
OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese
Read full article: OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from AlbaneseAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident.

Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps up
Read full article: Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps upClosing arguments have taken place in a New Mexico trial over Facebook's alleged failure to protect users from a third-party quiz that harvested data from 87 million profiles.

US diplomats told to say ‘super intelligence’ — not ‘artificial intelligence' — after Trump's call
Read full article: US diplomats told to say ‘super intelligence’ — not ‘artificial intelligence' — after Trump's callThe State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in all communications following President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand the technology.

Newsom talks climate with world leaders in New York, accuses Trump of abdicating that responsibility
Read full article: Newsom talks climate with world leaders in New York, accuses Trump of abdicating that responsibilityCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has met with world and business leaders to advance climate action and clean energy in New York.

Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created
Read full article: Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we createdThe heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people.

FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website
Read full article: FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs websiteThe FBI says it is investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website.

Prince Harry warns that AI chatbots may be more dangerous than social media for young users
Read full article: Prince Harry warns that AI chatbots may be more dangerous than social media for young usersPrince Harry says that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media.

Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI
Read full article: Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AISen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems and create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence.

A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk
Read full article: A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at riskArtificial intelligence researchers have warned for years of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes.

Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenarios
Read full article: Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenariosIn a summer filled with revelations about artificial intelligence’s rapid development, researchers were especially alarmed by runaway bots finding their way onto the internet and, in at least one instance, coordinating there with one another.

Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both
Read full article: Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see bothWorld leaders are painting quite different views of the future of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, with colorful phrases such as killer robots and super intelligence.

Another beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium after rescue mission from Canada park
Read full article: Another beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium after rescue mission from Canada parkChicago’s Shedd Aquarium announced a third whale has died that was rehomed to the facility as part of an international effort to rescue Canada's last captive whales.

China's Alibaba unveils new powerful chip and ambitious AI model plans
Read full article: China's Alibaba unveils new powerful chip and ambitious AI model plansChina's Alibaba has unveiled new plans for its AI model and new chip technologies, including what it claims is China's most powerful AI chip.

Trump and Xi see tensions flare over AI, trade and Iran but still seek stability
Read full article: Trump and Xi see tensions flare over AI, trade and Iran but still seek stabilityU.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and tech competition escalates between the two countries.

Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran
Read full article: Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' IranPresident Donald Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials met for about three hours Tuesday, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war.

Judge won't block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swap
Read full article: Judge won't block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swapA federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas.

Bill Gates pushes for 'smart use' of AI as his foundation builds more representative language data
Read full article: Bill Gates pushes for 'smart use' of AI as his foundation builds more representative language dataThe Gates Foundation is convening Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and dozens of other organizations to help make artificial intelligence more accessible in underrepresented languages.

Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligence
Read full article: Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligenceWorld and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change.

Poisoning suspected in deaths of 10 lions in Tanzania conservation area
Read full article: Poisoning suspected in deaths of 10 lions in Tanzania conservation areaAuthorities in northern Tanzania suspect poison may have caused the deaths of 10 lions inside a protected conservation area and UNESCO World Heritage site.

A raccoon boot camp in Mississippi teaches abandoned kits survival skills
Read full article: A raccoon boot camp in Mississippi teaches abandoned kits survival skillsA Mississippi wildlife rescue gives abandoned and injured baby raccoons their best chance of survival through a program they call “raccoon boot camp.”.

Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
Read full article: Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdownA new lawsuit claims that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally agreed to slow their AI development.

Italy sees mosquitos spread the West Nile virus farther and longer as Europe warms
Read full article: Italy sees mosquitos spread the West Nile virus farther and longer as Europe warmsItalian health authorities are seeing evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.

Potential Democratic candidates race to respond to AI threat amid Trump's dismissals
Read full article: Potential Democratic candidates race to respond to AI threat amid Trump's dismissalsAmid growing panic over the risks posed by rapidly developing AI technology, potential 2028 Democratic candidates are scrambling to respond — trying to show they are doing something, even as they acknowledge they need a reluctant Washington to step up.

Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon
Read full article: Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbonFor years, scientists have explored ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, including through direct air capture, changes to ocean chemistry so seawater can absorb more carbon and reforestation.

The Iran war is driving clean energy development. It's not enough to help the planet, yet
Read full article: The Iran war is driving clean energy development. It's not enough to help the planet, yetCountries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran.

The king and AI: UK monarch Charles meets artificial intelligence leaders as safety concerns swirl
Read full article: The king and AI: UK monarch Charles meets artificial intelligence leaders as safety concerns swirlKing Charles III has urged AI leaders to keep artificial intelligence under control and beneficial for people and the planet.

Huawei unveils new chip technologies as Chinese firm steps up the AI race with Nvidia
Read full article: Huawei unveils new chip technologies as Chinese firm steps up the AI race with NvidiaChinese technology giant Huawei has launched new chip technologies as it challenges leading global companies such as Nvidia.

A global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem
Read full article: A global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problemAs concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach on safety depend on cooperation between the U.S. and China.

UN chief urges global AI cooperation saying world can't afford 'a race to the bottom on AI safety'
Read full article: UN chief urges global AI cooperation saying world can't afford 'a race to the bottom on AI safety'The United Nations chief is urging global competitors in artificial intelligence to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety.”.

Zuckerberg distances Meta from calls for a coordinated approach on an AI slowdown
Read full article: Zuckerberg distances Meta from calls for a coordinated approach on an AI slowdownMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it's up to each AI company to ensure its technology is safe, distancing himself from calls for a coordinated slowdown in AI development.

Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows
Read full article: Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis showsAn analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term.

There's one issue where Republicans and Democrats are unified before the midterms, a new poll finds
Read full article: There's one issue where Republicans and Democrats are unified before the midterms, a new poll findsA new AP-NORC poll shows Americans are growing more concerned about the environmental impacts of AI.

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years
Read full article: Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 yearsA major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979.

Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis finds
Read full article: Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis findsA new report by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute has found that gold mining poses a significant threat to Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon.

Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act
Read full article: Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to actThe technology industry is urgently warning about the potential harm of artificial intelligence, but political inaction in Washington poses a challenge.

Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access
Read full article: Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand accessBill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities.

Trump calls AI risks a 'hoax,' says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers
Read full article: Trump calls AI risks a 'hoax,' says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centersPresident Donald Trump says he is a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology are part of a “SICK conspiracy.”.

China bristles at Anthropic CEO’s 'fearmongering' about its AI development
Read full article: China bristles at Anthropic CEO’s 'fearmongering' about its AI developmentChina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bristled at the Anthropic CEO’s call for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities as part of a wider argument for a global slowdown on AI development.

New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate
Read full article: New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debateNew warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity.

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China
Read full article: Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to ChinaPresident Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up
Read full article: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch upThe CEO of Anthropic says the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up.

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season
Read full article: Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm seasonThe Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Nino, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean.























