Today: September 16, 2026
Today: September 16, 2026

AI

Science|Technology

DeepMind co-founder warns AI capabilities must not outrun safety controls, FT reports

Google DeepMind co-founder Shane Legg warned that rapidly advancing AI must not outpace safety controls, as he launched an institute to explore the deployment of artificial general

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Hedge funds step up bets against consumer stocks in August, Hazeltree says

Hedge funds increased bets against consumer-focused companies in August and cut some of their bets against AI-related stocks, but turned more bearish towards Alphabet,

Opinion|Science|Technology

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

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

Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

EU's von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first associate member

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door to Canada becoming the EU's first "

Business|Economy|Technology

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

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

Political|Science|Technology

Nvidia CEO to attend Trump dinner for Xi, source says

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

Business|Science|Technology

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

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

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology

Stocks wobble but no sign of panic as yields surge

Add the summer bond-market rout to the list of market upheavals that U.S. stocks have largely shrugged off.

Asia|Technology|World

China can block citizens from leaving the country over national security or tech export violations

China has introduced new border control rules that could ban citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activities threatening national or industrial security

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

South Korea, Kazakhstan sign MoU on atomic energy, explore mineral trade

South Korea and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy as their leaders met on Tuesday and pledged to work

Science|Technology

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

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

Business|Science|Technology

AI’s confusing terms, explained

AI’s confusing terms, explained

Education|Science|Technology

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

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

Asia|Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Taiwan flexes chip diplomacy muscles as it faces pressure to share AI wealth with allies

Taiwan flexed its chip diplomacy muscles at a major trade show last week, portraying itself as a democratic and reliable supplier for the AI

Uncategorized

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

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

Science|Technology

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

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

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|MidEast

Bonds' reality check

From the Editor Are the vigilantes back?

Europe|Science|Technology

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

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

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

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

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

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Trading Day: Waller cools Fed hike hoopla

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

Science|Technology

OpenAI launches new Astra model amid growing scrutiny over agents' safety

OpenAI on Thursday unveiled a new artificial intelligence model it calls its best yet but cautioned that it also sometimes attempts to evade human

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia bets $13 billion on open AI models with Hugging Face deal

Nvidia will buy popular developer platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, using its growing AI war chest to expand its

Political|US|World

Lutnick apologizes for asserting that there ‘haven’t been American deaths’ from the Iran war

Lutnick apologizes for asserting that there ‘haven’t been American deaths’ from the Iran war

Asia|Business|Economy|Science|Technology|Travel

Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up

Humanoid robots working on factory floors, AI models challenging global rivals and electric-vehicle plants