Trending Now: Latest global updates, business news, technology stories, sports headlines, and more.

IMF tells EU ministers AI could boost growth but increase economic strains

IMF says 60% of workers in advanced Europe face AI exposure, with some gains and others risking job losses The International Monetary Fund logo is seen during the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS Artificial intelligence ‌could lift European productivity by about 1% over five years, but risks widening inequality, … Read more

Protesters form human chain at Kennedy Centre after Trump threat

Main building remains shuttered as judge reviews long-term closure to accommodate Trump’s renovations People hold hands at a protest to denounce the Kennedy Centre board’s vote to close one of the nation’s premier performing arts venues, outside the John F Kennedy Memorial Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, US, September 18, 2026. PHOTO: … Read more

Japan’s emperor opens Asian Games

Pakistan’s contingent joins opening ceremony as competition gets underway in the quadrennial spectacle The cauldron is lit at the end of the opening ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya. Photo: AFP The 20th Asian Games were declared open by Japan’s emperor on Saturday following a troubled build-up to the multi-sport spectacle that has … Read more

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

AI agents’ growing autonomy and system access have raised questions over safeguards needed to manage risks In one ​of the cases, the Gemini model guessed passwords until ​it gained ⁠access to a protected system. PHOTO: REUTERS Google’s Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, ​the first … Read more