risk, Musalem says

Too big a pullback in the US central bank's communications could lead to higher and more volatile interest rates and inflation if the public and

September 29, 2026

US appeals court mulls contempt probe over Trump deportation flights

A US Justice Department lawyer asked an appeals court on Tuesday to terminate a judge's inquiry into whether Trump administration officials willfully

September 30, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

OpenAI targets $30 billion funding at $1.4 trillion valuation, Bloomberg News reports

OpenAI aims to raise at least $30 billion in a funding round and is seeking a valuation of about $1.4 trillion, not including the money raised, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday,

September 30, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|World

At UN, developing nations call for bigger say in shaping AI future

Developing nations are demanding a greater role in shaping the rules governing artificial intelligence, warning that a technology poised to

September 30, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

US appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters' landmark win in AI training lawsuit

A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling for information services company Thomson Reuters in its copyright dispute with former legal-research rival Ross

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI takes on Meta with dots agent in autonomous AI push

OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled always-on agents called dots that chase user goals across apps on their own, deepening its push into

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

GM, LG to make lower-cost EV battery cells in Tennessee

General Motors and battery partner LG Energy will upgrade their Tennessee plant to make lower-cost battery cells, the companies said Tuesday.

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

Fed's Barr says more rate hikes likely to be needed to curb inflation

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr on Tuesday made a renewed case for further interest rate hikes, noting that high energy prices and a surge in AI-related

September 29, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Anthropic says rogue AI agents pose uncertain legal risk for the company

Anthropic could face legal claims from customers and users over the actions of rogue artificial intelligence agents, though the legal framework is

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Tiger Global, Dragoneer in talks to invest in Kalshi's new $1 billion fundraise, sources say

Kalshi is in advanced discussions to raise about $1 billion in fresh funding from existing and new investors, including Tiger Global Management and

September 29, 2026

Europe|Sports|Technology

Spotify and Claude recover after brief outage in US

Spotify and Anthropic's Claude recovered after brief outages in the US on Tuesday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com. The Spotify outage began around 9:30 a.m.

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Entertainment|Technology

Disney laying off a few hundred employees, source says

Walt Disney is laying off a few hundred employees across human resources and technology departments, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

September 29, 2026

Arts|Technology

ShinyHunters suspect also investigated for alleged murder orders, Dutch media report

A 24-year-old man arrested earlier this month as part of an investigation into

September 29, 2026

Appeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights

An appeals court is weighing whether a judge can continue investigating whether the Trump administration illegally flouted an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador

September 30, 2026

Science|Technology

AI-powered helmet tested in Oklahoma City could transform firefighting

September 30, 2026

Election|Technology

Trump touts America.gov, but its government-sourced AI answers undercut many of his statements

The Trump administration has launched a revamped website, America

September 29, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

What to know about America.gov, the Trump administration’s new AI-driven services website

September 30, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Exxon veteran Liam Mallon joins TMC board ahead of seabed mining push

The Metals Company said on Tuesday it has appointed former ExxonMobil upstream chief Liam Mallon to its board as the company advances plans to begin commercial recovery of

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Netlist seeks U.S. import ban on Micron chips used in Google, Nvidia AI computing

Computer-memory company Netlist said on Tuesday that it has filed a new complaint at a U.S. trade tribunal seeking to block imports of Micron memory

September 29, 2026

Arts|Europe|Technology|World

European telcos may get more time to phase out high-risk suppliers under EU proposal

Europe's mobile telecoms operators could get more time to phase out equipment from suppliers deemed high risk, according to a proposal by EU governments

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

OpenAI's annualized recurring revenue nears $70 billion, source says

OpenAI's annualized recurring revenue is approaching $70 billion, driven by a more than twofold increase in enterprise sales since July, a source

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Visa joins growing alarm over AI-powered risks

Visa has open-sourced part of its AI-powered cyber defence system after "humbling" lessons from vulnerabilities exposed by AI models, as the payments giant

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Apple's Ternus eyes engineering-led overhaul, Bloomberg News reports

Apple's new chief executive officer, John Ternus, is weighing a broad overhaul of the iPhone maker aimed at sharpening its engineering focus, introducing products more frequently

September 29, 2026

Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, blocking family's return home

More than 100 Israeli settlers have attacked a village in the occupied West Bank, preventing a Palestinian family from returning

September 29, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

N.C. Forest Service warns wildfire risks persist, despite cooler fall temperatures

September 29, 2026

Americans' view of the economy sinks to the lowest level since 2014, Conference Board survey says

Americans’ confidence in the economy sank to the lowest level in more than a decade this month as prices remain elevated and wages stagnate amid the ongoing Iran war

September 29, 2026

A Google co-founder is spending $100 million to defeat California’s wealth tax. It could become one of his best investments

September 29, 2026

Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market 'uncertainty'

Smart ring maker Oura says it is postponing a planned initial public offering due to market “uncertainty.”

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

AT&T signs over $3 billion fiber deal with Corning as data demand surges

AT&T on Tuesday said it had signed a multi-year deal worth more than $3 billion with Corning to procure fiber and cable, as the telecom giant expands its network to meet surging

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

S&P, Nasdaq open higher on oil retreat, tech optimism

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday, helped by a pullback in oil prices, while media reports of the details about Anthropic's public offering bolstered sentiment

September 29, 2026

Business|Education|Technology

Meta expands Instagram school program as teen safety scrutiny grows

Meta said on Tuesday it is adding new features to Instagram's school partnership program in the US, expanding tools for schools and students as the social media company steps up

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Anthropic's IPO prospectus sharpens focus on AI valuations

Anthropic is betting that AI will reshape the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

RTX's Collins Aerospace to expand Iowa plant that makes engine components

RTX said on Tuesday that its aerospace and defense systems unit, Collins Aerospace, will expand its aircraft engine components facility in West Des Moines, Iowa, by 14,000 square

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

FBI official tells hackers to get in touch, says 'we know how to find you'

A senior FBI official has made an unusually public request to the hacking group ShinyHunters, telling the cybercriminals on Tuesday they

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Anthropic says its AI models pose ‘existential risk to humanity’ in leaked IPO filing: report

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

AI could force 11 million US workers into new careers by 2035

September 29, 2026

Arts|Interview|Opinion|Science|Technology

The overlooked ‘muscle’ that could help with loneliness

Technology offers the illusion of intimacy, but our modern environments are hardwired to make us lonely. Madeline Holcombe explores the dangers of “fake” digital connections and interviews experts who share strategies to redesign your surroundings and rediscover genuine connection.

September 29, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

New evidence deepens mystery of moon’s ancient magnetic field

September 29, 2026

Crime|Europe|Science|Technology

Dutch police arrest a suspected ShinyHunters member; court orders 90-day detention

Dutch police have arrested a suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacker group, linked to major data breaches

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology|World

China's AI agents can lie and scheme - just like their US rivals

Chinese-powered AI agents have learnt to deceive, circumvent restrictions and conceal failure, showing the kind of traits in autonomous

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

UPS signs deal with TikTok Shop for label-free returns

UPS on Tuesday said it

September 29, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

Oura joins wave of IPO delays as markets turn shaky

Smart ring maker Oura postponed its U.S.

September 29, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Technology

Airbus flies A350F freighter in challenge to Boeing

Airbus carried out a maiden flight of its delayed A350F freighter on Tuesday, hoping to loosen Boeing's decades-old grip on a vital and profitable

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

Arctic infrastructure was built on frozen ground that’s starting to thaw – drones can help spot the permafrost changes coming

A regional permafrost map can’t tell a builder if a particular foundation or road will survive as temperatures rise. Engineers need to see beneath the surface to find the weaknesses.

September 29, 2026

Business|Environment|Technology

Exus acquires large US solar projects from ibV Energy in data center hot spots Louisiana and Wisconsin

U.S. power developer Exus Renewables North America has acquired four large-scale solar projects in Louisiana and Wisconsin from ibV Energy Partners and

September 29, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Oil and gas industry expected surplus – but war brought shortage instead

Any work to ease current shortages and price hikes while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed will take years and billions of dollars.

September 29, 2026

S&P 500 flat as higher bond yields counter tech optimism

The benchmark S&P 500 was flat on Tuesday, as rising

September 29, 2026

Wind whips Mexico’s northern Pacific coast, and some streets flood as Hurricane Polo bears down

Wind is whipping Mexico’s northern Pacific coast and water has started to flood some streets as Hurricane Polo bears down on Baja California Sur

September 28, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

Feeling lonely or isolated? We have a solution

September 29, 2026

Sports|Technology|World

The rise of a new soccer star: Who is US teenager Cavan Sullivan?

September 29, 2026

Iran's Revolutionary Guards woo US voters with open letter

Iran's Revolutionary Guards, whose power and influence have expanded since the US and Israel pursued war against Iran, have appealed to US

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic's $518 billion AI buildout hinges largely on deals that cannot be canceled, filing shows

Anthropic said it expects to spend at least $518 billion over a decade building AI infrastructure with six partners, according to a confidential IPO prospectus seen by

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

Top AI executives sign commitment to ‘self-police’ after meeting at White House

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Anthropic leaders to control AI lab via 'Founder LLC' to promote public good over market forces

Anthropic has long positioned itself as the virtuous AI company.

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could impact NASA's moon mission objectives

The Starship engine failure that nearly foiled the orbital debut of SpaceX's next-generation spacecraft on its 14th

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Meta expands Muse AI agent for small businesses

Meta Platforms is expanding its AI agent Muse to small businesses, adding integrations with tools such as Shopify, QuickBooks, Stripe and Canva to help owners run their businesses

September 29, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

GM’s pint-sized Bolt EV gets smaller production run

General Motors is building about 75% fewer Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles than had originally been planned before federal support for EVs was yanked last

September 29, 2026

Opinion|Science|Technology

AI researchers warn companies rushing self-improving systems despite safety risks

Current and former OpenAI and Google DeepMind researchers warn companies are doing too little to protect the world against the potentially

September 29, 2026

China expects trade to grow despite external challenges

China's foreign exchange regulator said on Tuesday it expects the country's trade in goods and services to keep growing, and cross-border investment to remain

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

Existential risks

As the bond market squeeze tightened further and dragged on equities, there was a flurry of news overnight surrounding the leading lights of the artificial

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Health|Technology

Amazon, GoodRx target US prescription subscribers as health insurance coverage slips

Amazon.com, GoodRx and other companies offering online subscriptions that charge a flat fee for prescription drugs and other health services are reaping

September 29, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Oura becomes latest US IPO hopeful to delay listing as market jitters deepen

Smart ring maker Oura on Tuesday postponed its US initial public offering, the latest high-profile IPO hopeful to shelve its plans as volatile markets dampen

September 29, 2026

US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran

US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep

September 29, 2026

Technology

Apple explains last year’s controversial decision to remove ICE tracking apps from app store

September 29, 2026

Europe|Political|Technology|World

Estonia blames Russia for arson attack on defense company that provides vehicles to Ukraine

Estonian authorities say they have concluded that an arson attack in mid-August on a defense company that provides military vehicles to Ukraine was an act of sabotage commissioned by Russian security services

September 29, 2026

Technology

US closes Jeep fire probe after Stellantis recalls 1.08 million vehicles

The US auto safety regulator said on Tuesday it had closed its preliminary evaluation of more than 1 million Stellantis Jeep vehicles following reports of underhood fires while the

September 29, 2026

Business|Europe|Science|Technology

Tesla receives approval to roll out self-driving software in Croatia

Tesla said on Tuesday that its supervised Full Self-Driving system has been approved in Croatia, with a rollout across the country expected to begin soon, joining a growing list of

September 29, 2026

Business|Europe|Technology

Google challenges EU orders to open up to AI, search-engine rivals

Alphabet's Google has challenged two EU orders to help AI rivals such as OpenAI access its services and search engine competitors to access its search

September 29, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

Safety group urges EU to reject Tesla FSD over speed offset

A prominent safety group on Tuesday urged European Union member states to reject approval of US automaker Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, citing

September 29, 2026

US auto regulator closes airbag defect petition in about 807,000 Honda Odyssey cars

A US auto regulator said on Tuesday it had closed a defect petition covering 806,963 Honda Odyssey vehicles in the United States over allegations of inadvertent airbag deployments

September 29, 2026

Malaysia begins sending home Myanmar refugees, including children, despite safety concerns

Malaysia deported around 1,500 Myanmar nationals, including children, on Tuesday as part of a refugee

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Toyota August sales, production fall for second straight month

Toyota Motor said on Tuesday its global vehicle sales and production fell for a second straight month in August, as declines in China, the US and the Middle East persisted

September 29, 2026

Political|Technology|World

Taiwan says it is in continuous talks with US about arms sales

Taiwan is in continuous talks with the United States about arms sales and has received reassurances since the Washington summit between the US and Chinese leaders that US

September 29, 2026

Arts|Economy|Technology|World

With national holidays approaching, Chinese workers demand a proper break

With China set for a week-long holiday at the start of October, many workers are taking to social media to complain about the

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI apologises for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust

OpenAI apologised for the hacking of an Australian government website by a rogue AI agent, committing funding to improve cyber

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Our products could end all human life, buy our shares

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy and that public investors will pay to underwrite

September 29, 2026

Mediators are working to broker a US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain

Officials tell The Associated Press that mediators are working with Iran and the United States on a deal to end fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz

September 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing

Anthropic plans to caution potential investors in its IPO that advanced AI could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," an extraordinary

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

US states challenge FAA environmental review of commercial drone package rules

A group of 15 states and a Texas county on Monday sued the US Federal Aviation Administration over an environmental review of planned commercial

September 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

South Korean exports seen rising for 16th month on solid AI chip demand: Reuters poll

South Korean exports likely rose for a 16th consecutive month in September on solid chip demand tied to AI investments, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday,

September 29, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Samsung, affiliates commit $1 billion to KKR-backed Helix Digital AI buildout

KKR-backed US-based AI infrastructure company Helix Digital said on Tuesday that Samsung and its affiliates had committed a combined $1 billion to support the company's global AI

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not 'fake news'

Pope Leo XIV says concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns, as industry faces new safety pressures

OpenAI says it is delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model out of security concerns voiced by its researchers, the latest in the company’s effort to decelerate the pace of the technology’s advance

September 29, 2026

Second prosecutor resigns from Justice Department 'grand conspiracy' probe targeting Trump foes

A lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into whether former government officials conspired against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology|World

Pope Leo says concerns about AI doom scenarios are not 'fake news'

Pope Leo on Monday said concerns that artificial intelligence could destroy the world are not "fake news" and should be taken seriously,

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Meta taps Australia's Firmus for AI computing capacity in Southeast Asia

Australia's Firmus said on Tuesday it had signed AI infrastructure agreements with Facebook parent Meta Platforms for graphics processing unit compute capacity at its data centre

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li's World Labs in $8.2 billion bet on 'physical AI'

Advanced Micro Devices said on Monday it would acquire Fei-Fei Li's AI startup, World Labs, in an all-stock deal valued at $8.2 billion, a move that would give the chipmaker a

September 29, 2026

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From SpaceX to Saudi Aramco: World's biggest IPOs as Anthropic's blockbuster listing looms

Anthropic's hotly anticipated US IPO is expected to be one of the largest debuts ever attempted and a major test of public-market appetite for the rapidly growing artificial

June 12, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Anthropic IPO prospectus shows key executives and board

Anthropic's IPO prospectus, seen by Reuters, reveals its board and key executives at the helm of the AI giant, as it moves to beat its arch rival OpenAI to go public.

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

OpenAI shelves new AI model release over safety concerns

OpenAI has scrapped the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation AI model planned for an October debut, after internal testing found the system did not meet the company's safety

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs

Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

NASA reveals new plan for Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft and commander of future mission

September 29, 2026

Science|Technology

‘Didn’t quite meet the bar’: OpenAI won’t release new AI model due to safety concerns

September 29, 2026

Arts|Crime|Technology

Dutch 'reformed hacker' arrested in ShinyHunters investigation, police and ex-boss say

A Dutch man whose journey from cybercriminal to reformed security professional was widely covered in the

September 28, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology|Travel

WestJet said it has not seen any in-service events related to software under FAA review

Canadian carrier WestJet said on Monday it has not experienced any in-service events related to a potential issue with the software it uses on its Boeing 737 MAX jets that is under

September 29, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

NASA ramps up support to get Boeing's astronaut capsule flying after Butch and Suni fiasco

NASA is throwing extra support and money behind Boeing's troubled astronaut capsule to get it fixed and flying again as soon as possible

September 29, 2026

Business|Environment|Technology

The Latest: Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards

The Trump administration has released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks

September 28, 2026

Kyiv Science Academy hit, 10 dead as Russian jet-drones strike across Ukraine

At least two people were killed when a drone hit the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday, as Russia pounded the heart of the Ukrainian capital with some of

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

SpaceX's Starship makes orbital debut deploying Starlinks before early ending

SpaceX's giant Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time on Monday and deployed new Starlink satellites, achieving

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

SpaceX's supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early

SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time and successfully delivered the newest and most advanced Starlinks yet

September 28, 2026

Dollar flat as US-Iran stand-off lifts oil, yields

The dollar was flat against major currencies on Monday, as the continued stand-off between the US and Iran pushed oil prices

September 28, 2026

Tether USDT aids Iran funding, Senate report says

Tether's USDT stablecoin has become a "significant financial lifeline" for Iran and a tool for funding proxy organizations, including Hezbollah, according to a

September 28, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Fed's Cook sees further inflationary pressures ahead

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Monday she expects continued inflationary pressure in coming months stemming from AI-related demand and higher oil

September 28, 2026

Oil prices up, but off highs as Qatari mediators plan US-Iran talks

Oil prices rose on Monday, but eased off session highs on expectations that Qatari mediators would hold talks with the US and Iran to try to find a

September 28, 2026

Arts|Technology

Airbus faces dip in September deliveries after quality snag, sources say

Airbus is bracing for slower than expected deliveries in September after the recent discovery of a glitch affecting its best-selling A321neo jets, two industry sources said.

September 28, 2026

Originalism: What it is, what it isn’t and why it’s the most democratic option for the Supreme Court

A majority of Supreme Court justices follow originalism, the mode of constitutional interpretation championed by late Justice Antonin Scalia. A former Scalia law clerk explains what originalism means.

September 28, 2026

Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property in bankruptcy as legal problems grow

The owners of Camp Mystic have proposed selling off the riverfront property in bankruptcy

September 28, 2026

Andrew Bailey, an FBI deputy director, says he's leaving the post after just over a year in the job

Andrew Bailey, one of the FBI’s two deputy directors, says he is leaving the position after just over a year on the job and will be returning to Missouri to spend time with his family

September 28, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Seligman Ventures doubles capital to $1 billion as AI boom revives hardware bets

Seligman Investments has doubled the deployable capital of its venture arm to $1 billion less than a year

September 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

US says GM tech costs to drop by $20 billion through 2031 due to new emissions rules

General Motors will see its technology costs decline by $20.4 billion through 2031 as a result of

September 28, 2026

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Nvidia sets biggest-ever buyback plan as AI chip competition weighs on stock performance

Nvidia boosted its share buyback authorization by a record $150 billion, eclipsing Apple's $110 billion approval in 2024, making a big bet on its own stock as

September 28, 2026

Meta taps MongoDB CEO Desai to drive enterprise AI push

Meta Platforms has poached MongoDB CEO Chirantan "CJ" Desai to spearhead a new business designed to bring the social media giant's AI tools to corporate

September 28, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology

With Burry as adviser, a new short-focused fund takes aim at private credit risks

Wall Street is busy scouring AI stocks for signs of a bubble, but a new hedge fund tied to famed short seller Michael Burry is coming to the

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic, OpenAI will not attend Australian senate AI hearing on October 1

Anthropic will not appear before an Australian senate committee hearing on AI on October 1, a source familiar with the matter said, days after a disclosure that an

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

Trump's AI meeting with tech CEOs to focus on finding balance, US House speaker says

By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON, Sept 28 - President Donald Trump's meeting with tech CEOs on artificial intelligence on Tuesday will focus on finding a balance between innovation and oversight, House

September 28, 2026

FBI deputy chief Bailey to resign after just over a year with agency

FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said on Monday he is resigning his position, leaving the most prominent US law enforcement agency after a

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

Florida asks court to bar OpenAI from developing new models as part of child harm lawsuit

Florida's attorney general asked a judge on Monday to bar OpenAI from developing new artificial intelligence models without outside oversight as part of its

September 28, 2026

Sports|Technology

MLB average game time up nearly 4 minutes to 2:42, partly because of robot umpires

The average time for a nine-inning Major League Baseball game has increased by nearly four minutes this season, reaching 2 hours and 42 minutes

September 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Nvidia's board increases chipmaker's share buyback plan by $150 billion

Nvidia’s board has cleared the way for the company to spend $150 billion more in share buybacks as the chipmaking giant looks to make use of more of its stellar revenue growth fueled by demand for its high-end artificial intelligence chips

September 28, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

Tropical Storm Hanna forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Hanna has formed in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land

September 28, 2026

Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost

The Trump administration released new fuel economy standards on Monday, relaxing regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks

September 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Cerebras to supply AI systems to cloud computing startup Gimlet Labs

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September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

In run for Brazil's presidency, Flavio Bolsonaro tests staying power of his father's legacy

From the bare-walled, 12-square-meter cell where he was serving a 27-year sentence for a failed coup plot, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

September 28, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

China's Gotion invests $1.25 billion in Volkswagen battery plant in Spain

China's Gotion will invest €1.1 billion ($1.25 billion) in Volkswagen's battery plant in Valencia under a broader plan to jointly develop a European battery

September 28, 2026

Europe|Sports|Technology|World

Can women become a much bigger part of the iconic America’s Cup?

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

Nvidia launches new tool to keep AI agents from going rogue

September 28, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue

Nvidia has unveiled a new security platform designed to prevent AI agents from going rogue

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space – but their high energy bill is a weakness that scientists can strike

Bacteria make a survival gamble when they devote all their energy to forming spores. Evolution is quick to get rid of this function, and researchers did the accounting to understand why.

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

What was the original first-person shooter? Two largely forgotten computer games from the 1970s ushered in the genre

The games created a new way of experiencing video games by building a 3D world in which events could unfold beyond the player’s line of sight.

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

From lab to life: Why translating AI advances to the real world is a major challenge

All the training data in the world can’t account for every possibility when AI systems interact with people and the environment.

September 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Trump Jr.-backed Unusual Machines, US asset manager invest $10 million in Canada's Draganfly

Donald Trump Jr.-backed Unusual Machines and an unnamed US asset management company have invested $10 million in Canadian drone services firm Draganfly, as

September 28, 2026

Arts|Economy|Technology|US

US holiday online sales to grow 6.7% as discounts attract shoppers, Adobe Analytics forecasts

US online sales will likely grow 6.7% this holiday season, nearly the same pace as last year, as promotions attract deal-seeking shoppers, Adobe Analytics forecast on Monday.

September 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology|Travel

AmEx widens global reach as card acceptance tops 190 million merchant locations

American Express said on Monday its credit cards can now be used at over 190 million merchant locations worldwide, with acceptance outside the US having more than

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

Trump wants an AI Force like Space Force, but that could make AI’s risks harder to manage

An AI Force would likely push China to create its own. That arms race could turn a technology already slipping out of human control into a weapon.

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

SpaceX’s massive Starship is finally going to orbit — and the effects could be seismic

September 27, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

AI agents promise to do everything for you. There may be a big wrinkle in that plan

September 28, 2026

Australia|Business|Environment|Technology

Australian developer axes Sydney suburban data centre plan after local opposition

Australia's biggest property company on Monday abandoned plans to build a data centre metres from people's homes in the Sydney suburbs after the proposal sparked fierce

September 28, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe

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September 27, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

Apple, Amazon face revived UK consumer lawsuit over product sales

Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal allowed part of a revived consumer lawsuit against Apple and Amazon to proceed on Monday over claims they restricted

September 28, 2026

Arts|Technology

Prediction markets' push into US stocks raises regulatory alarm bells

Prediction markets are fast becoming alternative venues for traders to wager on US companies like Tesla and Apple, raising concerns about investor

September 28, 2026

Arts|Economy|Technology

Why the AI boom makes inflation harder to tame

September 28, 2026

Science|Technology

Parents confront a new fear: Could AI end humanity before their kids grow up?

September 28, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

Airbus probes A321neo flaw as repair plan eases disruption

Airbus and Italy's Leonardo are investigating a glitch at a privately held coatings firm that triggered a quality alert affecting 500 of the

September 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Global AI trade could revive after recent pullback, J.P. Morgan says

The recent pullback in the global AI trade has improved investor positioning, made valuations attractive and could spur a re-engagement, particularly in semiconductor stocks, J.P.

September 28, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Nvidia releases AI safety software it says could have stopped Hugging Face hack

Nvidia on Monday made available a set of software safety tools for AI agents that it says would have stopped the hack of Hugging Face, the AI

September 28, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

From pickups to idle plants: automakers seek lifeline from defence boom

Western automakers are chasing a defence spending boom as a way to sell more vehicles and make use of

September 28, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|Travel|World

The newest pandas in the US have arrived in Atlanta. What we know about Ping Ping and Fu Shuang

September 28, 2026

Business|Technology

Taiwan must deepen drone cooperation with democratic partners, president says

Taiwan must deepen cooperation with its democratic partners on developing drones which are crucial to fighting modern warfare, President

September 28, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health|Technology|World

Indonesia ferry death toll hits 71 as search enters 16th day

The death toll from an Indonesian ship that capsized more than two weeks ago rose to 71 on Monday, as divers braved leaking fuel and dangerously unsound structures to try

September 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Nissan to launch hybrid Rogue in US in November, Americas chairman says

Nissan will launch the Rogue e-Power hybrid in the US in November as it aims for hybrid vehicles to "very quickly" account for 30% to 40% of total C-segment mid-

September 28, 2026

China's industrial profit growth slows further as economic imbalances deepen

China's industrial profit growth slowed further in August as strength in technology manufacturing amid the AI boom was outweighed by persistently weak domestic demand.

September 28, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

Trump said he would dine with Anthropic CEO amid mounting AI debate

President Donald Trump had plans to dine late Sunday with the CEO of Anthropic

September 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Technology

Iran-linked diesel price spike makes electric trucks cheaper than diesel in key EU markets, environmental group says

A surge in diesel prices linked to this year's Iran conflict has helped make electric trucks cheaper to own and operate than diesel models in six major European Union

September 28, 2026

Interview|Science|Technology

Trump confirms meeting with Anthropic's Amodei, repeats dismissal of AI fears

US President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to have a dinner meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday night,

September 27, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

Walmart says it's not using personal information to set prices as it expands digital shelf labels

Walmart is aiming to assuage customers' fears about its new pricing technology as it rolls out digital price labels at its stores

September 28, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

The DMV is good now, actually

September 27, 2026

Russia hits Ukraine's largest mobile provider, strikes data centres

Russia hit the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile service provider on Sunday, the company told local media, as Moscow continued a bombardment of Ukrainian

September 27, 2026

Political|Technology|World

Russia says it struck military infrastructure, vessels in Ukraine

The Russian defence ministry said on Sunday its forces had carried out overnight drone strikes on logistics centres, port and transport infrastructure, as well as

September 27, 2026

Asia|Business|Finance|Technology|World

China weighs allowing ByteDance, Alibaba to buy new Nvidia chips, The Information reports

The Chinese government has signaled it could allow some domestic companies like ByteDance and Alibaba to buy Nvidia's chip built for high-end professional computers, The

September 27, 2026

Deputy chair of Turkey's AK Party resigns after trading allegation amid funds crisis

A deputy chair of President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party stepped down after an opposition politician accused her of making a large profit on shares just before a funds

September 27, 2026

Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan

Iran insisted on Sunday that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and

September 27, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line

The beach in this small Southern California community has been shrinking due to rising ocean waters

September 27, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways

OpenAI announced it has halted development of its latest artificial intelligence models hours after it disclosed its agents scouring federal government website acted in unexpected ways that suggest a lack of control

September 27, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Boeing flags 737 MAX software glitch affecting landing navigation feature, WSJ reports

Boeing has identified a previously undisclosed 737 MAX software glitch that could cause an automated navigation feature to fail during landing, the Wall Street Journal reported on

September 27, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

China and US agree to establish AI safety channel and continue trade and military talks

China and the U.S. have agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications

September 26, 2026

Finance|Political|Sports|Technology|World

Trump declines to say if Ukraine can manufacture Patriot missiles to fend off Russian attacks

September 26, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Rogue OpenAI agents targeted three separate US government websites

September 26, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

US jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion in haptic technology patent case

A US jury ruled that Apple owes San Diego-based Taction more than $5.7 billion for using its patented technology to power the haptic feedback in iPhones and Apple

September 26, 2026

Technology

A Texas woman is fighting to preserve land that was supposed to become a public park. Now it may be a data center instead

September 26, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Nap or quick workout? A doctor explains the cognitive benefits after sleep deprivation

September 26, 2026

Economy|Technology

China, US agree to AI dialogue, tariff cuts on $30 billion in goods during Xi visit

The United States and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on $30 billion of goods and launch a dialogue on AI, both countries said following President Xi Jinping's visit

September 26, 2026

Six big takeaways from a turbulent week of UN diplomacy

Limousines whisked world leaders away from the United Nations on Friday after a week of speeches, meetings and hallway diplomacy.

September 26, 2026

Business|Crime|Science|Technology

ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle's PeopleSoft, Google says

Google's cybersecurity unit said on Friday that hacking group ShinyHunters has renewed "mass exploitation" of a security flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft software, after skirting

September 26, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure

OpenAI has disclosed its artificial intelligence models have interacted with U.S. government websites in unexpected ways

September 26, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

OpenAI's models accessed public US Census, SEC data, Bloomberg News reports

OpenAI's models accessed publicly available information from US government websites, including those of the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bloomberg News

September 26, 2026

South Africa open to more talks with US after visa dispute, minister says

South Africa remains open to talks with the US on areas of dispute, including rules for foreign investors on Black employment and ownership, although

September 26, 2026

Arts|Health|Science|Technology

TikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims, agrees to user limits

Alabama said on Friday it had reached a settlement with TikTok and its Chinese parent company,

September 25, 2026

TV networks resume covering White House as press access fight continues

US television networks resumed coverage of President Donald Trump’s White House events on Friday, providing the first live pool access for Chinese

September 25, 2026

Technology

TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least $100 million, will implement safety features

TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and implement safety features for teens as part of a settlement that resolved an impending trial

September 26, 2026

UN refugee chief urges action from Security Council so displacement no longer crosses generations

The U.N. refugee chief is urging the world’s divided nations to focus on ending conflicts and crises so the more than 117 million people forced to flee their homes can return

September 26, 2026

Science|Technology

OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges

Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still

September 26, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Stablecoin firm Circle finance chief Fox-Geen to step down

Stablecoin giant Circle Internet Group said on Friday its chief financial officer, Jeremy Fox-Geen, plans to step down after more than five years in the role.

September 26, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

US lawmakers aim to keep China's datacenter tech out of sensitive government systems

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday to bar the federal government from equipping sensitive government systems with

September 26, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

TikTok settles with Alabama ahead of first state trial over claims of teen harms

TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have reached a settlement with Alabama over allegations they designed the platform to addict children and misled consumers about

September 26, 2026

Arts|Technology|World

New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections

A New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable of deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform

September 25, 2026

Trump said he would campaign in midterm battlegrounds. He's starting in deep red states instead

President Donald Trump has vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground races in the final sprint to November’s midterm elections

September 26, 2026

Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds

A jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico, found on Friday that Meta Platforms misled the state's residents in a case arising from allegations that a political consulting

September 25, 2026

Election|Technology

AI ads are popular in the 2026 midterms, but state laws haven’t stopped a lack of disclosure

Campaign advertisements that use AI to attack rival candidates are not uncommon in the 2026 midterms, some more obviously fake than others

September 26, 2026

Arts|Crime|Health|Technology|World

ShinyHunters hackers say they stole psychiatric and medical records of FBI staff

FBI personnel data recently stolen by the ShinyHunters hackers includes sensitive psychiatric and medical evaluation records, according

September 26, 2026

Science|Technology

China's rare earths dominance to overshadow Trump's talks with Xi

The US will remain reliant on China for rare earths well into the 2030s even as it rapidly builds its own mining and processing facilities, a stark imbalance

September 24, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

SK Hynix's Solidigm weighs IPO that could value the unit at up to $150 billion, sources say

Chipmaker SK Hynix's Solidigm is considering an initial public offering as early as next year that could value the US subsidiary at up to $

September 25, 2026

Economy|Finance|Technology

Wall Street ends higher as investors buy AI stocks; Microsoft rallies

Wall Street ended higher on Friday, lifted by Microsoft and other AI-related technology stocks, while high oil prices and a recent surge in

September 25, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|US

FTC chair suggests AI developers should be liable for conduct of agents

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said on Friday he would resist describing AI agents as autonomous actors that "break loose" with "wills

September 25, 2026

Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now

The Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections

September 25, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic investor Lonsdale says AI firms stoking fear to sway policy

Joe Lonsdale, an investor in Anthropic and the co-founder of technology company Palantir, said on Friday that efforts by some leading artificial intelligence

September 26, 2026

Science|Technology

Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security

An unregulated sector has risks in itself but will also aid the rapid advancement of AI in China.

September 26, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

Zelensky says Trump has made ‘final decision’ to allow Kyiv to make Patriot missiles

September 25, 2026

Africa|Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Western miners can match China’s speed if African governments cut red tape, KoBold president says

The top executive of KoBold Metals said Western miners can match China's pace in developing critical

September 25, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic

A federal appeals court upheld on Friday the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts, handing a victory to President Donald Trump and Defense

September 25, 2026

13 Afghan Taliban personnel killed in overnight border clash, Pakistan says. Kabul denies the claim

Pakistan says its forces have killed at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel in overnight fighting along the countries’ southwestern border, a claim Afghanistan denies

September 25, 2026

Arts|Business|Science|Technology

Federal court says Pentagon can label Anthropic a supply chain risk

A federal appeals court has rejected Anthropic's challenge to the Pentagon's labeling of it as a supply chain risk

September 25, 2026

Driver accused of hitting, killing MaineDOT workers on I95 arrested, charged

September 25, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology|World

Details on US, China trade talks to come on Monday, says Greer

The United States is expected to release details on the outcome of trade negotiations with China on Monday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday.

September 25, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Technology|Travel

White House TV pool resumes coverage after CNN’s access is restored

September 25, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

12-year-olds with smartphones are more likely to develop eating disorders by 14

September 25, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

US core capital goods orders point to robust growth in business spending on equipment

New orders for key US-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in August and data for the prior month was revised sharply higher,

September 25, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Data center IPO hopefuls brave tougher market as investor scrutiny grows

Data center operator DayOne is pushing ahead with its plans to go public as soon as November, according to three people familiar with the matter,

September 25, 2026

Arts|Europe|Technology|World

Russian strikes shut Ukraine's biggest steelmaker, kill seven in Kyiv

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal said it was shutting production at Ukraine's largest steel plant, underscoring the growing economic toll of

September 25, 2026

Science|Technology|Travel

Pope Leo warns in France that UN risks becoming 'charade'

Pope Leo said on Friday that the United Nations and other multilateral groups were in crisis, warning in a speech at the Paris

September 25, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Technology

Chinese, US firms line up for Peru copper projects as government cuts red tape

Peru expects to boost annual copper production by about 1 million metric tons within 5 to 6 years through new mining projects, as Chinese and US companies

September 25, 2026

Business|Technology

EU vows to defend its stand against X after the US backs a court challenge from Elon Musk

The European Union says it's ready to defend a 120 million euro fine issued to social media platform X

September 25, 2026

Business|Technology

Microsoft revamps Copilot with code generation, agentic AI tools

Microsoft on Friday unveiled several new capabilities in its Copilot app, including a coding tool and an always-on AI agent, as the software giant seeks to

September 25, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

What does it mean to ‘control’ for variables in a scientific study? A statistician explains

Understanding what a ‘control’ is can help you decide for yourself how insightful new studies are.

September 25, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope

The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope has plunged back to Earth less than three months after launching on the bold mission

September 25, 2026

Residents of largest city in northern Ethiopia express fear after eruption of fighting

Residents of northern Ethiopia's largest city are living in fear as renewed fighting has erupted between federal troops and rebels

September 25, 2026

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Lumen Technologies to move stock listing to Nasdaq

Lumen Technologies said on Friday it plans to transfer the listing of its common stock and two Qwest Corp notes to Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange, saying the exchange

September 25, 2026

Arts|Business|Education|Opinion|Technology

Gen Z communicates differently in the workplace, but older colleagues can still decode them

Gen Z workers don’t communicate better or worse than previous generations, but they learned to do so under very different circumstances.

September 25, 2026

Science|Technology

Data centers’ neighbors weigh in on how to manage them

The people of northern Virginia have been living with data centers for many years. But even they are resisting new developments. And they have specific wishes for how to regulate them.

September 25, 2026

Crime|Technology

Philadelphia City Council calls for state to take action on license plate readers as privacy concerns grow

September 25, 2026

Business|Entertainment|Technology

Zuckerberg softens his look with some geeky tweaks — and a message

September 25, 2026

Pact with Saudi and Pakistan could expand to Muslim world, Iran, Turkish speaker says

A defence pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan could turn into a broader pact "for the Muslim world" that includes Iran, Turkey's parliament speaker said on

September 25, 2026

Swedish, Finnish fighter jets intercept group of Russian military aircraft

Finland and Sweden said on Friday they had scrambled fighter jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland,

September 25, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|Technology|World

Desolate Arctic outpost likely to host US troops under new Greenland deal

At a windswept gravel airstrip in eastern Greenland, a small Danish military detachment has quietly kept watch

September 25, 2026

Economy|Finance|Technology

US equity funds post first inflow in five weeks on renewed AI optimism

US equity funds recorded their first inflows in five weeks in the week ended September 25, buoyed by strong demand for AI applications and data and oil prices' retreat from recent

September 25, 2026

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Bonds steal the show

Geopolitics initially took center stage this week, as the United Nations General Assembly kicked off and Chinese President Xi Jinping headed to Washington, but

September 25, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Global equity funds snap two-week outflow as AI optimism returns

Global equity funds attracted the most inflows since early July in the week to September 25, snapping a two-week selling streak as enthusiasm around artificial intelligence and a

September 25, 2026

East German town bans future Holocaust memorial plaques

An East German town has approved a motion by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and ruling centre-right Christian Democratic

September 25, 2026

Science|Technology

New hairy-legged, three-lipped, red-eyed sea spider species discovered

September 25, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

The first mRNA flu vaccine is now available for older adults. Here’s what to know

August 14, 2026

Cambodia to target scam 'masterminds' as critics question crackdown's effectiveness

Cambodia is gathering evidence against suspected "masterminds" of massive cyber fraud operations, the country's anti-scam minister said, amid

September 25, 2026

Philippines accuses China of obstructing resupply mission in South China Sea

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused China on Friday of obstructing a resupply mission to troops on board a grounded World War Two-era warship in the South China Sea,

September 25, 2026

Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system database

Even before a rogue OpenAI bot breached the database of Australia's health system, the government was escalating its rhetoric about the

September 25, 2026

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The Latest: Trump-Xi state dinner includes tech titans, sea bass and glitzy diplomacy

President Donald Trump is hailing the friendship he’s forged with Xi Jinping during the Chinese leader's highly anticipated state visit

September 24, 2026

AI firms should not get regulatory waivers, Nvidia CEO says on podcast

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes AI firms should not receive exemptions from antitrust or liability laws, according to a podcast released on

September 24, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

Heavy rains hit Mexico as Hurricane Polo tracks offshore, expected to make landfall on Sunday night

Heavy surf and rain lashed southwestern Mexico as "extremely powerful"

September 24, 2026

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China fuels rush to turn AI video into an industry

When Zhu Zhili was looking for a base to set up an artificial intelligence

September 25, 2026

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Trump's state dinner for Xi features sea bass and a long list of tech titans

Donald Trump has hosted a state dinner for China's leader Xi Jinping, highlighting the glitzier side of diplomacy with a tech-heavy guest list and lavish details

September 25, 2026

Science|Technology

Trump, US House speaker and tech CEOs to meet on AI on September 29, source says

US President Donald Trump, Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and tech CEOs will hold a meeting on artificial

September 25, 2026

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Oracle, Blue Owl project delay sends ripples through AI financing, sources say

Oracle's move to protect itself against potential delays at a massive data center project developed by Blue Owl in New Mexico sent a chill through the trillion-dollar

September 25, 2026

Science|Technology

OpenAI to preview GPT-6 Cyber within days, Fortune reports

OpenAI is set to preview a cybersecurity-focused AI model, GPT-6 Cyber, within days and launch a new product designed to help customers deploy it more securely and automatically,

September 25, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla is beginning Semi electric truck deliveries

Tesla is beginning deliveries of its Semi trucks to a first set of customers this week, executives said at its plant in Sparks, Nevada, almost nine

September 25, 2026

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Trump lays out the pomp for Xi but says little about the significant tensions in US-China relations

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met on Thursday for important talks on the U.S.-China relationship

September 24, 2026

Trading Day: Rout of control

The global bond rout continued on Thursday, pushing many key yields around the world to new multi-decade highs.

September 25, 2026

Science|Technology

Finnish leader pleads with Musk to help Ukraine hit Russian missile launchers

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Thursday he pleaded with SpaceX owner Elon Musk to expand Starlink satellite internet coverage for Ukraine so

September 25, 2026

Europe|Technology

US government seeks to join Elon Musk in challenge against EU's fine on X

The US government said on Thursday it had formally sought to join a legal challenge filed by billionaire Elon Musk to dismiss a fine of €120 million (

September 25, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Anthropic seeks 50.1% voting control for co-founders ahead of IPO, The Information reports

Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a new corporate structure that would award CEO Dario Amodei and his six co-founders a combined 50.1% of voting power, The Information

September 25, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Energy Department will spend $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from the aging power grid

The Energy Department says it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid

September 24, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Oracle triggers 'force majeure' on data center project over power delays, source says

Oracle issued a "force majeure" notice to a Blue Owl unit, the developer of a large New Mexico data center, citing potential delays in securing

September 24, 2026

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RedBird Capital to acquire majority stake in Puck at $250 million valuation, memo says

RedBird Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Puck in a deal valuing the five-year-old newsletter startup at about $250 million, according to a memo seen by

September 24, 2026

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Akamai signs $11.6 billion cloud deal with Anthropic, grants warrant for up to 5% stake

Akamai Technologies signed an $11.6 billion cloud services deal with Anthropic on Thursday, and issued a warrant that could give the AI lab up to 5% stake

September 25, 2026

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Five takeaways from Trump's summit with Xi in Washington

US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday, with talks on

September 25, 2026

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City Therapeutics files for US IPO as biotech listings surge

City Therapeutics filed for a US initial public offering on Thursday, joining a rush of biotech firms lining up to tap the fall IPO window.

September 25, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Meta bets big on wearable AI, new AI agent as Zuckerberg pushes back against AI doom

Meta is diving into AI with new wearable devices and an AI agent called Muse

September 24, 2026

Science|Technology

White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers, Politico reports

The White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from British testers until a US review, Politico reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with

September 24, 2026

S&P 500 ends marginally lower as investors focus on US-Iran war

The S&P 500 ended marginally down on Thursday, with Microsoft dipping and Meta Platforms rising, as uncertainty about the Middle East lifted

September 24, 2026

Arts|Technology

Alaska Air expects Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification this month

Alaska Air expects Boeing's 737 MAX 10 to be certified by the end of September and plans to take delivery of its first aircraft

September 25, 2026

US Federal Reserve proposes new stablecoin rules

The US Federal Reserve on Thursday proposed new rules for issuers of dollar-backed cryptocurrency tokens known as stablecoins, as required by last year's GENIUS Act,

September 25, 2026

40 days to midterms, election officials say new US cyber plan comes too late

The nation’s cybersecurity agency has released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms

September 24, 2026

Science|Technology

Google plans first test of AI chips in space under Project Suncatcher

Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it will launch a prototype satellite next week in its first in-orbit test of Project Suncatcher, a research effort to explore whether space could

September 24, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Meta's Charm gadget carries CEO Zuckerberg's big AI ambitions

Mark Zuckerberg took repeated digs at Apple during Meta's annual event on Wednesday, only to borrow a page from Steve Jobs' playbook for a

September 24, 2026

Finance|Technology

BNP Paribas to keep sensitive data off public cloud despite Google deal

BNP Paribas will keep some sensitive customer data and critical operations off public cloud infrastructure even after signing a five-year cloud and AI partnership

September 24, 2026

New US sanctions shut down Iranian flights

Iranian airlines were barred from neighbouring countries including the UAE and Oman on Thursday in response

September 24, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Senate inches closer to US infrastructure permitting reform bill

The US Senate is nearing a deal to reform laws to speed up permitting of large infrastructure projects after the White House

September 24, 2026

Mortgage rates climb for 5th straight week, pushing average rate on a 30-year home loan above 7%

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week above 7% for the first time since January 2025, the latest affordability setback for prospective homebuyers following a five-week run of rate increases

September 24, 2026

Asia|Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Chinese auto companies race ahead on EV technology, achieving 5-minute ultrafast charging

Major Chinese auto group Geely has unveiled new ultrafast EV charging technology that can recharge a battery from 10% to 70% in just 4.5 minutes

September 24, 2026

Scissor lift collapses, traps two Walmart workers in Lancaster County, dispatchers say

September 24, 2026

Arts|Political|Science|Technology|World

Xi says 2 giant pandas from China will arrive at Atlanta's zoo in the coming days

Chinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days

September 24, 2026

Science|Technology

Autonomous AI hacks raise thorny questions of legal accountability

The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network

September 24, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Albuquerque testing an arroyo warning system that tracks weather

September 24, 2026

Education|Health|Science|Technology

Cholesterol control gets personalized – a cardiologist explains how new guidelines tailor treatment to your unique risk profile

The 2026 guidelines recommend beginning screening as early as age 9, and incorporates more precise diagnostic tests.

September 24, 2026

Sudan's RSF steps up deadly drone attacks on frontline cities

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have intensified deadly drone attacks in government-held towns in the frontline state of North

September 24, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Qualcomm secures extension to global patent licensing pact with Apple

Qualcomm said on Thursday Apple has

September 24, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

BlackBerry lifts annual revenue forecast on strength in automotive software business

BlackBerry raised its full-year revenue forecast on Thursday after its QNX software business reported record quarterly revenue,

September 24, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology|World

US, Japanese officials discussed China's yttrium curbs ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, document shows

US and Japanese government officials and company officials met to discuss supply bottlenecks affecting access to Chinese yttrium, a rare earth metal

September 24, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Financing of historic AI buildout raises systemic risks in US, researcher says

The artificial intelligence buildout is on track to require a larger share of US output than the rollout of electricity, railroads, interstate

September 24, 2026

Fed again hoping for a pain-free landing from current inflation spike

US Federal Reserve officials, who have begun hiking interest rates to tame high inflation, believe they can do so

September 24, 2026

Russia's Krasnodar region declares state of emergency as drone attacks slow grain exports

The governor of Russia's southern Krasnodar region, a major agricultural producer, has declared a state of emergency over Ukrainian drone attacks that have inhibited the

September 24, 2026

Science|Technology

AI tools can help Americans meet their civil legal needs

The US legal system often fails to provide counsel for millions of Americans in civil cases. Generic and law-specific AI models can help address this justice gap of unmet legal needs.

September 24, 2026

Science|Technology

How Trump’s crypto winnings undermined the industry’s push for looser regulation

The crypto industry scored a series of wins in 2025, only to see its top legislative goal fail in 2026.

September 24, 2026

Health|Opinion|Technology

Why making Americans bet with cash could protect people from gambling problems

By adding friction and making it possible for people around problem gamblers to see what they’re up to, a cash requirement could protect them from big losses.

September 24, 2026

Arts|Technology

Amazon bets $3 billion on India's fast-delivery boom, sources say

US e-commerce retailer Amazon will invest $3 billion to expand its India quick commerce business by 2030, two sources

September 24, 2026

White House pushes for speedy review of voter rolls in hunt for noncitizen voters

The White House has pushed federal agencies to accelerate their review of at least 47 state voter rolls obtained by the Department of Homeland

September 24, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology|World

For Pope Leo, the risk of an AI apocalypse is a major concern

The Vatican warned about the risk of an apocalypse spurred by artificial intelligence years before major American firms sounded the alarm at the

September 24, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

MOIA America, Beep begin passenger rides in Orlando

Volkswagen's US autonomous-mobility subsidiary MOIA America and operator Beep on Thursday said they had begun carrying invited passengers in robotaxis in Orlando's Lake Nona

September 24, 2026

Not everyone thinks AI will kill us all

September 24, 2026

Business|Finance|Health|Political|Technology

First known AI hack of a government system

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent unlawfully accessed public and non-public Medicare data, marking the first known case of an AI system infiltrating a government network. Australia has launched a forensic probe and is scrutinizing OpenAI’s delayed disclosure of the breach. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery reports.

September 24, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Science|Technology

Prince Harry warns of AI’s encroachment into personal relationships

Prince Harry used a speech at the Clinton Global Institute in New York to warn about AI’s ever growing encroachment into personal relationships. In his first major public address since he announced the return of his family to the UK, the prince described AI as the ‘ultimate sycophant” whose influence can prove dangerous over children.

September 23, 2026

Economy|Health|Political|Science|Technology

OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident

September 24, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

‘Extreme concern’ over first known AI hack of a government system

September 24, 2026

Business|Technology

Honda plans to invest $2.5 billion to build hybrid vehicle plant in Ohio, Nikkei says

Japan's Honda Motor is in the final stages of preparations to build a new hybrid vehicle production plant in Ohio, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday.

September 24, 2026

Arts|Economy|Science|Technology

Oil gains on little sign of progress in US-Iran talks

Oil prices rose around 2% on Thursday as diplomatic talks between the US and Iran showed little sign of progress, while investors focused on uncertainty

September 24, 2026

Diplomacy takes a back seat

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift With the effects of surging oil prices cascading through markets and supply chains, diplomatic efforts to settle simmering trade

September 24, 2026

Turkey's Erdogan tells Ukraine's Zelenskiy that Black Sea attacks are inexplicable

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy that attacks by Russia and Ukraine on commercial vessels in the Black Sea were inexplicable

September 24, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology|World

Judge blocks Trump's White House media ban, orders access to be restored

A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump on Thursday to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying his

September 24, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

What we know about the rogue AI-agent security breaches

Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of AI

July 31, 2026

Science|Technology

Meta is betting big on its Muse AI agent with a blitz of new gadgets

September 24, 2026

Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico's southwest as Nolo closes in on Hawaii

Southwestern Mexico is bracing for heavy rain and mudslides after Polo became a major hurricane in the Pacific

September 23, 2026

Health|Political|Science|Technology

Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government website, checks for more breaches

Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what

September 24, 2026

Business|Interview|Technology

China's 'Lipstick King' confronts slower growth, AI disruption in livestream shopping

For nearly a decade, China's "Lipstick King" has been the face of the livestream shopping industry, helping to grow a niche format into one

September 24, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

SoftBank raising $11.1 billion in world's biggest high-yield corporate bond sale

Tech investor SoftBank Group is issuing $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds, set to be the largest high-yield corporate bond sale globally on

September 24, 2026

Taiwan upgrades maritime patrol capacity for vulnerable South China Sea outpost

Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending larger ships there, the government

September 24, 2026