America’s A.I. Leaders Warn U.N. of Possible Peril Absent a Global Response
Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic told the Security Council that international cooperation was needed to ensure that A.I. remains under human control.
Paramount’s Warner Bros. Takeover Makes David Ellison a Hollywood Mega-Mogul
[With Paramount and Warner Bros. under his control, Mr. Ellison will be “the Hollywood equivalent of Superman, Caesar and Midas combined.” But challenges remain.
Interim Leader of Venezuela Promises Elections and ‘Orderly Legal Transition’
Delcy Rodríguez did not set a timeline for a vote in a speech at the United Nations.
What Can Climate Change and Covid Teach Us About A.I. Doom?
From climate to Covid to A.I., we face a terrifying feeling of exponential growth spinning out of our control. Are we right?
What Happened to Hollywood’s Most Reliable Happy Ending?
A new study by an independent analyst shows that action films are more likely to end on a sadder note nowadays.
Pakistan face Bangladesh, India take on Sri Lanka in Asiad cricket semis
Nepal and Malaysia miss out as persistent rain denies both teams a chance to compete NAGOYA: Rain continued to disrupt the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh advancing to the men’s cricket semi-finals after their quarter-final matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled. Sri Lanka had been scheduled to face … Read more
Ebola cases top 8,000 in DR Congo amid contact-tracing gaps
Contact tracing falls to 79.2% from 83.4% as WHO flags increased risk of cross-border transmission Failings in contact tracing as well as persistent deaths outside treatment centres have been blamed for a recent surge in Ebola transmission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health authorities said Monday, as the number of confirmed cases topped 8,000. … Read more
Global Economy Is Running Out of Wiggle Room
[Many countries blunted the most painful effects of the energy shock from the war in Iran. But prices remain elevated and risks are multiplying.
UN agency warns funding crisis could leave 8.3 million people without aid
UNHCR faces $5.789 billion funding gap amid aid cuts by United States, other countries Bags belonging to Afghan nationals deported from Iran lie beside a UNHCR tent at a camp for returning migrants near the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, Afghanistan, July 22, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS A deepening funding crisis could leave nearly … Read more
OpenAI apologies for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust
Company’s chief strategy officer to face Australian Senate committee on Oct 6 after rogue agent accesses govt portal The OpenAI logo in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. REUTERS OpenAI apologised for the hacking of an Australian government website by a rogue AI agent, committing funding to improve cyber defences and to establish a local … Read more