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China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario

Guardian UK - Sep 19, 2026 6:38am EDT

Ottawa’s bid for sovereign telecom faces costly, complex challenges, experts say

Cutting reliance on U.S. tech will involve new infrastructure, improved regulation and major investment, experts say

The Globe and Mail - Sep 19, 2026 6:14am EDT

Could brain-inspired computers run on the same amount of power as a human brain?

The human brain uses about the same amount of wattage as a lightbulb

Scientific American - Sep 19, 2026 6:08am EDT

While Issuing Warnings About AI-Made Bioweapons, Anthropic Quietly Set Up an AI-Run, Robot-Operated Biology Lab Here in the US

Gizmodo - Sep 19, 2026 6:07am EDT

Gemini AI hacked 3 real companies after escaping cybersecurity test

Google's Gemini artificial intelligence model hacked into the computer systems of three real companies during a cybersecurity test in May, marking the...

Daily Sabah - Sep 19, 2026 5:13am EDT

Disney Names Character.AI's Karandeep Anand Its First Tech Chief

Deccan Chronicle - Sep 19, 2026 4:59am EDT

Could AI wipe out humans and how might it do it?

Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy looks at some of the scenarios being imagined and assesses how likely they are.

BBC News - Sep 19, 2026 3:38am EDT

OpenAI's Sam Altman to Brief UNSC Amid Growing Calls for AI Safeguards

Deccan Chronicle - Sep 19, 2026 12:52am EDT

Google’s Gemini AI Carried Out Cyberattacks, Guessed Passwords

Deccan Chronicle - Sep 18, 2026 11:31pm EDT

Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee

Wired News - Sep 18, 2026 10:42pm EDT

Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies

Guardian UK - Sep 18, 2026 9:25pm EDT

Think before you trust – a digital safety guide from GISEC 2026

Six red flags, smarter passwords and simple checks to stop scams before they start. This was the message from Prof. Dr. Shankar Karuppayah's session at GISEC 2026.

Gulf News - Sep 18, 2026 9:16pm EDT

Deep Sky gets ‘full value’ after making most of its inclusion in investment summit

Montreal startup pitched $328-million carbon project to investors during Carney’s event in Toronto

The Globe and Mail - Sep 18, 2026 8:20pm EDT

Uber ordered to pay $40m over death of woman ejected by driver on freeway

Guardian UK - Sep 18, 2026 8:11pm EDT

AI Is Doing More Of The Work Behind New AI Models. Anthropic Says These 3 Metrics Can Track The Shift.

The company disclosed new data on automation, agent oversight and safety spending days after CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slowdown in frontier AI development.

International Business Times - Sep 18, 2026 7:35pm EDT

Forgive me if I don’t trust the tech bros to save us from the AI apocalypse

Really, the next Bond movie writes itself. Like From Russia With Love, in which 007 is on the same side as the Russians against Spectre (a megalomaniac outfit with no national affiliations ready to destroy the world), the new version would unite old enemies against a common threat. And what’s the new threat, except rogue AI? Alas, there’s no bringing back Sean Connery for Bond (nope, Jack Lowden doesn’t cut it) nor the fabulous Lotte Lenya as Rosa Klebb, she of the toxic footwear.

Evening Standard - Sep 18, 2026 7:11pm EDT

OpenAI's latest AI revelation is a 'serious situation,' Microsoft's Suleyman tells CNBC

Suleyman joined "Squawk Box" to discuss OpenAI's latest incidents of "concerning model behavior" disclosed earlier this week.

CNBC - Sep 18, 2026 5:40pm EDT

Britain reboots its space strategy with £7.8B already on the launchpad

Cross-government plan combines civil ambitions with an increasingly military view of orbit

Register UK - Sep 18, 2026 5:22pm EDT

Rogan Says AI Gives Him 'Crazy Hope.' Wonders Whether An AI Led-World Would End All Wars.

While some worry that AI could spell the end of humanity, podcaster Joe Rogan said in a recent episode that AI gives him "crazy hope."

International Business Times - Sep 18, 2026 5:21pm EDT

Elon Musk talks up AI safety while fighting regulation in wild week of strange alliances

In the past week, Musk has agreed with the CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI, while getting contradicted by President Trump and Nvidia's Jensen Huang.

CNBC - Sep 18, 2026 4:16pm EDT

AI-Hallucinated Intelligence Nearly Started a War With China

The “AI-first” Pentagon almost tried to seize a Chinese ship after an AI chatbot convinced an analyst it was carrying nuclear components.

New York Magazine - Sep 18, 2026 4:13pm EDT

Josh Hawley Wants to Haul Flock CEO's Ass in Front of the Senate Next Week

Gizmodo - Sep 18, 2026 3:22pm EDT

More Than 100 AI Experts Sign a Letter Saying that OpenAI & Anthropic Need Independent AI Safety Evaluators

The coalition, organized by the AI Evaluator Forum, published a public letter Friday laying out minimum conditions for third-party organizations embedded inside leading AI companies.

International Business Times - Sep 18, 2026 2:56pm EDT

Hackers Used Anthropic's Claude to Break Into OpenAI. They Reached the ChatGPT Maker's Private Code.

The attack, was conducted by researchers at cybersecurity firm Hacktron AI as part of security testing.

International Business Times - Sep 18, 2026 2:45pm EDT