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Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI
One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity.
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Asian stocks mostly fall after Wall Street losses and oil prices rise
Asian shares have mostly declined following Wall Street losses, and U.S. Treasury yields steadied after reaching their highest in roughly two decades
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Pope Leo XIV calls for additional international AI safety guardrails
The pontiff appeared to target US President Donald Trump who has routinely referred to concerns from AI leaders about the rapid pace of development of the technology as a ‘hoax’ stemming from his political opponents.
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Storms are intensifying as temperatures rise. Which countries are most at risk?
From colour-blindness to women’s clothing, early warning systems must ensure no one is left behind. “Climate change is making storms more intense, dangerous, shifting their paths, and putting more and more people within their reach,”...
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The Government’s reindustrialising Britain rhetoric risks becoming the new ‘levelling up’ - Andrew Vine
Remember levelling up? The promise that Yorkshire and the wider north were going to get the fairer economic deal we’d deserved and demanded for decades? Many in Yorkshire will recall the term with a humourless laugh. Some might even point to it as a textbook example of how governments let voters down.
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Trump doubles down on claims US will win war with Iran ‘one way or another’ as talks are in doubt – as it happened
President claims US negotiators spoke with Iranian officials through intermediaries after Iran says it ‘has no plans to negotiate with US’
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Peppa Pig and Mr Bean giving UK boost in attracting international students
The fictional characters have helped to sway international students when deciding where they should attend university
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Stuck between superpowers: How Australia navigates the China-US rivalry
Australia is increasingly concerned about China's military might - but Beijing is also its biggest trade partner.
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In a relatively mild speech, North Korea uses UN platform to lament 'mutual distrust' and tension
North Korea has used its yearly U_N_ platform to warn other world leaders of “a harsh reality rampant with unprecedented mutual distrust and confrontation.”
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Honor's latest flagship could be the best video-making phone ever made
Honor has released its latest flagship, the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max, in China.
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Our food system is vulnerable to El Niño, warns UK climate minister
Extreme weather could damage harvests worldwide, but the answer is more local food production, not stockpiling, Katie White said in an interview with New Scientist
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These five midterm races may shock everyone on Election Day
From Florida to the Pacific Northwest to Kentucky, there are plenty of upsets in the making, senior Capitol Hill correspondent Eric Garcia writes
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GPUs
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Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov questions UK's future
In response, Plaid Cymru said Wales' future was "not for the Kremlin to endorse, oppose or exploit".
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Denmark, at UN, says Greenland pact benefits all parties involved
The security agreement signed by the U_S_, Denmark and Greenland last week “strengthens the defense of Greenland, the NATO area, and the American continent."
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Tech Industry
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Germany’s foreign minister visits the ICC, pledging full support despite Trump's sanctions
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has visited the International Criminal Court to show support for the tribunal
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How school districts are coping with the high cost of diesel for their buses
Diesel powers more than 87 percent of the buses that shuttle about 23.5 million students to school and school-related activities
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It’s likely you’re going to see gas prices go even higher. Here’s why
In the US, 47 states experienced record-high diesel prices on Sept. 22, with the national average reaching $6.52 per gallon
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Trump offered to sell arms to China, US ambassador tells Fox News
The United States is required by law to supply Taiwan, which has a democratically elected president and legislature, with weapons for its defence under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act.
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OpenAI Pauses Training Its Most Powerful Models After Rogue Agents Target Government
Sam Altman says the company “have not been as fast as we would have liked” at dealing with security breaches, after news of further incidents over the summer forces another temporary halt.
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Bodhana Sivanandan: British schoolgirl becomes youngest woman grandmaster
The 11-year-old has broken another chess record after a remarkable performance representing England.
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I've Tested Over 100 Home Security Cameras. Here's My Definitive Guide on What to Buy
Keep an eye on home wherever you are with the best security cameras, including indoor and outdoor, subscription services, AI smarts, and local recording options.
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US and China detail list of products agreed under $30 billion tariff cut deal after Trump-Xi meeting
The United States and China have released lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts
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Iran says it ‘has no plans to negotiate with US’ despite Trump claims – US politics live
Trump had told Axios he expected talks to resume a day after he rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the strait of Hormuz
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Iran wants one thing in its war with the West
As speculation swirls over the RAF Fairford plot, Maira Butt take a closer look at the drone strikes, assassination attempts and hacking data centres that key suspect Iran and its affiliates are believed to have utilised in recent years
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Trump offered to sell arms to China, US ambassador claims
Arms sales to China are prohibited under US law, a state department official said denying the reports
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British chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster in history
The self-taught prodigy is now chasing a full grandmaster title at the age of 11
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Meet Ping Ping and Fu Shuang – the two pandas loaned to the US by China
‘The giant panda has been an envoy of friendship between the Chinese and the Americans,’ Chinese President Xi Jinping said
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Sadiq Khan says Andy Burnham must prepare to rejoin EU now
It comes days after Sir Tony Blair said Britain should commit to rejoining the European Union within the next 10 years
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Inside Malaysia's gambit to make its pungent durian the most wanted
Malaysia is pushing to take durian beyond its roadside stalls and family orchards to convince fans of the spiky fruit that its varieties are worth seeking out
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Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island
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Two giant pandas arrive in Atlanta on the ‘FedEx Panda Express’
The pandas, named Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, took off from China on Sunday aboard the ‘FedEx Panda Express’
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Bill Gates warns AI kill switch is ‘not enough’ and says China isn’t greatest fear
Billionaire philanthropist said regulating AI could prove harder than Cold War nuclear treaty negotiations
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UN ambassador Waltz says Iran was not negotiating ‘in good faith’ to end war
Waltz says Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to end war because they ‘were asking for everything up front’
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Burnham warned he cannot wait until election to start process of rejoining the EU
Stella Creasy, chair of the influential Labour Movement for Europe, has said Mr Burnham only has six months to start taking action ahead of a pro-EU rally at the Labour Party conference
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How school districts are coping with the high cost of diesel for their buses
Diesel powers more than 87 percent of the buses that shuttle about 23.5 million students to school and school-related activities
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Two giant pandas set off to Atlanta zoo from China after Xi-Trump summit
Pandas departed Chengdu for their new homes in Georgia as part of agreement between Chinese and US governments
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For the price, the Aoostar Maco 6850H mini PC offers a decent punch
The Aoostar Maco 6850H is a powerful AMD Ryzen-powered NUC ideal for the occasional power user.
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China and US announce AI safety channel after Xi’s Washington visit
Xi Jinping reportedly told his US counterpart that AI must be harnessed ‘for good’, despite Trump calling safety fears a hoax
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Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Two giant pandas head to Atlanta zoo from China after Trump-Xi agreement
The pandas set off for Atlanta on Sunday morning
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Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlled
As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain
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2 giant pandas set off to Atlanta zoo from China after Xi-Trump summit
Two giant pandas have departed Chengdu in southwestern China for their new homes in Atlanta as part of an agreement between the Chinese and American governments
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Air attacks intensify, killing 10 people, despite Trump’s plea for peace deal - live
Volodymyr Zelensky says overnight strikes show urgent need for international community to rein in Moscow
