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Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, saying AI builders believe the technology could kill us all this decade Anthropic logo in this illustration taken June 5, 2026. REUTERS Growing numbers of US lawmakers are calling for new rules to govern AI systems after dire warnings from two Anthropic researchers that rapidly progressing artificial intelligence could lead … Read more
As Europe grapples with an era of American retren
New estimates using the planet’s surface wrinkles show that our smallest planet is growing even smaller, at a faster clip than expected.
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Razaullah roars in celebration after dismissing Joe Root. Photo: AFP KARACHI: Razaullah Khan Mashwani’s rise to Pakistan’s Test team did not begin under bright stadium lights or in a high-profile academy. It began with tape-ball cricket in Mardan. The fast bowler, who made a sensational international debut against England, was born into a family from … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the industrial exhibition “Innoprom. India” on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2026. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS In a BRICS Business Forum address in India, Russian president says competition with West taking on ‘unsavory’ forms, including attempts to … Read more
[The odds of a quarter-point rate increase at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week surged to 90 percent after August’s Consumer Price Index report.
Nepal estimates the reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse last month will amount to $4.78 billion, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Prime Minister Balendra Shah has vowed to "strongly raise" with the international community the disasters that Nepal has experienced as a result of climate change. The August 26 … Read more
The state was the first to pass a law banning Kalshi and Polymarket. A lawsuit filed by a federal agency may set a precedent on who gets to regulate them.
[The long, odd two-night TV production hoped to reach a select audience of die-hard voters (if football didn’t intercept them).