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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology

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

Business|Economy|Technology

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

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Science|Technology

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

Arts|Economy|Technology|Travel|World

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

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology

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

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology|World

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

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

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

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

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

Arts|Economy|Technology|World

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

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

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

Arts|Economy|Technology

Hope fading for new Boeing deal during US-China summit, sources say

Hopes for a new China commitment to buy Boeing planes are sinking ahead of a Thursday summit between the US and Chinese presidents, two

September 24, 2026

Business|Crime|Science|Technology

ABC: Elizabeth Holmes approved to move to halfway house next year

September 24, 2026

Science|Technology|World

North Korea conducted test of upgraded rocket launcher system, KCNA says

North Korea conducted a test firing of an upgraded 240mm guided multiple rocket launcher system on Tuesday, state news agency KCNA reported

September 24, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

Tesla's supervised self-driving system often misreads speed limits, Belgian safety group finds

Tesla’s FSD automated-driving system frequently exceeded speed limits and attempted to overtake cyclists on streets where it's prohibited, a road-

September 24, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Meta launches AI gadget Charm as race for post-smartphone hardware heats up

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday unveiled a small handheld gadget called Meta Charm for using its new Muse AI assistant, taking the

September 23, 2026

Technology

Pentagon investigates after China obtains parts from F-35 stealth fighter jet

The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation’s most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong

September 24, 2026

Son of Israel's ambassador to US critically injured in ramming attack in the occupied West Bank

The son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States has been gravely injured in a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank

September 24, 2026

Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede its war efforts

Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging world’s leaders to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts

September 24, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology|World

The Latest: Trump welcomes Xi for state visit as US-China trade truce to be extended

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, where he received a rare greeting from President Donald Trump

September 23, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

US diplomats told to say ‘super intelligence’ — not ‘artificial intelligence' — after Trump's call

The State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in all communications following President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand the technology

September 24, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created

The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people

September 24, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

YouTube CEO: We’re focused on internal safety efforts, following Meta calls to join settlement

September 24, 2026

US FAA says error messages in telecommunications circuit prompted shift to backup on Sunday

The head of the US Federal Aviation Administration said a series of error messages in a telecommunications circuit prompted the agency on Sunday to

September 24, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

US FDA advisers endorse Grail cancer test's benefits in key vote

A panel of outside experts advising the US FDA said on Wednesday the benefits of Grail's blood-based cancer detection test outweigh its

September 24, 2026

Arts|Economy|Health|Technology

Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps up

Closing arguments have taken place in a New Mexico trial over Facebook's alleged failure to protect users from a third-party quiz that harvested data from 87 million profiles

September 24, 2026

Newsom talks climate with world leaders in New York, accuses Trump of abdicating that responsibility

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has met with world and business leaders to advance climate action and clean energy in New York

September 24, 2026

FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website

The FBI says it is investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website

September 23, 2026

Judge hears arguments without immediately ruling in lawsuit over White House ban on 3 news outlets

A federal judge weighing President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government’s defense of the move

September 23, 2026

Arts|Finance|Health|Opinion|Technology

Prince Harry warns that AI chatbots may be more dangerous than social media for young users

Prince Harry says that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media

September 23, 2026

Technology|World

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he signed drone deal with Finnish president

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had signed a "drone deal" with Finland's president, another in a series of agreements offering to combine Kyiv's

September 24, 2026

McDonald’s to create tiered loyalty program to lure repeat visitors

By Waylon Cunningham Sept 23 - McDonald’s will shift its loyalty program to a new tiered system, chief marketing officer Morgan Flatley said at the chain’s investor day on Wednesday, in a bid to more

September 24, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

AI leaders warn UN of security risks as systems grow more powerful

The world's leading artificial intelligence companies warned the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday of

September 23, 2026

Pressure from the bond market hits a new level, and US stocks slide on worries about inflation

Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide

September 23, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

New Zealand says China is its most persistent state-backed cyber threat

New Zealand's cyber security agency said China was the country's most persistent and capable state-backed cyber threat, as foreign actors targeted

September 24, 2026

Europe|MidEast|Technology|World

Russia's attacks disrupt internet services to 100,000 households in Kyiv, Ukrainian ministry says

Russia's drone attacks on Wednesday disrupted internet services to about 100,000 households in Ukraine's capital Kyiv and its nearby region, the digital ministry said.

September 24, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

Bentley tests wealthy buyers' interest in going electric with first EV

Bentley on Wednesday unveiled its first fully electric vehicle, betting that wealthy buyers want zero-emission motoring without sacrificing the design cues

September 24, 2026

Crime|Political|Technology

Hacked FBI data has sensitive information about employees’ intelligence roles

FBI data allegedly stolen by the hacking group ShinyHunters carries granular detail about scores of bureau officials’ job assignments,

September 24, 2026

Economy|Technology

Xi heads into Trump visit after making China into a global force since 2015

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Washington this week marks a shift in relations

September 24, 2026

Arts|Education|Finance|Technology

Obama ‘not surprised’ by Trump’s media ban, calls issue of press freedom ‘foundational’

September 24, 2026

Disney+ and Hulu now cost more than $20 a month without ads

September 24, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

13-year-old boy with a 168 IQ will soon pursue his master's at NYU

September 24, 2026

Crime|Technology

Monterey County rejects 10-year Flock cameras deal after residents blast privacy fears

September 24, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

New Berlin couple who lost $526K in gold help police catch scam courier

September 24, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

Disney to raise prices on Disney+, Hulu subscriptions, Bloomberg News reports

Disney will raise prices on several streaming subscriptions, including its flagship ad-free Disney+ plan, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the

September 23, 2026

France hails Azerbaijan's pardon of French citizen, opening door for better ties

France on Wednesday welcomed Azerbaijan's pardon of French citizen Martin Ryan as a humanitarian gesture that would pave the way for improved

September 23, 2026

EU faces backlash after lifting sanctions on Russian billionaires

The European Union faced a growing backlash on Wednesday for lifting sanctions on two Russian billionaires, with some of its

September 23, 2026

Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun

Forces from the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray launched a major offensive against the federal government on Wednesday, a senior Ethiopian official said, shattering a four-year

September 23, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology|World

Microsoft plans $10 billion-plus Gulf investment with focus on resilience

Microsoft is planning to invest more than $10 billion across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait between now and 2030, including in

September 23, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

US will either reform IEA on climate issues or leave the group, energy secretary says

The US might consider leaving the International Energy Agency if there is no alignment on climate issues, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday.

September 23, 2026

Meta's Muse rekindles fears over winners and losers as personal AI agent emerges

Meta's Muse, the first major consumer product to emerge under Alexandr Wang since he was hired to head its AI efforts last year, has split the fortunes of US stocks this week.

September 23, 2026

Now AI is trying to gobble up dinner reservations

September 23, 2026

Environment|Europe|Science|Technology

40 years after Chernobyl, Italy greenlights a return to nuclear energy

Italy’s Senate has given final approval to legislation paving the way for a return to nuclear power

September 23, 2026

Business|Entertainment|Technology

YouTube unveils AI creator tools, shopping features at annual event

Alphabet-owned YouTube unveiled a slate of artificial intelligence tools, shopping updates and personalized viewer features on Wednesday at its annual Made on YouTube event in New

September 23, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology|World

US stocks fall as 10-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2007

US shares fell and benchmark 10-year Treasury yields climbed to their highest level since 2007 on Wednesday, after data showed US business activity

September 23, 2026

Italian parliament backs Meloni's plan to restart nuclear power

Italy's upper house Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a government plan to restart nuclear power generation, almost 40 years after a referendum led

September 23, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Prince Harry calls AI the ‘ultimate sycophant,’ urging swift slowdown to protect children

September 23, 2026

Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstruction

The U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza as President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan struggles to stay afloat

September 23, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Trump speculates on diesel fuel export ban as high prices ripple across US economy

There’s not much diesel fuel lying around, and lots of people want to buy what is available, as well as what little is produced each day. It’s all a matter of supply and demand.

September 23, 2026

Business|Education|Science|Technology

Verizon to invest $70 million in AI training effort

Verizon said on Wednesday it would invest $70 million in a nationwide effort to provide AI training to job seekers, small businesses and educators,

September 23, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology

Geely turns to 4-minute EV charging, AI in battle with BYD

China's Geely responded to the challenge posed by rival BYD on Wednesday with a system that can charge an EV in just four minutes, the industry's

September 23, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Amazon rolls out new agentic AI for third-party sellers

Amazon on Wednesday introduced a new agentic artificial intelligence service for third-party sellers on its main e-commerce site, expanding

September 23, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Space investment more than doubled to $23 billion in year to June, report says

Private investment in space companies globally more than doubled to $23 billion in the year through June as the sector shifts toward proven businesses, according to

September 23, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

NYSE and Blockchain.com to explore selling tokenised stocks

The New York Stock Exchange and crypto brokerage

September 23, 2026

Science|Technology

Why AI has trouble predicting the fury of hurricane intensity

Storms like 2026’s Hurricane Polo that rapidly intensify can catch communities off guard and leave little time to prepare or evacuate. Being able to forecast those risks can save lives.

September 23, 2026

Economy|Technology

How the US gave up its edge to China in processing vital rare earth minerals – and what that’s costing

Today, China controls the vast majority of rare earths processing. That gives it enormous political leverage, and its trade truce with the US involving those minerals expires Nov. 10, 2026.

September 23, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Two years after Helene: What's fixed at North Fork and what still isn't

September 23, 2026

Arts|Environment|Technology

Coastal areas of Massachusetts prepare for possible early fall nor'easter: "Better safe than sorry"

September 23, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Germany's Uniper signs offtake deal for synthetic green jet fuels

German state-owned utility Uniper signed a deal to procure synthetic sustainable jet fuel (eSAF) from US-based Arcadia eFuels, the companies said on Wednesday.

September 23, 2026

Business|Economy|Food|Health|Technology

AI is changing how Americans choose snacks, says Conagra

Americans are increasingly asking AI what to snack on, according to Conagra Brands, a shift the Slim Jim meat stick-maker says is helping fuel demand

September 23, 2026

Arts|Interview|Science|Technology

Ukraine's army seeks to give frontline commanders more authority

Ukrainian staff sergeant Vitalii Tomchyshak believes he knows how to beat Russia on the battlefield: empower frontline leaders such as himself to make

September 23, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Technology

Corporate finance chiefs lift inflation outlook, cite rates as concern - Fed survey

Company chief financial officers expect higher inflation this year and next, and have begun to cite rising interest rates as a top concern,

September 23, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Meta says its Muse AI agent can do things for you. I put it to the test

September 23, 2026

What Trump’s Greenland deal could realistically change

September 23, 2026

Technology

Rivian R2 vs. Tesla Model Y, an Edmunds electric SUV showdown

The Tesla Model Y has ruled the small electric SUV segment since it first hit the road, and the Rivian R2 is the newest challenger to its throne

September 23, 2026

Science|Technology

Rivian recalls about 100,700 vehicles over rearview camera display issue

Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive said on Wednesday it is recalling about 100,700 vehicles, representing a majority of its vehicles produced to date, over a software issue

September 23, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

Google faces UK push to put AI assistants on Android, Chrome choice screens

Britain's competition watchdog on Wednesday put forward proposals to give Google Android and Chrome users greater choice and control over the search services they use, including AI

September 23, 2026

Science|Technology

US air traffic vulnerabilities exposed by old computers, severed cables and stalled upgrades

America's aging air traffic control system — reliant on outdated telecom systems, decades-old Compaq computers and replacement parts bought on eBay

September 23, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems and create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence

September 23, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Grab execs buy back shares after stock hits 3-year low on Atome deal

Top executives of Grab bought more than $30 million worth of company shares this week after the Singapore-based ride hailing and financial service firm's stock slumped

September 23, 2026

China's purges of top military commanders spur questions about war-waging ability

Purges of military leaders may have dented China's war-fighting readiness, but are likely to have strengthened President Xi

September 23, 2026

Philippine Senate lowers threshold for conviction in VP Duterte's impeachment trial

The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Wednesday lowered the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara

September 23, 2026

Economy|Finance|Technology|World

OECD expects AI boom to help offset Middle East energy shock for now

AI-led investment is helping the global economy hold up marginally better than expected this year, but the energy shock is becoming more entrenched, weighing

September 23, 2026

Science|Technology

A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk

Artificial intelligence researchers have warned for years of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes

September 23, 2026

Taiwan to maintain 'close contact' with US on arms sales

Taiwan will continue to keep in close touch with the US to promote the implementation of arms sales according to plan, a

September 23, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology

China surveys Broadcom switch use in state data centers, FT reports

Chinese authorities are examining the use of Broadcom’s hardware in state-backed data centres as part of a drive to boost domestic producers and reduce reliance on foreign AI

September 23, 2026

Science|Technology|World

Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door

President Donald Trump says his new White House ballroom will include a rooftop drone port to defend the complex

September 23, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Novo Nordisk open to direct New York listing, CEO Doustdar tells FT

Novo Nordisk is open to considering a direct New York Stock Exchange listing, replacing the American depositary receipts through which US investors currently trade its shares, CEO

September 23, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

RBA pressure on ASX persists as clearing shortcomings remain

ASX's clearing and settlement facilities continue to fail to meet the central bank's expectations in "several important areas", including governance and risk management, despite

September 23, 2026

Science|Technology

Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenarios

In a summer filled with revelations about artificial intelligence’s rapid development, researchers were especially alarmed by runaway bots finding their way onto the internet and, in at least one instance, coordinating there with one another

September 23, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology|Travel

Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico's Pacific coast as 'one of the strongest storms ever'

Hurricane Polo is gaining strength as it moves along Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 cyclone

September 22, 2026

Business|Crime|Technology|World

Cambodia no 'safe haven' for scams, prime minister tells anti-fraud summit

Cambodia’s prime minister said the country would not be a haven for transnational scam syndicates as he opened a global conference

September 23, 2026

Trump meets Venezuela's Rodriguez for first time since Maduro's capture

US President Donald Trump met Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez late on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly,

September 23, 2026

Crime|Technology

FBI investigating apparent breach after hackers claim to have stolen thousands of federal agents’ data

September 23, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

US judge dismisses Michigan climate lawsuit against oil companies

A US judge on Tuesday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit in which Michigan accused four major oil companies of colluding to forestall competition in

September 23, 2026

US to fund $7 billion of Argentina mineral, energy projects, document shows

The US Export-Import Bank plans to fund up to $7 billion worth of critical minerals and energy projects in Argentina, according to a document

September 23, 2026

Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials met for about three hours Tuesday, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war

September 22, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

Missing F-35 fighter jet parts were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong

September 22, 2026

Trump administration to admit primarily Afrikaners under new refugee proposal

The Trump administration plans to set a refugee admissions ceiling of 17,500 over the next 12 months consisting "primarily" of South Africans from the country's

September 23, 2026

Crime|Technology

ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employees

The digital extortion group known as "ShinyHunters" said on Tuesday that it had breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen

September 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

US Treasury secretary could take on AI czar role, source says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent could become President Donald Trump’s new AI czar, a source familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday, as fears grow among lawmakers in

September 23, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

Ex-Google safety chief warns AI could harm children more than social media did

The founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet’s Google this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech industry was

September 22, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

Hurricane Polo weakens some after feasting on hot El Niño water to become rare Category 5

September 22, 2026

More than 100 riders now allege brain injuries from Six Flags roller coaster following CNN investigation

September 23, 2026

Carney says Canada and India aim to wrap up trade talks by G20 ahead of Modi visit

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that trade negotiations with India are making “good progress” and that the two countries are aiming to conclude talks by the G20 summit in mid-December

September 23, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Boeing, GoGo test satellite-linked military drone in challenge to Starlink

Boeing's drone subsidiary Insitu and aviation Wi-Fi provider Gogo have successfully tested a military drone using satellite communications, the companies

September 23, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Financial stocks fall with AI and flattening yield curve in focus

The S&P 500 Financial index and the benchmark's bank sector were under pressure on Tuesday as investors worried about competition from artificial intelligence and

September 23, 2026

Trading Day: Oil slips, Nasdaq rips

The Nasdaq sailed to a new a high on Tuesday, lifted by a wave of positive momentum around the AI outlook and another decline in global oil

September 23, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|World

Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both

World leaders are painting quite different views of the future of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, with colorful phrases such as killer robots and super intelligence

September 23, 2026

Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security after prolonged tensions

The United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed an agreement to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic

September 22, 2026

Arts|Crime|Health|Science|Technology

US Supreme Court won’t intervene in custody dispute between California couple and surrogate

The U.S. Supreme Court won't intervene in a custody dispute over a 5-week-old child who was born in Texas after a surrogate refused a California couple’s wishes to have an abortion

September 23, 2026

'It's not for luxury; it's for survival.' Families push for air conditioning in Arizona prisons

September 23, 2026

Political|Technology|World

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to join tech leaders at Trump-Xi dinner, Bloomberg News reports

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to attend a White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, alongside several other technology executives, Bloomberg

September 23, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Microsoft to keep shareholder proposal rights through 2027, even as SEC reduces oversight

Microsoft will consider shareholder proposals at its annual meetings through next year, at the request of an activist looking to preserve investor rights as they

September 23, 2026

Science|Technology

Microsoft to give DARPA hands-on access to quantum system at new Maryland site

Microsoft on Tuesday said it will give the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency direct, on-site access to its latest quantum computing

September 23, 2026

Technology|Travel

Air traffic control calamity disrupting hundreds of US flights spotlights the aging system

Communications failures that snarled U.S. air traffic Monday highlight the aging systems controllers rely on to guide roughly 45,000 flights a day

September 22, 2026

Business|Sports|Technology|World

F-16 fighter jet crashes at US air base in western Germany

An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the US military said, adding that one pilot had ejected safely and was receiving

September 22, 2026

Trump says freedom will come to Cuba in UN speech

President Donald Trump said Cuba was a failed state and freedom would be coming to the island nation in a UN address on Tuesday that increased tensions with the

September 22, 2026

Trump praises new British PM Andy Burnham but slams UK deal on Indian Ocean islands

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has had a strong start with U.S. President Donald Trump at their first meeting

September 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Fed's Barkin says economy may be firming, inflation not limited to energy, tariff shocks

US economic conditions "are, if anything, firming," with continued consumer spending and strength beyond the boom in artificial intelligence keeping

September 22, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 5.5

Anthropic on Tuesday launched Claude Opus 5.5, a new AI model that it says delivers performance comparable to its top-tier Fable 5.1 while costing 40% less to run than its

September 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

UN chief says power has polarized the world and urges leaders to cooperate

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging global leaders to cooperate to tackle the existential threats from climate crisis, runaway artificial intelligence and intensifying inequalities

September 23, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Nth Cycle inks $1 billion minerals offtake with Glencore ahead of public listing

US metals refining startup Nth Cycle has signed a $1 billion offtake agreement with Glencore to supply the commodities giant with lithium and other critical

September 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Meta testing a 'human concierge' for its new personal AI agent, Muse

Meta has been testing a “human concierge” for its new personal AI assistant, Muse, which entails having human contractors quietly handle some of the phone

September 22, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Wall Street expects Meta's AI agent to shape into a new revenue engine

Wall Street has turned bullish on Meta Platforms, betting that its new AI agent Muse could open a new revenue stream for the social media giant and reshape the

September 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Snorkel AI valued at $3.5 billion amid surging demand for complex AI training data

Data startup Snorkel AI has raised $350 million in fresh funding at a $3.5 billion valuation, its CEO Alex Ratner told Reuters, as booming demand from frontier AI

September 22, 2026

Business|Political|Technology|US|World

Zuckerberg, Bourla among CEOs to attend Trump's state dinner for Xi, sources say

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and Meta Platforms chief Mark Zuckerberg are the latest corporate leaders to confirm plans to attend US President Donald Trump's state dinner at

September 22, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology

Novo CEO says pills could capture 50% of weight-loss market by 2030

By Patrick Wingrove LONDON, Sept 22 - Weight-loss pills could capture as much as half of the global obesity drug market by 2030, Novo Nordisk's chief executive told Reuters on Tuesday, as the Danish

September 22, 2026

'One after another, they started dying': survivors recount deaths in detention in Nigeria

Nigerian prison guards sprayed an unidentified substance into a crowded cell where dozens of detainees died and kept the doors

September 22, 2026

Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Trump says US Justice Department could rein in AI companies if needed

President Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to new regulations on AI technology, telling global leaders at the UN General

September 22, 2026

Nasdaq sets record high, oil dips on improved crude flows

The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit a record closing high on Tuesday, while oil prices and Treasury yields dipped in choppy trading as crude flows through the

September 22, 2026

Business|Political|Technology|US

Trump arch drone plan needs FAA review, lawmaker says

A Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's plan to base military drones at his proposed triumphal arch near a major

September 22, 2026

UN leaders' meeting convenes with secretary-general calling for 'world built on interdependence'

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pleading for “a world built on interdependence” as he makes his final address to the General Assembly gathering of world leaders

September 21, 2026

DoorDash to pay $131M for underpaying delivery workers in New York City

DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle claims that it underpaid delivery workers in New York City

September 22, 2026

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

AI infrastructure firm Accelevation targets up to $5.4 billion valuation in US IPO

Accelevation is targeting a valuation of up to $5.37 billion in its US initial public offering, the data center infrastructure company said on Tuesday, joining a

September 22, 2026

Technology

US says new air traffic control system will not suffer disruptions

The US government is developing a modern, resilient air traffic control system that will not experience massive telecom outages like the one that disrupted

September 22, 2026

Business|Europe|Technology

BMW CEO sees risk of cheap Chinese cars in Europe but opposes tariffs

BMW CEO Milan Nedeljkovic backs voluntary pricing agreements rather than tariffs to address the threat of low-cost Chinese car imports to European industry, he told the

September 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Palo Alto Networks unveils AI-powered cybersecurity service using Claude, GPT models

Palo Alto Networks said on Tuesday it would launch a new cybersecurity service for businesses, using advanced AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI to help identify security

September 22, 2026

Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Nasdaq hits intraday record high as tech stocks regain footing

The Nasdaq Composite touched an intraday record high on Tuesday for the first time since early June as technology stocks clawed back lost ground and retreating oil prices boosted

September 22, 2026

Nasdaq leads Wall St higher as investors weigh Mideast developments

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Tuesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq hitting an intraday record high for the first time since early June, while investors awaited

September 22, 2026

France mulls new UN Security Council resolution on Hormuz, diplomats say

France has started drafting a UN Security Council resolution in coordination with the United States on setting up an international mission to restore

September 22, 2026

Rwandan doctor accused in London court of overseeing 6 killings in 1994 genocide

British prosecutors have accused a doctor of overseeing six killings during the 1994 Rwandan genocide

September 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

With new Macs, Apple aims to take on Microsoft, Nvidia in a rush to lower AI costs

When Apple's new desktop computers start shipping Tuesday, the company's executives will make an unusual pitch to corporate buyers: They are

September 22, 2026

Technology

UN chief calls for AI curbs and end to wars in his last assembly address

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used his final address to the General Assembly on Tuesday to urge world leaders to regulate

September 22, 2026

European drugmakers call for faster trials, more spending to compete with US, China

European drugmakers called for beefed-up government spending on medicines, faster trials and IP protections as they sounded warnings on Tuesday that the

September 22, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports|Technology

Pilot ejects before F-16 fighter jet crashes during training

A US military F-16 fighter jet crashed in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Thursday afternoon with the pilot ejecting, the Michigan State Police reported. An earlier version of this video included an inaccurate description of the squadron of the pilot involved.

September 18, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

EPA says repealing power plant emissions rules will save billions – but its estimate leaves out health and climate costs

Keeping aging coal plants open, building new gas plants and choices about pollution controls affect electricity bills. Pollution adds health costs and climate damage that may not appear on those bills.

September 22, 2026

Science|Technology

Scientists re-created the Herculaneum scrolls. They found a clue to decoding hidden text

September 22, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

The SAT has changed since it debuted 100 years ago – but questions remain about its relevance

Wealthier students tend to score higher on the SAT than other groups of students, raising questions about how accurate of a barometer the test actually is.

September 22, 2026

Science|Technology

No cheery time for election pollsters in run-up to US midterms

There are no guarantees that pollsters’ troubles in recent elections and popular skepticism about their dependability will be alleviated anytime soon.

September 22, 2026

As oil swoons, AI recharges

The combination of a buzzy reception for Meta's new AI assistant Muse and softer oil prices was enough to give stocks a lift to start the week, with Mark Zuckerberg's

September 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

As Trump and Xi meet, investors play both sides of AI divide

As China and the US race to build separate AI supply chains, investors are playing both sides, with US banks fundraising for AI upstarts in China and Chinese money flowing to US

September 22, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Science|Technology

‘Turn the cameras off:’ London’s growing privacy pushback against smart glasses

September 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|Sports|Technology

Peloton is releasing its cheapest treadmill yet as it bets on running for a turnaround

September 22, 2026

Technology

Jet-powered Russian drones strain Ukraine's air defences

Vasyl, a portable rocket operator in one of Ukraine's many mobile air defence groups, was dismayed when he checked his screen.

September 22, 2026

Science|Technology

DeepSeek to brief UN Security Council on AI this week, sources say

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek will be among the companies briefing the United Nations Security Council this week on the risks posed by artificial intelligence

September 22, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Entertainment|Technology

Critics say California got too little in deal to let Paramount buy Warner Bros

Critics swiftly decried a California-driven settlement with Paramount Skydance that cleared the way for its $110 billion acquisition of

September 22, 2026

Science|Technology

Three out of four Americans say AI firms not doing enough to prevent disaster, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Three-quarters of Americans, some 73%, worry that AI companies haven't gone far enough to prevent AI from causing serious harm to society, as concerns

September 22, 2026

Science|Technology

From smart glasses to AI pins, privacy fears challenge tech's next big bet

Companies betting AI devices will usher in a post-smartphone era are fueling privacy fears around the globe that could slow

September 22, 2026

Corporate bond buyers get picky with flood of AI debt

The market for highly rated corporate credit has split in two: bonds issued by AI-related firms are being met with caution, while those sold

September 22, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Banks warn AI shopping bots raise scam, fraud and data-privacy risks

Using AI agents for online shopping could increase the risk of scams, fraud and data-privacy breaches, banks including NatWest and Bank of America said

September 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

US battery startup that chose China over Kentucky opens first factory as Trump, Xi meet

A US battery startup that scrapped plans to make Kentucky the site of its first factory has instead built it in China, exposing

September 22, 2026

US closes rear-view camera probe into more than 129,000 Honda vehicles

The US auto safety regulator on Tuesday closed an investigation into rear-view camera failures in 129,092 Honda Ridgeline pickup trucks, recalled in 2022, without further action.

September 22, 2026

Russia says Ukrainian drone attack kills one in its Samara region

One person was killed and four wounded after Ukrainian drones hit civilian areas in Russia's Samara region overnight, the local governor said on Telegram on Tuesday.

September 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

China's Alibaba unveils new powerful chip and ambitious AI model plans

China's Alibaba has unveiled new plans for its AI model and new chip technologies, including what it claims is China's most powerful AI chip

September 22, 2026

Man shot by ICE, detained in Texas with a bullet in his back is back in the hospital, attorney says

The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he is back in the hospital after being held at a detention center with a bullet still lodged in his back

September 21, 2026

AI trade gets its Muse

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investor enthusiasm for the AI trade is well and truly back after a strong reception to Meta Platforms' Muse assistant since

September 22, 2026

Business|Europe|Technology

Lithuania plans key substation near Russia, fortified against explosive drones

Lithuania is planning defences against military drones at a key future power grid substation linking the Baltic states with

September 22, 2026

Business|Technology

Trump and Xi see tensions flare over AI, trade and Iran but still seek stability

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and tech competition escalates between the two countries

September 22, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Binance faces US scrutiny over possible Iran sanctions violations, source says

US prosecutors are investigating Binance in connection to US sanctions on Iran and trading activity on its platform, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

September 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Alibaba deepens AI push with new chip, bigger model; shares jump 5%

Alibaba Group said on Tuesday it was developing an AI model up to four times larger than the company's flagship model and unveiled a next-generation AI chip it called

September 22, 2026

Technology

North Korea reports new missile test designed to give enemy 'incurable headache'

North Korea said it successfully tested a new weapon showcasing "ultra-modern defence technology" on Sunday, in a launch overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, who

September 22, 2026

Economy|Technology|Travel

Flights disrupted across the US Northeast due to technical problems at a key air traffic center

Technicians have repaired data lines that failed at a key regional air traffic control center, and all major airports in the New York area began resuming operations after hundreds of flight cancellations rippled through the Northeast

September 22, 2026

Technology|Travel

Airport operations resume after technical problems caused travel meltdown at major Northeast travel hubs

September 22, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

US awards $99 million for geothermal drilling, technology projects

The US Department of Energy on Monday said it selected 21 projects for up to $99 million in funding to advance geothermal energy development, a source of around-the-clock power

September 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia, QIA-backed Iambic Therapeutics files for US IPO as biotech boom rolls on

Drug developer Iambic Therapeutics, backed by chip giant Nvidia and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, filed for a US initial public offering on Monday, bolstering a busy slate of

September 22, 2026

Business|Technology

Lockheed wins US Army missile contract worth up to $1.2 billion

Lockheed Martin said on Monday it had secured a contract worth up to $1.2 billion from the US Army to produce the Increment 2 variant of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM).

September 22, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Judge won't block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swap

A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas

September 22, 2026

CNN's Paula Hancocks reports on latest Houthi claims about targeting Saudi Arabia

CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports on the latest Houthi attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, as well as a fire at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The cause of the airport fire remains unclear, and Saudi authorities have not yet responded to CNN’s request for comment.

September 21, 2026

Technology|Travel|World

Thousands of US flights snarled before FAA resolves telecom problem

Thousands of flights across the US were snarled on Monday, with incoming flights halted for hours at major East Coast airports, before the Federal

September 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Texas Governor Abbott halts all state-issued permits for data centers until grid audit is complete

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday barred the state's environmental agency from issuing new permits for data centers until

September 22, 2026

Science|Technology

UK's Burnham to announce new AI defence partnership with US

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will announce a new AI defence partnership between Britain and the United States on Tuesday, part of a push for nations to use the

September 22, 2026

UK to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling to counter Houthi attacks

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

September 22, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

What is ibogaine, and what does it treat?

September 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

AI could boost LatAm, Caribbean economy 5.1% over a decade but wages may fall, IDB says

Adoption of artificial intelligence could leave economic output in Latin America and the Caribbean 5.1% higher after a decade, while its effect on wages

September 22, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

California governor signs broad data center oversight bill package

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed seven bills aimed at regulating the fast-growing data center industry, imposing new requirements on electricity costs, water use

September 22, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology|World

OpenAI calls for US to take lead in global efforts to develop technical standards

Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI called on Monday for the United States to lead an international effort to develop global technical

September 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Saudi's Ceer unveils first EVs in bid to build regional auto powerhouse

Saudi startup Ceer made public its first two fully electric vehicle models on Monday and said it will launch five more models by

September 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Entertainment|Technology

A history of Warner Bros - from old Hollywood to streaming era

Paramount Skydance on Tuesday closed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, forming an entertainment giant named Skydance and putting CEO David Ellison in charge of

June 09, 2025

Environment|Science|Technology|Travel

Polo has rapidly intensified to a hurricane and is expected to impact Mexico

The National Hurricane Center says the tropical cyclone named Polo is now a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean

September 21, 2026

Economy|Political|Technology

CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump administration over White House access

September 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Google opens pre-orders for $899 Googlebook laptops built around Gemini AI

Alphabet's Google on Monday opened pre-orders for Googlebook, its new premium laptop category for Android users built around the company's Gemini AI tools.

September 21, 2026

Oil price dips to $100 on hopes of US-Iran diplomacy, partial recovery in Saudi exports

Oil prices eased on Monday to their lowest level in 12 days, as investors hoped for diplomatic progress on the Iran war due to this

September 21, 2026

Fed, BoE probe banks' exposure to trading firms after Jane Street loss, FT reports

The US and UK central

September 21, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology

Grail rallies as FDA staff flags no major concerns for multi-cancer test

The US FDA's staff reviewers did not raise major concerns about the accuracy and safety of Grail's blood test designed to detect more

September 21, 2026

Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligence

World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change

September 21, 2026

Science|Technology|World

Lunar orbiter spots ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ new crater on the moon

September 22, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Science|Technology

Global diesel prices hit record highs, further rises possible

Diesel prices have rallied in Europe and the United States to record highs as wars in Iran and Ukraine sharply cut exports from some of the

September 21, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

California clears sales of higher-ethanol fuel to lower gasoline costs

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation allowing the immediate sale of a higher-ethanol fuel blend in the state, as it seeks to rein in

September 21, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

Bill Gates pushes for 'smart use' of AI as his foundation builds more representative language data

The Gates Foundation is convening Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and dozens of other organizations to help make artificial intelligence more accessible in underrepresented languages

September 21, 2026

France condemns Russian parliamentary elections that ruling party is set to win

Russian parliamentary elections that the country's ruling United Russia party were easily on track to win did not meet the conditions for free elections, France's foreign

September 21, 2026

Al Qaeda-linked militants kill more than 100 Malian soldiers in attack this month, sources say

Jihadists killed more than 100 soldiers in central Mali this month, two sources said, while the army said it had evacuated troops from the camp under attack

September 21, 2026

Business|Technology

Air taxi maker Vertical taps former Airbus executive Fabrice Bregier as chair

Air taxi developer Vertical Aerospace said on Monday it had appointed former Airbus Commercial Aircraft division chief executive Fabrice Bregier as chair of its board of directors.

September 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

US aircraft communications with FAA 'incredibly insecure,' senator says

A government watchdog report on Monday shows communications between US air traffic controllers and commercial airplanes are "incredibly insecure"

September 21, 2026

Smart ring maker Oura eyes $15.6 billion IPO valuation in fall listings demand test

Oura kicked off the roadshow for its US initial public offering on Monday, targeting a fully-diluted valuation of $15.62 billion as the smart ring maker tests

September 21, 2026

Wall St opens higher as AI stocks advance, oil slides

Gains in AI stocks boosted the main US stock indexes on Monday, as Treasury yields retreated and crude prices tumbled more than 2% to hit an 11-day low on indications of progress

September 21, 2026

AMD joins $1 trillion club as chipmakers rally on AI-driven demand

Advanced Micro Devices soared past $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time on Monday, joining a small group of chipmakers to

September 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Czech Republic approves Tesla's FSD after earlier safety concerns

The Czech Republic on Monday provisionally approved Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, reversing a previously sceptical stance over issues including speed-limit compliance and

September 21, 2026

Arts|Technology

London designers want to remind you that humans made these clothes

September 21, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

Noise pollution is a serious but often forgotten public health problem

Creating a quieter environment can improve your health – but you have to know what you’re listening for.

September 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Technology

Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data

Google has been fined 403 million euros for breaching the EU's privacy rules by mishandling users' location data

September 21, 2026

Science|Technology

The higher your body fat percentage, the less accurate your smartwatch is at measuring calories you burn when exercising – new study

Smartwatch users should be wary of relying too heavily on these devices’ algorithmic measurements.

September 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

How employers can make good decisions about remote work before the next crisis strikes

Whether work gets done on-site, remotely or using a hybrid of the two can have a lot to do with an employer’s organizational culture.

September 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Aerospace suppliers test rare-earth alternatives to ease reliance on China

Rare earth shortages are pushing some suppliers of aerospace companies to revisit decades-old turbine coating formulas once considered

September 21, 2026

Opinion|Science|Technology

Tech leaders, governments split over 'AI doom' fears

AI industry leaders are split over how fast companies should develop the increasingly powerful technology, as Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and SpaceX's Elon Musk

September 14, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Drug developer ADARx seeks $1.74 billion valuation in US IPO

ADARx Pharmaceuticals, which develops RNA-based drugs for rare diseases, said on Monday that it was targeting a valuation of up to $1.74 billion, as it joins a

September 21, 2026

Education|Health|Technology

AI programs can interfere with key lessons of childhood. Here’s what parents can do

September 21, 2026

Arts|Business|Crime|Technology

Tesla faces major trial for alleged bias against Black workers, after years of lawsuits

A California agency's lawsuit accusing Tesla of allowing rampant race discrimination at its flagship assembly plant is set to go to trial on Monday, one of a

September 21, 2026

LNG buyers and sellers seek greater supply diversity amid Iran war

LNG buyers are looking to diversify sourcing as the US-Israeli war against Iran cuts Gulf shipments, with importers seeking

September 21, 2026

Meta data center boosts Alberta appeal for hyperscalers, Capital Power says

Meta's plan to build a C$13 billion ($9 billion) data center in Alberta has boosted the Canadian province's appeal for hyperscalers, who see it as a

September 21, 2026

Economy|Europe|Science|Technology

AI gains' distribution will shape inflation, ECB's Panetta says

Central banks need to understand who benefits from artificial intelligence-driven gains, as their distribution will help shape aggregate demand and inflation, European

September 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Porsche CEO assures staff no further job cuts planned, according to memo

Porsche CEO Michael Leiters told staff there were no plans to cut an additional 4,000 jobs at the Volkswagen sports car subsidiary, according to an internal memo seen by

September 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

US coffee chain Starbucks plans global tech centre in India

US coffee chain Starbucks has signed a pact to set up a global capability centre (GCC) in the southern Indian city of Chennai and hire roughly 800

September 21, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology|Travel

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

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

September 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

China slows humanoid robot IPO rush as hype outruns reality

Chinese regulators are putting the brakes on a rush of humanoid-robot companies seeking listings, people familiar with the matter said, as they scrutinise whether soaring

September 21, 2026

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say

Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered for hours

September 21, 2026

Business|Technology

Meta's Facebook, Instagram recover after brief outage in US

Meta's social media platforms Facebook and Instagram recovered after a brief outage disrupted service for thousands of users in the U.S. on Sunday, according to outage tracking

September 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

SoftBank launches $11 billion bonds to fund OpenAI investment

SoftBank Group Corp has launched the sale of $10 billion and €1 billion ($1.15 billion) denominated senior unsecured notes to fund its

September 21, 2026

Economy|Technology

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

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

September 20, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

Paramount nears merger settlement, but some key state AGs are not on board yet

September 21, 2026

18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US

Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are being extradited to the U.S. It marked the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country

September 20, 2026

Moscow targeted by Ukraine’s largest ever drone attack on final day of Russia’s election

September 20, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

Canada's Carney calls for stronger ties with France in face of new global threats

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called for stronger ties with France in the face of new global threats.

September 20, 2026

Political|Technology|World

Trump wants to use Washington arch as military complex for drones and snipers

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday the triumphal arch he plans to build near Washington would double as a "military complex" housing drones

September 20, 2026

Fed's Kashkari says inflation is still too high in 'all aspects' of US economy, in Fox News interview

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Sunday that inflation is too high across all sectors of the US economy, not just in rising oil prices.

September 20, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Technology

A delivery company founded by Arabs takes on its competition in Israel

September 20, 2026

Palestinian gunman shoots dead Israeli in the West Bank, soldiers kill motorist

Violence flared in the occupied West Bank on Sunday when a suspected Palestinian gunman shot dead an Israeli man, police said, and Israeli soldiers killed

September 20, 2026

This truth emerges as political situations change fast: Maps show us our world, but not neutrally

Maps can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else

September 20, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Federal Reserve rate hike reflects new world of sticky inflation and faster growth

President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it comes to longer-term borrowing costs, economists say

September 20, 2026

Saudi, Gulf stocks fall after Houthis claim Riyadh attacks

Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Sunday, a day after Yemen's Houthis said they struck "sensitive" targets in Riyadh with missiles and drones, with the subdued

September 20, 2026

North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward the sea and dials up pressure on the US

South Korea’s military says North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea

September 20, 2026

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

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

September 20, 2026

Australia|Technology

Apple's Tim Cook sees Australia's social media curbs as 'world-leading', PM says

Apple Executive Chair Tim Cook views the Australian government's pioneering curbs on social media as "world-leading", Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday after

September 20, 2026

Science|Technology

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

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

September 19, 2026

Saudi Arabia says Houthis tried to attack its capital, and other Mideast developments

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile

September 19, 2026

Economy|Political|Technology|World

US Treasury's Bessent, China's He to meet on Sunday at JPMorgan headquarters

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with Vice Premier He Lifeng on Sunday at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York to discuss AI security, trade and other economic

September 20, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

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

September 20, 2026

Science|Technology

Democrats call for investigation into faulty AI-assisted intel report

September 20, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

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

U.S.

September 19, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|Technology

The September 11 cancer wave ahead

September 19, 2026

Arts|Technology

US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement

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September 19, 2026

Science|Technology

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

September 19, 2026

Science|Technology

Ten days that changed the course of AI

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

September 19, 2026

Business|Finance|Health|Technology

Telehealth companies keep exposing their customers' medical data. What should they do?

It's not hard to explain why business is booming for telehealth companies

September 19, 2026

Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout

Several of the nation’s largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks

September 19, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Warren Buffett found the most boring way to bet on AI

September 19, 2026

Entertainment|Science|Technology|Travel

What’s behind the rise of the fake tourist attraction?

September 19, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|World

This nuclear plant was meant to free Cuba from dependence on oil. Now, it’s a symbol of its shattered dreams

September 19, 2026

Asia|Business|Technology

Defence firm Anduril says US delay on Taiwan arms sales affecting its business

US defence tech firm Anduril's founder Palmer Luckey said on Saturday that President Donald Trump's delay in approving arms sales to Taiwan is affecting

September 19, 2026

Election|Technology

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

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

September 19, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology

US Treasury's Bessent to discuss AI, rare earths with China's He, source says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss AI, trade, rare earths and economic issues when he meets with Chinese Vice

September 19, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

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

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

September 19, 2026

Political|Technology

The Latest: Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House over their coverage

President Donald Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Oracle's $18 billion data center debt under pressure, FT reports

About $18 billion in loans tied to an Oracle-leased data center in New Mexico has come under pressure, with loans quoted at 89 to 91 cents on the dollar by syndicate banks

September 19, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

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

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

September 19, 2026

Science|Technology

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

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

September 19, 2026

Science|Technology

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

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

September 19, 2026

Crime|Technology|World

Knife attack on Sikh trucker in Wyoming stirs fresh fears in community

The stabbing of a Sikh truck driver at a Wyoming rest area has the U.S. Sikh community newly on edge

September 19, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

Trump admin to host UN event on AI next week

September 19, 2026

Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war

President Donald Trump has signed a major sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key sectors of its economy

September 19, 2026

Arts|Environment|Technology

Trump administration begins building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region

The Trump administration has started building the border wall in the Big Bend region of west Texas

September 18, 2026

Widespread sexual violence in Ukraine war, most cases tied to Russia, says UN report

Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence against civilians and prisoners of war in Ukraine, including gang rape and electric shocks to the

September 18, 2026

Science|Technology

NASA in talks for Boeing's Starliner to handle new missions, WSJ reports

NASA is in talks with Boeing about using the aerospace manufacturer's Starliner vehicle to handle new missions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

September 19, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic, Accenture to invest $2 billion in AI model evaluation as safety concerns rise

AI lab Anthropic said on Friday it would partner with Accenture for the independent evaluation of its frontier AI models, with the companies each committing at least $1 billion

September 19, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

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

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

September 19, 2026

Science|Technology

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

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

September 19, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

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

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

September 19, 2026

Nvidia-backed AI cloud firm Nscale reveals revenue surge in US IPO filing

Nscale, a British cloud provider backed by chip giant Nvidia, said on Friday its revenue surged 1,252% in the first half of 2026, as it looks to tap investor

September 19, 2026

Arts|Education|Technology

Educators push back on use of AI in classrooms

September 19, 2026

Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model

President Donald Trump announced that all 50 states will join a program to provide Most Favored Nation pricing for some Medicaid drugs

September 19, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

SpaceX to fly more NASA crews to space station under expanded $5.92 billion deal

NASA said Friday that the agency had given SpaceX a $946 million contract to fly three more astronaut missions to the International Space Station, extending the company's crewed

September 18, 2026

Top NATO commander joins briefing on review of US defence engagement in Europe

NATO's top commander, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, took part in a virtual briefing on Friday for Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on potential approaches

September 18, 2026

Business|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

Disney names Character.AI's Karandeep Anand its first tech chief

Walt Disney on Friday named outsider Karandeep Anand its first chief technology officer, as AI and sweeping industry consolidation disrupt the media landscape.

September 18, 2026

Science|Technology

Analysis busts myths of Roman road network — and offers insight into ancient world

September 19, 2026

Science|Technology

Newsom signs executive order to consider AI regulation, including proposal for ‘kill switch’

September 19, 2026

Arts|Health|Science|Technology

The Pentagon is moving forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troops

The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older

September 18, 2026

Science|Technology

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

September 18, 2026

Business|Sports|Technology

Mbappe leaves Nike, signs with On as Swiss sportswear maker forays into soccer

French soccer star Kylian Mbappe has ended a two-decade partnership with Nike to join fast-growing Swiss sportswear brand On, giving the Roger

September 18, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlash

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

September 18, 2026

Who is Howard Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's new chairman?

Berkshire Hathaway said Howard Buffett would become the chairman of the $1.1 trillion conglomerate, succeeding legendary investor Warren Buffett, who would become chairman emeritus

September 18, 2026

Arts|Health|Technology

NTSB calls to eliminate toll booths where you can pay cash after deadly crash

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

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

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

September 18, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Prysmian, Rio Tinto partner to bring low-carbon aluminum to Amazon data center

Italian cable maker Prysmian said on Friday it had partnered with Rio Tinto to supply electrical cables made with low-carbon aluminium for an Amazon data centre in Ohio.

September 18, 2026

Business|Europe|Science|Technology|Travel

UK air traffic controller blames a millisecond-software glitch for flight cancellations

A preliminary report has blamed a software defect for the cancellation of over 2,000 flights in the United Kingdom last week

September 18, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon

For years, scientists have explored ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, including through direct air capture, changes to ocean chemistry so seawater can absorb more carbon and reforestation

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

High stakes, low bars

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

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Investors focus on rate path, AI slowdown after Fed hike

US stock investors will focus next week on the trajectory of interest rates, tensions in the Middle East and fresh calls to slow AI advancement as they

September 18, 2026

Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

At-home drug disposal products can play an important role in keeping rural Coloradans safe

Flushing drugs or throwing them in the trash can have unintended consequences.

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe|Science|Technology

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

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

September 18, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

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

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

September 18, 2026

Deadly US strike on Iran school may have been a war crime, UN report finds

September 18, 2026

Business|Technology|World

Italian Apple store employees strike on iPhone 18 Pro launch day

Italian Apple store employees went on strike over their working conditions on Friday, the launch day for the new iPhone 18 Pro, the

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|Science|Technology

US weighs allowing most pharma licensing deals with China, sources say

The US is working on rules for pharmaceutical companies investing in China that would likely preserve their ability to strike most licensing deals for

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Apocalypse later

Warnings of machine-driven human extinction kicked off the week, but the market's attention quickly turned to more prosaic matters, namely Middle East energy

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Niche metals test West's resilience to Chinese export curbs

Three years on from China curbing exports of two niche metals vital to the chipmaking, clean energy and defence sectors, the West is still feeling the price

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Technology

What's next for Trump's aluminum smelter project in Oklahoma?

US President Donald Trump's goal of building a large aluminum smelter in Oklahoma passed a major hurdle in late August when Republican voters nominated a

September 18, 2026

Weapons detection system alerts staff to loaded handgun at Joppatowne High School

September 18, 2026

Arts|Technology|Travel

Generation SOS: Why young people are increasingly being rescued from mountains

September 18, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

One lawmaker had a plan to tackle AI. House GOP leaders said no

September 18, 2026

Business|Technology

BYD, CATL, Xiaomi executives may join Xi's US visit, sources say

Washington and Beijing are finalising a group of Chinese business leaders to join President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Washington, three sources

September 18, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

SK Hynix's Solidigm unit is weighing NAND memory chip factory in US, sources say

Chipmaker SK Hynix's subsidiary Solidigm is considering building a NAND flash memory chip factory in the US, with

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

China Rare Earth Group in talks to buy MP Materials shareholder Shenghe Resources, sources say

State-owned China Rare Earth Group is in talks to acquire Shenghe Resources, said two sources with knowledge of the matter, a move that would consolidate Beijing's control over the

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Toyota estimates factory automation could cost $6.4 billion per year from 2028

Toyota Motor estimates it could cost 1 trillion yen ($6.4 billion) annually from 2028 to modernise its factories as the world's biggest carmaker accelerates automation and

September 18, 2026

Arts|Technology

French prosecutors and regulators step up scrutiny on smart glasses

Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, while French data protection authorities have received complaints

September 18, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

Russia adapts a training missile to lead its ballistic onslaught of Ukraine

The bodies of passengers strewn across a bloodied suburban railway platform near Kyiv last month bore grim testament to the escalating

September 18, 2026

Volkswagen to recall over 208,700 US vehicles over steering rack bolt defect, NHTSA says

Volkswagen is recalling 208,724 vehicles in the US due to a faulty steering rack bolt that could break and cause a loss of steering control, the US National Highway Traffic Safety

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

China's CXMT eyes flash-memory push amid global shortage; firm to take on Samsung, YMTC

Chinese chipmaker CXMT is preparing to enter the booming flash memory chip market dominated by Samsung Electronics and other foreign rivals, three people with knowledge of the

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Apple Pay eyes India rollout with Axis Bank, sources say

Apple is poised to launch Apple Pay in India next month with Axis Bank's credit cards, three sources familiar with the matter said

September 18, 2026

Technology

Flights briefly paused at DC airport as unauthorized drone appears over runway

September 18, 2026

What commodity markets can expect from the Trump-Xi summit

Trade in agriculture, energy and rare earths has become major bargaining chips in the trade war between the United States and China and are likely to

September 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Hyundai Motor CEO warns of Chinese vehicle surge in the US without guardrails

Hyundai Motor CEO Jose Munoz warned on Thursday that the US could face a similar wave of Chinese auto imports that has

September 18, 2026

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Preparing to leave office, with world beset by problems, UN chief talks of a way forward

The United Nations’ top official acknowledges the world is deeply divided and the U.N.’s most powerful body is paralyzed when it comes to ending conflicts

September 18, 2026

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US FCC approves foreign investment in Paramount Warner merger

The Federal Communications Commission approved a Paramount Skydance request to allow foreign investors to back its $110 billion acquisition of

September 18, 2026

New Zealand says it has not held talks with EU about becoming associate member

New Zealand has not had any discussions with the European Union about becoming an associate member, a spokesperson for New Zealand

September 18, 2026

Science|Technology

Waymo to bring autonomous ride-hailing to Singapore in 2028

Alphabet's autonomous driving unit Waymo will roll out its autonomous all-electric ride-hailing service in Singapore by 2028, Waymo announced on Friday, marking its

September 18, 2026