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BERLIN, Oct 8 – European intelligence agencies are assessing whether sensitive information shared with Germany in recent years could have been exposed following the arrest of former German foreign intelligence chief August Hanning, according to intelligence officials familiar with the concerns. Hanning, who led Germany’s BND foreign intelligence service before leaving government in 2005, was … Read more

SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 28 – Nvidia has introduced a new security platform designed to keep increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence agents within controlled limits, as a series of recent incidents involving AI systems independently carrying out cyberattacks has intensified concerns over how much freedom such technology should be given. The chipmaker announced the Open Agent Safety … Read more

NEW YORK, Sept 12, – Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling for the artificial intelligence industry to slow the pace of its most advanced development, arguing that safety systems and oversight are not advancing quickly enough to keep up with increasingly capable AI models. Amodei warned Saturday that without a period of restraint, AI systems … Read more

NEW YORK, Sept 1 – U.S. financial markets came under renewed pressure Tuesday as investors sold government bonds and pushed Treasury yields higher, while rising oil prices added to concerns that inflation could remain stubbornly elevated. Stocks on Wall Street moved lower during the early part of the trading session, extending a cautious start to … Read more

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug 26 – Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and introduce a broad package of new child-safety measures to settle a landmark legal battle with U.S. states over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed in ways that could encourage excessive use among children and teenagers. The agreement, announced Wednesday by … Read more

NEW YORK, Aug 3 – Global oil markets suffered a sharp decline on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump decided not to proceed with a planned military strike against Iran, signaling that diplomacy remained a possibility despite days of escalating rhetoric. The decision eased fears of an immediate disruption to crude supplies from the Middle … Read more

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 – The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has fueled excitement about autonomous systems capable of carrying out complex tasks with minimal human supervision. At the same time, those same capabilities have intensified concerns about what could happen if advanced AI systems behave in unexpected ways. Those concerns moved from theoretical debate … Read more

DUBAI, June 17 – A proposed agreement between Iran and the United States could mark a significant turning point in the Middle East, offering a pathway to end months of conflict while opening the door for renewed diplomatic engagement over Tehran’s nuclear program. According to details that emerged from leaked versions of an interim accord … Read more